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Topic Foreign travellers
Asked 4 times across 3 UPSC exams over 3 years (2018–2021), peaking in 2018.
Key insights
- Most tested in CDS — 2 of 4 PYQs
- Most asked in 2018
- Recurs across 2 years (2018–2021)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2018 → CDS 2018 → GEO 2021
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (4 of 4) are since 2016.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
GEO2021
Who among the following foreign travellers was appointed Qazi of Delhi by Muhammad Tughlaq?
- A Al-Masudi
- B Abu Zaid
- C Ibn Battuta
- D Ibn Haukal
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
History › Medieval India
CSE2018
Which one of the following foreign travellers elaborately discussed about diamonds and diamond mines of India ?
- A Francois Bernier
- B Jean-Baptiste Tavernier ✓
- C Jean de Thevenot
- D Abbe Barthelemy Carre
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Medieval India
CDS2018
Who among the following European travellers never returned to Europe and settled down in India?
- A Duarte Barbosa
- B Manucci ✓
- C Tavernier
- D Bernier
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Medieval India
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