We have collected more than 130 previous year questions asked regarding History in the various Assam Government Competitive exams. We have specifically extract questions related to History from the questions from papers of ADRE (2022), ADRE (2024), IS (2024), TCR GT & PGT (2024), BTC TET (2024), Foreigner’s Tribunal (2019), Assam Police SI (2024) exams. These History PYQ are arranged year wise.
130+ PYQ related to History from Various Assam Government Exams, Year: 2019 – 2024
These History PYQs asked in Assam Competitive Exams are fully solved and explanation for each questions are also given.
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IS 2024 – PYQ Related to History
1. With reference to the colonial rule in India, arrange the following events in the correct chronological order:
1. The Morley-Minto Reforms Act
2. The transfer of capital from Calcutta to Delhi
3. The First World War
4. The Lucknow Pact
(A) 2, 1, 3, 4
(B) 1, 2, 3, 4
(C) 2, 1, 4, 3
(D) 1, 2, 4, 3
Answer: (B)
*Note: Morley-Minto Reforms (1909): Introduced separate electorates for Muslims.
Capital Transfer (1911): Shifted from Calcutta to Delhi during the Delhi Durbar.
First World War (1914–1918): Global conflict involving Britain and India.
Lucknow Pact (1916): Agreement between the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League.
2. In addition to Macaulay’s Minutes on education, which of the following is attributed to Macaulay as one of his landmark drafts?
(A) Draft of the Indian Penal Code
(B) Draft of the Indian Forest Policy
(C) Draft of the Zamindari Abolition Act
(D) Draft of the Maritime Trade Policy
Answer: (A)
3. Consider the following statements, choose which is/are correct:
1. In the revenue administration of Delhi Sultanate, the in-charge of revenue collection was known as Amil.
2. The Iqta system of Sultans of Delhi was an ancient indigenous institution.
3. The office of the Mir Bakshi came into existence during the reign of Khalji Sultans of Delhi.
(A) 1 only
(B) 1 and 2 only
(C) 3 only
(D) All of the above
Answer: (A)
*Note: Amil: The officer in charge of revenue collection at the pargana (district) level.
Iqta System: Not indigenous; it was a West Asian system introduced in India by Iltutmish.
Mir Bakshi: This office was a Mughal institution (Head of Military), not Khalji.
4. Who among the following Governor-Generals had abolished slavery in India?
(A) Lord Cornwallis
(B) Lord Wellesley
(C) Lord William Bentinck
(D) Lord Ellenborough
Answer: (D)
*Note: Indian Slavery Act (1843).
5. Which of the following does not come under Shruti literature?
(A) Brahmana
(B) Vedanga
(C) Aranyaka
(D) Upanishads
Answer: (B)
*Note: Shruti (Heard): Considered divine revelation; includes Vedas, Brahmanas, Aranyakas, and Upanishads.
Smriti (Remembered): Human-authored literature; includes Vedangas, Puranas, and Epics (Ramayana/Mahabharata).
6. According to Manusmriti, women can acquire wealth through which of the following means?
(A) Purchase
(B) Investment
(C) Token of affection
(D) Inheritance
Answer: (C)
7. Rigveda contains the maximum numbers of Shlokas with regard to
(A) Indra
(B) Brahma
(C) Vishnu
(D) Shiva
Answer: (A)
8. Patanjali was
(A) a philosopher of the Yogachara school
(B) an author of a book on Ayurveda
(C) a philosopher of the Madhyamika school
(D) the author of a commentary on Panini’s Sanskrit Grammar
Answer: (D)
9. The Census of India was started during the rule of
(A) Lord Mayo
(B) Lord Lytton
(C) Lord Ripon
(D) Lord Curzon
Answer: (A)
*Note: 1872: The first (non-synchronous) census was conducted under Lord Mayo.
1881: The first complete/synchronous census was conducted under Lord Ripon.
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10. Consider the following statements with reference to the Indian National Congress:
I. It was founded by Allan Octavian Hume.
II. Its first session was held in Calcutta.
III. Its first session was presided over by Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee.
Which of the above statements are correct?
(A) Only I and II
(B) Only II and III
(C) Only I and III
(D) I, II and III
Answer: (C)
*Notes: The first session of the INC was held in Bombay (at Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College) in 1885, not Calcutta.
11. Consider the following statements:
I. The Cripps Mission of 1942 proposed the formation of a Constituent Assembly consisting of only Indians.
II. The Cabinet Mission of 1946 proposed an Indian Union consisting of British provinces as well as Princely States while rejecting the demand for Pakistan.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(A) Only I
(B) Only II
(C) Both I and II
(D) Neither I nor II
Answer: (C)
*Notes: The Cripps Mission failed as it didn’t offer immediate independence; the Cabinet Mission rejected the sovereign state of Pakistan but proposed a three-tier structure.
12. Consider the following statements about the Rig Veda:
I. It reflects a naturalistic polytheism – a belief in many Gods who personified a natural phenomenon.
II. The Gods were conceived of as anthropomorphic i.e., as having a physical form similar to that of humans.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(A) Only I
(B) Only II
(C) Both I and II
(D) Neither I nor II
Answer: (C)
*Notes: Rig Vedic deities like Indra (thunder) and Agni (fire) represent nature in human-like forms.
13. With reference to Indian history, who among the following is a future Buddha, yet to come?
(A) Avalokiteshvara
(B) Lokeshvara
(C) Maitreya
(D) Padmapani
Answer: (C) Maitreya
*Note: In Buddhist eschatology, Maitreya is a bodhisattva who will appear on Earth in the future and achieve complete enlightenment.
