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Report Chandimangala
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 4 years (2019–2023), peaking in 2019.
Key insights
- Most tested in CDS — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2019
- Recurs across 2 years (2019–2023)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2019 → NDA 2023
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 2) are since 2016.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
NDA2023
Chandimangala, a sixteenth century text, was composed by
- A Hema Saraswati
- B Madhav Kandali
- C Tukaram
- D Mukundaram Chakrabarti ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Art & Culture › Literature & Languages
CDS2019
'Chandimangala' was composed in which one of the following languages during the 16th century CE ?
- A Sanskrit ✓
- B Tamil
- C Bengali
- D Oriya
✓ Correct answer: (A)
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