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Person Jean-Baptiste Tavernier
Asked 3 times across 2 UPSC exams, peaking in 2018.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 2 of 3 PYQs
- Most asked in 2018
- Recurs across 1 years (2018–2018)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2018 → CDS 2018
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 3) are since 2016.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CSE2018
Which one of the following foreign travellers elaborately discussed about diamonds and diamond mines of India ?
- A Francois Bernier
- B Jean-Baptiste Tavernier ✓
- C Jean de Thevenot
- D Abbe Barthelemy Carre
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Medieval India
CDS2018
According to the French traveller Tavernier, the majority of houses in Varanasi during the 17th century were made of
- A brick and mud
- B stone and thatch
- C wood and stone
- D brick and stone ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
History › Medieval India
CSE
Consider the following European missions during the Mughal period
- Thomas Roe
- Tavernier
- Rudolf Acquaviva
The correct chronological order of their visits is
- A 1-2-3
- B 2-3-l
- C 2 -1- 3
- D 3 -1-2 ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
History › Medieval India
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