Syllabus: GS 1 – Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues.
| Discuss the contribution of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad to pre-and post- independent India. | 2013 |
| How different would have been the achievement of Indian independence without Mahatma Gandhi? Discuss. | 2015 |
| Throw light on the significance of thoughts of Mahatma Gandhi in present times | 2018 |
| Many voices had strengthened and enriched the nationalist movement during Gandhian phase. Elaborate | 2019 |
| Bring out the constructive programmes of Mahatma Gandhi during Non- Cooperation Movement and Civil Disobedience Movement. | 2021 |
| What was the difference between Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore in their approach towards education and nationalism? | 2023 |