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Organization Mughal Empire
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 1 years (2020–2021), peaking in 2020.
Key insights
- Most tested in CAPF — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2020
- Recurs across 2 years (2020–2021)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CAPF 2020 → CISF 2021
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.
CISF2021
Which one of the following was the homeland of Babur ?
- A Farghana ✓
- B Samarkand
- C Bukhara
- D Sogdiana
✓ 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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