Person Surdas
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 8 years (2015–2023), peaking in 2023.
Key insights
- Most tested in CAPF — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2023
- Recurs across 2 years (2015–2023)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2015 → CAPF 2023
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (1 of 2) predate 2016, and it still returns.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CAPF2023
The celebrated group of poets in medieval Mathura and Vrindavana called the Ashta-Chhapa were the successors of which one of the following medieval Bhakti Saints ?
- A Kabir of Benaras
- B Chaitanya of Bengal
- C Guru Nanak of Punjab
- D Surdas of Braj region ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Art & Culture › Religion & Philosophy
CDS2015
The 'Sur Sagar' is
- A a medieval treatise on music composed by Tansen
- B a poetic work of Surdas ✓
- C memories of Bahadur Shah Zafar
- D None of the above
✓ Correct answer: (B)
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