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14. The Nalanda University was founded by ___
(A) Samudra Gupta
(B) Chandra Gupta
(C) Kumar Gupta
(D) Harsh Vardhana
Answer: (C) Kumar Gupta (Kumargupta I)
15. In which year did Delhi become the capital of India?
(A) 1911
(B) 1912
(C) 1910
(D) 1905
Answer: (A) 1911 (Announced in 1911 during Delhi Durbar).
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16. Chanakya, the author of Arthashastra was a minister in the court of:
(A) Ashoka
(B) Samudragupta
(C) Chandragupta Maurya
(D) Bindusara
Answer: (C) Chandragupta Maurya
*Short Note: Chanakya (also known as Kautilya) played a crucial role in the establishment of the Maurya Empire and served as the chief advisor to its founder, Chandragupta Maurya.
17. Who amongst the following was an explorer to visit India during the reign of Muhammad bin Tughlaq?
(A) Fahien
(B) Hieun Tsang
(C) Vasco da Gama
(D) Ibn Battuta
Answer: (D) Ibn Battuta
*Short Note: Ibn Battuta was a famous Moroccan scholar and explorer who visited India during the 14th century and worked as a Qazi (judge) in the court of Muhammad bin Tughlaq.
ADRE 1.0, PAPER II (Gr IV), 2022 : PYQ on History
18. Who designed the National Flag of India?
(A) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
(B) Pingali Venkayya
(C) Sarojini Naidu
(D) Rabindranath Tagore
Answer: (B)
*Note: Pingali Venkayya, a freedom fighter and agriculturist from Andhra Pradesh, designed the Swaraj flag which formed the basis of the Indian National Flag adopted in 1947.
19. Which Emperor built the (popularly known) Grand Trunk Road of India?
(A) Akbar
(B) Jahangir
(C) Qutubuddin Aibak
(D) Sher Shah Suri
Answer: (D)
*Note: Sher Shah Suri of the Sur Empire built the precursor to the modern Grand Trunk Road (then called Sadak-e-Azam) in the 16th century to consolidate his empire.
20. Where did Jawahar Lal Nehru write the book ‘Discovery of India’?
(A) Pune Central Jail
(B) Yerwada Jail
(C) Thane Jail
(D) Ahmednagar Fort
Answer: (D)
*Note: Jawaharlal Nehru penned this seminal historical book during his imprisonment at Ahmednagar Fort (1942–1946) for his leadership role in the Quit India Movement.
21. Who amongst the following is known for his reforms in Indian Education System?
(A) Lord Clive Dalhousie
(B) Lord Cornwallis
(C) Lord Mountbatten
(D) Lord Macaulay
Answer: (D)
*Note: Thomas Babington Macaulay played a foundational role in introducing English and western education concepts to India via his famous “Minute on Indian Education” (1835).
22. Who was the founder of Mughal Empire in India?
(A) Humayun
(B) Sher Shah Suri
(C) Babur
(D) Akbar
Answer: (C)
*Note: Babur established the Mughal Empire in 1526 after achieving a decisive victory against Ibrahim Lodi in the First Battle of Panipat.
23. Which Act of British India had the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre crowd gather to protest?
(A) Simon Commission
(B) Rowlatt Act
(C) Morley-Minto Reforms
(D) Separate Electorate
Answer: (B)
*Note: A peaceful crowd gathered at Jallianwala Bagh on April 13, 1919, to protest the arrest of national leaders under the draconian Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act, widely known as the Rowlatt Act.
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24. Swaraj Party was founded by:
(A) Bhimrao Ambedkar and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(B) Aruna Asaf Ali and Subhash Chandra Bose
(C) Bhagat Singh and Rajguru
(D) Motilal Nehru and Chittaranjan Das
Answer: (D) Motilal Nehru and Chittaranjan Das
*Note: Formed in late 1922/early 1923 after the collapse of the Non-Cooperation Movement, the Swaraj Party aimed to contest council elections to obstruct the British government from within.
25. Which of the following events did NOT take place in 1919?
(A) Rowlatt Act was passed
(B) Montagu – Chelmsford Reforms were announced
(C) Partition of Bengal
(D) Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
Answer: (C) Partition of Bengal
*Note: The Partition of Bengal took place in 1905 under Lord Curzon.
26. Hiuen Tsang visited India during the reign of the King:
(A) Harshavardhana
(B) Ashoka
(C) Vishnugupta
(D) Samudragupta
Answer: (A) Harshavardhana
27. In which of the following locations was the Quit India Movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi in the year 1942?
(A) Shivaji Park
(B) Brabourne Stadium
(C) August Kranti Maidan
(D) Pragati Maidan
Answer: (C) August Kranti Maidan
*Note: On August 8, 1942, Gandhi launched the Quit India Movement at the Gowalia Tank Maidan in Bombay, later famously renamed August Kranti Maidan, giving his historic “Do or Die” call.
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28. The term “Tirthankaras” is associated with
(A) Jainism
(B) Buddhism
(C) Sikhism
(D) Hinduism
Answer: (A) Jainism
*Note: In Jainism, a Tirthankara is a supreme preacher and spiritual teacher of the dharma. There are 24 Tirthankaras in Jainism, with Lord Rishabhanatha being the first and Lord Mahavira being the 24th.
