Topic Slavery
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 3 years (2019–2022), peaking in 2022.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 1 of 2 PYQs
- First appeared in CDS 2019 — 3 years before CSE 2022 (allied exams preview CSE)
- Most asked in 2022
- Recurs across 2 years (2019–2022)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2019 → CSE 2022
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.
CSE2022
According to Kautilya's Arthashastra, which of the following are correct?
- A person could be a slave as a result of a judicial punishment
- If a female slave bore her master a son, she was legally free
- If a son born to a female slave was fathered by her master, the son was entitled to the legal status of the master's son
Which of the statements given above are correct?
- A 1 and 2
- B 2 and 3 ✓
- C 1 and 3
- D 1, 2 and 3
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Ancient India
CDS2019
Which one of the following developments took place because of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?
- A The Missouri Compromise was repealed and people of Kansas and Nebraska were allowed to determine whether they should own slaves or not. ✓
- B The Act did not permit the territories the right to vote over the question of slavery.
- C The voice of the majority in regard to the issue of slavery was muzzled.
- D The Federal Government had the sole authority to decide on slavery.
✓ Correct answer: (A)
History › World History
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