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 Iqta system was a unique type of land distribution and administrative system introduced during the reign of Iltutmish. In the Iqta system the...
Lakh Baksh is usually referred to those who give away property and wealth to the needy and poor. The most famous of these was Sultan Qutub-ud-din...
The Dagh was a system of branding horses specifically for wars. These horses would undergo special training to be elite horses. The system was...
Sultan Alauddin Khilji is known to have the largest standing army as a result of his military reforms. For further reading check the following...
An Iqta holder is called an Iqtadar. Iqta was a form of tax farming prevalent in the Middle-East and Asia during the middle ages. For further...
The Tanka and Jital were introduced by the Delhi Sultan Iltutmish. Becoming the basis for the subsequent coinage of the sultanate, the Tanka was...
Iqta refers to the land grant while Jagirdari was a type of feudal land grant in the Indian subcontinent at the foundation of its Jagirdar...
Mir Bakshi was the head of the Military Administration in the Mughal Empire. The responsibility of Mir Baksh was to gather intelligence and make...
In the Mughal Empire, Jagirdars were holders of land assignments in lieu of assigned duties towards the empire such as police, judiciary etc, ...
Saluva Narasimha was the first king of the Saluva dynasty ruling from 1486–1491. Tuluva Narasa Nayaka was the founder of the Tuluva...
The Jagirdari system was introduced by the Delhi Sultanate in the 13th century. It would later be adopted by the Mughal Empire and the British...
A Jagir was a feudal land grant introduced in the 13th century under the rule of the Delhi Sultanate. For further reading check the following...
Mansabdars were military commanders, high civil and military officers, and provincial governors. The system was introduced during the reign of...
Mahmud Ghazni died at the age of 58 in April 1030, when he contracted malaria on one of his campaigns. Further complications led to him being...
Mahmud Ghazni attacked India 17 times between the years 1000 to 1027 AD. The objective of his campaigns was to amass wealth through plunder. For...
Muhammad Ghori carried out about 7 invasions of India with the first invasion taking place in 1175 AD at Multan. For further reading check the...
Muhammad Ghori invaded India in order to acquire wealth and to spread Isalm in the region. For further reading check the following articles:...
Muhammad Ghori was killed by assassins on his way back to Ghazni, following the conclusion of his campaigns in India. He was killed on March 15,...
The battle of Kannauj was fought between Sher Shah Suri and Mughal Emperor Humayun on 17 May 1540. It ended in a decisive victory for Sher Shah...
The first battle of Panipat was fought between the invading Mughals and the Lodi Sultanate of Delhi on 21st April 1526. For further reading check...