BPSC History — Previous Year Questions

Bihar Public Service Commission has asked 121 questions on History across 3 papers (2023–2025). Every one is solved below — open a question for the answer, why it is right, and why each wrong option was written to tempt you.

1. 70th CCE Re-exam (2025)Q1The oldest civilization in the world isAnswer: B
2. 70th CCE Re-exam (2025)Q4Under the Government of India Act 1935, who was the first elected Chairman of Bihar Legislative Council ?Answer: C
3. 70th CCE Re-exam (2025)Q12Who led the Champaran Satyagraha in 1917 ?Answer: B
4. 70th CCE Re-exam (2025)Q20Which of the following State was not annexed under Lord Dalhousie's Doctrine of Lapse ?Answer: C
5. 70th CCE Re-exam (2025)Q23In 1901 who has published the book 'Poverty and Un-British Rule in India' ?Answer: D
6. 70th CCE Re-exam (2025)Q24Fort William College at Calcutta was established inAnswer: B
7. 70th CCE Re-exam (2025)Q25The script written on Ashoka's Pillars isAnswer: D
8. 70th CCE Re-exam (2025)Q29Which of the following Sufi Silsilah was founded in Bihar ?Answer: C
9. 70th CCE Re-exam (2025)Q37Who was the founder of the Maurya Empire ?Answer: B
10. 70th CCE Re-exam (2025)Q38Which of the following is not the famous centre for Buddhist Learning in Ancient India ?Answer: D
11. 70th CCE Re-exam (2025)Q41Who became the President of Indian National Congress when Subhash Chandra Bose resigned in 1939 ?Answer: B
12. 70th CCE Re-exam (2025)Q51Which Viceroy decentralized the colonial economic structure in India ?Answer: B
13. 70th CCE Re-exam (2025)Q53Where did the revolt of Birsa Munda take place ?Answer: A
14. 70th CCE Re-exam (2025)Q57The Vernacular Press Act allowedAnswer: A
15. 70th CCE Re-exam (2025)Q60When was the Bihar State formed ?Answer: D
16. 70th CCE Re-exam (2025)Q62During the Delhi Sultanate, the designation 'Muqaddam or Chaudhuri' was used forAnswer: B
17. 70th CCE Re-exam (2025)Q64'Tarikh-i-Firuz Shahi' was written byAnswer: D
18. 70th CCE Re-exam (2025)Q67Which portfolio did Dr. Rajendra Prasad hold during the interim government of 1946 ?Answer: A
19. 71st CCE (2025)Q71Which Indian leader for the first time used the 'safety-valve theory' to attack the Moderates in the Congress?Answer: B
20. 71st CCE (2025)Q72At which Viceroy was a bomb thrown on the occasion of his state entry into Delhi?Answer: C
21. 71st CCE (2025)Q73Who got an opportunity to become Professor of Indian Philosophy in the University of California in 1911?Answer: C
22. 71st CCE (2025)Q74Name the Principal of M.A.O. College, Aligarh, who encouraged Muslim Communalism in the last decades of the 19th Century?Answer: D
23. 71st CCE (2025)Q76Which Commission accentuated the discontent in all the political groups and parties for not associating any Indian member in it?Answer: C
24. 71st CCE (2025)Q77Who assumed the command of the Indian National Army and gave famous battle cry, 'Chalo Delhi'?Answer: D
25. 71st CCE (2025)Q78“We shall either free India or die in the attempt …” who said it?Answer: B
26. 71st CCE (2025)Q79Who raised the cry “Divide and Quit”?Answer: B
27. 71st CCE (2025)Q81Which Congress leader visited Bihar in 1918 in order to strengthen the activities of Home Rule League?Answer: B
28. 70th CCE Re-exam (2025)Q81Who among the following is not associated with Azad Hind Fauz (INA) ?Answer: D
29. 71st CCE (2025)Q82Champaran Agrarian Committee was appointed in agreement between :Answer: A
30. 71st CCE (2025)Q83Who was the prominent leader of Kisan Sabha movement in Bihar?Answer: B
31. 71st CCE (2025)Q84Who was murdered while hoisting the national flag under the area of Bikram Police Station?Answer: D
