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 was started by Indian troops serving the British East India Company in Meerut.  The first spark of the Mutiny is thought to...
The Sepoy Mutiny failed due to the following reasons: Although the Hindus and Muslims had a common enemy , they were not exactly on friendly...
Raja Ram Mohn Roy is widely regarded as the father of Indian renaissance. A nonconformist to many traditions, he was born on 22 May 1772, in...
The Young Bengal Movement was started by Henry Louis Vivian Derozio, who had come to Calcutta in 1826 and was appointed in the Hindu College as a...
The immediate cause for the Indian Mutiny of 1857 was the introduction of cartridges lubricated with the fat of cows and pigs, a practice...
The enemies of Hyder Ali were the Marathas and the British. The Marathas would defeat Hyder Ali in one of their battles and thus end up paying...
Punjab was conquered by the British East India Company following the conclusion of the Second Anglo-Sikh War of 1849. This event ended the Sikh...
The objective of Nehru’s forward policy was to force the Chinese from territories claimed by the Indian government.  Nehru's forward...
The following factors were responsible for famine in Bengal during British rule: Droughts Policy failures Government apathy The Bengal Famine...
The Bijolia peasant movement was a movement against excessive land revenue extractions that took place in Mewar state. Beginning in 1897, the...
The Kheda Satyagraha began on 11 March, 1918, just four days after the great mill strike in ahmedabad. Although Mahatma Gandhi was its spiritual...
Womens movement in India is a set of movements aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights and...
Gogineni Ranga Nayukulu, also known as N. G. Ranga is regarded as the father of the Indian Peasant movement. He was an exponent of the peasant...
The Peasant Movement in India arose during the British colonial period - in the late 1800s - when economic policies resulted in the ruin of...
India, for the most part, was controlled by the East India Company. Following the Sepoy mutiny in 1857, its lands came under the direct...
The revolt of 1857 in Lucknow was led by Begum Hazrat Mahal. Begum Hazrat Mahal's band of supporters rebelled against the forces of the British...
Plassey (alternatively spelt as Palassi) is located in the modern day state of West bengal. Plassey was the site of a British victory in 1757...
Plassey is the anglicized form of the word Palashi. The area is named due to the abundance of the Palash trees.  Plassey was the site of a...
The Treaty of Allahabad was signed on 16 August 1765. It was signed between the Mughal emperor Shah Alam II and Lord Clive of the British East...
The signatories of the Treaty of Allahabad were as follows: Shah Alam II, son of the late Mughal Emperor Alamgir II Robert Clive of the East...