History PYQ MCQ – UPSC, BPSC & UPPCS
Daily PYQ Series | History | 30 Questions
UPSC CSE Prelims – 2026
Q1. Which evidence best supports the idea that the Indus and Ganga river systems were connected during the Pleistocene?
A. Nadi Sukta of Rigveda
B. Explorations by Robert Bruce Foote
C. Similar river dolphins in both river systems
D. None of these
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Similar river dolphins provide biological evidence suggesting an earlier connection between the two river systems.
Q2. In early Buddhist iconography, an empty throne principally symbolised:
A. Buddha's enlightenment
B. First Sermon
C. Mahaparinibbana
D. Mahabhinishkramana
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The empty throne represented Buddha's spiritual presence and enlightenment.
Q3. Which ancient-modern river pair is correctly matched?
A. Vitasta — Chenab
B. Asikni — Jhelum
C. Parushni — Ravi
D. Yavyavati — Beas
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Parushni is identified with the Ravi. Vitasta refers to Jhelum and Asikni to Chenab.
Q4. Regarding the Amaravati Stupa, which statements are correct?
1. It stood in the lower Krishna valley.
2. It was next only to Sanchi in size.
3. Its artistic influence spread beyond South India.
A. 1 only
B. 1 and 3 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3
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Statements 1 and 3 are correct.
Q5. Which ruler-dynasty pair is incorrectly matched?
A. Senguttuvan — Chera
B. Udiyanjeral — Chola
C. Nedunjeliyan — Pandya
D. None
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Udiyanjeral belonged to the Chera dynasty.
Q6. Which factors contributed to Subhas Chandra Bose forming the Forward Bloc?
A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 1, 2 and 4
C. 2 and 4 only
D. 1, 3 and 4
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Political differences within Congress and divisions among left groups contributed to the formation of the Forward Bloc.
Q7. After the British annexation of Awadh in 1856, which statements were correct?
A. 2 and 3 only
B. 1 and 3 only
C. 1, 2 and 3
D. 2 only
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Taluqdars lost much of their power, while British revenue policy aimed at more direct collection.
Q8. Why did the Montagu-Chelmsford reforms encourage community-based politics?
A. 1 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 and 2 only
D. 1, 2 and 3
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Separate electorates and political safeguards strengthened community-based representation.
Q9. Mallikarjun Mansur is associated with which gharana?
A. Agra
B. Gwalior
C. Patiala
D. Jaipur-Atrauli
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Mallikarjun Mansur was a leading exponent of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana.
Q10. The expression kshetra-patni is associated with:
A. Rigveda
B. Atharvaveda
C. Ashtadhyayi
D. Arthashastra
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The expression is associated with the Atharvaveda.
BPSC Prelims – 71st BPSC 2025
Q1. Which Buddhist Council was not held in present-day Bihar?
A. Second
B. First
C. Third
D. Fourth
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The Fourth Buddhist Council is associated with Kashmir.
Q2. Arrange the dynasties chronologically: Maurya, Shunga, Kanva, Kushana.
A. Shunga–Maurya–Kushana–Kanva
B. Maurya–Shunga–Kanva–Kushana
C. Maurya–Kushana–Shunga–Kanva
D. Maurya–Shunga–Kushana–Kanva
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Correct order: Maurya → Shunga → Kanva → Kushana.
Q3. Who among the following does not belong to the Rigvedic period?
A. Gargi
B. Ghosha
C. Apala
D. Vishvavara
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Gargi is mainly associated with the later Vedic and Upanishadic tradition.
Q4. Arrange chronologically: Battle of Wandiwash, Nand Kumar case, Treaty of Salbai, death of Tipu Sultan.
A. 3-1-2-4
B. 2-3-4-1
C. 2-4-1-3
D. 3-2-1-4
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Wandiwash (1760) → Nand Kumar (1775) → Salbai (1782) → Tipu Sultan (1799).
Q5. Which statements about Subhas Chandra Bose are correct?
