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Place Tungabhadra River
Asked 3 times across 2 UPSC exams over 8 years (2015–2023), peaking in 2023.
Key insights
- Most tested in CDS — 2 of 3 PYQs
- First appeared in CDS 2015 — 8 years before CSE 2023 (allied exams preview CSE)
- 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 → CSE 2023
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.
CSE2023
Who among the following rulers of Vijayanagara Empire constructed a large dam across Tungabhadra River and a canal-cum-aqueduct several kilometres long from the river to the capital city?
- A Devaraya I ✓
- B Mallikarjuna
- C Vira Vijaya
- D Virupaksha
✓ Correct answer: (A)
History › Medieval India
CDS2023
Which two rivers flow in the region between Gulbarga and Vijayanagara Hampi?
- A Narmada and Godavari
- B Mahanadi and Godavari
- C Kaveri and Periyar
- D Krishna and Tungabhadra ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
History › Medieval India
CDS2015
The Tungbhadra river provided sustenance to which empire ?
- A Chola
- B Vijayanagara ✓
- C Vakataka
- D Pandya
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Medieval India
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