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.

Raja Ram Mohan Roy is called the father of the modern Indian Renaissance due to the remarkable changes he instituted in 18th and 19th century...
Brahmo Samaj reformed Indian society by speaking out against social-evils like sati, child marriage etc. Through education they instilled in the...
After a decade of decline, it was revived by Debendranath Tagore in 1843. A schism divided the organization in 1865, when Keshub Chunder Sen...
Henry Vivian Derozio died of Cholera at the age of 22.  Known for starting the Young Bengal Movement, he was a radical thinker of his time...
Derozio is still remembered due to him being a radical social reformer that propagated ideas to his students by encouraging them to debate freely...
The greatest contribution of Derozio was that helped discuss the ideas for social change already in the air. He also has the distinction of being...
The Derozians were a radical group of Bengali free thinkers who emerged from Hindu College. They named themselves after Henry Vivian Derozio, a...
The Derozians were a radical group of Bengali free thinkers who emerged from Hindu College. They named themselves after Henry Vivian Derozio, an...
The Academic Association was started by Henry Louis Vivian Derozi - a firebrand teacher of Hindu College -  along with his radical band of...
The Sepoy Mutiny started in earnest on 10 May 1857. It started when 85 members of the 3rd Bengal Light Cavalry were broken out of prison by their...
Henry Vivian Derozio was a teacher at Hindu College at Calcutta, who promoted radical ideas and encouraged his students to question authority as...
Mangal Pandey, a Sepoy in the 34th Bengal Native Infantry, is credited with starting the Sepoy Mutiny on 29th March 1857 when he refused to use...
Ishwar Chandra gained the title Vidyasagar which means ocean of knowledge in Sanskrit. He earned the title when he was studying at the Sanskrit...
The first peasant movement in India was started in Bihar under the leadership of Swami Sahajanand Saraswati, who formed the Bihar Provincial...
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar pushed for greater reforms and social change in order to transform the orthodox Hindu society. He called for the...
Although the peasant movements in different parts of India had different demands, the core demands were still the same irrespective of...
The greatest contribution of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar can be for his fervent push for the introduction of widow remarriage and girls education...
Peasants can be classified on the following basis: Basis of Land Ownership Size of Land Holdings Resource Ownership. In these categories the...
The immediate result of the Sepoy Mutiny was a complete overhaul of the British Administration. The parliament of Britain held the East India...
As per British Administration records, about 6000 British died in the Indian Mutiny. The casualty count for Indians is at 800,000. This includes...