29. Who amongst the following said, “Freedom is my birth right and I shall have it”?
(A) Chandra Sekhar Azad
(B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(D) Bhagat Singh
Answer: (B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
30. The second battle of Panipat fought between Akbar and Hemu was in the year
(A) 1526
(B) 1536
(C) 1556
(D) 1576
Answer: (C) 1556
*Note: The Second Battle of Panipat was fought on November 5, 1556. It marked a decisive victory for the young Mughal Emperor Akbar and his regent Bairam Khan over Hemu, the Hindu king of Delhi.
31. Which one of the following steps did the Rowlatt Act incorporate?
(A) Forced to buy foreign goods
(B) Restriction on wearing Khadi
(C) Imprisonment without trial
(D) Restriction on travelling abroad
Answer: (C) Imprisonment without trial
*Note: The Rowlatt Act (1919) authorized the British government to arrest and imprison anyone suspected of terrorist activities without trial for up to two years. It led to widespread protests, including the tragic Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
32. In which year did the British transfer the capital of India from Calcutta to Delhi?
(A) 1911
(B) 1913
(C) 1907
(D) 1910
Answer: (A) 1911
*Note: King George V announced the shifting of the capital from Calcutta to Delhi during the Delhi Durbar in 1911.
33. In which year the title ‘Viceroy’ was given to ‘Governor General of India’?
(A) 1867
(B) 1858
(C) 1876
(D) 1905
Answer: (B) 1858
*Note: Following the Revolt of 1857, the Government of India Act 1858 transferred the rule of India from the East India Company to the British Crown. Lord Canning became the first Viceroy of India under this act.
34. The most common animal figure found at all the Harappan sites is the
(A) Unihorn bull
(B) Cow
(C) Elephant
(D) Tiger
Answer: (A) Unihorn bull
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35. Who is considered as the Iron Man of India?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Subhash Chandra Bose
(C) B.R. Ambedkar
(D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer: (D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
36. Who among the following initiated “Din-i-Ilahi”?
(A) Aurangzeb
(B) Babur
(C) Shah Jahan
(D) Akbar
Answer: (D) Akbar
*Note: “Din-i-Ilahi” (Religion of God) was a syncretic religious movement propounded by the Mughal Emperor Akbar in 1582, aiming to merge elements of various faiths to foster peace and unity within his empire.
37. World War II was fought by two opposite power blocs called
(A) Axis and Allied
(B) Allied and Axiom
(C) Allied and Gammon
(D) Gammon and Axiom
Answer: (A) Axis and Allied
*Note: The Second World War systematically divided the world’s nations into two opposing military alliances: the Allies (spearheaded by Great Britain, the US, and the Soviet Union) and the Axis powers (led by Germany, Italy, and Japan).
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38. Which kingdom of India had influence extended to Southeast Asian region?
(A) Chauhan
(B) Rajput
(C) Gupta
(D) Chola
Answer: (D) Chola
*Note: The Imperial Cholas, particularly Rajendra Chola I, undertook naval expeditions to Southeast Asia (Srivijaya empire) to protect their flourishing maritime trade routes.
39. Which of the following rulers had ascended the throne at Delhi?
(A) Chand Bibi
(B) Rani Ahilya Bai
(C) Rezia Sultana
(D) Rani Laxmi Bai
Answer: (C) Rezia Sultana
*Note: Razia Sultana (1236–1240) of the Mamluk/Slave dynasty was the first and only female Muslim ruler of the Delhi Sultanate. A highly repeated question in medieval history.
40. August Kranti with “Karenge Ya Marenge” slogan was related to which movement for India’s independence?
(A) Non Cooperation Movement
(B) Quit India Movement
(C) Khilafat Movement
(D) The 1857 Sepoy Mutiney
Answer: (B) Quit India Movement
*Note: Launched on August 8, 1942, at the Gowalia Tank Maidan (August Kranti Maidan), Mahatma Gandhi gave the “Do or Die” call to force the British to leave India.
41. Harihara also known as Hakka, and his brother Bukka Raya, founded which kingdom?
(A) Chalukya Empire
(B) Vijayanagara Empire
(C) Chola Empire
(D) Hoysale Empire
Answer: (B) Vijayanagara Empire
*Note: Founded in 1336 on the banks of the Tungabhadra River, the Vijayanagara Empire served as a prominent bastion of Hindu culture in medieval South India.
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42. Dandi Yatra was a part of the
(A) Quit India Movement
(B) Non-Cooperation Movement
(C) Civil Disobedience Movement
(D) Purna Swaraj
Answer: (C) Civil Disobedience Movement
43. What was the real name of Mahatma Gandhi?
(A) Mohandas Kumar Gandhi
(B) Mohansingh Karamchand Gandhi
(C) Mohandas Karamsingh Gandhi
(D) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Answer: (D) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
44. Who was involved in the Kalinga War?
(A) Ashoka
(B) Bimbisara
(C) Bindusara
(D) Samudragupta
Answer: (A) Ashoka
*Note: The Kalinga War (261 BCE) is a turning point in ancient history, leading Mauryan Emperor Ashoka to embrace Buddhism.
45. Who was the first Mughal emperor?
(A) Humayun
(B) Aurangzeb
(C) Babur
(D) Akbar
Answer: (C) Babur
*Note: Babur established the Mughal Empire in India in 1526 after defeating Ibrahim Lodi in the First Battle of Panipat.
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46. Who was known as the ‘Lion of Mysore’?
(A) Adil Shah
(B) Hyder Ali
(C) Krishnaraja Wodeyar
(D) Tipu Sultan
Ans: (D)
47. Which State of India has Jallianwala Bagh?
(A) Punjab
(B) Haryana
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Uttar Pradesh
Ans: (A)
*Note: The Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred on April 13, 1919, in Amritsar, Punjab.
