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Topic Indo-Roman trade
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams, peaking in 2025.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2025
- Recurs across 1 years (2025–2025)
Across exams
CSE · 1CAPF · 1How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (1 of 2) predate 2016, and it still returns.
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Sample questions
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CAPF2025
With reference to the Indo-Roman trade, who among the following referred to the drain of Roman gold into India?
- Strabo
- Pliny
- Ptolemy
- Dio Chrysostom Select the answer
using the code given below.
- A 1 and 2
- B 2 and 3
- C 2 and 4
- D 1 and 3
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
History › Ancient India
CSE
Roman settlement in India is found at
- A U_iiain
- B Kshudrakas
- C Arikmedu ✓
- D Koshambi
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › Ancient India
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