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Person Sakharam Ganesh Deuskar
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 3 years (2020–2023), peaking in 2020.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2020
- Recurs across 2 years (2020–2023)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2020 → CAPF 2023
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 2) are since 2016.
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Sample questions
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CAPF2023
Which one of the following pairs of books and their authors is not correctly matched ?
- A Bandi Jiwan : Sachindranath Sanyal
- B The Philosophy of the Bomb : Bhagwati Charan Vohra
- C Indian Unrest : Annie Besant ✓
- D Desher Katha : Sakharam Ganesh Deuskar
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CSE2020
With reference to the book "Desher Katha" written by Sakharam Ganesh Deuskar during the freedom struggle, consider the following statements
- It warned against the Colonial State's hypnotic conquest of the mind
- It inspired the performance of swadeshi street plays and folk songs
- The use of 'desh' by Deuskar was in the specific context of the region of Bengal
Which of the statements given above are correct ?
- A 1 and 2 only ✓
- B 2 and 3 only
- C 1 and 3 only
- D 1, 2 and 3
✓ Correct answer: (A)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
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