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Organization Maratha Empire
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 3 years (2020–2023), peaking in 2020.
Key insights
- Most tested in CAPF — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2020
- Recurs across 2 years (2020–2023)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CAPF 2020 → CDS 2023
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 2) are since 2016.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CDS2023
Arrange the following events associated with Shivaji in chronological order
- Attack on Afzal Khan
- Capture of Torna
- Attack on Shaista Khan
- Annexation of Javli
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
- A 2, 4, 1, 3 ✓
- B 4, 2, 1, 3
- C 1, 2, 3, 4
- D 3, 1, 2, 4
✓ Correct answer: (A)
History › Medieval India
CAPF2020
On which one of the following conditions, did the Marathas agree to serve the Mughal king with a cavalry contingent of 15,000 in the early 18th century?
- A Grant of the jagir of Malwa province
- B Control of the resources of Gujarat
- C The right to levy chauth and sardeshmukhi in the Deccan and South India ✓
- D The right to mint coins in their own name
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › Medieval India
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