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Person Shahid Amin
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 4 years (2016–2020), peaking in 2016.
Key insights
- Most tested in CDS — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2016
- Recurs across 2 years (2016–2020)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2016 → EPFO 2020
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 2) are since 2016.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
EPFO2020
Who among the following is the author of 'Gandhi as Mahatma' ?
- A Mahadev Desai
- B Shahid Amin ✓
- C Louis Fischer
- D David Arnold
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CDS2016
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists
| List I (Historian) | List II (Book) |
|---|
| A. Sumit Sarkar | 1. The Rise and Growth of Economic Nationalism in India |
| B. Shahid Amin | 2. A Rule of Property for Bengal |
| C. Ranajit Guha | 3. The Swadeshi Movement in Bengal, 1903-1908 |
| D. Bipan Chandra | 4. Event, Metaphor, Memory—Chauri Chaura, 1922-1992 |
Codes:
- A A-3 B-4 C-2 D-1 ✓
- B A-3 B-2 C-4 D-1
- C A-1 B-2 C-4 D-3
- D A-1 B-4 C-2 D-3
✓ Correct answer: (A)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
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