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Person Surendranath Banerjee
Asked 9 times across 4 UPSC exams over 11 years (2014–2025), peaking in 2017.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 6 of 9 PYQs
- First appeared in CDS 2014 — 3 years before CSE 2017 (allied exams preview CSE)
- Most asked in 2017
- Recurs across 4 years (2014–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2014 → CSE 2017 → CBI 2023 → GEO 2025
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (6 of 9) 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.
GEO2025
Which one among the following pairs of organizations and their founders is not correctly matched?
- A British Indian Association : Radhakanta Deb and Debendranath Tagore
- B Indian League : Shishir Kumar Ghose
- C Bombay Association : Sucheta Kripalani ✓
- D Indian Association : Surendranath Banerjee
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CBI2023
Which one of the following statements about the Indian Association of 1876 is not correct?
- A It aimed at creating strong public opinion on political questions and the unification of Indian people under a common political programme.
- B It did not charge any membership fee from the poorer people. ✓
- C Branches were opened in the towns and villages of Bengal and in many towns outside Bengal.
- D It was led by Surendranath Banerjee and Ananda Mohan Bose.
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CSE2017
Consider the following pairs
- Radhakanta Deb — First President of the British Indian Association
- Gazulu Lakshminarasu Chetty — Founder of the Madras Mahajana Sabha
- Surendranath Banerjee — Founder of the Indian Association
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched ?
- A 1 only
- B 1 and 3 only ✓
- C 2 and 3 only
- D 1, 2 and 3
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
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