History questions from UPSC 2018

Question 1 · Modern Indian History

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

Question 2 · Ancient History

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

Question 3 · Constitutional History of India

In the Federation established by The Government of India Act of 1935, residuary powers were given to the

Question 4 · Modern Indian History

With reference to educational institutions during colonial rule in India, consider the following pairs : Institution - Founder 1. Sanskrit College at Benaras - William Jones 2. Calcutta Mada...

Question 5 · Economic Impact of British Rule

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

Question 6 · Modern Indian History

Which among the following events happened earliest ?

Question 7 · Economic History of British India

The staple commodities of export by the English East India Company from Bengal in the middle of the 18th century were

Question 8 · Indian Folk Arts

Consider the following pairs : Tradition — State 1. Chapchar Kut festival — Mizoram 2. Khongjom Parba ballad — Manipur 3. Thang-Ta dance — Sikkim Which of the pairs given above is/are correc...

Question 9 · Modern Indian History

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

Question 10 · Modern Indian History

Who among the following were the founders of the "Hind Mazdoor Sabha" established in 1948 ?

Question 11 · Tribal Uprisings

After the Santhal Uprising subsided, what was/were the measure/measures taken by the colonial government ? 1. The territories called 'Santhal Paraganas' were created. 2. It became illegal fo...

Question 12 · Ancient and Medieval Indian Religions

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

Question 13 · Modern Indian History

Regarding Wood's Dispatch, which of the following statements are true ? 1. Grants-in-Aid system was introduced. 2. Establishment of universities was recommended. 3. English as a medium of in...

Question 14 · Foreign Travellers to India

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

Question 15 · Indian National Movement

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

Question 16 · Indian Classical Music

With reference to cultural history of India, consider the following statements : 1. Most of the Tyagaraja Kritis are devotional songs in praise of Lord Krishna. 2. Tyagaraja created several...

Question 17 · Art & Culture

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 Sikri. 2. Red sandstone and mar...

Question 18 · Post-Independence India

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 Bank of India', was renamed...

Question 19 · British Expansion in India

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

Question 20 · Art & Culture

Consider the following pairs : Craft — Heritage of 1. Puthukkuli shawls — Tamil Nadu 2. Sujni embroidery — Maharashtra 3. Uppada Jamdani saris — Karnataka Which of the pairs given above is/a...

Question 21 · Indian Art and Culture

The well-known painting "Bani Thani" belongs to the

Question 22 · Modern Indian History

Which of the following led to the introduction of English Education in India ? 1. Charter Act of 1813 2. General Committee of Public Instruction, 1823 3. Orientalist and Anglicist Controvers...