BPSC 2022 — History Questions with Answers
All 35 History previous-year questions from BPSC 2022, each with the correct answer and a full explanation. Practise them as a free, timed mock test with instant scoring.
Practice History as a timed test →- Q1.Constitutional Development
Write short notes on the following: Government of India Act, 1858.
- Q2.Tribal Movements
Write short notes on the following: Birsa Munda Movement.
- Q3.Peasant Movements
Write short notes on the following: Indigo Revolt.
- Q4.Indian National Movement
Discuss the factors for the emergence of Indian National Movement. How did it give direction to the freedom struggle?
- Q5.Education
Discuss the growth of colonial technical education in Bihar under various schemes of British rule. Critically analyse its impact.
- Q6.Social and Political Thinkers
Describe Rabindranath Tagore's ideas of society and culture.
- Q7.Ancient History
Who established trade relations with the Roman Empire?
- a)Chera
- b)Western Satraps
- c)Vakataka
- d)Kushan
- e)None of the above/More than one of the above
- Q8.Medieval History
Which Muslim ruler's empire was considered a part of Dar-ul-Islam?
- a)Razia
- b)Iltutmish
- c)Nasir-ud-din
- d)Balban
- e)None of the above/More than one of the above
- Q9.Medieval History
Who among the following opposed the power of the Caliph?
- a)Alauddin Khalji
- b)Muhammad bin Tughlaq
- c)Balban
- d)Iltutmish
- e)None of the above/More than one of the above
- Q10.Medieval History
During whose reign did Tughril Khan revolt?
- a)Alauddin Khalji
- b)Firoz Tughlaq
- c)Khizr Khan
- d)Balban
- e)None of the above/More than one of the above
- Q11.Modern History
Which Mughal ruler first struggled against the British?
- a)Aurangzeb
- b)Shah Jahan
- c)Bahadur Shah Zafar
- d)Jahangir
- e)None of the above/More than one of the above
- Q12.Modern History
Which of the following social reforms were initiated by William Bentinck? 1. Abolition of Sati system 2. Abolition of slavery 3. Removal of disqualification due to change of religion 4. Suppression of organized gangs of Thugs Choose the correct answer from the code given below:
- a)Only 1, 3 and 4
- b)Only 1, 2 and 4
- c)All 1, 2, 3 and 4
- d)Only 1 and 2
- e)None of the above/More than one of the above
- Q13.Medieval History
Who conquered Sindh and annexed it?
- a)Sleeman
- b)Napier
- c)Lawrence
- d)Wellington
- e)None of the above / More than one of the above
- Q14.Modern History
In which year was the first census started in India?
- a)1901
- b)1911
- c)1921
- d)1872
- e)None of the above / More than one of the above
- Q15.Modern History
On what date were Sukhdev, Bhagat Singh and Rajguru hanged?
- a)23 March, 1931
- b)7 September, 1931
- c)4 March, 1931
- d)12 November, 1930
- e)None of the above / More than one of the above
- Q16.Modern History
Who was the third Satyagrahi of the Individual Satyagraha started by Mahatma Gandhi in 1940?
- a)Jawaharlal Nehru
- b)Rajendra Prasad
- c)Brahma Dutt
- d)Vinoba Bhave
- e)None of the above / More than one of the above
- Q17.Modern History
Who started the 'secret radio' during the Quit India Movement?
- a)Subhadra Kumari Chauhan
- b)Sucheta Kripalani
- c)Annie Besant
- d)Usha Mehta
- e)None of the above / More than one of the above
- Q18.Ancient History
Who was the physician of Magadha ruler Bimbisara?
- a)Vijayasena
- b)Jivaka
- c)Manu
- d)Shilabhadra
- e)None of the above / More than one of the above
- Q19.Medieval History
Who was the real founder of Turkish rule in Bihar?
- a)Ibn Bakhtiyar Khilji
- b)Ibrahim
- c)Dariya Khan Nuhani
- d)Malik Husamuddin
- e)None of the above / More than one of the above
- Q20.Modern History of India
Where was the first coal mine dug in India?
- a)Raniganj
- b)Dhanbad
- c)Asansol
- d)Jharia
- e)None of the above / More than one of the above
- Q21.Modern History
Who successfully led the 'Bardoli Satyagraha'?
- a)Motilal Nehru
- b)J.B. Kripalani
- c)Jawaharlal Nehru
- d)Vallabhbhai Patel
- Q22.Modern History
Which of these was not a member of the Cabinet Mission sent to India in 1946 A.D.?
- a)Ramsay MacDonald
- b)A.V. Alexander
- c)Lord Pethick-Lawrence
- d)Sir Stafford Cripps
- Q23.Modern History
In which year was the 'Gandhi-Irwin Pact' signed?
- a)1930 A.D.
- b)1931 A.D.
- c)1932 A.D.
- d)1929 A.D.
- Q24.Modern History
In which session did the Indian National Congress pass the resolution for complete independence?
- a)1924 A.D., Belgaum
- b)1929 A.D., Lahore
- c)1931 A.D., Karachi
- d)1920 A.D., Nagpur
- Q25.Modern History
Subhas Chandra Bose renamed Nicobar Island as ____.
- a)Shaheed Dweep
- b)Balidan Dweep
- c)Navodaya Dweep
- d)Swaraj Dweep
- Q26.Modern History
The 'Chauri Chaura' incident of February 1922 A.D., involving setting fire to a police station, is in which state?
- a)Madhya Pradesh
- b)Bihar
- c)Uttar Pradesh
- d)Rajasthan
- Q27.Modern History
At which place did Khudiram Bose attempt to assassinate Kingsford?
- a)Darbhanga
- b)Muzaffarpur
- c)Gaya
- d)Patna
- Q28.Modern History
During which movement was 'Azad Dasta' active in Bihar?
- a)Non-Cooperation Movement
- b)Civil Disobedience Movement
- c)Quit India Movement
- d)Champaran Satyagraha
- Q29.Modern History
In the interim government formed in 1946, who was entrusted with the Labour Department in the cabinet?
- a)Dr. Rajendra Prasad
- b)Dr. Anugrah Narayan Singh
- c)Syed Ali Zaheer
- d)Jagjivan Ram
- e)None of the above / More than one of the above
- Q30.Modern History
In 1942, on the occasion of which festival did Jayaprakash Narayan escape from Hazaribagh Jail?
- a)Holi
- b)Dussehra
- c)Diwali
- d)Baisakhi
- e)None of the above / More than one of the above
- Q31.Modern History
Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected as the President of the Constituent Assembly in
- a)October 1946
- b)November 1946
- c)December 1946
- d)September 1946
- e)None of the above / More than one of the above
- Q32.Modern History
Who is known by the name 'Frontier Gandhi'?
- a)Shaukat Ali
- b)Abul Kalam Azad
- c)Abdul Ghaffar Khan
- d)M. A. Jinnah
- e)None of the above / More than one of the above
- Q33.Modern History
Where did Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi die?
- a)Kanpur
- b)Gwalior
- c)Jhansi
- d)Lucknow
- e)None of the above / More than one of the above
- Q34.Modern History
Who said about the partition of Bengal, "The partition fell on us like a bomb"?
- a)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
- b)Bipin Chandra Pal
- c)Chittaranjan Das
- d)Surendranath Banerjee
- e)None of the above / More than one of the above
- Q35.Modern History
Who was killed by Sardar Udham Singh?
- a)Curzon Wyllie
- b)Michael O'Dwyer
- c)Saunders
- d)General Dyer
- e)None of the above / More than one of the above
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