Home / Event / Royal Indian Navy Mutiny
Event Royal Indian Navy Mutiny
Asked 6 times across 2 UPSC exams over 2 years (2015–2017), peaking in 2017.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 5 of 6 PYQs
- First appeared in CAPF 2015 — 2 years before CSE 2017 (allied exams preview CSE)
- Most asked in 2017
- Recurs across 2 years (2015–2017)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CAPF 2015 → CSE 2017
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (5 of 6) predate 2016, and it still returns.
Related concepts
Ideas UPSC tests alongside this one — keep exploring.
Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CSE2017
With reference to Indian freedom struggle, consider the following events
- Mutiny in Royal Indian Navy
- Quit India Movement launched
- Second Round Table Conference What is
the correct chronological sequence of the above events ?
- A 1-2-3
- B 2-1-3
- C 3-2-1 ✓
- D 3-1-2
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CAPF2015
Which of the following was / were NOT part/parts of the RIN Mutiny ?
- Indian National Army
- HMIS Talwar
- Hunger strike by naval ratings
- Lord Irwin
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
- A 1 and 2
- B 2 and 3
- C 1 and 4 ✓
- D 4 only
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CSE
Consider the following statements
- Lord Mountbatten was the Viceroy when Simla Conference took place
- Indian Navy Revolt, 1946 took place when the Indian sailors in the Royal Navy at Bombay and Karachi rose against the Government
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A 1 only
- B 2 only ✓
- C Both 1 and 2
- D Neither 1 nor 2
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
Study how UPSC repeats — not just the papers
₹199 / 1 year · Founding Member
Full access unlocks the three things no PYQ PDF gives you:
① Cross-exam learning — see the same idea recur across CSE, CAPF, CDS and NDA.
② Topic evolution — how each idea is framed, year by year.
③ Question intelligence — every PYQ + answer, linked to related concepts and similar questions.
e.g. Round Table Conference: CDS 2017 → CSE 2017 → … → CAPF 2024
15 days free, no card required — then ₹199 for 1 year.
Start your 15-day free trial →