A. 2 and 3 only
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3
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Tripuri session was in 1939. Bose escaped in 1941 and proclaimed the Azad Hind Government in 1943.
Q6. Which pair is incorrectly matched?
A. Dayananda Saraswati — Satyarth Prakash
B. James Augustus Hicky — Calcutta Chronicle
C. E.V. Ramasamy — Justice Party
D. Jyotirao Phule — Satyashodhak Samaj
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Hicky founded Hicky's Bengal Gazette.
Q7. Who became Premier of Bihar in 1939?
A. Anugraha Narain Singh
B. Rajendra Prasad
C. Shri Krishna Singh
D. None
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Shri Krishna Singh headed the Bihar ministry.
Q8. Who was a major leader of the Kisan Sabha movement in Bihar?
A. Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
B. Raj Kumar Shukla
C. Narendra Dev
D. Baba Ram Chandra
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Swami Sahajanand Saraswati led the Bihar Provincial Kisan Sabha.
Q9. The Champaran Agrarian Committee was formed after an agreement between:
A. Government and Raj Kumar Shukla
B. Government and Mahatma Gandhi
C. Government and Rajendra Prasad
D. Government and Anugraha Narain Singh
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Gandhi's intervention led to an official inquiry into indigo cultivators' grievances.
Q10. Who visited Bihar to strengthen Home Rule activities?
A. Annie Besant
B. B.G. Tilak
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. M.A. Ansari
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Annie Besant played an important role in expanding the Home Rule movement.
UPPCS Prelims – 2025
Q1. Babur wrote the Baburnama in:
A. Persian
B. Arabic
C. Chagatai Turki
D. Sanskrit
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Babur wrote his memoirs in Chagatai Turki.
Q2. Which events occurred in 1911?
1. Annulment of Bengal Partition
2. Transfer of capital to Delhi
3. Lucknow Pact
A. 1 and 2
B. 3 only
C. 2 and 3
D. 1 only
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The Lucknow Pact was signed in 1916.
Q3. Arrange chronologically: Gandhi-Irwin Pact, Second Round Table Conference, Poona Pact, end of Civil Disobedience Movement.
A. 3-4-2-1
B. 4-3-1-2
C. 4-3-2-1
D. 3-4-1-2
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Gandhi-Irwin Pact → Second RTC → Poona Pact → end of Civil Disobedience Movement.
Q4. Arrange chronologically: Sanyasi, Indigo, Kuka and Pabna movements.
A. 4-3-2-1
B. 3-4-1-2
C. 3-4-2-1
D. 4-2-3-1
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Sanyasi → Indigo → Kuka → Pabna.
Q5. Match Dalhousie, Curzon, Bentinck and Cornwallis with their policies.
A. 4-3-1-2
B. 3-4-2-1
C. 3-4-1-2
D. 4-3-2-1
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Dalhousie–Doctrine of Lapse, Curzon–Partition of Bengal, Bentinck–Abolition of Sati, Cornwallis–Permanent Settlement.
Q6. Buland Darwaza was built by Akbar to commemorate:
A. Birth of Jahangir
B. Gujarat victory
C. Bengal victory
D. Battle of Haldighati
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It commemorated Akbar's Gujarat victory.
Q7. The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle ended:
A. First Carnatic War
B. Second Carnatic War
C. Third Carnatic War
D. Battle of Plassey
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The treaty ended the First Carnatic War.
Q8. In Sultanate administration, Khalsa land meant:
A. Land directly controlled by the state
B. Land assigned to nobles
C. Temple land
D. Village common land
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Khalsa land was directly administered by the state.
Q9. Which place remained with Nepal after the Treaty of Sugauli?
A. Shimla
B. Ranikhet
C. Kathmandu
D. Nainital
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Kathmandu remained part of Nepal.
Q10. Match correctly:
A. Mahendravarman I — Pallava
B. Kadungon — Pandya
C. Amoghavarsha I — Rashtrakuta
D. Rajaraja I — Chola
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Each ruler belongs to the dynasty mentioned with the name.
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