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Topic Military technology history
Asked 2 times in CDS, peaking in 2025.
Key insights
- Most tested in CDS — 2 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2025
- Recurs across 1 years (2025–2025)
Across exams
CDS · 2How 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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CDS2025
Consider the following statements about the use of stirrup in India
- The Konarak horse sculpture (c. 1250) shows a ring-stirrup
- A broad, probably wooden, stirrup appears in Khajuraho sculptures (probably 10th century)
- The iron-stirrup was used in the Delhi Sultans' armies from the thirteenth century onwards
How many of the above statements is/are correct ?
- A 1
- B 2
- C 3 ✓
- D Nil
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › Medieval India
CDS2025
Consider the following statements about the arms used by Europeans in warfare in India
- The flint-lock muskets could work even in wet weather
- The addition of bayonet made musket a more effective and dangerous weapon in close combat
- The wrought-iron cannon barrels were easy to move and manoeuvre
How many of the above statements is/are correct ?
- A 1
- B 2 ✓
- C 3
- D Nil
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Modern India (1757–1857)
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