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Person Ashvaghosha
Asked 3 times across 3 UPSC exams over 1 years (2021–2022), peaking in 2021.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 1 of 3 PYQs
- Most asked in 2021
- Recurs across 2 years (2021–2022)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CAPF 2021 → CDS 2022
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 3) are since 2016.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CDS2022
Which one of the following is not the work of Ashvaghosha?
- A Sariputraprakarana
- B Buddhacharita
- C Saundarananda
- D Manjushrimulakalpa ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Art & Culture › Literature & Languages
CAPF2021
Which one of the following pairs of authors and Sanskrit literary works is not correctly matched?
- A Somadeva : Kathasaritsagara
- B Ashvaghosha : Buddhacharita
- C Bilhana : Vikramankadevacharita
- D Kalidasa : Vasavadatta ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Art & Culture › Literature & Languages
CSE
The following were famous scholars in ancient India
- Ashvaghosh
- Nagarjuna
- Vasumitra
- Buddhaghosa Which
of them was/were contemporary of Kanishka?
- A I, UL, UL, IV
- B I, IIL, IV
- C 1, U
- D I, Il, I ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
History › Ancient India
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