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Person Subhas Chandra Bose
Asked 23 times across 4 UPSC exams over 8 years (2018–2026), peaking in 2020.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 15 of 23 PYQs
- First appeared in CDS 2018 — 8 years before CSE 2026 (allied exams preview CSE)
- Most asked in 2020
- Recurs across 6 years (2018–2026)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2018 → EPFO 2020 → NDA 2022 → CSE 2026
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (14 of 23) 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.
CSE2026
Which of the following factors contributed to the formation of the Forward Bloc by Subhas Chandra Bose in 1939?
- Bose failed to win the confidence of Mahatma Gandhi
- The Congress Left was disunited and failed to support Bose
- The Communists did not support Bose in his endeavours
- The supporters of M.N. Roy and socialist leaders like Jayaprakash Narayan preferred Congress unity to supporting Bose
- A 1, 2 and 3
- B 1, 2 and 4 ✓
- C 1, 3 and 4
- D 2 and 4 only
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CDS2024
Consider the following events leading to the Indian Independence
- Lucknow Pact
- Return of Subhash Chandra Bose to India
- Cripps Mission
- Naval Mutiny in Bombay Select the chronological sequence
of these events (earliest to latest) from the code given below :
- A 4, 3, 2, 1
- B 3, 4, 2, 1
- C 1, 2, 3, 4 ✓
- D 2, 1, 3, 4
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CDS2024
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists
| List I (Political idea) | List II (Thinker) |
|---|
| A. Human beings, unlike all other objects, possess dignity | 1. Aung San Suu Kyi |
| B. It is Swaraj when we learn to rule ourselves | 2. Subhas Chandra Bose |
| C. Freedom implies not only emancipation from political bondage but also equal distribution of wealth | 3. Immanuel Kant |
| D. For me real freedom is freedom from fear | 4. Mahatma Gandhi |
Codes:
- A A-3 B-2 C-4 D-1
- B A-1 B-4 C-2 D-3
- C A-3 B-4 C-2 D-1 ✓
- D A-1 B-2 C-4 D-3
✓ Correct answer: (C)
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