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Person V. D. Savarkar
Asked 5 times across 2 UPSC exams, peaking in 2020.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 4 of 5 PYQs
- Most asked in 2020
- Recurs across 1 years (2020–2020)
Across exams
CSE · 4NDA · 1How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (4 of 5) predate 2016, and it still returns.
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Sample questions
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NDA2020
Who among the following had organised, in 1904, a secret society of revolutionaries named Abhinav Bharat ?
- A Khudiram Bose
- B Shyamji Krishna Verma
- C Har Dayal
- D V D Savarkar ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CSE
During the Indian Freedom Struggle, who of the following raised an army called "Free Indian Legion"?
- A Lala Hardayal
- B Rashbehari Bose
- C Subhas Chandra Bose ✓
- D VD Savarkar
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CSE
'Abhinava Bharat' a secret society of revolutionaries was organized by ( 1999)
- A Khudiram Bose
- B VD Savarkar ✓
- C Prafulla Chaki
- D Bhagat Singh
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
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