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Topic Vedic society
Asked 3 times across 2 UPSC exams over 2 years (2024–2026), peaking in 2026.
Key insights
- Most tested in CDS — 2 of 3 PYQs
- First appeared in CDS 2024 — 2 years before CSE 2026 (allied exams preview CSE)
- Most asked in 2026
- Recurs across 3 years (2024–2026)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2024 → CSE 2026
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.
CSE2026
Consider the following statements about the Rigvedic period
- Irrigation from wells allowed agriculture to expand away from flood plains and strips on river margins into the present Punjab and Haryana plains having underground water levels reasonably close to the surface
- Draught-animal power was employed to draw up water out of the wells
Which of the following information support/supports the above statements?
- There is evidence in the Rigveda of the use of ashma chakra (stone pulley wheel) and ahava (strapped wooden pails) to draw up water
- Mention has been made in the Rigveda of the use of implements like parashu/kulisha (axe) and datra/sreni (sickle)
- There is a history of the use of ox, even before the Rigveda, for ploughing the land and pulling the carts
- A 1 and 2 only
- B 1, 2 and 3
- C 1 and 3 only ✓
- D 3 only
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › Ancient India
CDS2025
In the Rig Veda Samhita, use of the terms ishukrit and isukara referred to the maker of :
- A Arrows ✓
- B Swords
- C Vajra (Thunderbolt)
- D Maces
✓ Correct answer: (A)
History › Ancient India
CDS2024
The terms used for cereals in the Rig Veda are :
- A Godhuma and Vrihi
- B Yava and Dhanya ✓
- C Tila and Khala
- D Priyangu and Shyamaka
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Ancient India
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