History Optional · Paper II · Modern India
Other Strands in the National Movement Notes · PYQs · Solved Answers
Free notes, every previous year question and the solved answers for Other Strands in the National Movement (Paper II, Modern India), arranged so you can read a topic and immediately see how UPSC has asked it. Syllabus: The Revolutionaries, the Left, peasant and working class movements, women in politics.
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Paper II · Unit 10
Other Strands in the National Movement notes
Topic-wise notes for this unit in syllabus order. Read a topic, then open its previous year questions below.
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Nationalism and the Peasant Movements
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Nationalism and Working Class Movements
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The Left; Left within the Congress: Jawaharlal Nehru, Subhas Chandra Bose, Congress Socialist Party; Communist Party of India, Other Left Parties
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The Peasant Movements of the 1920s and 1930s
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The Revolutionaries: Bengal, Punjab, Maharashtra, UP, Madras Presidency, Outside India
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Previous year questions: Other Strands in the National Movement
Every question UPSC has asked from this unit, year-wise, with a link to its solved answer.
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Year-wise question papers
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UPSC History Optional Question Paper 2026
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UPSC History Optional Question Paper 2025
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History Optional Question Paper: 2024
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History Optional Question Paper: 2023
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History Optional Question Paper: 2012
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History Optional Question Paper: 2011
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History Optional Question Paper: 2013
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History Optional Question Paper: 2014
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History Optional Question Paper: 2015
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History Optional Question Paper: 2016
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History Optional Question Paper: 2017
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History Optional Question Paper: 2018
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History Optional Question Paper: 2019
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History Optional Question Paper: 2021
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Solved PYQ answers: Other Strands in the National Movement
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“Bhagat Singh and his comrades significantly expanded the meaning and scope of revolution, redefining it beyond mere political upheaval to include social and ideological transformation.”
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The trade union movement joined forces with the mainstream of nationalist politics to strengthen each other in their struggle against colonial rule. – Comment.
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The Congress Socialist Party agenda was not to cut off from the Congress, but ‘intended to give the Congress and the national movement a socialist direction’. Analyse.
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Analyse how the revolutionaries taught people self confidence and widened the social base of the freedom movement.
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Critically examine the following statement in about 150 words: The rise of the Communist Movement in India in the 1920s lent a militant and revolutionary content to the Trade Union Movement.
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Critically examine the following statement in about 150 words: “The Trade Union Movement in India not only supported the call for national struggle at critical junctures, but also impacted its course and character in several ways.”
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Assess the roles of Subhas Chandra Bose in India’s struggle for independence.
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Underline the growth of various forms of Socialist ideologies in the Indian National Movement between World Wars I and II.
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Trace the origin of the Ghadar movement and discuss its impact on the in India.
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“A powerful left-wing group developed in India in the late 1920s and 1930s, contributing to the radicalization of national movement.” Critically examine.
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“The very idea of the bomb and the secret society, and of propaganda through action and sacrifice were import from the West.” Critically examine.
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“The emergence of left-wing group in the Congress radicalized the social and economic agenda.” Critically evaluate.
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Describe the changing nature of revolutionary activities in India between 1905-1946.
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Account for the emergence of the left-wing within the Congress. How far did it influence the programme and Policy of Congress?
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Examine the causes of the rise and progress of revolutionary movements in India from 1905 to 1931.
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Discuss the nature of the leadership and programme of the Congress Socialist Party.
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“The ideology of Subhash Chandra Bose was a combination of nationalism, fascism and communism.” Comment.
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Account for the rise and growth of leftism in the Congress movement. What impact did it have on contemporary Indian politics?
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‘The National Movement has shown concern for problems other than the constitutional one.’ Discuss the factors that helped the rise of a left wing in the Indian National Congress.
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Account for the rise and growth of Leftwing within the Congress. Did Jawaharlal Nehru believe in a socialistic approach to Indian and world problems and if so why?
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