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Person Tyagaraja
Asked 3 times across 2 UPSC exams over 5 years (2013–2018), peaking in 2013.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 2 of 3 PYQs
- Most asked in 2013
- Recurs across 3 years (2013–2018)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2013 → CDS 2015
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (2 of 3) 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.
CSE2018
With reference to cultural history of India, consider the following statements
- Most of the Tyagaraja Kritis are devotional songs in praise of Lord Krishna
- Tyagaraja created several new ragas
- Annamacharya and Tyagaraja are contemporaries
- Annamacharya kirtanas are devotional songs in praise of Lord Venkateshwara
Which of the statements given above are correct ?
- A 1 and 3 only
- B 2 and 4 only ✓
- C 1, 2 and 3
- D 2, 3 and 4
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Art & Culture › Performing Arts
CDS2015
Which of the following statements about the musical culture in 18ᵗʰ and 19ᵗʰ century South India is/are correct ?
- Musical developments were spearheaded by the Arcot court
- Tanjavur replaced Madras as the cultural capital of classical music in the second half of the nineteenth century
- Three great composers, Tyagaraja, Diksitar and Syama Sastri experimented with the kriti form to set the foundations for modern Carnatic music
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
- A 1 and 3 only
- B 2 only
- C 3 only ✓
- D 1, 2 and 3
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Art & Culture › Performing Arts
CSE2013
Consider the following Bhakti Saints
- Dadu Dayal
- Guru Nanak
- Tyagaraja Who among the above was/were preaching when the Lodi dynasty fell and Babur took over?
- A 1 and 3
- B 2 only ✓
- C 2 and 3
- D 1 and 2
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Medieval India
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