32. 70th CCE Re-exam (2025)Q84Match the List – I of authors with List – II of the books on 1857 and choose answers from the code given below : List – I List – II a. V. D. Savarkar i. The First War of Independence b. S. N. Sen ii. The Peasant and the Raj c. Eric Stokes iii. Civil Rebellion and in the Indian Mutinies d. S.B. Chaudhuri iv. Eighteen Fifty-Seven Code : a b c dAnswer: A
33. 71st CCE (2025)Q85Who became Chief Minister of Bihar in March 1939?Answer: D
34. 70th CCE Re-exam (2025)Q85Match List – I of social reformers with List – II of their societies and choose answer from the code given below : List – I List – II a. Brahma Samaj i. Vishnu Shastri Pandit b. Ramkrishna Mission ii. Swami Vivekananda c. Servants of India Society iii. Raja Rammohan Roy d. Vidhwa Vivah Samaj iv. Gopal Krishna Gokhale Code : a b c dAnswer: C
35. 71st CCE (2025)Q86Match List I with List II List-I List-II Places in Ancient India Presently in which State a) Karnasuvarna 1) Maharashtra b) Pragjyotish 2) Gujarat c) Girnar 3) West Bengal d) Pratishthan 4) Assam Select the correct answer using the codes given below : a b c dAnswer: B
36. 71st CCE (2025)Q87Which one of the following is not related to the Rigvedic period?Answer: B
37. 71st CCE (2025)Q88Match List I with List II List-I List-II Event/Place Connected with Person a) Chola Gangam Lake 1) Chandragupta Maurya b) Appointment of Dharma Mahamatra 2) Harshavardhan c) Assembly at Prayag 3) Rajendra I d) Sudarshan Lake 4) Ashoka Select the correct answer using the codes given below : a b c dAnswer: A
38. 70th CCE Re-exam (2025)Q88The term Zillillah was first used byAnswer: A
39. 71st CCE (2025)Q89Who among the following rulers, ruled for the maximum period?Answer: C
40. 71st CCE (2025)Q90Consider the following dynasties of Ancient India : 1) Shunga 2) Maurya 3) Kushana 4) Kanva Which of the following is the correct chronological order of their rule?Answer: A
41. 70th CCE Re-exam (2025)Q92Which of the following is not associated with Chandragupta Maurya ?Answer: C
42. 71st CCE (2025)Q93Which one of the following is not correctly matched? Person Associated withAnswer: A
43. 71st CCE (2025)Q94Match List I with List II List-I List-II Father Son a) Babar 1) Salim b) Akbar 2) Khusrau c) Shah Jahan 3) Kamran d) Jahangir 4) Murad Select the correct answer using the codes given below : a b c dAnswer: B
44. 71st CCE (2025)Q95Which Buddhist council was not held in Bihar?Answer: D
45. 71st CCE (2025)Q97Who among the following was not an Acharya in The Nalanda Vishvavidyalaya?Answer: B
46. 71st CCE (2025)Q98Consider the following events of Modern Indian History - 1) Death sentence to Raja Nand Kumar 2) Treaty of Salbai 3) Battle of Wandiwash 4) Death of Tipu Sultan Which of the following is the correct chronological order of the above events?Answer: B
47. 71st CCE (2025)Q99Among the following Newspapers of Bihar, which was the first one to get published?Answer: B
48. 71st CCE (2025)Q100Match List I with List II List-I List-II Event/Organisation Related Person a) Champaran Satyagrah 1) Jayaprakash Narayan b) Azad Dasta 2) Shyam Narayan Singh c) Individual Satyagrah in Bihar 1940 3) Sahajanand Saraswati d) Kisan Sabha Bihar 4) Dr. Rajendra Prasad Select the correct answer using the codes given below : a b c dAnswer: D
49. 70th CCE Re-exam (2025)Q102Who was the first Muslim President of Indian National Congress ?Answer: C
50. 70th CCE Re-exam (2025)Q104When did Macaulay issue his famous minute on Indian Education ?Answer: A
51. 70th CCE Re-exam (2025)Q107The Tribal Movement-Santhal hool (Rebellion) took place inAnswer: A
52. 70th CCE Re-exam (2025)Q113All India Trade Union Congress was formed in the yearAnswer: B
53. 70th CCE Re-exam (2025)Q119Who introduced the permanent settlement in Bengal ?Answer: C
54. 70th CCE Re-exam (2025)Q120Who threw harmless bombs in the Central Legislative Assembly ?Answer: D