48. Which of the following is considered as the earliest compilation?
(A) Yajurveda
(B) Atharvaveda
(C) Rigveda
(D) Samaveda
Ans: (C)
49. Which of the following places was a part of the Indus Valley Civilization?
(A) Machilipatnam
(B) Babylon
(C) Mohenjo-daro
(D) Byzantine
Ans: (C)
50. Which of the following countries was a part of the Axis Group during the World War II?
(A) England
(B) Japan
(C) France
(D) Soviet Union
Ans: (B)
*Note: The primary Axis powers during WWII were Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, and Imperial Japan.
51. Who among the following was involved in the Battle of Waterloo?
(A) Napoleon Bonaparte
(B) Czar Nicholas
(C) Adolf Hitler
(D) George Washington
Ans: (A)
*Note: Napoleon Bonaparte was decisively defeated at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
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52. Which present region of India did King Lalitaditya (Muktapida) have his empire in?
(A) Northeast India
(B) Kashmir region
(C) The Kutch area
(D) The Deccan region
Answer: (B) Kashmir region
*Note: Lalitaditya Muktapida was a powerful ruler of the Karkota dynasty of Kashmir. He built the famous Martand Sun Temple.
53. Which of the following is different from the rest?
(A) Samaveda
(B) Rigveda
(C) Yajurveda
(D) Ayurveda
Answer: (D) Ayurveda
*Note: Rigveda, Samaveda, and Yajurveda are part of the four primary Vedas. Ayurveda is considered an Upaveda (subsidiary knowledge) associated with the Atharvaveda, making it the odd one out.
54. Which of the following is a part of Mahabharata?
(A) Upanishads
(B) Puranas
(C) Vedas
(D) Gita
Answer: (D) Gita
55. To which emperor was Chanakya the royal advisor?
(A) Samudragupta
(B) Ashoka
(C) Chandragupta Maurya
(D) Skandagupta
Answer: (C) Chandragupta Maurya
*Note: Chanakya (also known as Kautilya or Vishnugupta) was the chief advisor and prime minister to the first Mauryan emperor Chandragupta, playing a key role in the establishment of the Mauryan Empire.
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56. Who wrote Arthasashtra?
(A) Brahmagupta
(B) Swami Vivekananda
(C) Raghuram Rajan
(D) Chanakya
Answer: (D)
*Note: The Arthashastra is an ancient Indian treatise on statecraft, economic policy, and military strategy written by Chanakya (Kautilya), the chief advisor to Chandragupta Maurya.
57. Who found the sea route to India from Europe?
(A) Christopher Columbus
(B) Marco Polo
(C) Vasco da Gama
(D) James Cook
Answer: (C)
*Note: The Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama discovered the direct sea route to India, landing in Calicut, Kerala, in 1498.
58. Which country was Winston Churchill a Prime Minister of?
(A) United Kingdom
(B) Brazil
(C) United States of America
(D) Switzerland
Answer: (A)
*Note: Winston Churchill was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, famously leading the country through the majority of the Second World War.
59. Who amongst the following led the 1857 rebellion against East India Company?
(A) Rani Ahilya Bai
(B) Rani Laxmi Bai
(C) Chand Bibi
(D) Rezia Sultana
Answer: (B)
*Note: Rani Laxmi Bai of Jhansi was one of the leading figures of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and became a symbol of resistance to the British Raj.
60. In which country did Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi stay before coming to India?
(A) South Africa
(B) Uganda
(C) Egypt
(D) Sri Lanka
Answer: (A)
*Note: Mahatma Gandhi lived in South Africa for 21 years (1893–1914), where he developed his political views, ethics, and political leadership skills before returning to India in 1915.
61. The armies of East India Company defeated Siraj U’ Daulah at which battle?
(A) Battle of Buxar
(B) Battle of Plassey
(C) Battle of Nalapani
(D) Battle of Jhelum
Answer: (B)
*Note: The Battle of Plassey (1757) was a decisive victory of the British East India Company over the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies, establishing Company rule in Bengal.
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62. Name the place where Buddhists believe Gautama Buddha attained Parinirvana after his death.
(A) Kaushambi
(B) Kushinagar
(C) Budaun
(D) Chitrakoot
Answer: (B)
*Note: Kushinagar (located in modern Uttar Pradesh) is one of the four major sacred Buddhist pilgrimage sites. Gautama Buddha passed away and attained Mahaparinirvana here under a Sal tree.
63. Who was the court poet of Samudragupta?
(A) Banabhatta
(B) Harisena
(C) Chand Bardai
(D) Bhavabhuti
Answer: (B)
*Note: Harisena composed the famous Prayag Prashasti (Allahabad Pillar Inscription), which serves as a major historical source detailing the conquests and reign of the Gupta emperor Samudragupta.
64. In 1923, by whom was the Swaraj Party founded?
(A) Motilal Nehru and C. R. Das
(B) Sachin Sanyal and Jogesh Chatterjee
(C) Gandhiji and Jawaharlal Nehru
(D) Abdul Ghaffar Khan and Vithalbhai Patel
Answer: (A)
*Note: Following the suspension of the Non-Cooperation Movement, Chittaranjan Das (President) and Motilal Nehru (Secretary) formed the Congress-Khilafat Swarajya Party to contest elections and enter the legislative councils.
65. Rabindranath Tagore renounced his Knighthood in protest against the
(A) Partition of Bengal
(B) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
(C) execution of Bhagat Singh
(D) execution of Rajguru and Sukhdev
Answer: (B)
*Note: Tagore surrendered his British Knighthood title in 1919 write a letter of protest to the Viceroy following the brutal Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar ordered by Brigadier-General Dyer.
