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Topic Gupta administration
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 2 years (2024–2026), peaking in 2026.
Key insights
- Most tested in CDS — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2026
- Recurs across 2 years (2024–2026)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CISF 2024 → CDS 2026
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 2) are since 2016.
Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CDS2026
Consider the following statements about the Gupta administrative system
- The Gupta kings assumed imperial titles such as Maharajadhiraja, Parama-bhattaraka and Parameshvara
- The Gupta kings also connected themselves with the Gods through epithets such as Parama-daivata and Parama-bhagavata
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
- A 1 only
- B 2 only
- C Both 1 and 2 ✓
- D Neither 1 nor 2
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › Ancient India
CISF2024
Which among the following was not a member of the Adhishthana Adhikarana of Kotivarsha in the Gupta period?
- A Sarthavaha
- B Mahattara ✓
- C Prathama-kayastha
- D Prathama-kulika
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Ancient India
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