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Topic Bhakti literature
Asked 5 times across 2 UPSC exams over 7 years (2018–2025), peaking in 2019.
Key insights
- Most tested in CDS — 3 of 5 PYQs
- Most asked in 2019
- Recurs across 5 years (2018–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2018 → GEO 2024
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (5 of 5) are since 2016.
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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
GEO2024
Which among the following statements is/are correct ?
- Nalayira Divyaprabandham is an anthology of Alvar saints' compositions
- Tevaram is the collection of Tamil Shaiva hymns
- Nalayira Divyaprabandham is also described as the Tamil Veda. Select the answer
using the code given below :
- A 1 and 2 only
- B 2 and 3 only
- C 1, 2 and 3 ✓
- D 1 only
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Art & Culture › Religion & Philosophy
CDS2021
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists
| List I (Author) | List II (Poetical work) |
|---|
| A. Brindavan Das | 1. Shivasankirttan |
| B. Krishnadas Kaviraj | 2. Chandimangal |
| C. Mukundaram Chakravarti | 3. Chaitanyacharitamrita |
| D. Rameshwar Bhattacharya | 4. Chaitanyamangal |
Codes:
- A A-4 B-2 C-3 D-1
- B A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1 ✓
- C A-1 B-3 C-2 D-4
- D A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Art & Culture › Literature & Languages
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