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Topic Colonial education
Asked 5 times across 4 UPSC exams over 8 years (2017–2025), peaking in 2018.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 2 of 5 PYQs
- First appeared in CAPF 2017 — 1 years before CSE 2018 (allied exams preview CSE)
- Most asked in 2018
- Recurs across 3 years (2017–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CAPF 2017 → CSE 2018 → CDS 2018 → CISF 2025
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (5 of 5) are since 2016.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CISF2025
In which year were the first modern universities set up in Calcutta, Madras, and Bombay during the colonial rule ?
- A 1829
- B 1835
- C 1854
- D 1857 ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
History › Modern India (1757–1857)
CSE2018
Which of the following led to the introduction of English Education in India ?
- Charter Act of 1813
- General Committee of Public Instruction, 1823
- Orientalist and Anglicist Controversy
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
- A 1 and 2 only
- B 2 only
- C 1 and 3 only
- D 1, 2 and 3 ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
History › Modern India (1757–1857)
CSE2018
With reference to educational institutions during colonial rule in India, consider the following pairs : Institution Founder
- Sanskrit College at Benaras — William Jones
- Calcutta Madarsa — Warren Hastings
- Fort William College — Arthur Wellesley
Which of the pairs given above is/are correct ?
- A 1 and 2
- B 2 only ✓
- C 1 and 3
- D 3 only
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Modern India (1757–1857)
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