Place Panipat
Asked 3 times across 2 UPSC exams, peaking in 2014.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 2 of 3 PYQs
- Most asked in 2014
- Recurs across 1 years (2014–2014)
Across exams
CSE · 2CDS · 1How the concept evolved
Largely a pre-2016 idea — watch for a comeback.
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Sample questions
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CDS2014
Arrange the locations of four oil refineries of India from west to east.
- A Koyali—Kochi—Panipat—Mathura ✓
- B Kochi—Koyali—Panipat—Mathura
- C Koyali—Panipat—Kochi—Mathura
- D Koyali—Panipat—Mathura—Kochi
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Geography › Indian Economic Geography
CSE
What was the immediate reason for Ahmad Shah Abdaxli to invade India and fight the Third Battle of Panipat?
- A He wanted to avenge the expulsion by Marathas of his viceroy Timur Shah from Lahore ✓
- B The frustrated governor of Jullundhar Adina Beg Khan invited him to invade Punjab
- C He wanted to punish Mughal administration for non-payment of the revenues of the Chahar Mahal (Gujarat,
- D He wanted to annex all the fertile plains of Punjab up to the borders of Delhi to his kingdom
✓ Correct answer: (A)
History › Medieval India
CSE
What is the correct order of the following? A. First Battle of Panipat B. Second Battle of Tarain C. Establishment of East India Company
- A B, A, C ✓
- B A, B, C
- C C, A, B
- D C, B, A
✓ Correct answer: (A)
History › Medieval India
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