Topic Swaraj
Asked 3 times across 2 UPSC exams over 7 years (2017–2024), peaking in 2017.
Key insights
- Most tested in CDS — 2 of 3 PYQs
- Most asked in 2017
- Recurs across 2 years (2017–2024)
Across exams
CDS · 2CSE · 1How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 3) are since 2016.
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Sample questions
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CDS2024
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists
| List I (Political idea) | List II (Thinker) |
|---|
| A. Human beings, unlike all other objects, possess dignity | 1. Aung San Suu Kyi |
| B. It is Swaraj when we learn to rule ourselves | 2. Subhas Chandra Bose |
| C. Freedom implies not only emancipation from political bondage but also equal distribution of wealth | 3. Immanuel Kant |
| D. For me real freedom is freedom from fear | 4. Mahatma Gandhi |
Codes:
- A A-3 B-2 C-4 D-1
- B A-1 B-4 C-2 D-3
- C A-3 B-4 C-2 D-1 ✓
- D A-1 B-2 C-4 D-3
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Polity & Governance › Political Theory & Jurisprudence
CDS2017
Consider the following statements about the different meanings of 'Swaraj' as articulated by Mahatma Gandhi
- Swaraj is intimately linked with Ahimsa (non-violence) and Satyagraha (adherence to truth)
- Swaraj has two senses—one political and one beyond the realm of politics
- Swaraj is something that requires time and patience to acquire
- With determination, Swaraj could be obtained easily and quickly
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A 1 only
- B 1 and 2 only
- C 3 and 4
- D 1, 2 and 3 ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CSE
Who said first: "Swaraj is my birth right and I shall have it".
- A Bal Gangadhar Tilak ✓
- B M.K. Gandhi
- C Lala Lajpat Rai
- D Sardar Patel
✓ Correct answer: (A)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
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