Topic Sufism
Asked 12 times across 5 UPSC exams over 13 years (2012–2025), peaking in 2021.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 4 of 12 PYQs
- Most asked in 2021
- Recurs across 5 years (2012–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2012 → CDS 2018 → CAPF 2019 → NDA 2021 → GEO 2021
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (9 of 12) are since 2016.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
NDA2025
Which one of the following terms is associated with the practice of Sufism?
- A Jizya
- B Ijma
- C Muqaddam
- D Murid ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Art & Culture › Religion & Philosophy
CDS2021
The biography of Shaikh Muinuddin Chishti, authored by Jahanara, is known as
- A Munis al Arwah ✓
- B Fawaid ul Fawad
- C Sirat ul Auliya
- D Muraqqa-e Dehli
✓ Correct answer: (A)
History › Medieval India
CDS2021
The town of Chisht, from which the Sufi Chishti Silsila derives its name, is located in
- A Western Turkey
- B Central Afghanistan ✓
- C Eastern Iran
- D Eastern Iraq
✓ Correct answer: (B)
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