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Topic Russian Revolution
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 4 years (2017–2021), peaking in 2017.
Key insights
- Most tested in CDS — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2017
- Recurs across 2 years (2017–2021)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2017 → NDA 2021
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 2) are since 2016.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
NDA2021
Who among the following was the head of the Government that was overthrown by the Bolsheviks in the 1917 Revolution ?
- A Alexander Kerensky ✓
- B Prince Lvov
- C Grand Duke Sergei
- D Tsar Nicholas II
✓ Correct answer: (A)
History › World History
CDS2017
Alexander Kerensky was
- A the head of the Provisional Government in Russia before the October Revolution ✓
- B a close confidant of Lenin, with whose help the Czar was dethroned
- C the head of the Czar's army
- D an advisor of Joseph Stalin
✓ Correct answer: (A)
History › World History
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