List of top History Questions asked in CUET (UG)

Which movement was withdrawn by Gandhiji after a group of peasants attacked and torched a police station in the hamlet of Chauri Chaura (United Provinces)?
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
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Match List-I with List-II:

List-I (Meaning/ Characteristics)List-II (Sufi Terms)
(A) Sufi lineages(I) Ziyarat
(B) Established rules for spiritual conduct and interaction between inmates/laypersons and the master(II) Langar
(C) The practice of pilgrimage to the grave of the Shaikh(III) Silsila
(D) Open kitchen which runs on futuh (unasked-for charity)(IV) Murshid


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Why were agricultural tracts incorporated within the fortified area of the Vijayanagara Empire?
Which of the following is not true about the Ain-i Akbari?
In Vijayanagara, water from which one of the following structures was conducted through the channel to the "royal centre"?
Which of the following is not true about the Lingayats?

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List-I (Revenue-Collection)List-II (Terms)
(A) The crops are reaped and stacked and divided by agreement in the presence of the parties(I) bhaoli
(B) After the crops are cut and estimated in three lots; the good, the middling, and the inferior(II) lang-batai
(C) After cutting the grain, heaps are divided among themselves(III) kankut
(D) When the fields are divided after they are sown(IV) khet-batai


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If you are reading the traveller's accounts, which of the following would be of Al-Biruni:
The Buddha regarded the 'social world' as the creation of:

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List-I (Meanings)List-II (Terms)
(A) When descent is traced through the mother(I) Adi-Parvan
(B) Barbarians or outsiders of the Brahmanical order(II) Endogamy
(C) The first section of Mahabharata(III) Matriliny
(D) Marriage within a kin group, caste, or a group living in the same locality(IV) Mlechchhas


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The Gandatindu Jataka describes:
(A) Cordial relationship between a king and his subjects.
(B) The plight of the subjects of a wicked king.
(C) The strained relationship, especially with the rural population.
(D) That, kings frequently fill their coffers by demanding high and oppressive taxes.
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In play the Mrichchhakatika, the hero Charudatta was described as both a Brahmana and a _____
Who persuaded Buddha to allow women into the sangha?
Which ruler of the Satavahana dynasty claimed to be a unique Brahmana (eka bamhana)?
Which of the following rulers adopted the title devaputra, or "son of god"?
Traces of canals have been found at the Harappan site of _____
Arrange the major developments in Harappan Archaeology in a chronological order:
(A) Report of Alexander Cunningham on Harappan seal.
(B) S.R. Rao begins excavations at Lothal.
(C) Daya Ram Sahni begins excavations at Harappa.
(D) Vasant Shinde begins archaeogenetic research at Rakhigarhi.
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Who was the leader of the Santhal Revolt of 1855-56?
When was Nawab Wajid Ali Shah (Awadh) deposed?
What was the most unique feature of the Harappan civilisation?
Name the first site from where the Indus Valley Civilization was discovered.
In which year was Hampi recognised as a site of national importance?
What burial practice do Lingayats follow?
Who brought the ruins of Vijayanagara to light in 1800?