Person Jahangir
Asked 6 times across 2 UPSC exams over 1 years (2018–2019), peaking in 2019.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 5 of 6 PYQs
- First appeared in CDS 2018 — 1 years before CSE 2019 (allied exams preview CSE)
- Most asked in 2019
- Recurs across 2 years (2018–2019)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2018 → CSE 2019
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (4 of 6) predate 2016, and it still returns.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CSE2019
Who among the following Mughal Emperors shifted emphasis from illustrated manuscripts to album and individual portrait?
- A Humayun
- B Akbar
- C Jahangir ✓
- D Shah Jahan
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Art & Culture › Painting & Visual Arts
CDS2018
The aristocrat Muqarrab Khan was a great favourite of which Mughal Emperor?
- A Akbar
- B Jahangir ✓
- C Farrukhsiyar
- D Shah Alam
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Medieval India
CSE
During the time of which Mughal Emperor did the English East India Company establish its first factory in India?
- A Akbar
- B Jahangir ✓
- C Shahjahan
- D Aurangzeb
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Medieval India
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