History topic analysis
Modern & Colonial India UPSC PYQs
This cluster examines European expansion, British administration, colonial economic and educational change, constitutional development, and early post-independence themes. This live collection contains 37 classified questions across 12 exam years, from 2014 to 2025.
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UPSC 2025 · History
Consider the following fruits : I. Papaya II. Pineapple III. Guava How many of the above were introduced in India by the Portuguese in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?
UPSC 2024 · History
With reference to the Government of India Act, 1935, consider the following statements : 1. It provided for the establishment of an All India Federation based on the union of...
UPSC 2023 · History
By which one of the following Acts was the Governor General of Bengal designated as the Governor General of India?
UPSC 2022 · History
With reference to Indian history, consider the following statements : 1. The Dutch established their factories/warehouses on the east coast on lands granted to them by Gajapat...
UPSC 2021 · History
Consider the following statements : 1. St. Francis Xavier was one of the founding members of the Jesuit Order. 2. St. Francis Xavier died in Goa and a church is dedicated to h...
UPSC 2020 · History
Which of the following statements correctly explains the impact of Industrial Revolution on India during the first half of the nineteenth century?
UPSC 2019 · History
Consider the following pairs : Movement/Organization : Leader 1. All India Anti-Untouchability League : Mahatma Gandhi 2. All India Kisan Sabha : Swami Sahajanand Saraswati 3....
UPSC 2018 · History
In the Federation established by The Government of India Act of 1935, residuary powers were given to the
UPSC 2017 · History
The object of the Butler Committee of 1927 was to
UPSC 2016 · History
The Montague-Chelmsford Proposals were related to
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Topic and concept labels are AI-assisted enrichment, not official UPSC classifications. We map them into a conservative editorial taxonomy using deterministic label rules, publish a category only when it has at least 10 questions across at least three exam years, and keep ambiguous records out of topic pages. Counts update with the question bank. See the full methodology and correction policy.