All 343 History (Modern India) Previous Year Questions for UPSC Prelims, with answers and explanations. Click any question for the full solution.
Across 1995–2025, UPSC Prelims has asked 343 History (Modern India) questions — an average of 11.1 per year. The heaviest year was 2005 with 21 questions; the lightest was 2023 with 3. Use the year-wise split below to see where the paper has been concentrating.
| Year | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 2% |
| 2024 | 5 | 1% |
| 2023 | 3 | 1% |
| 2022 | 4 | 1% |
| 2021 | 10 | 3% |
| 2020 | 10 | 3% |
| 2019 | 5 | 1% |
| 2018 | 14 | 4% |
| 2017 | 7 | 2% |
| 2016 | 6 | 2% |
| 2015 | 8 | 2% |
| 2014 | 5 | 1% |
| 2013 | 6 | 2% |
| 2012 | 12 | 3% |
| 2011 | 9 | 3% |
| 2010 | 12 | 3% |
| 2009 | 15 | 4% |
| 2008 | 14 | 4% |
| 2007 | 16 | 5% |
| 2006 | 11 | 3% |
| 2005 | 21 | 6% |
| 2004 | 12 | 3% |
| 2003 | 13 | 4% |
| 2002 | 12 | 3% |
| 2001 | 9 | 3% |
| 2000 | 16 | 5% |
| 1999 | 19 | 6% |
| 1998 | 20 | 6% |
| 1997 | 11 | 3% |
| 1996 | 21 | 6% |
| 1995 | 10 | 3% |
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