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Topic Industrialization
Asked 9 times across 4 UPSC exams over 47 years (1979–2026), peaking in 2023.
Key insights
- Most tested in CDS — 3 of 9 PYQs
- Most asked in 2023
- Recurs across 8 years (1979–2026)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 1979 → CAPF 2016 → CDS 2017 → NDA 2023
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (7 of 9) 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
CDS2024
Which of the following statements regarding the Industrial Revolution is/are correct?
- It was change of a society from a rural and agricultural lifestyle to one in which most people earned their living in the industrial or secondary sector of the economy
- The first Industrial Revolution began in Germany in the early eighteenth century
- During Industrial Revolution, technological advances in iron smelting, and later steel production, were accompanied by the invention of steam engine
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
- A 1 only
- B 2 and 3 only
- C 1 and 3 only ✓
- D 1, 2 and 3
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › World History
CAPF2023
The focus of the Second Five Year Plan was :
- A establishment of a self-reliant and self-generating economy with emphasis on agriculture.
- B rapid industrialization with emphasis on the development of basic and heavy industries. ✓
- C removal of poverty and attainment of self-reliance.
- D acceleration of food-grain production and increase in employment opportunities and overall productivity.
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Economy › Planning & Reforms
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