Prelims GS I
Prelims GS I · 73 questions · 2016–2026
Modern India & the freedom struggle: every Prelims question, by topic
UPSC syllabus: “History of India and Indian National Movement.” Below, the topics inside it — most asked first — and how often each came up year by year.
- The Gandhian era, 1917–194718 questions · asked in 8 of 11 years
- British administration, land revenue & economy13 questions · asked in 5 of 11 years
- Constitutional development & the transfer of power11 questions · asked in 9 of 11 years
- Rise of nationalism, 1885–19179 questions · asked in 8 of 11 years
- Social & religious reform movements8 questions · asked in 5 of 11 years
- Europeans & the East India Company7 questions · asked in 5 of 11 years
- Post-independence India4 questions · asked in 3 of 11 years
- 1857 & early resistance movements3 questions · asked in 3 of 11 years
Latest questions
- 2026 · Q2 · British administration, land revenue & economyThe artificially fixed rupee-sterling exchange rate prescribed by the Hilton-Young Commission (1926) was adopted by the British Government for which one of the following …
- 2026 · Q9 · The Gandhian era, 1917–1947Which one of the following statements about the Eka Movement and Bardoli Satyagraha is correct?…
- 2026 · Q16 · The Gandhian era, 1917–1947Which of the following factors contributed to the formation of the Forward Bloc by Subhas Chandra Bose in 1939?…
- 2026 · Q17 · 1857 & early resistance movementsConsider the following statements regarding the British policy in Awadh immediately after its annexation in 1856:…
- 2026 · Q18 · Constitutional development & the transfer of powerConsider the following assertion: The genesis of political alliances based on community lay in the very nature of the Montague-Chelmsford Reforms, 1919. Which of the foll…
The same ground in Mains
These official Mains syllabus lines cover Modern India & the freedom struggle. Prelims facts become Mains arguments.