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Topic Vaishnavism
Asked 5 times across 2 UPSC exams over 1 years (2021–2022), peaking in 2022.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 4 of 5 PYQs
- First appeared in CDS 2021 — 1 years before CSE 2022 (allied exams preview CSE)
- Most asked in 2022
- Recurs across 2 years (2021–2022)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2021 → CSE 2022
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (3 of 5) predate 2016, and it still returns.
Related concepts
Ideas UPSC tests alongside this one — keep exploring.
Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CSE2022
With reference to Indian history, consider the following pairs: Historical person Known as
- Aryadeva — Jaina scholar
- Dignaga — Buddhist scholar
- Nathamuni — Vaishnava scholar How many pairs given above
are correctly matched?
- A None of the pairs
- B Only one pair
- C Only two pairs ✓
- D All three pairs
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Art & Culture › Religion & Philosophy
CDS2021
Which one among the following is a temple of the Vaishnavite tradition?
- A Srirangam ✓
- B Chidambaram
- C Gangaikonda Cholapuram
- D Thanjavur
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Art & Culture › Architecture & Sculpture
CSE
Ramanuja, the Vaishnava Saint, was born at
- A Srir angam
- B Srivilliputtur
- C Udipi
- D None of the above ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Art & Culture › Religion & Philosophy
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