66. The Labour Swaraj Party was set up by whom in 1925?
(A) Abdul Ghaffar Khan
(B) Kazi Nazrul Islam
(C) Joseph Baptista
(D) C. R. Das
Answer: (B)
*Note: The Labour Swaraj Party of the Indian National Congress was founded in Bengal in late 1925 by Muzaffar Ahmed, Kazi Nazrul Islam, and Hemanta Kumar Sarkar to organize worker and peasant interests.
67. Who among the following was the first Governor-General of India?
(A) Lord Dalhousie
(B) Lord Cornwallis
(C) Lord William Bentinck
(D) None of them
Answer: (C)
*Note: The Charter Act of 1833 designated the Governor-General of Bengal as the Governor-General of India. Lord William Bentinck became the first to hold this unified title and is also famed for abolishing Sati in 1829.
68. The word ‘Swaraj’ was first used by Dadabhai Naoroji in the Congress Session held in ______ at ______.
(A) 1904, Bombay
(B) 1906, Calcutta
(C) 1907, Surat
(D) 1916, Lucknow
Answer: (B)
*Note: Dadabhai Naoroji, known as the “Grand Old Man of India,” presided over the 1906 Calcutta Session where he explicitly declared “Swaraj” (Self-government) as the ultimate political goal of the Indian National Congress.
69. Who was the father of King Harshavardhana?
(A) Prabhakaravardhana
(B) Bhaskaravardhana
(C) Jaivardhana
(D) Mahavardhana
Answer: (A)
*Note: Prabhakaravardhana was the first notable king of the Vardhana (Pushyabhuti) dynasty of Thanesar. He was succeeded by his eldest son Rajyavardhana, who was later succeeded by Harshavardhana.
70. The Hindu Mahasabha was organized for the first time in 1915 at
(A) Haridwar
(B) Allahabad
(C) Varanasi
(D) None of these
Answer: (A)
*Note: The Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha was formed in 1915 at Haridwar by Madan Mohan Malaviya and others to safeguard the rights of the Hindu community, especially amidst contemporary institutional shifts.
71. Who among the following ambassadors of Queen Elizabeth visited Akbar’s court to obtain a Firman for trade in Gujarat?
(A) Sir Thomas Roe
(B) William Hawkins
(C) John Mildenhall
(D) None of them
Answer: (C)
*Note: John Mildenhall, a British explorer, travelled overland to India and reached the court of Emperor Akbar around 1603. Sir Thomas Roe and William Hawkins visited the court of Jahangir, not Akbar.
72. In which year did Alexander invade India?
(A) 326 BC
(B) 316 BC
(C) 346 BC
(D) 356 BC
Answer: (A)
*Note: Alexander the Great crossed the Indus River in 326 BC and fought the famous Battle of the Hydaspes against King Porus along the banks of the Jhelum River before his army refused to march further east.
73. The Gandhi-Irwin Pact was associated with which of the following movements of India?
(A) Rowlatt Satyagraha
(B) Civil Disobedience
(C) Non-Cooperation
(D) Quit India
Answer: (B)
*Note: Signed on March 5, 1931, between Mahatma Gandhi and Viceroy Lord Irwin, this pact led to the suspension of the Civil Disobedience Movement and cleared the path for Congress participation in the Second Round Table Conference.
74. Which Veda depicts the information about the most ancient Vedic age culture?
(A) Rigveda
(B) Yajurveda
(C) Atharvaveda
(D) Samaveda
Answer: (A)
*Note: The Rigveda is the oldest of the four Vedas, containing 1,028 hymns divided into 10 Mandalas. It provides essential historical insights into the socio-religious, economic, and political layout of the Early Vedic Period.
75. Which party was established by Subhas Chandra Bose after he came out of the Indian National Congress?
(A) Republican Party
(B) Socialist Party
(C) Forward Bloc
(D) Indian National Army
Answer: (C)
*Note: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose resigned from the presidency of the Indian National Congress in 1939 due to ideological rifts with Mahatma Gandhi and subsequently formed the All India Forward Bloc within the leftist spectrum.
Foreigner’s Tribunal, Q1, 2019 : Previous Year’s Question asked on History
76. Lord Buddha’s original name was
(A) Dushyant
(B) Siddharth
(C) Samara
(D) Siddhant
Answer: (B) Siddharth
*Note: Prince Siddhartha Gautama was born in Lumbini to the Sakya clan ruler Shuddhodana and later attained enlightenment under a Bodhi tree to become the Buddha.
Previous Year’s Question on History in Various Assam’s DHS Examination : Year 2018 – 2025
DHS, FW, 2020 : History PYQ
77. Vedas are the oldest literature of the Aryans. How many Vedas are there?
(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 6
Answer: (B) 4
78. Chandragupta II was popularly known as
(A) Ashoka
(B) Samudragupta
(C) Vikramaditya
(D) None of them
Answer: (C) Vikramaditya
Note: Chandragupta II of the Gupta Empire adopted the title “Vikramaditya” (Sun of Valour). The Gupta period is often tested as the “Golden Age” of India.
79. Who was the last Muslim king?
(A) Aurangzeb
(B) Altamash
(C) Ghiyas-ud-din Balban
(D) Bahadur Shah Zafar II
Answer: (D) Bahadur Shah Zafar II
Note: He was the last Mughal Emperor and played a symbolic role in the 1857 revolt before being exiled.
