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Place Kanchipuram
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 9 years (2014–2023), peaking in 2014.
Key insights
- Most tested in CDS — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2014
- Recurs across 2 years (2014–2023)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2014 → CBI 2023
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (1 of 2) predate 2016, and it still returns.
Related concepts
Ideas UPSC tests alongside this one — keep exploring.
Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CBI2023
Who among the following constructed the Kailasanatha Temple at Kanchipuram?
- A Simhavishnu
- B Umadevi
- C Nandivarman
- D Narasimhavarman II Rajasimha ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Art & Culture › Architecture & Sculpture
CDS2014
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists
| List I (Temple) | List II (Town) |
|---|
| A. Kailasanathar | 1. Bhubaneshwar |
| B. Lingaraj | 2. Khajuraho |
| C. Kandariya Mahadev | 3. Mount Abu |
| D. Dilwara | 4. Kanchipuram |
Codes:
- A A-4 B-2 C-1 D-3
- B A-4 B-1 C-2 D-3 ✓
- C A-3 B-1 C-2 D-4
- D A-3 B-2 C-1 D-4
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Art & Culture › Architecture & Sculpture
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