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UPPSC 2025 — History of India & Indian National Movement Questions with Answers

All 5 History of India & Indian National Movement previous-year questions from UPPSC 2025, each with the correct answer and a full explanation. Practise them as a free, timed mock test with instant scoring.

1. Q1.Ancient Indian History

   Four Buddhist Councils were held at the following places. Arrange them in correct chronological order and select the correct answer from the code given below. 1. Vaishali 2. Rajagriha 3. Kundalvana 4. Pataliputra Code:

   • a)(a) 1, 2, 4, 3
   • b)(b) 2, 1, 3, 4
   • c)(c) 2, 1, 4, 3
   • d)(d) 1, 2, 3, 4
2. Q2.British Conquest of India

   Consider the following wars and arrange them in correct chronological order. 1. First Anglo-Mysore War 2. Second Anglo-French War 3. First Anglo-Sikh War 4. First Anglo-Afghan War Select the correct answer from the code given below:

   • a)(a) 2, 1, 4, 3
   • b)(b) 1, 2, 3, 4
   • c)(c) 1, 2, 4, 3
   • d)(d) 2, 1, 3, 4
3. Q3.British Administration and Policies

   Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists. List - I (Governor General/Viceroy) List-II (Important contribution/work) A. Lord Dalhousie 1. Permanent settlement of Bengal B. Lord Curzon 2. Prohibition of Practice of Sati C. Lord William Bentinck 3. Partition of Bengal D. Lord Cornwallis 4. Doctrine of Lapse Code:

   • a)A B C D (a) 4 3 1 2
   • b)A B C D (b) 3 4 2 1
   • c)A B C D (c) 3 4 1 2
   • d)A B C D (d) 4 3 2 1
4. Q4.Mughals at Agra — Akbar, Fatehpur Sikri, Taj Mahal

   Two statements are given below, one of which is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). Assertion (A): Mughal Emperor Akbar constructed the Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri. Reason (R): Akbar constructed this monument in memory of the birth of his son Jahangir. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

   • a)(a) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
   • b)(b) (A) is false, but (R) is true
   • c)(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false
   • d)(d) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
5. Q5.British Conquest of India

   With reference to the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, 1748, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. The first Carnatic war ended.. 2. Madras was returned to the British. Select the correct answer from the code given below: Code:

   • a)(a) Only 2
   • b)(b) Neither 1 nor 2
   • c)(c) Both 1 and 2
   • d)(d) Only 1