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Topic Social Reform
Asked 3 times across 3 UPSC exams over 4 years (2016–2020), peaking in 2016.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 1 of 3 PYQs
- Most asked in 2016
- Recurs across 2 years (2016–2020)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2016 → EPFO 2016 → CAPF 2020
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (3 of 3) are since 2016.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CAPF2020
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
- Parmahansa Mandali was founded in Bengal by Swami Vivekananda
- Prarthana Samaj was started in Maharashtra with the aim of reforming Hindu religious thought and practice
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
- A 1 only
- B 2 only ✓
- C Both 1 and 2
- D Neither 1 nor 2
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CSE2016
Satya Shodhak Samaj organized
- A a movement for upliftment of tribals in Bihar
- B a temple-entry movement in Gujarat
- C an anti-caste movement in Maharashtra
- D a peasant movement in Punjab ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
EPFO2016
Which social reformer's autobiography, entitled Looking Back, describes his experiences in setting up schools for women in Poona in the 1890s?
- A Dhondo Keshav Karve ✓
- B K. T. Telang
- C Jyotirao Phule
- D Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
✓ Correct answer: (A)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
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