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Topic Industrial Revolution
Asked 14 times across 3 UPSC exams over 12 years (2014–2026), peaking in 2020.
Key insights
- Most tested in NDA — 8 of 14 PYQs
- First appeared in CDS 2014 — 6 years before CSE 2020 (allied exams preview CSE)
- Most asked in 2020
- Recurs across 10 years (2014–2026)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2014 → NDA 2020 → CSE 2020
How the concept evolved
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Rising — more than half its appearances (11 of 14) 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 pairs: Inventions / Inventors
- Flying shuttle loom : John Kay
- Water frame : James Hargreaves
- Spinning jenny : Richard Arkwright
How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
- A One ✓
- B Two
- C All the three
- D None
✓ Correct answer: (A)
History › World History
NDA2025
Which of the following main industry/industries was/were developed in the second industrial revolution that took place after about 1850?
- A Coal and iron
- B Cotton spinning and weaving
- C Chemical and electrical ✓
- D Steam engines
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › World History
NDA2024
Which one of the following statements about the Industrial Revolution is correct ?
- A Thomas Savery invented astrolabe
- B Thomas Newcomen invented chemical dyes
- C James Watt's invention converted the steam engine from being a mere pump into one which would provide energy to power machines in factories ✓
- D Mathew Boulton discovered the technique of refining gold of impurities
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › World History
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