IAS History PYQ
Topic-wise IAS History previous year questions with detailed solutions.
520 Questions
3 Topics
1996–2026
Year-wise weightage
How many History questions each topic contributed per year in IAS — darker cells mean more questions that year. Tap a topic to open its questions.
| Topic | Weightage | Total | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 |
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| Modern History | 58.1% | 302 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 19 |
| Ancient History | 23.3% | 121 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | |
| Medieval History | 18.7% | 97 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| All topics | 520 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 18 | 23 | 17 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 36 | 21 | 31 |
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IAS History questions
A cross-section of History questions asked in IAS, spread across topics and years. Open any one for the full solution.
- Consider the following statements about the archaeological findings in Harappan towns: 1. There is wide…2026
- Consider the following statements regarding the British policy in Awadh immediately after its annexation in…2026
- The irrigation device called 'Araghatta' was2025
- Which of the following pairs of ancient and modern names of rivers is/are correctly matched? Ancient Name |…2026
- Consider the following assertion: The genesis of political alliances based on community lay in the very…2026
- Who among the following led a successful military campaign against the kingdom of Srivijaya, the powerful…2025
- Consider the following statements about the Rigvedic period: 1. Irrigation from wells allowed agriculture to…2026
- Which of the following factors contributed to the formation of the Forward Bloc by Subhas Chandra Bose in…2026
- Who of the following rulers of medieval India gave permission to the Portuguese to build a fort at Bhatkal ?2024
- What does an empty seat represent in early Buddhist iconography?2026
- The artificially fixed rupee-sterling exchange rate prescribed by the Hilton-Young Commission (1926) was…2026
- Who among the following rulers of Vijayanagara Empire constructed a large dam across Tungabhadra River and a…2023
- Among the four main forms of existence of life recognized in Jainism, which one of the following is not…2026
- Which one of the following statements about the Eka Movement and Bardoli Satyagraha is correct?2026
- Consider the following pairs : King | Dynasty 1. Nannuka | Chandela 2. Jayashakti | Paramara 3. Nagabhata II…2022
- Which of the following pairs of the king and his dynasty in early historical Tamilakam is/are not correctly…2026
- Who among the following was the founder of the 'Self-Respect Movement'?2025
- With reference to Indian history, who of the following were known as "Kulah-Daran" ?2022
- Consider the following statements: 1. Pali texts contain the first definite references to coins, e.g.,…2026
- Who provided legal defence to the people arrested in the aftermath of Chauri Chaura incident?2025
- With reference to Indian history, consider the following statements : 1. The first Mongol invasion of India…2022
- Consider the following statements relating to the use of the place-value system in India: 1. The earliest…2026
- Consider the following statements about Raja Ram Mohan Roy : 1. He possessed great love and respect for the…2025
- "Yogavāsistha" was translated into Persian by Nizamuddin Panipati during the reign of :2022
- In which one among the following texts does the term kshetra-patni ('mistress of the field') originate?2026
- Consider the following fruits : 1. Papaya 2. Pineapple 3. Guava How many of the above were introduced in…2025
- In medieval India, the term "Fanam" referred to :2022
- Ashokan inscriptions suggest that the 'Pradeshika', 'Rajuka' and 'Yukta' were important officers at the2025
- Subsequent to which one of the following events, Gandhiji, who consistently opposed untouchability and…2025
- The Prime Minister recently inaugurated the new Circuit House near Somnath Temple at Veraval. Which of the…2022
- Fa-hien (Faxian), the Chinese pilgrim, travelled to India during the reign of2025
- "Sedition has become my religion" was the famous statement given by Gandhiji at the time of2025
- The world's second tallest statue in sitting pose of Ramanuja was inaugurated by the Prime Minister of India…2022
- With reference to ancient India (600-322 BC), consider the following pairs : Territorial region | River…2025
- Consider the following statements in respect of the Non-Cooperation Movement : 1. The Congress declared the…2025
- With reference to medieval India, which one of the following is the correct sequence in ascending order in…2021