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Topic Princely states
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams, peaking in 2022.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2022
- Recurs across 1 years (2022–2022)
Across exams
CSE · 1CISF · 1How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (1 of 2) predate 2016, and it still returns.
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Sample questions
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CISF2022
Who among the following headed the Indian States Committee formed in the year 1928 ?
- A Motilal Nehru
- B Sir Harcourt Butler ✓
- C Ian Copland
- D M.A. Jinnah
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CSE
Who among the following was the President of the All-India States Peoples' Conference in 1939?
- A Jaya Prakash Narayan
- B Jawaharlal Nehru ✓
- C Sheikh Abdullah
- D Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
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