BPSC Prelims · Topic-wise PYQs
Modern History BPSC Prelims PYQs
483 questions on Modern History asked in BPSC Prelims, sorted into 7 sub-topics. In the app you practise each sub-topic as a timed test (longer sub-topics in sets of about 25 questions) with the BPSC marking (+1 / −0.33 per question), followed by a full analysis.
About Modern History in BPSC Prelims
Modern History is the second largest of the 12 topics in the BPSC bank: 483 of its 2,570 topic-wise PYQs (18.8%). The biggest sub-topics are National Movement (287), Revolt of 1857 & Early Uprisings (59), Social Reform, Education & Press (48).
Sub-topics and question counts
| Sub-topic | PYQs | Latest year |
|---|---|---|
| National Movement | 287 | 2025 |
| Revolt of 1857 & Early Uprisings | 59 | 2024 |
| Social Reform, Education & Press | 48 | 2025 |
| British Expansion & Colonial Rule | 45 | 2025 |
| Modern History: Miscellaneous | 29 | 2024 |
| Constitutional Development | 14 | 2024 |
| World & Regional History | 1 | 2025 |
| Total | 483 | 2025 |
Sub-topics with fewer than 20 questions are practised inside the Modern History tests in the app and have no page of their own.
Modern History PYQs by the latest year asked
Each question is counted once, under the latest year it was asked in the exam.
| Period | PYQs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 and later | 126 | |
| 2016–2020 | 119 | |
| 2011–2015 | 42 | |
| 2001–2010 | 87 | |
| Before 2001 | 109 |
Sample Modern History questions from the free tests
Question text only. The options, the answer and the explanation open in the free test (free sign-in with your mobile number).
Asked in 2025
Which Indian leader for the first time used the ‘safety-valve theory’ to attack the Moderates in the Congress?
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Who got an opportunity to become Professor of Indian Philosophy in the University of California in 1911?
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‘The Young India’ a Nationalist paper, was started by
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Questions students ask
How many Modern History questions has BPSC Prelims asked?
Sovereign IAS has 483 Modern History previous-year questions from BPSC Prelims in 7 sub-topics, the latest from 2025.
Which Modern History sub-topics come up most often?
National Movement (287 questions), Revolt of 1857 & Early Uprisings (59 questions), Social Reform, Education & Press (48 questions).
Can I practise BPSC Modern History PYQs for free?
Partly. 16 of these 483 questions are in the free BPSC tests (the latest papers and two topic-wise tests, free with a sign-in); the full set is part of the Destiny Pass.