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Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 2 years (2023–2025), peaking in 2023.
Key insights
- Most tested in NDA — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2023
- Recurs across 2 years (2023–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
NDA 2023 → EPFO 2025
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.
EPFO2025
Which of the following statements about Bharata's Natyashastra is/are correct ?
- It is dated by scholars between the second century BCE and the second century CE
- It analyses theatrical spectacle as an amalgam of speech, vocal and instrumental music, gesture, mime, etc
- The ground it covers is less extensive than Aristotle's Poetics, its nearest ancient Greek counterpart. Select the answer
using the codes given below :
- A 2 only
- B 1 and 2 only
- C 1, 2 and 3
- D 1 and 3 only
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Art & Culture › Literature & Languages
NDA2023
Arrange the following in correct chronological order
- Charak Samhita
- Bharat's Natyashastra
- Sangam Literature
- Ashtadhyayi
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
- A 1 − 3 − 4 − 2
- B 2 − 4 − 1 − 3
- C 4 − 3 − 1 − 2 ✓
- D 3 − 1 − 2 − 4
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › Ancient India
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