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.

Portugal was the first European country to establish a colony in India and they were the last ones to leave. British paramountcy and local wars...
The Portuguese came to India with the aim of establishing a monopoly over the spice trade. At the time the spice trade was dominated by the...
Hyderabad is known as the City of Pearls. This was due to its booming pearl processing and trading industry that has been supplying the finest...
The Nawab of Hyderabad in 1947 was Mir Osman Ali Khan. He became the Nizam (title taken by rulers of Hyderabad) of Hyderabad on 29 August 1911....
Charak was the court physician of Kanishka the Great. He was one of the principal contributors to the ancient art and science of Ayurveda, a...
The Portuguese failed to establish themselves in India due to a combination of local wars with the Indians, particularly the Marathas and due to...
Kanishka is known for the expansion of the empire and patronage of Buddhism which earned him the sobriquet of ‘Second Ashoka’. He...
The main item that the Portuguese traded with India was spices. In the 16th century, over half of Portugal's state revenue came from West African...
Vasco da Gama made his way to India by rounding the Cape of Good Hope in the southern tip of Africa and reaching the Malabar coast of Kerala on...
The founder of Hyderabad was Nizam al-Mulk. He was intermittently viceroy of the Deccan under the Mughal emperors from 1713 to 1721 and who...
Hyderabad became a part of India following Operation Polo in September 1948. It was a military operation in which the Indian Armed Forces invaded...
As part of the wider Seven Years' wars, the British and the French fought against each other over their colonial possessions. The theatres of war...
The Char Minar monument was built in 1591 by Muḥammad Qulī Quṭb Shah, the fifth king of the Quṭb Shāhī dynasty, reportedly as the first building...
The main reason behind the Anglo-French War was the dispute over colonial possessions in North America. This rivalry was further fueled by the...
Britain has a distinction of fighting and winning against a variety of nations throughout history like the Roman Empire before them. Just like...
Portuguese power declined in India as a combination of economy and war. As a small nation it did not have the economic resources to maintain...
The Portuguese were the first Europeans to find a trade route to the Indian Ocean. At the time the Indian Ocean trade was dominated by the Arabs....
Kanishka, also known as Kanishka the Great, was a sovereign of the Kushan Empire who ruled from his capital at Purushapura in Gandhar....
The Kushan Empire was administered from two capitals. One was Purushapura (modern-day Peshawar in Pakistan) and the other from Mathura in...
Kanishka, also known as Kanishka the Great, is referred to as a second Ashoka due to his role in the propagation of Buddhism. Due to his...