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Topic Miniature painting
Asked 4 times across 3 UPSC exams over 8 years (2018–2026), peaking in 2018.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 2 of 4 PYQs
- Most asked in 2018
- Recurs across 4 years (2018–2026)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2018 → CAPF 2022 → CDS 2026
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.
CDS2026
Basohli, a bold and intense style of miniature painting, is associated with which one of the following regions of India ?
- A Bihar
- B Chhattisgarh
- C Madhya Pradesh
- D Himachal Pradesh ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Art & Culture › Painting & Visual Arts
CAPF2022
Consider the following statements
- The early Malwa school of paintings was influenced by Shirazi school while the early Mughal paintings initially followed Bihzad school
- The major exponents of Bihzad school in India were Sayyid Ali and Abdus Samad
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)
Art & Culture › Painting & Visual Arts
CSE2019
Who among the following Mughal Emperors shifted emphasis from illustrated manuscripts to album and individual portrait?
- A Humayun
- B Akbar
- C Jahangir ✓
- D Shah Jahan
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Art & Culture › Painting & Visual Arts
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