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Topic Non-violence
Asked 6 times across 2 UPSC exams, peaking in 2019.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 5 of 6 PYQs
- Most asked in 2019
- Recurs across 1 years (2019–2019)
Across exams
CSE · 5CAPF · 1How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (5 of 6) predate 2016, and it still returns.
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Sample questions
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CAPF2019
Which among the following statements about Mahatma Gandhi's Satyagraha is/are correct?
- It was during the course of his campaign against racialism in South Africa that Gandhiji first applied Satyagraha
- The two vital ingredients of Satyagraha are 'truth' and 'non-violence'
- The Satyagrahi resists evil by inflicting suffering on himself and not by inflicting suffering on the opponent
- In India, Satyagraha was first tried by Gandhiji in Champaran
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
- A 1 and 4 only
- B 2 only
- C 4 only
- D 1, 2, 3 and 4 ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CSE
Assertion (A)The emphasis of Jainism on non-violence (ahimsa) prevented agriculturalists from embracing Jainism
Reason (R)Cultivation involved killing of insects and pests
- A Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. ✓
- B Both A and R are truce but R is not a correct explanation of A.
- C A is true but R is false.
- D _ A is false but R is true.
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Art & Culture › Religion & Philosophy
CSE
Which of the following were common to both Buddhism and Jainism?
- Avoidance of extremities of penance and enjoyment
- Indifference to the authority of the Vedas
- Denial of efficacy of rituals
- Non-injury to animal life Select the answer
using the codes given below: Codes:
- A 1,2,3 and4
- B 2, 3 and 4 ✓
- C 1,3, and4
- D 1 and2
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Art & Culture › Religion & Philosophy
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