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Indian History questions asked in previous year papers of SSC, Banking, Railway and other exams, with the exam and year, answers and explanations.

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Q121.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2025, GKMedium

Consider the following international events : 1. Signing of the Simla Agreement 2. Agra Summit between India and Pakistan 3. Signing of the SAARC Charter at the First SAARC Summit 4. India's first nuclear test Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the above events ?

  1. A.1, 3, 4, 2
  2. B.4, 1, 3, 2
  3. C.1, 4, 3, 2
  4. D.4, 1, 2, 3
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Correct answer: C. 1, 4, 3, 2

The events fall in 1972, 1974, 1985 and 2001 in that order, which is also UPSC's official key. The Simla Agreement was signed on 2 July 1972 by Indira Gandhi and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto after the 1971 war; it turned the ceasefire line in Kashmir into the Line of Control.

Q122.Indian HistoryAsked in: RRB NTPC · 05 Jun, 2025, Shift 1Medium

The term 'Bhukti' in post-Gupta polity referred to:

  1. A.province
  2. B.tax
  3. C.officer
  4. D.king
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Correct answer: A. province

In the Gupta and post-Gupta period the empire was divided into bhuktis, which were provinces, and inscriptions call the governor of a bhukti an uparika or uparika-maharaja, usually a prince or a trusted noble.

Q123.Indian HistoryAsked in: SSC CGL · 25 Sept, 2025, Shift 2Medium

Which architectural style predominantly defines the churches of Old Goa?

  1. A.Indo-Saracenic
  2. B.Mughal
  3. C.Baroque and Manueline
  4. D.Gothic Revival
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Correct answer: C. Baroque and Manueline

The churches and convents of Old Goa, built after Albuquerque took the city in 1510 and inscribed on the World Heritage list, follow the styles that Portugal itself was using: the ornate late Gothic Manueline manner and, from the late sixteenth century, the Baroque.

Q124.Indian HistoryAsked in: RRB NTPC · 13 Aug, 2025, Shift 3Medium

Which of the following Buddhist texts is often called the 'Gita of Buddhism' for its importance and teachings?

  1. A.Mahayana Sutra
  2. B.Dhammapada
  3. C.Vamsathapakasini
  4. D.Saddharmapundarīka Sūtra
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Correct answer: B. Dhammapada

The Dhammapada gathers the Buddha's teaching into 423 short verses arranged in 26 chapters, and because it holds the heart of the doctrine in verses anyone can remember, it is often called the Gita of Buddhism.

Q125.Indian HistoryAsked in: Delhi · DSSSB TGT (Maths), 13 Nov 2025, S3Hard

Who among the following was the ruler of Delhi Sultanate when Timur Lung attacked India?

  1. A.Nusrat Shah
  2. B.Sultan Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah Tughluq
  3. C.Nasir ud din Muhammad Shah III
  4. D.Khizr Khan
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Correct answer: B. Sultan Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah Tughluq

He was the Delhi Sultan when Timur invaded India in 1398. Timur, the Turko-Mongol ruler of Samarkand, crossed the Indus, defeated Mahmud Shah's army near Delhi in December 1398 and sacked the city for several days.

Q126.Indian HistoryAsked in: Rajasthan · RPSC RAS Pre, 2 Feb 2025Medium

Which of the following statements is not correct regarding the Bhakti Movement?

  1. A.Vallabhacharya established Pushtimarga.
  2. B.Nimbarka propounded the Philosophy of Dvaitadvait.
  3. C.Madhvacharya propounded Nirguna Bhakti Siddhant instead of Saguna Bhakti.
  4. D.Ramananda advocated Rama Bhakti.
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Correct answer: C. Madhvacharya propounded Nirguna Bhakti Siddhant instead of Saguna Bhakti.

It is the wrong statement, because Madhvacharya worshipped a personal god, Vishnu, with form and qualities, so his path was saguna bhakti, not nirguna.

Q127.Indian HistoryAsked in: Madhya Pradesh · MPPSC Pre GS, 16 Feb 2025Easy

The date 6 April 1930 is well known in the history of India because this date is related to:

  1. A.The Quit India Movement
  2. B.The Partition of Bengal
  3. C.The Jallianwala Bagh massacre
  4. D.The Dandi March by Mahatma Gandhi
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Correct answer: D. The Dandi March by Mahatma Gandhi

On the morning of 6 April 1930 Gandhi picked up a lump of natural salt on the beach at Dandi and broke the salt law, and with that the Civil Disobedience Movement began.

Q129.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC CAPF · Paper I, 3 Aug 2025Hard

Match List-I with List-II and select the answer using the code given below the Lists :

List-I (Act of the British Parliament)

A. The Pitt's India Act, 1784

B. The Charter Act, 1813

C. The Charter Act, 1833

D. The Charter Act, 1853

List-II (Key Provision)

1. Enlargement of the Governor-General's Legislative Council

2. Discrimination against Indians removed in matters of employment and higher service

3. Board set up by the Crown to control affairs of India

4. Termination of monopoly of East India Company over Indian trade

Code :

  1. A.A-1, B-4, C-2, D-3
  2. B.A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3
  3. C.A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
  4. D.A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1
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Correct answer: C. A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1

Taken in order, each Act adds one step in the Crown's control over the Company. Pitt's India Act, 1784 created the Board of Control to oversee the Company's civil, military and revenue affairs.

