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Person Kharavela
Asked 3 times across 2 UPSC exams over 8 years (2015–2023), peaking in 2023.
Key insights
- Most tested in CDS — 2 of 3 PYQs
- Most asked in 2023
- Recurs across 2 years (2015–2023)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2015 → CBI 2023
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 3) are since 2016.
Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CDS2023
The famous Hathigumpha inscription of Kharavela mentions that in the eleventh year of his reign, Kharavela destroyed a confederacy of Tamil States, "Tramiradesa Sanghatam", which had long been a source of danger. How old was this confederacy of Tamil States at that time ?
- A 110 years old
- B 111 years old
- C 112 years old
- D 113 years old ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
History › Ancient India
CBI2023
Who among the following Kings is said to have destroyed a confederacy of Tamil States in circa 155 BCE?
- A Bindusara
- B Kharbela
- C Gautamiputra Satakarni
- D Kharavela ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
History › Ancient India
CDS2015
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists
| List I (King) | List II (Region) |
|---|
| A. Shashanka | 1. Assam |
| B. Kharavela | 2. Maharashtra |
| C. Simuka | 3. Orissa |
| D. Bhaskara Varman | 4. Bengal |
Codes:
- A A-4 B-2 C-3 D-1
- B A-1 B-3 C-2 D-4
- C A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1 ✓
- D A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › Ancient India
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