80. The Cripps Mission led by Sir Cripps came to India in
(A) 1942
(B) 1944
(C) 1946
(D) 1947
Answer: (A) 1942
81. The East India Company which came to India for the purpose of trade, was founded by
(A) the British Government
(B) the Queen of England
(C) merchants of London
(D) foreign travellers
Answer: (C) merchants of London
Note: It was formed by a group of merchants known as the “Merchant Adventurers” and granted a royal charter in 1600.
82. Which Mughal king was defeated by the British and was deported from India?
(A) Bahlol Lodi
(B) Bahadur Shah Zafar II
(C) Altamash
(D) Mohammed bin Qasim
Answer: (B) Bahadur Shah Zafar II
Note: Following the 1857 Mutiny, he was deported to Rangoon (Yangon), ending the Mughal dynasty. This marks the formal transfer of power to the British Crown.
83. When was Pakistan created as a separate dominion?
(A) 3rd June, 1947
(B) 14th August, 1947
(C) 15th August, 1947
(D) 16th August, 1947
Answer: (B) 14th August, 1947
84. Who started the 1857 Revolution by breaking his rank and killing two British Officers?
(A) Mangal Pandey
(B) Bhagat Singh
(C) Sukhdev
(D) Shivaram
Answer: (A) Mangal Pandey
DHS, FW, 2019
85. The Aryans came to India from
(A) China
(B) Central Asia
(C) America
(D) Europe
Answer: (B) Central Asia
Note: The ‘Central Asian Theory’ proposed by Max Müller is the most widely accepted theory regarding the origin of Aryans.
86. Gautam Buddha was born at
(A) Bodh Gaya
(B) Sarnath
(C) Pataliputra
(D) Lumbini Park
Answer: (D) Lumbini Park
Note: Buddha was born in Lumbini (modern-day Nepal) in 563 BC. Bodh Gaya is where he attained enlightenment, Sarnath is where he gave his first sermon, and Pataliputra hosted the Third Buddhist Council.
87. Who was the founder of Slave Dynasty?
(A) Altamash
(B) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
(C) Muhammad Ghori
(D) Sher Shah
Answer: (B) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
Note: Established in 1206 AD, the Slave Dynasty is also known as the Mamluk Dynasty. Qutb-ud-din Aibak started the construction of the Qutub Minar, which was later completed by his successor Altamash (Iltutmish).
88. Who was the first Mughal Emperor in India?
(A) Bahadur Shah Zafar
(B) Humayun
(C) Akbar
(D) Babar
Answer: (D) Babar
Note: Babar founded the Mughal Empire after defeating Ibrahim Lodi in the First Battle of Panipat in 1526 AD. Bahadur Shah Zafar was the last Mughal Emperor, who was exiled to Rangoon after the 1857 revolt.
89. Who was the first President of Indian National Congress?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) W. C. Bonnerjee
(D) A. O. Hume
Answer: (C) W. C. Bonnerjee
Note: The first session of the Indian National Congress (INC) was held in Bombay in December 1885. While W. C. Bonnerjee presided over it, A. O. Hume was the retired British civil servant who acted as the primary organizer and founder.
90. Who among the following was not actively involved in the Revolt of 1857?
(A) Rani of Jhansi
(B) Kunwar Singh
(C) Nana Saheb
(D) Ahmad Shah Abdali
Answer: (D) Ahmad Shah Abdali
Note: Ahmad Shah Abdali was an Afghan ruler famously known for defeating the Marathas in the Third Battle of Panipat in 1761. The other options represent prominent regional leaders who spearheaded the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857.
91. What is the old name of Kozhikode?
(A) Calicut
(B) Cochin
(C) Pondicherry
(D) Madras
Answer: (A) Calicut
Note: Calicut is historic for being the place where Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama first landed in India in 1498 AD.
DHS, Gr IV, 2019
92. Who was the founder of Maurya Dynasty?
[A] Ashoka the Great
[B] Chandragupta Maurya
[C] Vikramaditya
[D] Chandragupta-I
Answer: [B] Chandragupta Maurya
Note: Chandragupta Maurya established the Maurya Empire in 322 BC after overthrowing Dhana Nanda, the final ruler of the Nanda Dynasty, with the strategic mentorship of Chanakya (Kautilya).
93. Which Macedonian King invaded India in 326 BC?
[A] Seleucus
[B] Megasthenes
[C] Amundsen
[D] Alexander the Great
Answer: [D] Alexander the Great
Note: Alexander the Great crossed the Indus River in 326 BC and fought the famous Battle of the Hydaspes against King Porus. Seleucus Nicator was his general who later clashed with Chandragupta Maurya.
94. Who was the son of Humayun?
[A] Akbar
[B] Jahangir
[C] Shah Jahan
[D] Aurangzeb
Answer: [A] Akbar
Note: Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar succeeded his father Humayun in 1556 at the age of 13 under the regency of Bairam Khan, consolidating Mughal rule through expansive administrative reforms.
95. Which religious leader of Bengal took part in the Bhakti Movement?
[A] Kabir
[B] Ramanuja
[C] Chaitanya
[D] Jaidev
Answer: [C] Chaitanya
Note: Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was a 16th-century Vaishnava saint from Bengal who popularized the Gaudiya Vaishnavism tradition and pioneered public mass chanting (Sankirtan) of the Hare Krishna mantra.