55. 70th CCE Re-exam (2025)Q123Who is the author of the famous book ‘Gulamgiri’ ?Answer: B
56. 70th CCE Re-exam (2025)Q127Match List – I of leaders with List – II of their territory and select answer from the code given below : List – I List – II a. Kunwar Singh i. Faizabad b. Hazrat Mahal ii. Bareilly c. Khan Bahadur iii. Jagdishpur d. Maulvi Ahmadullah iv. Lucknow Code : a b c dAnswer: A
57. 70th CCE Re-exam (2025)Q128Name the major city of the Indus valley civilization that had trade with West Asia.Answer: C
58. 70th CCE Re-exam (2025)Q130Who was the President of the Indian National Congress at the Gaya Session of 1922 ?Answer: A
59. 70th CCE Re-exam (2025)Q143Who first described the Revolt of 1857 as the ‘First Indian War of Independence’ ?Answer: B
60. 70th CCE Re-exam (2025)Q147Match List – I of Pre-Congress organisations with List – II of their leaders and choose answer from the codes given below : List – I List – II a. Indian Association i. Dadabhai Naoroji b. Madras Mahajan Sabha ii. M. Viraraghavachariar c. Bombay Presidency Association iii. Justice Ranade d. Poona Sarvjanik Sabha iv. Surendranath Banerjee Code : a b c dAnswer: C
61. 70th CCE Re-exam (2025)Q150When was the Patna College established ?Answer: C
62. 70th CCE (2024)Q14Ramkrishna Mission was founded byAnswer: C
63. 70th CCE (2024)Q20Who gave the slogan “DO OR DIE” and when ?Answer: C
64. 70th CCE (2024)Q22Who wrote “New Lamps For The Old” ?Answer: B
65. 70th CCE (2024)Q26When did Muslim League observed “Direct Action Day” ?Answer: C
66. 70th CCE (2024)Q42Who was the founder of the Farazi Movement ?Answer: A
67. 70th CCE (2024)Q46Match the following and choose the correct answer. Political Organisation I. Khaksars II. Socialist Party III. Independent Labour Party IV. Forward Bloc Founder a. Subhash Chandra Bose b. Inayatullah Mashriqui c. Jayaprakash Narayan d. B. R. AmbedkarAnswer: A
68. 70th CCE (2024)Q54Which of the following ruler ruled Assam in the time of Harsha ?Answer: B
69. 70th CCE (2024)Q55Who headed the Royal Commission on Indian currency appointed in 1913 ?Answer: D
70. 70th CCE (2024)Q59Who was the President of the Indian National Congress at Patna Session held in 1912 ?Answer: C
71. 70th CCE (2024)Q66During the Quit India Movement parallel ‘National Government’ was established at many places. Which of the following is not correctly matched ?Answer: B
72. 70th CCE (2024)Q72The book critical of the British Policies Gharib Hindustan was banned in Bihar in 1930 by the British was written byAnswer: A
73. 70th CCE (2024)Q75Match the following in context of Asht Pradhan system of Maratha rulers : Official a. Sachiva b. Peshwa c. Samant d. Amatya Department 1. Prime Minister 2. Incharge of Correspondence 3. Finance Minister 4. Foreign Minister Choose the correct option :Answer: A
74. 70th CCE (2024)Q76In October 1943, Subhash Chandra Bose set up a provisional government of free India which was recognized by how many countries including Japan ?Answer: C
75. 70th CCE (2024)Q77Which of the following great ruler founded the “Haryak Vansh” in ancient Bihar ?Answer: A
76. 70th CCE (2024)Q84The hundred years of Indian National Congress in Bihar was edited byAnswer: A
77. 70th CCE (2024)Q87“Chach Nama” was translated to Persian byAnswer: C
78. 70th CCE (2024)Q89Which dynasty ruled Magadh (Bihar) after Shishunag dynasty ?Answer: C
79. 70th CCE (2024)Q95Who among the following Indian capitalist was not the architect of “Bombay Plan” ?Answer: B
80. 70th CCE (2024)Q97What was the chief economic foundation of the triangular commerce between India, China and England ?Answer: B
81. 70th CCE (2024)Q101The political strategy Struggle -Truce - Struggle or S-T-S came into prominence with a call forAnswer: C
