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Topic Religious Policy
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams, peaking in 2020.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2020
- Recurs across 1 years (2020–2020)
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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CAPF2020
Which one of the following statements about the religious policies of the Mughal kings is NOT correct?
- A The tax on pilgrimage was abolished in 1563, and the jizya tax on non-Muslim Subjects was abolished in 1564
- B Akbar issues instructions to his officers to follow the policy of religious toleration
- C Not all Mughal emperors gave grants for the building and maintenance of places of worship ✓
- D Grants were issued for the repair of a number of temples in the reigns of Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb, after they had been destroyed during war
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › Medieval India
CSE
Assertion (A)According to Asoka's edicts social harmony among the people was more important than religious devotion
Reason (R)He spread ideas of equity instead of promotion of religion
- A Both A and Rare true, and R is the correct explanation of A ✓
- B Both A and R are true, but R is NOT a correct explanation of A
- C A is true, but R is false
- D A is false, but R is true
✓ Correct answer: (A)
History › Ancient India
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