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Topic Women's education
Asked 5 times across 3 UPSC exams over 7 years (2014–2021), peaking in 2021.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 2 of 5 PYQs
- First appeared in CDS 2014 — 7 years before CSE 2021 (allied exams preview CSE)
- Most asked in 2021
- Recurs across 4 years (2014–2021)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2014 → CAPF 2015 → CSE 2021
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (3 of 5) predate 2016, and it still returns.
Related concepts
Ideas UPSC tests alongside this one — keep exploring.
Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CSE2021
Who among the following was associated as Secretary with Hindu Female School which later came to be known as Bethune Female School?
- A Annie Besant
- B Debendranath Tagore
- C Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar ✓
- D Sarojini Naidu
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CDS2019
Who was the founder of Mahakali Pathshala in Calcutta?
- A Her Holiness Mataji Maharani Tapaswini ✓
- B Sister Nivedita
- C Madame Blavatsky
- D Sarojini Naidu
✓ Correct answer: (A)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CAPF2015
Who among the following were well known as champions of women's education in colonial India ?
- Sister Subbalaksmi
- Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain
- Keshub Chandra Sen
- Ananda Coomaraswamy
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
- A 1, 2, 3 and 4
- B 1, 2 and 3 only ✓
- C 3 and 4 only
- D 1 and 2 only
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
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