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British Expansion & Colonial Rule UPPSC Prelims PYQs
UPPSC Prelims has asked 60 questions on British Expansion & Colonial Rule, part of Modern History (460 questions). That is 13% of the topic, the second largest of its 6 sub-topics. The most recent one is from 2025.
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British Expansion & Colonial Rule 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 | 10 | |
| 2016–2020 | 13 | |
| 2011–2015 | 6 | |
| 2001–2010 | 13 | |
| Before 2001 | 18 |
Sample 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
Consider the following wars and arrange them in correct chronological order.
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1. First Anglo-Mysore War
2. Second Anglo-French War
3. First Anglo-Sikh War
4. First Anglo-Afghan War
Select the correct answer from the code given below :Asked in 2025
Which of the following sites were obtained by the British East India Company under the Treaty of Sugauli in 1816 ?
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1. Kathmandu
2. Shimla
3. Ranikhet
4. Nainital
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Who among the following resigned from the Viceroy's Executive Council, saddened by the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre ?
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1. Chettur Sankaran Nair
2. Ishwari Prasad
3. Muhammad Shafi
4. Iqbal Narain Gurtu
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6 of the 60 questions are in free tests; the rest are part of the Destiny Pass.