82. 70th CCE (2024)Q111Which of the following was the capital of Chera dynasty ?Answer: A
83. 70th CCE (2024)Q119Match the following and choose the correct answer. Newspaper I. Free Hindustan II. Indian Opinion III. Voice of India IV. Bengalee Editor a. Mahatma Gandhi b. Dadabhai Nauroji c. Surendranath Banerjee d. Taraknath DasAnswer: A
84. 70th CCE (2024)Q120When did the new province Bihar came into force during British rule ?Answer: A
85. 70th CCE (2024)Q125Consider the following about Ajivika sect : a. Makhali Gosala was its most important leader. b. Central idea of the philosophy was “NIYATI” that is fate. c. The discrimination on the basis of caste and class. d. The Ajivikas had regular sabhas for meetings.Answer: B
86. 70th CCE (2024)Q131Match the List – I with List – II and choose the correct answer : List – I Organization I. Swadeshi Sevak Home II. United India House III. Yugantar Ashram IV. INA or Azad Hind Fauj List – II Headquarter a. Vancouver b. Seattle c. San Francisco d. RangoonAnswer: C
87. 70th CCE (2024)Q143The first Hindi daily newspaper to be published in Bihar wasAnswer: D
88. 70th CCE (2024)Q146Consider the types of land according to The Amarkosha : a. Urvara-fertile b. Maru-desert c. Shadvala-grassy d. Devmatrika-watered by rain Which of the following is correct ?Answer: D
89. 69th CCE (2023)Q55Which of the following animals was not known to the people of the Indus Valley Civilization?Answer: B
90. 69th CCE (2023)Q63Consider the following statements regarding the Vikramshila University in Bihar : 1. It was located in the present-day Banka district of Bihar. 2. It was established by King Gopala I of the Pala dynasty. 3. The ‘Vajrayana’ sect of Buddhism flourished here. 4. Other subjects like Astronomy, Logic, Law, Grammar and Philosophy were also taught here. Which of the above statements are incorrect ?Answer: C
91. 69th CCE (2023)Q64Consider the following statements : The arrival of Babur into India led to the 1. introduction of gunpowder in the subcontinent 2. introduction of arch and dome in the region’s architecture 3. establishment of Timurid dynasty in the region 4. introduction of cannons in warfare Which of the above statements are correct?Answer: C
92. 69th CCE (2023)Q65Which among the following ports was called Babul Makka (Gate of Makka) during the Mughal period?Answer: B
93. 69th CCE (2023)Q66‘Ashta Pradhan’ was a Council of MinistersAnswer: C
94. 69th CCE (2023)Q68Consider the following statements : 1. Fa-Hien was a Chinese pilgrim who visited India during the reign of Harsha. 2. Hiuen Tsang was a Chinese Buddhist monk who visited India during the reign of Chandragupta II. Which of the above statements is/are correct?Answer: D
95. 69th CCE (2023)Q69Match List–I with List–II : List—I a. Charaka b. Brahmagupta c. Varahamihira d. Vishakhadatta List—II 1. Mathematics 2. Medicine 3. Playwright 4. Astrology Select the correct answer using the codes given below.Answer: A
96. 69th CCE (2023)Q70Who among the following introduced the Persian festival Nowruz in India?Answer: C
97. 69th CCE (2023)Q71Nathpanthis, Siddhas and Yogis made devotional religion popular inAnswer: A
98. 69th CCE (2023)Q72Consider the following statements regarding Wood’s Dispatch of 1854 : 1. It recommended English as the medium of instruction for higher studies. 2. It laid stress on female education and vocational training. Which of the above statements is/are correct?Answer: C
99. 69th CCE (2023)Q73The Maithili language was started to develop during the reign of which of the following?Answer: C
100. 69th CCE (2023)Q74Which city served as the capital of the ancient kingdom of Magadha during the early Vedic period?Answer: A
101. 69th CCE (2023)Q75Which of the following statements about the Vernacular Press Act is/are correct? 1. It was enacted by Lord Lytton. 2. It came to be known as a ‘Gagging Act’. 3. The Act was repealed by Lord Ripon. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.Answer: D
102. 69th CCE (2023)Q76Which of the following statements about Lord Mayo’s Resolution of 1870 are correct? 1. It was the first step that bifurcated Central and Provincial finances. 2. Provincial Governments were empowered to administer certain services. 3. It attempted to rectify existing imparity. 4. It focussed on the actual needs of the Provinces. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.Answer: A
103. 69th CCE (2023)Q77Nitisara, an early book of politics, was written byAnswer: B
104. 69th CCE (2023)Q78Futuhat-i-Alamgiri was written byAnswer: A
105. 69th CCE (2023)Q79According to Chinese source, Meghavarman, the ruler of Sri Lanka, sent a missionary to which of the following Gupta Kings for permission to build a Buddhist temple at Gaya?Answer: B
106. 69th CCE (2023)Q80When was Bihar first separated from the Bengal Presidency under the British-ruled India?Answer: A
107. 69th CCE (2023)Q83Match List–I with List–II : List—I (Explorer) a. Christopher Columbus b. Jacques Cartier c. Sir Francis Drake d. Ferdinand Magellan List—II (Birthplace) 1. Portugal 2. United Kingdom 3. Italy 4. France Select the correct answer using the codes given below.Answer: A
108. 69th CCE (2023)Q126Which of the following were the reasons for the failure of the Revolt of 1857? 1. The military superiority of the British 2. The rebels did not have a unified programme and ideology 3. There was a lack of support from all the sections of society Select the correct answer using the codes given below.Answer: C
109. 69th CCE (2023)Q127The cook from Bihar who saved Mahatma Gandhi’s life from a murder attempt by food poisoning in 1917 wasAnswer: B
110. 69th CCE (2023)Q128The Bakasht Movement in Bihar during 1937–1938 was organized by whom?Answer: C
111. 69th CCE (2023)Q129Consider the following events during India’s Freedom Struggle : 1. Home Rule Movement 2. Surat Split 3. Kheda Satyagraha 4. Minto-Morley Reforms Which of the following is the correct chronological order of the events given above?Answer: B
112. 69th CCE (2023)Q130Lord Lytton is not associated with which of the following?Answer: D
113. 69th CCE (2023)Q131Which treaty was signed after the Battle of Buxar?Answer: A
114. 69th CCE (2023)Q133In which of the following movements did Mahatma Gandhi make the first use of the hunger strike as a weapon?Answer: C
115. 69th CCE (2023)Q134The Quit India Movement in 1942 witnessed significant contributions from leaders of Bihar. Which prominent Bihar leader was known as the ‘Bihar Kesari’ and actively participated in the Quit India Movement?Answer: B
116. 69th CCE (2023)Q135In response to the mass agitation of the Champaran Movement, the British Government took which step to address the issue?Answer: C
117. 69th CCE (2023)Q136Match List–I with List–II : List—I a. Servants of India Society b. Tattwabodhini Sabha c. Atmiya Sabha List—II 1. Debendranath Tagore 2. Gopal Krishna Gokhale 3. Ram Mohan Roy 4. Keshab Chandra Sen Select the correct answer using the codes given below.Answer: A
118. 69th CCE (2023)Q137Ambabai, a woman freedom fighter, belonged to which of the following States of India?Answer: C
119. 69th CCE (2023)Q138Who among the following was not the member of the Cabinet Mission?Answer: C
120. 69th CCE (2023)Q139“The Indian National Congress was founded on the basis of safety valve theory, to protect the British Government from threats.” Which leader said that?Answer: B
121. 69th CCE (2023)Q140In which of the following Indian National Congress Sessions, the resolutions related to the Fundamental Rights were passed for the first time?Answer: C