Place Bhimbetka
Asked 3 times across 2 UPSC exams over 1 years (2024–2025), peaking in 2025.
Key insights
- Most tested in EPFO — 2 of 3 PYQs
- Most asked in 2025
- Recurs across 2 years (2024–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2024 → EPFO 2025
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (3 of 3) are since 2016.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
EPFO2025
Who amongst the following discovered the rock art of Bhimbetka ?
- A Archibald Carlleyle
- B Alexander Cunningham
- C V.S. Wakankar
- D Mortimer Wheeler
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Art & Culture › Architecture & Sculpture
EPFO2025
Which of the following is the correct chronological order in the evolution of Indian painting (starting with the earliest) ?
- Mahajanaka Jataka, Ajanta
- Bhimbetka rock art
- Royal portrait, Sittannavasal cave
- Heavenly musicians, Brihadishvara temple Select the answer
using the codes given below :
- A 1, 2, 3, 4
- B 2, 1, 3, 4
- C 2, 4, 3, 1
- D 3, 1, 4, 2
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Art & Culture › Painting & Visual Arts
CDS2024
With reference to the Mesolithic art in India, consider the following statements
- Alexander Burns discovered the first rock paintings in India at Sohagighat in Uttar Pradesh
- Bhimbetka rock paintings were discovered when archaeologist V.S. Wakankar noticed the rocks out of a train window while travelling from Bhopal to Itarsi and got off at the nearest railway station to explore the site
- The paintings and engravings do not exist in the same shelter in the rock art of Orissa
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
- A 1 only
- B 2 only ✓
- C 2 and 3
- D 1 and 2
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Ancient India
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