Person Akbar
Asked 27 times across 4 UPSC exams over 11 years (2014–2025), peaking in 2021.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 18 of 27 PYQs
- Most asked in 2021
- Recurs across 8 years (2014–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2014 → CDS 2015 → CAPF 2020 → CISF 2020
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (16 of 27) predate 2016, and it still returns.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CDS2025
Which one of the following is listed in the Ain-i Akbari as one of the 'Indian sciences' prescribed by Akbar for scholars to learn at school ?
- A Ayurveda
- B Vyakarana ✓
- C Ganita
- D Jyotisha
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Medieval India
CSE2022
"Yogavasistha" was translated into Persian by Nizamuddin Panipati during the reign of:
- A Akbar ✓
- B Humayun
- C Shahjahan
- D Aurangzeb
✓ Correct answer: (A)
History › Medieval India
CAPF2021
Consider the following statements
- Under Akbar, the system of Zabt was established over a large area from Punjab to Awadh
- In the seventeenth century North India, the system of Zabt lost much ground to the system of Kankut
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A 1 only
- B 2 only
- C Both 1 and 2 ✓
- D Neither 1 nor 2
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › Medieval India
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