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10 Years of BPSC Prelims Trend Map of Modern History
Are you ready to master the most critical section of the BPSC Syllabus? Modern History is the engine of your BPSC Prelims success. Our deep-dive trend analysis reveals the recurring themes—like the Indian National Movement (INM) and British Policies—that BPSC asks every single year. Use this strategic blueprint to focus on high-yield topics and avoid wasting time on low-weightage areas
11 Eaxm
Total 204 Qs
Avg ≈ 18.5
Range = 13-25
Modern History's Block Weightage Trend
Modern history reduced sharply in 71st
Repeated Themes of Modern History
What repeats most!
INM :- 54 (26.5%)
Orgs : 25 (12.3%)
Press : 21 (10.3%)
Policies : 19 (9.3%)
Revolutionary : 19 (9.3%)
Viceroys : 17 (8.3%)
INM remains the #1 engine of modern history overall.
Topic HeatMap of Modern History
Stop guessing and start scoring. This table provides a clear, 10-year roadmap of BPSC Modern History questions, separating the ‘Must-Read’ topics from the ‘Low-Priority’ ones. With a clear view of the recurring themes from the Revolt of 1857 to the Freedom Struggle aspirants can maximize their scores by focusing purely on what BPSC actually asks.
| Topic | Total | 60-62 | 63rd | 64th | 65th | 66th | 67th | 68th | 69th | 70th | 70-Re | 71st |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Movement (INM) | 54 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Various Organizations | 25 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Newspapers/Magazines/Books | 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| British Policies (Pol/Eco/Admin) | 19 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Revolutionary Activities | 19 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Governor-General & Viceroys | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Tribal/Peasant/Civil Uprisings | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Congress Sessions | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Revolt of 1857 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Socio-religious Reform | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Advent of Europeans | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Miscellaneous | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL QUESTIONS | 204 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 25 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 13 |
