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UPSC Civil Services History Questions with Answers & Explanations

20 History questions from the History & Culture section of UPSC Civil Services, each with the correct answer and a worked explanation. Try each question first, then tap Show answer to check. When you're ready, take the timed chapter-wise test to see your all-India rank.

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Question 1

The Non-Cooperation Movement was withdrawn after the incident at

  1. AJallianwala Bagh
  2. BChauri Chaura
  3. CBardoli
  4. DChamparan
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Answer: (B) Chauri Chaura
Question 2

Who was the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism?

  1. ANeminatha
  2. BRishabhanatha
  3. CMahavira
  4. DParshvanatha
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Answer: (C) Mahavira
Question 3

Who founded the Indian National Army's "Azad Hind Government"?

  1. ABhagat Singh
  2. BSubhas Chandra Bose
  3. CRash Behari Bose
  4. DMohan Singh
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Answer: (B) Subhas Chandra Bose
Question 4

The Indian National Congress was founded in

  1. A1919
  2. B1905
  3. C1885
  4. D1857
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Answer: (C) 1885
Question 5

The Revolt of 1857 began at

  1. ADelhi
  2. BMeerut
  3. CLucknow
  4. DKanpur
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Answer: (B) Meerut
Question 6

The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in

  1. A1920
  2. B1915
  3. C1919
  4. D1922
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Answer: (C) 1919
Question 7

The Taj Mahal was built by

  1. AJahangir
  2. BHumayun
  3. CAkbar
  4. DShah Jahan
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Answer: (D) Shah Jahan
Question 8

Who wrote "Arthashastra"?

  1. APanini
  2. BKautilya
  3. CBanabhatta
  4. DKalidasa
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Answer: (B) Kautilya
Question 9

Who founded the Arya Samaj?

  1. ASwami Vivekananda
  2. BRaja Ram Mohan Roy
  3. CRamakrishna Paramahamsa
  4. DSwami Dayananda Saraswati
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Answer: (D) Swami Dayananda Saraswati
Question 10

Who is known as the "Iron Man of India"?

  1. ASardar Vallabhbhai Patel
  2. BJawaharlal Nehru
  3. CLal Bahadur Shastri
  4. DBal Gangadhar Tilak
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Answer: (A) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

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Question 11

Gautama Buddha delivered his first sermon at

  1. ABodh Gaya
  2. BSarnath
  3. CKushinagar
  4. DLumbini
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Answer: (B) Sarnath
Question 12

The Indus Valley city of Lothal is located in which present-day state?

  1. AHaryana
  2. BGujarat
  3. CRajasthan
  4. DPunjab
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Answer: (B) Gujarat
Question 13

Who founded the Maurya Empire?

  1. AAshoka
  2. BBimbisara
  3. CBindusara
  4. DChandragupta Maurya
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Answer: (D) Chandragupta Maurya
Question 14

The First Battle of Panipat (1526) was fought between Babur and

  1. AHemu
  2. BSher Shah Suri
  3. CIbrahim Lodi
  4. DRana Sanga
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Answer: (C) Ibrahim Lodi
Question 15

Who founded the Brahmo Samaj?

  1. AKeshab Chandra Sen
  2. BIshwar Chandra Vidyasagar
  3. CDayananda Saraswati
  4. DRaja Ram Mohan Roy
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Answer: (D) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Question 16

The Gupta ruler known as the "Napoleon of India" was

  1. AChandragupta I
  2. BSkandagupta
  3. CSamudragupta
  4. DChandragupta II
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Answer: (C) Samudragupta
Question 17

The Vijayanagara Empire's greatest ruler, Krishnadeva Raya, belonged to the

  1. ASaluva dynasty
  2. BTuluva dynasty
  3. CSangama dynasty
  4. DAravidu dynasty
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Answer: (B) Tuluva dynasty
Question 18

The Subsidiary Alliance system was introduced by

  1. ALord Ripon
  2. BLord Wellesley
  3. CLord Cornwallis
  4. DLord Dalhousie
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Answer: (B) Lord Wellesley
Question 19

The Ghadar Party was founded in

  1. ALondon
  2. BBerlin
  3. CTokyo
  4. DSan Francisco
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Answer: (D) San Francisco
Question 20

The Quit India Movement was launched in

  1. A1947
  2. B1920
  3. C1930
  4. D1942
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Answer: (D) 1942

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