We will be going through the UPSC Mains Topic-Wise PYQs – Freedom Struggle. The official UPSC Syllabus reads – Freedom Struggle-various stages, important contributors/ contributions from different parts of the country.
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UPSC Mains Topic-Wise PYQs – Freedom Struggle – various stages, important contributors/ contributions from different parts of the country – Questions from 2013-2023
| Question | Subject | Year | Marks | Sub-theme |
| To what extent did the role of the Moderates prepare a base for the wider freedom movement? Comment. (250 words) | Freedom Struggle | 2021 | 15 | Moderates- role in freedom movement and their limitations |
| Bring out the constructive programmes of Mahatma Gandhi during Non-Cooperation Movement and Civil Disobedience Movement. (250 words) | Freedom Struggle | 2021 | 15 | Constructive programme of Gandhi- During NCM and CDM |
| Since the decade of the 1920s, the national movement acquired various ideological strands and thereby expanded its social base. Discuss. | Freedom Struggle | 2020 | 15 | Ideological strands and their impact on the national movement during 1920s |
| Examine the linkages between 19th centuries ‘Indian Renaissance’ and the emergence of national identity. | Freedom Struggle | 2019 | 10 | Emergence of National Identity- Due to Renaissance and other reasons as well |
| Many voices had strengthened and enriched the nationalist movement during the Gandhian phase. Elaborate. | Freedom Struggle | 2019 | 15 | Gandhian phase- Various sections and their voices which strengthened national movement |
| Assess the role of British imperial power in complicating the process of transfer of power during the 1940s. | Freedom Struggle | 2019 | 15 | Various British Proposals for power transfer in 1940s |
| Throw light on the significance of the thoughts of Mahatma Gandhi in the present times. | Freedom Struggle | 2018 | 10 | Present day significance of Gandhi’s thoughts |
| Why did the ‘Moderates’ fail to carry conviction with the nation about their proclaimed ideology and political goals by the end of the nineteenth century? | Freedom Struggle | 2017 | 10 | Moderates- their contributions and failures |
| Examine how the decline of traditional artisanal industry in colonial India crippled the rural economy. | Freedom Struggle | 2017 | 15 | Reasons for decline in traditional artisanal industry and rural economy |
| The women’s questions arose in modern India as a part of the 19th century social reform movement. What were the major issues and debates concerning women in that period? | Freedom Struggle | 2017 | 15 | Women’s issues and debates during social reform movement |
| Discuss the role of women in the freedom struggle especially during the Gandhian phase. | Freedom Struggle | 2016 | 12.5 | Women’s role in freedom struggle |
| It would have been difficult for the Constituent Assembly to complete its historic task of drafting the Constitution for Independent India in just three years but for the experience gained with the Government of India Act, 1935. Discuss. | Freedom Struggle | 2015 | 12.5 | GoI Act, 1935- Features and Provisions of it adopted in Indian Constitution |
| In what ways did the naval mutiny prove to be the last nail in the coffin of British colonial aspirations in India? | Freedom Struggle | 2014 | 10 | Naval Mutiny- Reasons and Impact on British |
| In many ways, Lord Dalhousie was the founder of modern India. Elaborate. | Freedom Struggle | 2013 | 10 | Work of Lord Dalhousie in various sector |
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