96. The Quit India Movement was launched in which year?
[A] 1857
[B] 1920
[C] 1942
[D] 1946
Answer: [C] 1942
Note: Launched by Mahatma Gandhi on August 8, 1942, during World War II, the Quit India Movement demanded an end to British rule. Gandhi gave the famous slogan “Do or Die” (Karo ya Maro) at the Gowalia Tank Maidan.
97. When was Pakistan created as a separate Dominion?
[A] August 14, 1947
[B] August 15, 1947
[C] January 26, 1950
[D] August 16, 1947
Answer: [A] August 14, 1947
98. In which city did the 1857 Revolt start?
[A] Kolkata
[B] Lucknow
[C] Meerut
[D] Delhi
Answer: [C] Meerut
DHS, Gr IV LMCH, 2019
99. Who is known as ‘Napoleon of India’?
[A] Emperor Ashoka
[B] Akbar
[C] Samudragupta
[D] Vikramaditya
Answer: [C] Samudragupta
Note: Samudragupta was given this title by historian A.V. Smith due to his extensive military conquests. He belonged to the Gupta Dynasty, whose rule is often referred to as the “Golden Age of India.”
100. Who established the Mughal Empire in India?
[A] Shah Jahan
[B] Akbar
[C] Jahangir
[D] Babur
Answer: [D] Babur
101. Who discovered America in the year 1492?
[A] Vasco da Gama
[B] Christopher Columbus
[C] Marco Polo
[D] Amundsen
Answer: [B] Christopher Columbus
Note: Under the sponsorship of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, Columbus completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean. Meanwhile, Vasco da Gama discovered the sea route from Europe to India via the Cape of Good Hope in 1498.
DHS, Gr IV, 2022
102. Who was the founder of Sikh religion?
[A] Guru Ram Das
[B] Guru Gobind Singh
[C] Guru Nanak Dev
[D] Guru Tegh Bahadur
Answer: [C] Guru Nanak Dev
103. Who is known as the ‘Iron Man of India’?
[A] Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
[B] Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
[C] Dadabhai Naoroji
[D] Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: [A] Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
106. Who was the last Mughal Emperor?
[A] Shah Jahan
[B] Aurangzeb
[C] Jahangir
[D] Bahadur Shah Zafar
Answer: [D] Bahadur Shah Zafar
107. Who established the Maurya Dynasty?
[A] Chandragupta Maurya
[B] Chandragupta I
[C] Ashoka
[D] Kanishka
Answer: [A] Chandragupta Maurya
Note: Chandragupta Maurya overthrew the Nanda Dynasty with the strategic help of Chanakya (Kautilya). Candidates should avoid confusing him with Chandragupta I, who founded the Gupta Empire.
108. During whose rule did the Chinese pilgrim Hiuen Tsang visit India?
[A] Harshavardhana
[B] Vikramaditya
[C] Ashoka
[D] Samudragupta
Answer: [A] Harshavardhana
109. Who was the first Prime Minister of independent India?
[A] Rajendra Prasad
[B] Jawaharlal Nehru
[C] Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
[D] Jayaprakash Narayan
Answer: [B] Jawaharlal Nehru
110. Who won the First Battle of Panipat?
[A] Akbar
[B] Babur
[C] Prithviraj Chauhan
[D] Rana Pratap
Answer: [B] Babur
DHS, JA, 2018 (Gr III)
111. The Aryans came to India from—
(A) Northern Europe
(B) Central Asia
(C) South-East Asia
(D) North-East Africa
Answer: (B) Central Asia
Note: The Central Asian origin theory proposed by Max Müller is widely accepted.
112. Tripitakas are the sacred books of which of the following religions?
(A) Jainism
(B) Buddhism
(C) Hinduism
(D) Zoroastrianism
Answer: (B) Buddhism
Note: The Tripitakas (meaning “Three Baskets”) comprise the Vinaya Pitaka, Sutta Pitaka, and Abhidhamma Pitaka, and were composed in ancient Pali.
113. Who is called the Napoleon of Ancient India?
(A) Chandragupta Maurya
(B) Pushyamitra
(C) Kanishka
(D) Samudragupta
Answer: (D) Samudragupta
Note: Historian V.A. Smith gave Samudragupta this title due to his unprecedented military conquests, which are elaborately documented in the Prayag Prashasti (Allahabad Pillar inscription).
114. King Porus was defeated by Alexander the Great in the Battle of—
(A) Buxar
(B) Herat
(C) Kabul
(D) Hydaspes
Answer: (D) Hydaspes
Note: Fought in 326 BC along the banks of the Jhelum River (known as Hydaspes to the Greeks), this battle is a common chronological milestone in ancient history syllabi.
115. Who was the author of the book, Indica?
(A) Vishnugupta
(B) Megasthenes
(C) Diamechus
(D) Harshavardhana
Answer: (B) Megasthenes
Note: Megasthenes was a Greek ambassador sent by Seleucus Nicanor to the court of Chandragupta Maurya; his surviving accounts provide deep insights into Mauryan municipal governance.
116. Kautilya was the Prime Minister of which of the following Indian rulers?
(A) Chandragupta Maurya
(B) Chandragupta-I
(C) Ashoka
(D) Harshavardhana
Answer: (A) Chandragupta Maurya
Note: Kautilya, also known as Chanakya or Vishnugupta, wrote the masterwork Arthashastra and strategically guided the foundation of the Mauryan Empire.
117. Who ascended the throne of Delhi Sultanate after the death of Qutub-ud-din Aibak?
(A) Ghiyas-ud-din Balban
(B) Iltutmish
(C) Nasir-ud-din Shah
(D) Raziya Sultana
Answer: (B) Iltutmish
Note: While Aram Shah briefly took power, Iltutmish deposed him within months to become the ruler. He consolidated the Slave Dynasty and is considered its real founder.
