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Topic Ancient Indian science
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams, peaking in 2023.
Key insights
- Most tested in CAPF — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2023
- Recurs across 1 years (2023–2023)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CAPF 2023 → CDS 2023
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 2) are since 2016.
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Sample questions
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CAPF2023
The ancient Indian medical treatise for horses called Ashvashastra is attributed to which one of the following persons ?
- A Vagbhatta of the seventh century
- B The sage Shalihotra ✓
- C Bhartrihari of the seventh century
- D Varahamihira of the sixth century
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Ancient India
CDS2023
Which of the following statements is/are correct ?
- The Bakshali Manuscript written in the Gatha language (a refined version of old Prakrit) using the Sharada script deals with topics such as fractions, square roots, arithmetic and geometric progressions
- In the field of geometry, Aryabhatta described the various properties of a circle giving a very accurate value for pi (π) correct to four decimal places at 3·1416
- Sharangadhara Samhita is an important text on political system of ancient India
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
- A 1, 2 and 3
- B 1 and 3 only
- C 1 and 2 only ✓
- D 2 only
✓ Correct answer: (C)
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