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Person Pherozeshah Mehta
Asked 5 times across 3 UPSC exams over 1 years (2024–2025), peaking in 2025.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 3 of 5 PYQs
- Most asked in 2025
- Recurs across 2 years (2024–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CISF 2024 → CDS 2025
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (3 of 5) predate 2016, and it still returns.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CDS2025
Match List-I with List-II and select the answer using the code given below the Lists
| List I (Journal/Newspaper/Pamphlet) | List II (Founder/Editor/Author) |
|---|
| A. Kudi Arasu | 1. Aurobindo Ghosh |
| B. Kisan Bulletin | 2. Pherozeshah Mehta |
| C. Bombay Chronicle | 3. Indulal Yagnik |
| D. Bhawani Mandir | 4. E.V. Ramaswami Naicker |
Codes:
- A A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1
- B A-4 B-2 C-3 D-1
- C A-1 B-3 C-2 D-4
- D A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CISF2024
Who among the following was involved in the formation of the Bombay Presidency Association in 1885?
- A Pherozeshah Mehta ✓
- B Dadabhai Naoroji
- C Allan Octavian Hume
- D M. G. Ranade
✓ Correct answer: (A)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CSE
Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
- Mohammaden Anglo-Oriental College, Aligarh: Theodore Beck
- Illbert Bill: Ripon
- Pherozeshah Mehta: Congress
- Badruddin Tyabji: Muslim League
Select the correct answer using the codes given below: Codes:
- A 1, 2, 3 and 4
- B 2and4
- C 1, 3 and 4
- D 1, 2 and 3 ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
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