World History — PYQ Trend Intelligence

What the data shows

In the mapped 2013–2026 GS 1 dataset, 10 questions connect to world history across 8 exam years. The highest observed count is 2 in 2024, 2015. These counts describe historical coverage, not the probability of a future exam question.

Method: topic hierarchy adapted from the supplied GS1–GS4 topic-map PDFs (2013–2025); questions are linked using MainsBuddy metadata term matching, restricted to GS1. Overlapping themes may include the same question. 2026 questions are mapped as a separate extension beyond the PDFs. Cross-topic matches may occur; these are provisional classifications, not verified question-level PDF mappings.

Questions by year

Answer-writing intelligence

Directives recorded for mapped questions include Explain, How far, Bring out, Evaluate, What problems. Compare how the demand changes across years: identify the directive, split the question into its components, and practise within the stated mark allocation.

Mapped previous year questions

1. 2025 · GS1 · 15 marksThe French Revolution has enduring relevance to the contemporary world. Explain.
2. 2024 · GS1 · 15 marksHow far is it correct to say that the First World War was fought essentially for the preservation of balance of power?
3. 2024 · GS1 · 15 marksHow far was the Industrial Revolution in England responsible for the decline of handicrafts and cottage industries in India?
4. 2023 · GS1 · 10 marksBring out the socio-economic effects of the introduction of railways in different countries of the world.
5. 2021 · GS1 · 15 marks“There arose a serious challenge to the Democratic State System between the two World Wars.” Evaluate the statement.
6. 2019 · GS1 · 15 marksExplain how the foundations of the modern world were laid by the American and French Revolutions.
7. 2017 · GS1 · 10 marksWhat problems were germane to the decolonization process in the Malay Peninsula?
8. 2015 · GS1 · 12.5 marksWhy did the industrial revolution first occur in England? Discuss the quality of life of the people there during the industrialization. How does it compare with that in India at present?
9. 2015 · GS1 · 12.5 marksTo what extent can Germany be held responsible for causing the two World Wars? Discuss critically.
10. 2013 · GS1 · 10 marksLatecomer Industrial revolution in Japan involved certain factors that were markedly different from what west had experienced.