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Asked 16 times across 6 UPSC exams over 46 years (1980–2026), peaking in 2021.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 6 of 16 PYQs
- Most asked in 2021
- Recurs across 10 years (1980–2026)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 1980 → CDS 2014 → CAPF 2019 → CISF 2021 → GEO 2022 → NDA 2024
How the concept evolved
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Rising — more than half its appearances (9 of 16) are since 2016.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
NDA2026
Consider the following statements regarding the Industrial Revolution in Britain
- There was availability of banks which could loan money to set up industries
- There was a good transport network
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A I only
- B II only
- C Both I and II ✓
- D Neither I nor II
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › World History
CAPF2024
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists
| List I (Climate Conference) | List II (Country) |
|---|
| A. COP-26 | 1. Egypt |
| B. COP-27 | 2. Azerbaijan |
| C. COP-28 | 3. United Kingdom |
| D. COP-29 | 4. UAE |
Codes:
- A A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2
- B A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3
- C A-2 B-4 C-1 D-3
- D A-3 B-1 C-4 D-2 ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Environment & Ecology › International Environmental Agreements
NDA2024
Which of the following statements are correct?
- British 'trade surplus' with India in the nineteenth century meant that the value of British exports to India was much higher than the value of British imports from India
- India played a crucial role in the late-nineteenth-century world economy by helping Britain balance its deficits
- Britain grew opium in India and exported it to China and, therefore, for a while after the 1820s, opium became India's single largest export
- The nineteenth century saw export of Indian raw materials decline, and that of manufactured goods increase. Select the answer
using the code given below:
- A 1 and 2 only
- B 3 and 4 only
- C 1, 2, 3 and 4
- D 1, 2 and 3 only ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
History › Modern India (1757–1857)
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