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Nationalism

Asked 10 times across 4 UPSC exams over 8 years (2016–2024), peaking in 2017.
10
PYQs
4
Exams
5
Years active
2016–2024
Span
2017
Peak
10/10
Answers
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Key insights

  • Most tested in CSE — 5 of 10 PYQs
  • Most asked in 2017
  • Recurs across 5 years (2016–2024)

How it travelled across exams

First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2016 CAPF 2017 CDS 2017 CISF 2024

How the concept evolved

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Rising — more than half its appearances (6 of 10) are since 2016.

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Sample questions

You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CISF2024

Consider the following statements about the emergence of national consciousness in India between the 18th and 19th centuries

  1. The spread of printing press and education, and inflow of modern ideas helped Indian regeneration
  2. The reform movements helped develop a sense of national unity among the people

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. A 1 only
  2. B 2 only
  3. C Both 1 and 2 ✓
  4. D Neither 1 nor 2
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › Modern India (1757–1857)
CAPF2019

Which of the following are true in the context of Swadeshi movement in 1905?

  1. Massive demonstrations were held in Bengal
  2. Hartal was observed in Calcutta
  3. The movement was initiated by the moderates, but was taken over by the revolutionary nationalists at a later stage

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  1. A 1, 2 and 3 ✓
  2. B 1 and 2 only
  3. C 2 and 3 only
  4. D 1 and 3 only
✓ Correct answer: (A)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CDS2018

Which of the following statements about Sir Syed Ahmad Khan is/are correct?

  1. He argued that India was a federation of ethnic communities based on common descent
  2. His philosophy was very similar to that of the Indian National Congress
  3. He imagined India as a Nation State based on individual citizen's rights
  4. The curriculum at the Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College blended Muslim theology and European empiricism

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. A 1 only
  2. B 2 and 3
  3. C 3 only
  4. D 1 and 4 ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)

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