Person Shudraka
Asked 5 times across 4 UPSC exams over 3 years (2022–2025), peaking in 2022.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 2 of 5 PYQs
- Most asked in 2022
- Recurs across 3 years (2022–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2022 → NDA 2023 → CISF 2025
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (3 of 5) are since 2016.
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Sample questions
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CISF2025
Arrange the following in chronological order, beginning from the earliest
- Shudraka
- Varahamihira
- Panini
- Patanjali the Grammarian. Select the answer
using the code given below :
- A 4-1-2-3
- B 3-4-1-2 ✓
- C 2-3-4-1
- D 3-1-2-4
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Ancient India
NDA2023
Who among the following was the author of the famous Sanskrit work 'Mrichchhakatika'?
- A Kalidasa
- B Bhasa
- C Valmiki
- D Shudraka ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
History › Ancient India
CDS2022
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists
| List I (Literary Work) | List II (Author) |
|---|
| A. Duta Ghatotkacha | 1. Bhatti |
| B. Mrichchhakatikam | 2. Bhasa |
| C. Kiratarjuniyam | 3. Shudraka |
| D. Ravanavadha | 4. Bharavi |
Codes:
- A A-1 B-3 C-4 D-2
- B A-1 B-4 C-3 D-2
- C A-2 B-3 C-4 D-1 ✓
- D A-2 B-4 C-3 D-1
✓ Correct answer: (C)
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