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…
Which one of the following is not a Harappan site?
With reference to the Swadeshi Movement, consider the following statements: 1. It contributed to the revival of the indigenous artisan crafts and industries. 2.…
Consider the following pairs: Movement/Organisation Leader 1. All India Anti Untouchability League Mahatma Gandhi 2. All India Kisan Sabha Swami Sahajanand Sara…
Which one of the following groups of plants was domesticated in the New World and introduced in the Old World?
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…
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…
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…
The well-known painting “Bani Thani” belongs to the
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…
Which one of the following foreign travellers elaborately discussed diamonds and diamond mines of India?
With reference to Indian history, who among the following is a future Buddha, yet to come to save the world?
With reference to the religious practices in India, the “Sthanakvasi” sect belongs to
Which one of the following is a very significant aspect of the Champaran Satyagraha?
In 1920, which of the following changed its name to “Swarajya Sabha”?
Which among the following events happened earliest?
Which one of the following statements does not apply to the system of Subsidiary Alliance introduced by Lord Wellesley?
Economically one of the results of the British rule in India in the 19th century was the:
After the Santhal Uprising subsided, what were the measure/measures taken by the colonial government? 1. The territories called ‘Santhal Parganas’ were created.…
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: