History Questions & Answers for IAS Exam

UPSC exam is considered to be one of the toughest exams conducted in the country and the preparation for the same requires thorough preparation and deep knowledge of various subjects included in the IAS syllabus. History constitutes to be one of the most important subjects for both prelims and mains examination.

Aspirants looking for brief answers to clear their queries regarding the wide-ranging ancient, medieval and modern history questions have landed at the correct place. We, at BYJU’S, bring to you direct, brief and crisp answers to questions based on history topics for your IAS Exam preparation.

Given below is the list of questions and candidates can find their answers for a better and easy understanding of concepts, with a special focus on General Studies I paper for the mains examination.

The Bolsheviks demanded a formation of a Council of Workers. It was their primary demand. Their other demands were as follows: Abolition of as...
After the outbreak of the Russian Revolution of 1905, Lenin returned to Russia.   The revolution consisted of strikes breaking out...
The social causes of the Russian Revolution mainly came from centuries of oppression of the lower classes by the Tsarist regime and Nicholas's...
Revolutions are born when the social climate in a country changes and the political system does not react in kind. Revolutions have many...
Mahatma Gandhi moved to  South Africa in 1893 to start his law practice. His first case would be to represent an Indian merchant in a...
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi received the honorific ‘Mahamata’ during his time in South Africa. It was first applied to him in 1914....
Mahatma Gandhi spent about 21 years in South Africa. It was during his tenure there where he would get his honorific ‘Mahatma’. He...
Tolstoy Farm would be the name of the first ashram set up by Mahatma Gandhi in South Africa. At its creation in 1910 the ashram served as the...
The greatest difference between Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi was regarding non-violence.  Mahatma Gandhi rejected the very idea of...
The president of the 1916 Lucknow session was Ambica Charan Mazumdar. He presided over the 1899 Bengal Provincial Conference at Burdwan as well...
The two basic reasons responsible for the Surat Split in 1907 between the Early Nationalists and the Assertive Nationalists are as follows:...
Bal Gangadhar Tilak is known as the father of assertive nationalism. He was also called by the British Colonial authorities as the father of the...
Early nationalists, also known as the moderates, wanted to achieve self-governance and they strove for autonomy within the British Empire. They...
The Moderates restated the goal of Congress to be the attainment of self-government within the British Empire.  The Indian National Congress...
The President of the Indian National Congress in 1907 was Rashbihari Ghosh. He presided over a time when the Indian National Congress would split...
The Indian National Congress split in 1907 permanently due to a rift in the extremists and the moderate factions. They had earlier patched their...
The father of the Indian Armed Rebellion is Vasudev Balwant Phadke. He was an Indian independence activist and revolutionary who sought India's...
A militant is someone who is engaged in a war or who acts aggressively for their cause. The definition of militant is at war, fighting or ready...
New India weekly was a daily newspaper started in India by Annie Besant. It was used to highlight the issues related to the Indian freedom...
A revolutionism (or revolutionary movement) is a specific type of social movement dedicated to carrying out a revolution. The reasons for the...