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Event Quit India Movement
Asked 30 times across 6 UPSC exams over 15 years (2011–2026), peaking in 2011.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 20 of 30 PYQs
- Most asked in 2011
- Recurs across 11 years (2011–2026)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2011 → CAPF 2015 → CDS 2021 → GEO 2022 → NDA 2023 → CISF 2024
How the concept evolved
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Long-running — most appearances (19 of 30) 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.
GEO2026
With reference to 8th August, 1942 in the Indian history, which one of the following statements is correct?
- A The Congress Ministries resigned in seven provinces.
- B The Viceroy's Executive Council was expanded to include more Indians.
- C The Quit India Resolution was passed by the Congress.
- D Cripps proposed an Indian Union with full Dominion Status once the Second World War was over.
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CDS2025
Matangini Hazra and Lakshman Naik sacrificed their lives in :
- A Bardoli Satyagraha
- B Non-Cooperation Movement
- C Civil Disobedience Movement
- D Quit India Movement
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
NDA2024
Freedom Fighter Kanaklata Barua sacrificed her life while participating in
- A Rowlatt Satyagraha
- B Non-Cooperation Movement
- C Civil Disobedience Movement
- D Quit India Movement ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
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