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Fatehpur Sikri

Asked 9 times across 3 UPSC exams over 7 years (2014–2021), peaking in 2014.
9
PYQs
3
Exams
4
Years active
2014–2021
Span
2014
Peak
9/9
Answers
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Key insights

  • Most tested in CSE — 7 of 9 PYQs
  • Most asked in 2014
  • Recurs across 4 years (2014–2021)

How it travelled across exams

First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2014 CDS 2017 CAPF 2021

How the concept evolved

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Long-running — most appearances (6 of 9) predate 2016, and it still returns.

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Sample questions

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CAPF2021

Which of the following statements about Akbar are correct?

  1. In 1560s, Akbar had the Fort of Agra constructed
  2. In 1570s, Akbar decided to build a new capital at Fatehpur Sikri
  3. Akbar also commissioned a white marble tomb of Shaikh Salim Chishti at Sikri
  4. In 1585, Akbar decided to shift the capital back to Agra

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. A 1, 2 and 4
  2. B 1, 2 and 3 ✓
  3. C 2, 3 and 4
  4. D 3 and 4 only
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Art & Culture › Architecture & Sculpture
CSE2018

With reference to the cultural history of India, consider the following statements

  1. White marble was used in making Buland Darwaza and Khankah at Fatehpur Sikri
  2. Red sandstone and marble were used in making Bara Imambara and Rumi Darwaza at Lucknow

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

  1. A 1 only
  2. B 2 only
  3. C Both 1 and 2
  4. D Neither 1 nor 2 ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Art & Culture › Architecture & Sculpture
CDS2017

Consider the following

  1. Tughlaqabad Fort
  2. Bada Gumbad in Lodhi Garden
  3. Qutub Minar
  4. Fatehpur Sikri

Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of building the above monuments?

  1. A 3, 1, 4, 2
  2. B 3, 1, 2, 4 ✓
  3. C 1, 3, 2, 4
  4. D 1, 3, 4, 2
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Art & Culture › Architecture & Sculpture

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