Q130.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC CAPF · Paper I, 3 Aug 2025Hard

Consider the following statements regarding the Government of India Act, 1919 :

1. It divided the subjects of administration into two categories—central and provincial.

2. The central subjects were divided into 'reserved' and 'transferred' subjects.

3. Provincial Governments were granted the power to make their own budgets and levy taxes.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. A.1 and 2 only
  2. B.2 and 3 only
  3. C.1 and 3 only
  4. D.1, 2 and 3
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Correct answer: C. 1 and 3 only

The Act split subjects between the Centre and the provinces, but the reserved and transferred split applied only to provincial subjects.

Q131.Indian HistoryAsked in: SSC GD Constable · 12 Feb 2025, Shift 2Easy

Who among the following was the successor of King Bimbisara to the throne of Magadha?

  1. A.Ajatashatru
  2. B.Udayin
  3. C.Chandragupta Maurya
  4. D.Ashoka
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Correct answer: A. Ajatashatru

He was Bimbisara's son and took the throne of Magadha after him in the Haryanka dynasty. Bimbisara, a contemporary of the Buddha, built Magadha's power through marriage alliances and the conquest of Anga, with Rajagriha as his capital.

Q133.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2024, GKEasy

Who among the following was the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army of independent India?

  1. A.S. M. Srinagesh
  2. B.K. M. Cariappa
  3. C.K. S. Thimayya
  4. D.K. S. Rajendrasinhji
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Correct answer: B. K. M. Cariappa

General K. M. Cariappa took over as the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army on 15 January 1949. He succeeded General Sir Francis Butcher, the last British chief, and the day he took charge is celebrated every year as Army Day on 15 January.

Q136.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2024, GATHard

Which of the following statements with regard to the famous 'silk routes' are correct?

1. Silk routes refer to East-bound European silk cargoes along these routes.

2. There were several silk routes, over land and by sea, joining together vast regions of Asia with Europe and northern Africa.

3. They are known to have existed since before the Christian Era and thrived almost till the fifteenth century.

4. Besides silk, Chinese pottery, textiles and spices from India and South-east Asia travelled the same route.

Select the answer using the code given below:

  1. A.1, 2 and 3
  2. B.1, 3 and 4
  3. C.2, 3 and 4
  4. D.1, 2 and 4
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Correct answer: C. 2, 3 and 4

Statement 1 is wrong: the name "silk routes" comes from the West-bound cargoes of Chinese silk, not East-bound European silk.

Q137.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2024, GATHard

Consider the following Women’s Associations and their important associates in early twentieth century India :

1. Women’s Indian Association of 1917 : Margaret Cousins

2. National Council of Women in India of 1925 : Sarala Devi Chaudhurani

3. Bharat Stree Mahamandal of 1910 : Lady Meherbai Tata

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched ?

  1. A.1, 2 and 3
  2. B.2 and 3 only
  3. C.1 and 2 only
  4. D.1 only
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Correct answer: D. 1 only

Margaret Cousins was a founder of the Women’s Indian Association, but pairs 2 and 3 have their associates swapped. The Women’s Indian Association was founded at Adyar, Madras, in 1917 by Annie Besant, Margaret Cousins, Dorothy Jinarajadasa and others; it campaigned for women’s franchise and education.

Q138.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2024, GATHard

Consider the following statements about the arrival of tobacco in India :

1. Tobacco plant arrived first in the Deccan.

2. Tobacco spread to northern India in the early years of the seventeenth century.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.Both 1 and 2
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: C. Both 1 and 2

Tobacco, a New World plant brought to India by the Portuguese, first reached the Deccan and then spread to northern India in the early seventeenth century.

Q139.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2024, GATHard

Which one of the following texts is a commentary written by Chakrapanidatta (11th Century CE from Bengal) on the Sushrut Samhita ?

  1. A.Sabdachandrika
  2. B.Bhanumati
  3. C.Nitiratnakara
  4. D.Lohasarvasava
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Correct answer: B. Bhanumati

Bhanumati is Chakrapanidatta's commentary on the Sushruta Samhita, the classical Indian text on surgery. Chakrapanidatta was a physician of eleventh-century Bengal, in the time of the Pala kings.

Q140.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2024, GATHard

Which of the following were features of the postal system of India as described by Ibn Battuta ? 1. The foot post carries a ringing bell in one hand. 2. The horse post is called uluq, stationed at a distance of every four miles. 3. The foot post or dawa has one station at every four kos of distance. 4. The foot post is quicker than horse post. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  1. A.1, 2 and 4
  2. B.1 and 2 only
  3. C.2 and 3 only
  4. D.1, 3 and 4
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Correct answer: A. 1, 2 and 4

Ibn Battuta, who served under Muhammad bin Tughlaq, described a two-part postal system in which statements 1, 2 and 4 hold.