118. Which Mughal emperor founded his own religion, Din-i-Ilahi?
(A) Humayun
(B) Akbar
(C) Jahangir
(D) Aurangzeb
Answer: (B) Akbar
Note: Akbar established the syncretic religion Din-i-Ilahi in 1582 AD to merge finer spiritual elements across different faiths, emphasizing absolute religious tolerance.
119. The Quit India Movement was launched in the year—
(A) 1924
(B) 1934
(C) 1947
(D) 1942
Answer: (D) 1942
Note: The Quit India Movement was officially launched by Mahatma Gandhi on August 8, 1942, during the Bombay session of the All India Congress Committee, where he delivered his iconic “Do or Die” speech.
DHS, JA, 2020 (Gr III)
120. Who was the founder of Maurya dynasty?
(A) Chanakya
(B) Ashoka
(C) Chandragupta Maurya
(D) Vikramaditya
Answer: (C)
Note: Chandragupta Maurya established the Mauryan Empire in 322 BC after overthrowing Dhana Nanda, the last ruler of the Nanda dynasty. He was guided and assisted strategically by his mentor, Chanakya.
121. Who defeated Prithviraj Chauhan at the Second Battle of Tarain?
(A) Mahmud of Ghazni
(B) Mohammed Ghori
(C) Chenghiz Khan
(D) Taimur Lang
Answer: (B)
Note: The Second Battle of Tarain was fought in 1192 AD near modern-day Haryana. Mohammed Ghori defeated the Chahamana king Prithviraj Chauhan, which laid the foundational groundwork for Muslim rule in Northern India.
122. The famous Moti Masjid in Agra was built by which of the following kings?
(A) Humayun
(B) Jahangir
(C) Shah Jahan
(D) Aurangzeb
Answer: (C)
Note: Shah Jahan built the Moti Masjid (Pearl Mosque) inside the Agra Fort complex for his royal court. Another famous Moti Masjid inside the Red Fort of Delhi was built by Aurangzeb.
123. The East India Company was founded by
(A) the Merchants of London
(B) British Government
(C) British Army
(D) None of the above
Answer: (A)
Note: The company was formed by a collective of London merchants known as the “Governor and Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East Indies.” It received a royal charter from Queen Elizabeth I on December 31, 1600.
124. In which year Quit India Movement was started?
(A) 1931
(B) 1938
(C) 1940
(D) 1942
Answer: (D)
125. Who was well-known as Frontier Gandhi?
(A) Feroz Gandhi
(B) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
(C) Jayaprakash Narayan
(D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer: (B)
Note: Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan was a prominent Pashtun independence activist who founded the Khudai Khidmatgar (Red Shirts) movement. He earned the moniker “Frontier Gandhi” due to his absolute faith in non-violent methods.
126. The Indus Valley Civilization flourished mostly between
(A) 1700 BC and 900 BC
(B) 2500 BC and 1700 BC
(C) 3200 BC and 2500 BC
(D) 900 BC and 10 AD
Answer: (B)
127. Emperor Ashoka was the most famous king of
(A) Maurya dynasty
(B) Gupta dynasty
(C) Saka dynasty
(D) Chalukya dynasty
Answer: (A)
Note: Ashoka the Great was the third ruler of the Mauryan dynasty and grandson of Chandragupta Maurya. He famously renounced armed conquests and embraced Buddhism after witnessing the mass casualties of the Kalinga War in 261 BC.
128. The Second Battle of Panipat was fought during the reign of
(A) Babur
(B) Humayun
(C) Akbar
(D) Jahangir
Answer: (C)
Note: Fought on November 5, 1556, the Second Battle of Panipat took place between the Hindu king Hemu and the forces of the young Mughal Emperor Akbar, who was represented on the battlefield by his regent Bairam Khan.
129. The main objective of Khilafat Movement was
(A) to drive the British away from India
(B) to start Non-Cooperation against the British
(C) to protest against Jalianwalla Bagh Massacre
(D) to restore the Caliph of Ottoman Caliphate to his former position
Answer: (D)
Note: The Khilafat Movement (1919–1924) was launched by Indian Muslims, led by the Ali brothers, to protest against the post-WWI dismantling of the Ottoman Empire and to safeguard the religious authority of the Ottoman Sultan as Caliph.
130. Who led the Rajputs in the Battle of Haldighati?
(A) Rana Sanga
(B) Hemu
(C) Rana Pratap
(D) Raja Man Singh
Answer: (C)
Note: The Battle of Haldighati was fought on June 18, 1576, between the forces of Maharana Pratap of Mewar and the Mughal army led by Raja Man Singh I of Amber, acting on behalf of Emperor Akbar.
131. Which Indian king was also known as Napoleon of India?
(A) Harshavardhana
(B) Kanishka
(C) Vikramaditya
(D) Samudragupta
Answer: (D)
Note: Historian A.V. Smith labeled the powerful Gupta Emperor Samudragupta as the “Napoleon of India” due to his unparalleled military genius and vast conquests across the subcontinent without facing a single defeat.
132. Gandhiji took out the famous Dandi March in protest against
(A) the Rowlatt Act
(B) the Salt Law
(C) the Simon Commission to India
(D) the Cabinet Mission
Answer: (B)
Note: The Dandi March lasted from March 12 to April 6, 1930, marking the inception of the Civil Disobedience Movement. Mahatma Gandhi walked 240 miles to coastal Dandi to defy the repressive British state monopoly on salt production.
