Modern India: British Rule
55 MPSC Group B & C Prelims History previous year questions (PYQs) from 17 papers, 2017 to 2026, with answers, and worked solutions for some.
About this chapter
- Difficulty: 19 easy · 20 moderate · 16 hard.
- Most-asked subtopics: Revolt of 1857 (10), Transport and Communication (6), Economic Impact and Industries (6).
- Updated 4 November 2026.
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#1ModerateEffects of Colonialism
#2HardMountstuart Elphinstone
#3ModerateRevolt of 1857
#4EasyPermanent Settlement
#5EasyLord Hardinge and the Anglo-Sikh War
#6EasyConstitutional Acts
#7ModerateIndigo Revolt
#8ModerateTribal and Peasant Uprisings
#9ModerateRailways and Communication
#12HardRevolt of 1857
#13ModerateIndustry
#15EasyRevolt of 1857
#16EasyConstitutional Development
#17ModerateIndustry
#18EasyAdministration
#19EasyRevolt of 1857
#20HardRevolt of 1857
#21HardAdministration
#22ModerateTribal and Peasant Revolts
#23EasyConstitutional Development
#24HardEducation
Officially cancelled. Cancelled by MPSC in the final answer key for this paper (Group B · 24 Mar 2019). No option is correct. In PYQ Vault mocks it is awarded to every candidate.
हा प्रश्न आयोगाने अंतिम उत्तरतालिकेत रद्द केला आहे; कोणताही पर्याय बरोबर नाही.
#25EasyTribal and Peasant Revolts
#26HardLand Revenue Systems
#27ModerateGovernors-General and Viceroys
#28HardEducation
#29EasyRevolt of 1857
#30EasyLand Revenue Systems
#31EasyTransport and Communication
#32HardTransport and Communication
#33HardEducation
#34ModerateTransport and Communication
Officially cancelled. Cancelled by MPSC in the final answer key for this paper (Group B · 26 Feb 2022). No option is correct. In PYQ Vault mocks it is awarded to every candidate.
हा प्रश्न आयोगाने अंतिम उत्तरतालिकेत रद्द केला आहे; कोणताही पर्याय बरोबर नाही.
#35HardEconomic Impact and Industries
#36ModerateEconomic Impact and Industries
#37ModerateEconomic Impact and Industries
#38HardTribal and Peasant Revolts
#39ModerateTribal and Peasant Revolts
#40HardTransport and Communication
#41EasyConstitutional Developments
#42HardTransport and Communication
#43HardTransport and Communication
#44ModerateEconomic Impact and Industries
#45HardTribal and Peasant Revolts
#46EasyEconomic Impact and Industries
#47ModerateRevolt of 1857
#48ModerateRevolt of 1857
#49HardRevolt of 1857
#50EasyLocal Self-Government under the British
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