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Event Swadeshi Movement
Asked 14 times across 4 UPSC exams over 11 years (2015–2026), peaking in 2019.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 9 of 14 PYQs
- Most asked in 2019
- Recurs across 7 years (2015–2026)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2015 → CAPF 2016 → CISF 2022 → CDS 2024
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (8 of 14) are since 2016.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CDS2026
With reference to the Swadeshi Movement, consider the following statements
- The Swadeshi Movement had its genesis in the Anti-Partition movement, which was started to oppose the British decision to partition Bengal
- Aurobindo Ghosh was in favour of extending the movement to the rest of India and carrying it beyond the programme of just Swadeshi and Boycott to a full-fledged political mass struggle
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
- A 1 only
- B 2 only
- C Both 1 and 2 ✓
- D Neither 1 nor 2
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CDS2024
The distribution of charkhas on a wide scale among the people was decided by :
- A Congress Working Committee in 1919
- B All India Congress Committee in 1921 ✓
- C Mahatma Gandhi at the start of Dandi March
- D All India Congress Committee in 1947
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CSE2023
Consider the following statements
Statement I7th August is declared as the National Handloom Day
Statement IIIt was in 1905 that the Swadeshi Movement was launched on the same day
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
- A Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I ✓
- B Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is not the correct explanation for Statement-I
- C Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is incorrect
- D Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is correct
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Art & Culture › Fairs/Festivals/Handicrafts
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