British India's Foreign & Frontier Policy (Afghan Wars, Tibet, NWFP)

What should you study in British India's Foreign & Frontier Policy (Afghan Wars, Tibet, NWFP)?

• Afghan Wars (1st, 2nd, 3rd) & British frontier policy
• Durand Line & tribal belt policy
• Tibet expedition (1904) — Younghusband
• Relations with Nepal, Bhutan, Persia, Burma

How often is British India's Foreign & Frontier Policy (Afghan Wars, Tibet, NWFP) asked in UPSC Prelims?

Asked in 3 of 10 years, including 1 of the last 5. Highlighted years below are the ones it appeared in.

1. 2016: not asked
2. 2017: not asked
3. 2018: asked
4. 2019: not asked
5. 2020: asked
6. 2021: not asked
7. 2022: not asked
8. 2023: asked
9. 2024: not asked
10. 2025: not asked

About the Prelims GS Paper I paper

General Studies Paper I is the Prelims paper that decides the cut-off: 100 multiple-choice questions for 200 marks, with negative marking for wrong answers. See all 88 Prelims GS Paper I topics.

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