Place Taxila
Asked 3 times across 3 UPSC exams, peaking in 2024.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 1 of 3 PYQs
- Most asked in 2024
- Recurs across 1 years (2024–2024)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
NDA 2024 → GEO 2024
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 3) are since 2016.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
NDA2024
Taxila was the capital of which one among the following Mahajanapadas of ancient India ?
- A Kuru
- B Kasi
- C Gandhar ✓
- D Avanti
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › Ancient India
GEO2024
The ancient city of Taxila is situated in which one among the following provinces of Pakistan ?
- A Baluchistan
- B Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- C Punjab ✓
- D Sindh
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › Ancient India
CSE
Between which of the following was the ancient town of Takshasila located?
- A Indus and Jhelum ✓
- B Jhelum and Chenab
- C Chenab and Ravi
- D Ravi and Beas
✓ Correct answer: (A)
History › Ancient India
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