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Person Ram Mohan Roy
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 2 years (2014–2016), peaking in 2016.
Key insights
- Most tested in CAPF — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2016
- Recurs across 2 years (2014–2016)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2014 → CAPF 2016
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (1 of 2) 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.
CAPF2016
Who among the following founded the Atmiya Sabha in 1815?
- A Keshab Chandra Sen
- B Debendranath Tagore
- C Ram Mohan Roy ✓
- D Bijoy Krishna Goswami
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › Modern India (1757–1857)
CDS2014
Statement IRam Mohan Roy in his famous work Gift to Monotheism put forward weighty arguments against belief in many Gods and for the worship of a single God
Statement IIRam Mohan Roy in his Precepts of Jesus tried to separate the moral and philosophic message of the New Testament
- A Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
- B Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I ✓
- C Statement I is true but Statement II is false
- D Statement I is false but Statement II is true
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Modern India (1757–1857)
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