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.

Malayapuram Singaravelu is considered as the first communist of South India. In 1925, he became one of the founding fathers of the Communist...
The Justice Party was formed on 20 November 1916 by Dr C. Natesa Mudaliar and co-founded by T. M. Nair, P. Theagaraya Chetty and Alamelu Mangai...
The Dravidian Movement was started by Periyar E. V. Ramasamy. It was a movement which comprises the four major ethno-linguistic groups in South...
The first issue of Kudi Arasu was released in Periyar E. V. Ramasamy on 2 May 1925 in Erode with K. M. Thangaperumal pillai as the editor. The...
The temple entry movement was the Gandhian or nationalist approach to fight caste oppression. In 20th century Kerala, the people of lower caste...
The Temple Entry Movement of 1927 was started by Bhimrao Ambedkar. It was a movement to allow lower caste people to enter temples. Its result led...
Guruvayur Satyagraha took place in 1931–32 and was a non-violent protest in the present Thrissur district, now part of Kerala, which was an...
The Pandara Pattam Proclamation is known as the Magna Carta of Kerala. Known commonly as the Temple Entry Proclamation, it was issued by the...
The Indian social conference was founded by M.G. Ranade and Raghunath Rao. Mahadev Govind Ranade was an Indian scholar, social reformer, judge...
The main objective of the Aligarh movement was to persuade the Muslim community to acquire modern knowledge and the English laguage. In addition...
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan was of the view that the Muslim society was socially, educationally and culturally backward. The cause of it was the...
The Aligarh Movement has made a lasting contribution to the political emancipation of Indian Muslims. It influenced a number of other...
The Aligarh movement was started by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan. He became the pioneer of Muslim nationalism in India and is widely credited as the...
The self-respect movement was founded by E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker, commonly known as Periyar. It was a dynamic social movement aimed at destroying...
The Self- Respect movement was a movement started by E. V. Ramasamy (known as Periyar) that aimed at achieving a society where the oppressed...
Swami Vivekanada did say that that thoughts of marriage did cross his mind now and then, but he steeled himself to accept brahmacharya, the vows...
Mahadev Govind Ranade co-founded and spearheaded the activities of the Prarthana Samaj which played an instrumental role in upholding the...
The Madras Presidency Association (MPA) was founded on 20 September 1917 at a meeting of non-Brahmin Congress leaders. Prominent leaders of the...
The full form of SNDP is Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam. SNDP was founded in 1903 by Dr. Padmanabhan Palpu with the guidance and blessings...
Sree Narayana Guru believed in one caste, one religion, and one god for the human community. Sree Narayana Guru was a philosopher, spiritual...