UPSC History Questions

241 questions with explanations

With reference to the British colonial rule in India, consider the following statements: 1. Mahatma Gandhi was instrumental in the abolition of the system of ‘i…

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Which one of the following is not a Harappan site?

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With reference to the Swadeshi Movement, consider the following statements: 1. It contributed to the revival of the indigenous artisan crafts and industries. 2.…

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Consider the following pairs: Movement/Organisation Leader 1. All India Anti Untouchability League Mahatma Gandhi 2. All India Kisan Sabha Swami Sahajanand Sara…

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Which one of the following groups of plants was domesticated in the New World and introduced in the Old World?

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Consider the following statements about ‘the Charter Act of 1813’: 1. It ended the trade monopoly of the East India Company in India except for trade in tea and…

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Consider the following events: 1. The first democratically elected communist party government formed in a State in India 2. India's then largest bank, 'Imperial…

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With reference to the cultural history of India, consider the following statements: 1. Most of the Tyagaraja Kritis are devotional songs in praise of Lord Krish…

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The well-known painting “Bani Thani” belongs to the

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With reference to the cultural history of India, consider the following statements: 1. White marble was used in making Buland Darwaza and Khankah at Fatehpur Si…

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Which one of the following foreign travellers elaborately discussed diamonds and diamond mines of India?

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With reference to Indian history, who among the following is a future Buddha, yet to come to save the world?

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With reference to the religious practices in India, the “Sthanakvasi” sect belongs to

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Which one of the following is a very significant aspect of the Champaran Satyagraha?

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In 1920, which of the following changed its name to “Swarajya Sabha”?

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Which among the following events happened earliest?

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Which one of the following statements does not apply to the system of Subsidiary Alliance introduced by Lord Wellesley?

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Economically one of the results of the British rule in India in the 19th century was the:

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After the Santhal Uprising subsided, what were the measure/measures taken by the colonial government? 1. The territories called ‘Santhal Parganas’ were created.…

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He wrote biographies of Mazzini, Garibaldi, Shivaji and Shrikrishna, stayed in America for some time; and was also elected to the Central Assembly. He was:

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