UPSC History Questions

Which one of the following observations is not true about the Quit India Movement?

Karl Marx explained the process of class struggle with the help of which one of the following theories?

The tendency for increased litigation was visible after the introduction of the land settlement system of Lord Cornwallis in 1793. The reason for this is normal…

Consider the following statements : 1. The "Bombay Manifesto" signed in 1936 openly opposed the preaching of socialist ideals. 2. It evoked support from a large…

With reference to Pondicherry (now Puducherry), consider the following statements: 1. The first European power to occupy Pondicherry were the Portuguese. 2. The…

Who among the following were official Congress negotiators with Cripps Mission?

What was the immediate reason for Ahmad Shah Abdali to invade India and fight the Third Battle of Panipat?

Why did Buddhism start declining in India in the early medieval times? 1. Buddha was by that time considered as one of the incarnations of Vishnu and thus becam…

Among the following, who was not a proponent of bhakti cult?

For the Karachi session of Indian National Congress in 1931 presided over by Sardar Patel, who drafted the Resolution on Fundamental Rights and Economic Program…

Who among the following Governor Generals created the Covenanted Civil Service of India which later came to be known as the Indian Civil Service?

By a regulation in 1793, the District Collector was deprived of his judicial powers and made the collecting agent only. What was the reason for such regulation?

After Quit India Movement, C. Rajagopalachari issued a pamphlet entitled "The Way Out". Which one of the following was a proposal in this pamphlet?

What was the immediate cause for the launch of the Swadeshi movement?

Four resolutions were passed at the famous Calcutta session of Indian National Congress in 1906. The question of either retention OR of rejection of these four …

Consider the following statements: 1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad persuaded Mahatma Gandhi to come to Champaran to investigate the problem of peasants. 2. Acharya J. B.…

With reference to Simon Commission's recommendations, which one of the following statements is correct?

There are only two known examples of cave paintings of the Gupta period in ancient India. One of these is paintings of Ajanta caves. Where is the other survivin…

Consider the following statements about Raja Ram Mohan Roy: I. He possessed great love and respect for the traditional philosophical systems of the East. II. He…

Every year, a month-long ecologically important festival is held during which certain communities/tribes plant saplings of fruit-bearing trees. Which of the fol…