UPSC EPFO often asks questions related to not-so popular freedoms personalities moving beyond key leaders.
The pic attached above is an example of that, and you will see many PYQs like this.
So these are following leaders you should prepare for, to clear the cut off:
– Achyutananda Dash
– Marutirao Mahadev Kakade
– V.V. Subbarao
– Moji Riba
– Umabai Kundapur
– Uma Charan Patnaik
– Satish Chandra Pakrashi
– Kanneganti Hanumanthu
– Devidutt Pant
– Tarabai Modak
– Kanuri Lakshmibai
– Ahilyabai Holkar
– Vinoba Bhave
– Sindhutai Sapkal
– Baba Amte
– Mithuben Petit
– G. P. Pillai
– Abdul Bari
– Muthulakshmi Reddy
– Hansa Jivraj Mehta
– Chandraprabha Saikiani
– Narayani Devi Verma
– Babytai Kamble
Don’t worry! We will cover all freedom fighters including these mentioned above in our EPFO EO/AO APFC GS Batch!
So this exam is focusing over these important themes (in case of modern history):
✔️ Social Reformers (in depth):
Reason: Expected as social security is directly mentioned in syllabus
✔️ Financial Literature (in depth):
Reason: Directly correlated with subjects of Economics, Accounts.
✔️ International Dimensions of Indian Freedom Struggle
Reason: No Exclusive Reason! But a particular pattern which is seen in APFC exam!
So, whatever source you are following for modern history, PRIORITISE these topics!