CUET Questions — History

Q47. As per the speaker, why are the tribal people so depressed and oppressed? 1. Due to their being minority 2. Due to absence of law for the tribal areas 3. Economic hardship of the tribals led to e

Q50. According to N.G. Ranga, who were the real minorities? 1. The Hindus in the Muslim majority provinces 2. The Sikhs in the non-Sikhs majority provinces 3. The Muslims in the Hindu majority provinc

Q5. In the Mughal period, who were identified as pahi-kashta peasants? 1. Peasants who were residents of the village in which they held their lands. 2. Peasants having large amount of land and rural m

Q23. Arrange the following events in a chronological order: (A) Babur defeats Ibrahim Lodi, the Delhi Sultan, at Panipat, and becomes the first Mughal emperor (B) Humayun is defeated by Sher Shah, in

Q35. Match List I with List II LIST I Movement A. Quit India Movement B. Civil Disobedience Movement C. Non-Cooperation Movement D. Home rule league Movement LIST II Purpose I. To achieve self- Govern

Q26. Ву с. 1800 BCE most of the Mature Harappan sites had been abandoned in regions such as 1. Kashmir 2. Cholistan 3. Western Uttar Pradesh 4. Haryana

Q18. Arrange the following events in a chronological order: (A) Santhals begin to come and settle in the Rajmahal hills (B) Permanent Settlement in Bengal (C) Cotton boom begins (D) Santhal rebellion

Q30. The original story of Mahabharata was probably composed by: 1. Charioteer-bards known as Sutas 2. Rishi Agastaya 3. Maharishi Valmiki 4. Manu

Q28. Which texts contain the 'regional histories' of Buddhism? 1. Tipitakas 2. Sutta Pitaka and Vinaya Pitaka 3. Abhidhamma Pitaka 4. Dipavamsa and Mahavamsa

Q39. The rulers of Vijayanagara empire called themselves _______ .

Q2. Choose the correct statements about the Prayaga Prashasti or the Allahabad Pillar Inscription: (A) It is composed in Sanskrit. (B) It was composed by Harishena, the court poet of Samudragupta. (C)

Q17. Identify the structure at 'Hampi' based on the following description: "Located on one of the highest points in the city, it is a massive platform rising from a base of about 11,000 sq. ft to a he

Q17. In the seventeenth-century agrarian society, women of Rajasthan could send petitions to _______ seeking justice.

Q35. Arrange the following events in a chronological order: (A) Ryots in Deccan villages rebel (B) Santhal Rebellion (C) Permanent Settlement in Bengal (D) First revenue settlement in the Bombay Decca

Q27. According to Ibn Battuta's description of the postal system in India, what is the 'uluq'? 1. Horse-post 2. Elephant-post 3. Bullock-post 4. Oxen-post

Q26. What is the period of rise of the Chalukyas in Karnataka and of the Pallavas in Tamil Nadu?

Q48. Bhoodan-Gram Dan Movement was initiated by:

Q31. Match List-I with List-II: List-I Meanings (A) Term used by the Sanskrit texts to designate families (B) Tracing descent from father to son (C) The practice of a man having several wives (D) The

Q23. Who did Baba Guru Nanak appoint as one of his disciples to succeed him as the preceptor (guru)? 1. Guru Arjan 2. Guru Angad 3. Guru Gobind Singh 4. Guru Tegh Bahadur

Q12. Match List-I with List-II: List-I (Travellers) (A) Duarte Barbosa (B) Marco Polo (C) Antonio Monserrate (D) Peter Mundy List-II (Countries) (I) Portugal (II) Spain (III) Italy (IV) England Cho