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Topic Statecraft
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 2 years (2022–2024), peaking in 2024.
Key insights
- Most tested in CAPF — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2024
- Recurs across 2 years (2022–2024)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
NDA 2022 → CAPF 2024
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 2) are since 2016.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CAPF2024
In Kautilya's Arthashashtra, the conquerer king is expected to establish, in the conquered territories, a social order based on the
- A varna system only
- B dharma, varna and ashrama systems ✓
- C dharma only
- D varna and ashrama systems
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Ancient India
NDA2022
Arthashastra, the classical work of Indian political thought, focuses primarily on
- A economy
- B culture
- C statecraft ✓
- D monarchy
✓ Correct answer: (C)
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