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Person Al-Biruni
Asked 5 times across 3 UPSC exams over 12 years (2014–2026), peaking in 2022.
Key insights
- Most tested in CDS — 3 of 5 PYQs
- First appeared in CDS 2014 — 8 years before CSE 2022 (allied exams preview CSE)
- Most asked in 2022
- Recurs across 5 years (2014–2026)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2014 → CSE 2022 → GEO 2026
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (4 of 5) are since 2016.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
GEO2026
Consider the following pairs : Traveller : Century/Centuries
- Marco Polo : Tenth and eleventh centuries
- Al-Biruni : Thirteenth century
- Duarte Barbosa : Sixteenth century
How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
- A None
- B One
- C Two
- D All three
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
History › Medieval India
CSE2022
The Prime Minister recently inaugurated the new Circuit House near Somnath Temple at Veraval. Which of the following statements are correct regarding Somnath Temple?
- Somnath Temple is one of the Jyotirlinga shrines
- A description of Somnath Temple was given by Al-Biruni
- Pran Pratishtha of Somnath Temple (installation of the present day temple) was done by President S. Radhakrishnan
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
- A 1 and 2 only ✓
- B 2 and 3 only
- C 1 and 3 only
- D 1, 2 and 3
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Art & Culture › Architecture & Sculpture
CDS2020
Al-Biruni's Kitab-ul-Hind was written in which language?
- A Arabic ✓
- B Persian
- C Urdu
- D Turkish
✓ Correct answer: (A)
History › Medieval India
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