CDS 2025 History Previous Year Questions

With reference to the women achievers in modern India, consider the following statements :

(1) Pandita Ramabai published a book "A Comparison Between Women and Men" where she protested against the colonial view that men enjoyed all the rights, opportunities and benefits of change.

(2) Tarabai Shinde worked in the field of medicine to reduce child mortality in rural India.

(3) Sarojini Naidu led a delegation to London to demand for female franchise.

How many of the statements given above is/are correct ?

Consider the following events :

(1) Muslim League Resolution for Pakistan

(2) Gandhi-Irwin Pact

(3) Dandi March

(4) Second Round Table Conference

Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the given events (earliest to latest) ?

Which of the following statements is/are correct ?
(1) C. Rajagopalachari was the first recipient of the Bharat Ratna.
(2) Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya initiated the concept of 'Integral Humanism'.
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With reference to the Revolt of 1857, consider the following statements :

(1) Shah Mal mobilised the people of Baraut region of Uttar Pradesh and captured the bungalow of an Englishman and converted it into a "hall of justice".

(2) Gonoo was a Kol leader of the Singhbhum region of Chotanagpur.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

With reference to the "Amara-Nayaka system", which one of the following statements is not correct ?

Chronologically arrange the formation of the following political associations, beginning from the earliest :

(1) Poona Sarvajanik Sabha

(2) Indian Association

(3) Madras Mahajan Sabha

(4) Bombay Presidency Association

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The Sanikattta Salt Works, known for Salt Satyagraha, is located in :

Which one of the following statements about the Tashkent Agreement is correct ?

Consider the following pairs :

(Historical Place) (Well-known for)

(1) Girnar : Sudarshana Lake

(2) Cholistan : Terracotta model of Plough

(3) Mant (near Mathura) : Headless standing figure of Kanishka

(4) Sannati : Asokan Pillar Edict in Odisha

How many pairs given above is/are correctly matched ?

Who among the following is the founder of the Congress Socialist Party ?

Consider the following statements about Ajanta Cave paintings :

(1) The paintings depict yakshas, gandharvas and apsaras.

(2) The artists have used the technique of providing "multiple perspectives".

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

Consider the following statements about Ellora :

(1) This art-historical site is associated exclusively with Buddhism.

(2) The Kailasa temple at Ellora has been built of dressed stone and kiln fired bricks.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

Which of the following statements about the Ghadar Movement is/are correct ?

(1) The Ghadar Movement began in 1913 in San Francisco.

(2) The movement was founded by Sohan Singh Bhakna.

(3) The Ghadar Movement took its name from the weekly Ghadar brought out in several Indian languages.

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Which of the following books portrays three images of the Mother Goddess : "Mother as she was", "Mother as she is" and "Mother as she will be" ?

Who among the following was India's first Woman Chief Minister ?

Which one of the following periods has provided the evidence of a ploughed field at Kalibangan in Rajasthan ?

Consider the following social movements :

(1) Chipko Movement

(2) Bardoli Satyagraha

(3) Satyashodhak Samaj

Which one of the following is the correct chronological order (starting with the earliest) of the launch of the above social movements ?

Which of the following can be considered a part of the ancient Indian Smriti Literature ?
(1) Puranas
(2) Ramayana
(3) Kalpa-Sutra
(4) Vedas
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Consider the following statements about the Bengal countryside at the time of the Permanent Settlement :

(1) The zamindars' troops were disbanded.

(2) Within the villages, the power of jotedars was more effective than that of zamindars.

(3) The East India Company made a rule that the property of women would not be taken over.

(4) Adhiyars were sharecroppers on the land owned by bargadars.

Which of the statements given above are correct ?

In which one of the following states are the Guntupalle Buddhist Caves located ?