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Topic Indian National Movement
Asked 9 times across 3 UPSC exams over 5 years (2020–2025), peaking in 2021.
Key insights
- Most tested in CDS — 3 of 9 PYQs
- Most asked in 2021
- Recurs across 4 years (2020–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2020 → NDA 2021 → EPFO 2023
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (9 of 9) are since 2016.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
NDA2025
Chronologically arrange the following political events related to Indian National Movement beginning from the earliest
- Formation of Swaraj Party
- Communal Award
- Lucknow Pact
- Simla Conference
- A 3, 1, 2, 4 ✓
- B 1, 3, 2, 4
- C 2, 1, 4, 3
- D 1, 2, 3, 4
✓ Correct answer: (A)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
EPFO2023
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists
| List I (Congress Session) | List II (President) |
|---|
| A. Lahore Session, 1909 | 1. Madan Mohan Malaviya |
| B. Calcutta Session, 1911 | 2. Raghunath Narasinha Dar |
| C. Bankipore Session, 1912 | 3. Bishan Narayan Dar |
| D. Madras Session, 1914 | 4. Bhupendra Nath Bose |
Codes:
- A A-1 B-3 C-2 D-4 ✓
- B A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4
- C A-4 B-2 C-3 D-1
- D A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1
✓ Correct answer: (A)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
EPFO2023
Who among the following started the Bhonsala Military School at Nashik?
- A V.D. Savarkar
- B M.R. Jayakar
- C N.C. Kelkar
- D B.S. Moonje ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
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