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Topic Mughal painting
Asked 3 times across 2 UPSC exams over 2 years (2019–2021), peaking in 2019.
Key insights
- Most tested in CDS — 2 of 3 PYQs
- Most asked in 2019
- Recurs across 3 years (2019–2021)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2019 → CDS 2020
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (3 of 3) are since 2016.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CDS2021
Which one of the following painters was not associated with Humayun?
- A Mir Sayyid Ali
- B Maulana Dost Musawir
- C Maulana Yusuf
- D Bihzad ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Art & Culture › Painting & Visual Arts
CDS2020
The famous Mughal painting, depicting Jahangir embracing the Safavid king Shah Abbas, was painted by which one of the following Mughal painters?
- A Abd al-Samad
- B Abul Hasan
- C Dasavant
- D Bishandas ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
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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