UPSC 2022 History Previous Year Questions

Question 1

"Yogavasistha" was translated into Persian by Nizamuddin Panipati during the reign of:

Accepted Answer

Correct Option: A. Akbar | Humayun | Shahjahan | Aurangzeb. Yogavasistha was translated into Persian by Nizamuddin Panipati during Akbar's reign.

Question 2

Which one of the following statements about Sangam literature in ancient South India is correct?

Accepted Answer

Correct Option: B. Sangam poems are devoid of any reference to material culture. | The social classification of Varna was known to Sangam poets. | Sangam poems have no reference to warrior ethic. | Sangam literature refers to magical forces as irrational.. Sangam poets knew social categories including Varna references. Sangam poems do refer to material culture and warrior ethics, and did not treat all magical forces as irrational in the stated way.

Question 3

Consider the following pairs: 1. Dhauli : Odisha 2. Erragudi : Andhra Pradesh 3. Jaugada : Madhya Pradesh 4. Kalsi : Karnataka How many pairs given above are correctly matched?

Accepted Answer

Correct Option: B. Only one pair | Only two pairs | Only three pairs | All four pairs. Dhauli is in Odisha and Erragudi/Yerragudi is in Andhra Pradesh. Jaugada is in Odisha and Kalsi is in Uttarakhand, so two pairs are correct.

Question 4

With reference to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, consider the following statements: 1. A coastal state has the right to establish the breadth of its territorial sea up to a limit not exceeding 12 nautical miles, measured from baseline determined in accordance with the convention. 2. Ships of all states, whether coastal or land-locked, enjoy the right of innocent passage through the territorial sea. 3. The Exclusive Economic Zone shall not extend beyond 200 nautical miles from the baseline from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Accepted Answer

Correct Option: D. 1 and 2 only | 2 and 3 only | 1 and 3 only | 1, 2 and 3. UNCLOS allows territorial sea up to 12 nautical miles, innocent passage for ships of all states, and EEZ up to 200 nautical miles from baselines. All three statements are correct.

Question 5

In India, which one of the following compiles information on industrial disputes, closures, retrenchments and lay-offs in factories employing workers?

Accepted Answer

Correct Option: C. Central Statistics Office | Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade | Labour Bureau | National Technical Manpower Information System. The Labour Bureau compiles labour statistics including industrial disputes, closures, retrenchments and lay-offs.

Question 6

Consider the following pairs: Reservoir - State: 1. Ghataprabha - Telangana 2. Gandhi Sagar - Madhya Pradesh 3. Indira Sagar - Andhra Pradesh 4. Maithon - Chhattisgarh. How many pairs given above are not correctly matched?

Accepted Answer

Correct Option: C. Only one pair | Only two pairs | Only three pairs | All four pairs. Gandhi Sagar is correctly in Madhya Pradesh. Ghataprabha is in Karnataka, Indira Sagar in Madhya Pradesh, and Maithon in Jharkhand; hence three pairs are not correctly matched.

Question 7

With reference to Indian history, consider the following statements:

1. The Dutch established their factories/warehouses on the east coast on lands granted to them by Gajapati rulers.
2. Alfonso de Albuquerque captured Goa from the Bijapur Sultanate.
3. The English East India Company established a factory at Madras on a plot of land leased from a representative of the Vijayanagara empire.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Accepted Answer

Correct Option: B. 1 and 2 only | 2 and 3 only | 1 and 3 only | 1, 2 and 3. Albuquerque captured Goa from the Bijapur Sultanate, and the English obtained Madras from a local Nayak/representative linked to the Vijayanagara successor polity. Dutch east-coast factories were not granted by Gajapati rulers.

Question 8

With reference to Indian history, who of the following were known as "Kulah-Daran"?

Accepted Answer

Correct Option: D. Arab merchants | Qalandars | Persian calligraphists | Sayyids. Kulah-Daran, literally wearers of caps, referred to Sayyids in Indo-Persian usage.

Question 9

With reference to Indian history, consider the following pairs: Historical person - Known as: 1. Aryadeva - Jaina scholar 2. Dignaga - Buddhist scholar 3. Nathamuni - Vaishnava scholar. How many pairs given above are correctly matched?

Accepted Answer

Correct Option: C. None of the pairs | Only one pair | Only two pairs | All three pairs. Dignaga was a Buddhist scholar and Nathamuni was a Vaishnava scholar. Aryadeva was a Buddhist/Madhyamaka thinker, not Jaina. Thus two pairs are correct.

Question 10

Consider the following freedom fighters: 1. Barindra Kumar Ghosh 2. Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee 3. Rash Behari Bose Who of the above was/were actively associated with the Ghadar Party?

Accepted Answer

Correct Option: D. 1 and 2 | 2 only | 1 and 3 | 3 only. Rash Behari Bose was actively associated with Ghadar revolutionary networks; Barindra Ghosh and Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee were associated with other revolutionary organizations.

UPSC 2022 History PYQs with Answers