Person Tulsidas
Asked 4 times across 4 UPSC exams over 5 years (2020–2025), peaking in 2020.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 1 of 4 PYQs
- Most asked in 2020
- Recurs across 3 years (2020–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CAPF 2020 → NDA 2023 → GEO 2025
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (3 of 4) are since 2016.
Related concepts
Ideas UPSC tests alongside this one — keep exploring.
Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
GEO2025
Which one of the following pairs of the Bhakti poets and their works is not correctly matched?
- A Jnaneshvara : Bhavartha Deepika
- B Jayadeva : Gita Govinda
- C Eknath : Bhavartha Ramayana
- D Tulsidas : Adhyatma Ramayana ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Art & Culture › Literature & Languages
NDA2023
Which one of the following statements about the Bhakti movement is NOT correct ?
- A The Bhakti movement avoided traditions that promoted diversity ✓
- B In northern India, the Bhakti movement revolved around the worship of Rama and Krishna
- C The Bhakti movement relied on the devotion of God, both with and without attributes
- D While Tulsidas represented the tradition of devotion with attributes, Sant Kabir followed the path of devotion without attributes
✓ Correct answer: (A)
History › Medieval India
CAPF2020
Tulsidas was the author of
- Ramcharitmanas
- Padavali
- Kavitavali
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
- A 1 only
- B 2 and 3 only
- C 1, 2 and 3
- D 1 and 3 only ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Art & Culture › Literature & Languages
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