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Event Self-Respect Movement
Asked 4 times across 3 UPSC exams over 6 years (2019–2025), peaking in 2021.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 2 of 4 PYQs
- Most asked in 2021
- Recurs across 3 years (2019–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2019 → CDS 2021 → GEO 2021
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (4 of 4) are since 2016.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CSE2025
Who among the following was the founder of the 'Self-Respect Movement'?
- A 'Periyar' E. V. Ramaswamy Naicker ✓
- B Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
- C Bhaskarrao Jadhav
- D Dinkarrao Javalkar
✓ Correct answer: (A)
History › Society & Social Institutions
CDS2021
The Self-Respect Movement was initiated by
- A B.R. Ambedkar
- B Jyotiba Phule
- C E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker ✓
- D Jawaharlal Nehru
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
GEO2021
The self-respect movement was started by:
- A C. H. Annadurai
- B E. V. Ramaswami Naicker
- C Lakshmi Narasu
- D Iyothee Thass
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
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