Important History Questions for CDS Examination in September 2025

Important History Questions for CDS Examination in September 2025

Important Questions

CDS GK History Questions

Here are CDS GK History questions for revision before the exams on 14 September 25. Answer is expected from the candidate; however, we will try to provide in the next Set of questions

1. Who was the founder of the Maurya Empire?
2. The “Rathas” at Mahabalipuram were built by which dynasty?
3. The Battle of Plassey (1757) was fought between?
4. Who was the first Governor-General of India?
5. Which social reformer is called “Father of the Indian Renaissance”?
6. Who launched the Home Rule Movement in India?
7. The Poona Pact (1932) was signed between whom?
8. Who was the Viceroy during Quit India Movement?
9. The capital of Magadh during Mauryan Empire was?
10. Which Gupta ruler is called “Napoleon of India
11. The Indus Valley people were worshippers of which deity?
12. The “Great Bath” has been found at which Harappan site?
13. Who composed the Allahabad Pillar Inscription?
14. Who was the founder of the Delhi Sultanate?
15. Alauddin Khilji introduced market reforms to control?
16. The “Ibadat Khana” at Fatehpur Sikri was started by?
17. The Battle of Buxar (1764) was fought between?
18. Who was the founder of the Arya Samaj?
19. “Young Bengal Movement” was started by?
20. Who gave the slogan “Inquilab Zindabad”?
21. The Indian National Congress was founded in which year?
22. Who was the first Indian to become President of the INC?
23. “Do or Die” was the slogan of which movement?
24. Who was the Viceroy during Partition of Bengal (1905)?
25. The Simon Commission came to India in which year?
26. The Cabinet Mission Plan was sent to India in?
27. Who was the first Indian Governor-General of Independent India?
28. Who founded the Indian National Army (INA)?
29. The Rowlatt Act was passed in which year?
30. Who presided over the first session of the Indian National Congress
31. Who was the first ruler to issue gold coins in India?
32. The Indus Valley script is still?
33. Who was called the “Alexander of India”?
34. The Upanishads are books on?
35. Who was the last ruler of the Maurya dynasty?
36. Who built the Qutub Minar?
37. The first Battle of Panipat (1526) was fought between?
38. “Din-i-Ilahi” was started by which Mughal ruler?
39. Who built the Red Fort in Delhi?
40. Shivaji was crowned as Chhatrapati in which year?
41. The Permanent Settlement was introduced by?
42. Who founded the Theosophical Society in India?
43. Who started the newspaper “Kesari”?
44. Who was the founder of Aligarh Movement?
45. Who gave the slogan “Swaraj is my birthright”?
46. The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in which city?
47. The Lahore Session (1929) of INC declared?
48. Who led the Dandi March in 1930?
49. Who was the first Indian to join the ICS?
50. Who wrote “India Wins Freedom”?
51. The first Indian satellite “Aryabhata” was launched in which year?
52. The dancing girl of Harappa was made of?
53. The famous rock-cut caves of Ajanta belong to which religion?
54. The Gandhara School of Art is associated with which influence?
55. Who is considered the real founder of the Mughal Empire in India?