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Event Indus Valley Civilization
Asked 13 times across 5 UPSC exams over 14 years (2011–2025), peaking in 2021.
Key insights
- Most tested in CDS — 4 of 13 PYQs
- Most asked in 2021
- Recurs across 8 years (2011–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2011 → CDS 2017 → CISF 2021 → NDA 2021 → CAPF 2021
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (11 of 13) are since 2016.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CDS2025
Which one among the following motifs does not appear on Harappan seals ?
- A Humped Bull
- B Elephant
- C Lion ✓
- D Crocodile
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › Ancient India
CISF2024
Which one among the following statements with reference to the Harappan burial ritual is not correct?
- A At these burials, the dead were generally laid in pits.
- B The burial pits were made in several different ways.
- C Ornaments have sometimes been found placed in these burials.
- D Harappans did not bury mirrors with the dead. ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
History › Ancient India
NDA2022
At which among the following Harappan sites are fire altars found?
- A Kalibangan ✓
- B Harappa
- C Mohenjo-daro
- D Rakhi Garhi
✓ Correct answer: (A)
History › Ancient India
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