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 Sepoy Mutiny, although a major uprising, ultimately failed to dislodge the British from India. The British East India company would regain...
The main aim of the Young Bengal Movement was to promote radical ideas through teachings and by organizing debates and discussions on Literature,...
The Young Bengal Movement failed because of the following reasons: The group failed to gather support from other Bengali academics and literati...
Raja Ram Mohan Roy is known as the  Bengal Renaissance man. The Bengal Renaissance saw a period of remarkable transformation of Indian...
Henry Louis Vivian Derozio was famous for his radical movement, the Young Bengal and for setting a new precedent for patriotic poetry in India....
Vivian Derozio spread his ideas through his teaching and by organizing an association for debates and discussions on literature, history,...
The chief aim of the Brahmo Samaj was the worship of the eternal God. It was against priesthood, rituals and sacrifices. It focused on prayers,...
The Brahmo Samaj condemned idol worship, complicated rituals and rites and above all the caste system. The Brahmo Samaj was one of the most...
The Brahmo Samaj was founded by Raja Ram Mohan Roy along with Dwarkanath Tagore and others on August 20, 1828 at Calcutta. It was one of the most...
Punjab was conquered by the East India Company when its army defeated the Sikh Empire at the battle of Gujarat on 21 February 1849. The battle...
Tej Singh was a Sikh commander who was responsible for betraying the Sikh Empire, leading to its defeat at the hands of the British during the...
Baba Deep Singh was killed by Jamal Khan of the Durrani Empire. Baba Deep Singh was leading an army of volunteers in order to avenge the...
A Forward Policy is a set of foreign policy doctrines applicable to territorial ambitions and disputes in which emphasis is placed on securing...
Lytton was known as a brilliant failure because his actions, in the midpoint of a man-made individual tragedy, exhibited the revolting dependent...
The name Lytton is primarily a male name of English origin that means ‘From The Town By The Torrent’. It was the name given to Edward...
The rise of peasant movements in India was due to British economic policies resulted in the ruin of traditional handicrafts and other small...
The author of the book Peasant Movement in India is D.N. Dhanagare.  For further reading check the following articles: Peasant Movement and...
David Friend Aberle was an American Anthropologist who came up with four types of social movements based on who a movement is trying to change...
Tribal movements in India were inspired by revolutionary tendencies.Such movements sought to make use of the situation to fight and eliminate...
The main cause of the Sepoy Mutiny was the introduction of new rifle cartridges that were thought to be lubricated with grease containing cows...