List of top History Questions asked in CUET (UG)

Trace out the various events of the freedom struggle to independence of India in a chronological order :
(A) Dandi March by Mahatma Gandhi.
(B) Rowlatt Satyagraha.
(C) Independance day was observed.
(D) Quit India Movement.
(E) Non-Cooperation Movement.
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This Governor-General of British India described Awadh as "a cherry that will drop into our mouth one day".
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(A)Panaji(I)French
(B)Masulipatnam(II)Dutch
(C)Pondicherry(III)British
(D)Madras(IV)Portuguese
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It was NOT the outcome of 'Gandhi-Irwin Pact' :
Who was C.N Broomfield ?
Which one of the following was NOT an important centre of the Revolt of 1857 ?
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Imageries of Revolt of 1857		List - II
Painters and Publishers
(A)Execution of Mutineers in Peshawar(I)Joseph Noel Paton
(B)Relief of Lucknow(II)Punch
(C)The British Lion's Vengeance on the Bengal Tiger(III)Thomas Jones Barker
(D)“In Memoriam”(IV)Illustrated London News
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Arrange in a chronological order :
(A) Mutiny starts in Meerut.
(B) Subsidiary Alliance introduced by Wellesley.
(C) Rani Jhansi killed in battle.
(D) Nawab of Awadh, Wajid Ali Shah deposed.
(E) Shah Mal killed in battle.
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Agrarian Terms		List - II
Meaning
(A)Zamin-i paimuda(I)Revenue assessed in cash
(B)Nagdi(II)Grant of revenue in charity
(C)Suyurghal(III)Measured area
(D)Mahal(IV)Administrative and fiscal division
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Which of the following Temples are located in Hampi ?
(A) Rajarajeshwara
(B) Hazara Rama
(C) Vitthala
(D) Lakshmana
(E) Brihadishvara
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Identify the correct statement related to classification of land under Akbar.
A Mughal ruler, who received the title of ‘World-Seizer’ was _______.
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(A) Gulbadan Begum wrote ‘Humayun Nama’.
(B) Gulbadan could not write fluently in Turkish.
(C) Gulbadan was the daughter of Babur.
(D) Gulhadan in her writings described the conflicts among the Princes and Kings.
(E) Gulbadan was the daughter of Jahangir.
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(A)Rama Raya(I)Aravidu dynasty
(B)Harihara and Bukka(II)Saluva dynasty
(C)Narasimha(III)Tuluva dynasty
(D)Krishnadeva Raya(IV)Sangam dynasty
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Choose the correct statements about the Revolt of 1857 :
(A) The rebels have not left any records on their point of view.
(B) The British official accounts abound in the form of letters, diaries, autobiographies and official histories.
(C) British newspapers and magazines narrate in gory detail the violence of the mutineers.
(D) Pictorial images produced by the British and Indians constitute an important record of the mutiny.
(E) British newspapers and magazine stories did not inflame public feelings and provoked demands of retribution and revenge.
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In the sufi environment of medieval period, some mystics initiated movements based on a radical interpretation of sufi ideals. Many scored the 'Khangah' culture and observed extreme forms of asceticism. They were known as :
"Virashaiva" or “Lingayat” tradition of ‘Bhakti’ was led by Basavanna in the 12th century Karnataka. Basavanna was the Brahmin Minister in the court of which of the following ruler :
Which of the following is incorrect about the ‘Amara-Nayakas’ system of the Vijayanagara Empire ?
Who was the author of the text 'Amuktamalyada' ?
Which of the following are the correct statements with reference to early traditions of ‘Bhakti’ ?
(A) The language of the hymns sung by Alvar and Nayanar Bhakti saints was Tamil.
(B) One of the major anthologies of compositions by the Alvars, named as "Nalayira Divyaprabandham" was frequently described as the 'Tamil Veda'.
(C) Women saint Andal was a devotee of Vishnu and Karaikkal Ammaiyar, a devotee of Shiva.
(D) Alvar and Nayantar traditions have also been seen as a movement of protest against the caste system and dominance and Brahmanas.
(E) The relation of Alvar and Nayarnar Bhakti tradition with Buddhism and Jainism was extremely amicable and harmonious.
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The writings of which traveller were used by Montesquieu, the French Philosopher, to develop the idea of ‘Oriental Despotism’.
He was a famous surveyor and cartographer. In 1815, he was appointed as the first Surveyor General of India. Identify :
The script used to write modern Indian languages is derived from _______.
"It is certainly the most complete ancient system as yet discovered", who made this statement in reference to the drainage system found in Harappan Civilization.
Which of the following Harappan site has evidence of fortification of the entire settlement ?