UPSC CAPF-AC 2025 History Previous Year Questions with Answers & Explanation

UPSC CAPF-AC 2025

History Questions Asked in the UPSC CAPF-AC 2025 Exam

The following questions will not only help in the CAPF-AC exam but will also benefit future aspirants preparing for UPSC, CDS, State PCS, and other competitive exams.

1. Which one of the following ancient towns is known for the evidence of a ploughed field from its early Harappan levels, with two sets of furrows at right angles to each other, suggesting two different crops grown together?

(a) Dholavira

(b) Rakhigarhi

(c) Kunal

(d) Kalibangan

2. Krishnadevaraya, a king of Vijayanagara, composed a work on statecraft known as Amuktamalyada in

(a) Telugu

(b) Kannada

(c) Tamil

(d) Sanskrit

3. Who among the following travellers reported the use of seed drill on the Karnataka coast which is considered to be the earliest reference of the presence of the device in India?

A) Duarte Barbosa

B) Abdur Razzaq

C) Afanasy Nikitin

D) Niccolo Conti

4. Which of the following are the main features of 'Saracenic' architecture?

1. Arch

2. Vault and dome

3. Lintel and beam

4. Application of lime cement

Select the answer using the code given below:

A) 1 and 2 only

B) 2 and 3

C) 1, 2 and 4

D) 1, 3 and 4

5. With reference to ancient South India, the terms 'Vichitrachitta', 'Chitrakarapuli' and 'Chaityakari' refer to:

A) Markets

B) Temples

C) Titles

D) Centres of colour making

6. Which one of the following Harappan sites has yielded evidence of a wash basin in the toilet of a house?

A) Banawali

B) Rakhigarhi

C) Dholavira

D) Lothal

7. Who among the following British Commanders suffered defeat in the famous Battle of Chinhat during the 1857 Revolt?

A) Henry Lawrence

B) Captain Hearsey

C) Francois Sisten

D) Charles Ball

8. With reference to the history of Orissa, consider the following statements:

1. Anantavarman Chodaganga consolidated Orissa into a powerful kingdom and was patron of Sanskrit and Telugu literature.

2. Anantavarman Chodaganga built the great temple of the Sun God at Konark in Puri district.

3. Narasimha I effectively checked the external invasion and maintained prosperity in the kingdom.

How many statements given above are correct?

A) 1

B) 2

C) 3

D) None

9. Consider the following pairs:

Work	Author
1. Rigarthadipika	Madhava Yogi
2. Kataka	Venkata Madhava
3. Damayanti-Katha	Trivikrama Bhatta
4. Yashastilaka Champu	Somadeva

How many pairs given above are correctly matched?

A) 1

B) 2

C) 3

D) 4

10. Consider the following pairs:

King	Dynasty
1. Lakshmikarna	Pala
2. Bhima I	Chalukyas of Gujarat
3. Jayapala	Shahiya dynasty
4. Lalitaditya Muktapida	Utpala dynasty of Kashmir

How many pairs given above are correctly matched?

(a) 1

(b) 2

(c) 3

(d) 4

11. Consider the following statements :

1. The first meeting of the All India Depressed Classes Conference was held at Poona in 1926 under the presidency of M. C. Rajah.

2. The All India Depressed Classes Association was formed at Nagpur in 1928 with Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar as its first elected President.

3. The All India Depressed Classes Congress was founded by Dr. B. S. Munje at a conference in Bombay in 1936.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1, 2 and 3

(d) None

12. With reference to the ancient architectural development in the hills of North Indian States, consider the following statements:

1. The temple 'Garbhagriha' and 'Shikhara' were made in a Rekha-prasada or Latina style.

2. The Pandrethan Temple in Kashmir is built on a plinth in the middle of a tank.

3. The Jageshwar Temple is located in Garhwal region.

4. The Lakshana Devi Mandir shows the influence of the post-Gupta tradition.

How many statements given above are correct?

(a) 1

(b) 2

(c) 3

(d) 4

13. The indentured system in tea gardens of Assam was abolished in

(a) 1926

(b) 1934

(c) 1938

(d) 1946

14. With reference to the Indo-Roman trade, who among the following referred to the drain of Roman gold into India?

1. Strabo

2. Pliny

3. Ptolemy

4. Dio Chrysostom

Select the answer using the code given below.

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 2 and 3

(c) 2 and 4

(d) 1 and 3

15. With reference to the history of India, the 'Katapayadi system', the 'Parahita system' and the 'Drigganita system' are associated with

(a) astronomy

(b) surgery

(c) chemistry

(d) music and dance

16. Which Hindustani classical Raag is sung as an invitation to rain?

(a) Raag Yaman

(b) Raag Bahar

(c) Raag Malhar

(d) Raag Bhairavi

17. Who among the following classical poets is the author of the book Kiratarjuniyam?

(a) Thiruvalluvar

(b) Bharavi

(c) Valmiki

(d) Panini

18. Which of the following statements about the Bhoodan Movement are correct?

1. It was aimed at attaining a non-violent society.
2. It included schemes such as 'Sampattidan' and 'Shramdan'.
3. It began in a village in Andhra Pradesh in 1951.

Select the answer using the code given below.

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

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Explanation:-

Que.8 :- The Konark Sun Temple was built by King Narasimhadeva I of the Eastern Ganga dynasty in the 13th century

Que.9 :-

• Pair 2: Kataka — Venkata Madhava - ✅ Correct.
• Pair 3: Damayanti-Katha — Trivikrama Bhatta - ✅ Correct.
• Pair 1: Righardhipika — Madhava Yogi - ❌ Incorrect. Righardhipika was not written by Madhava Yogi.
• Pair 4: Yashastilaka Champu — Somadeva - ❌ Incorrect. Yashastilaka Champu was composed by Somadevasuri, a Jain monk, not Somadeva the author of Kathasaritsagara.

Que.10 :-

• Pair 1: Lakshmikarṇa — Pala - ❌ Incorrect. Lakshmikarṇa was a ruler of the Kalachuri dynasty of Tripuri, not the Pala dynasty.
• Pair 2: Bhima I — Chalukyas of Gujarat - ✅ Correct. Bhima I belonged to the Chaulukya (Solanki) dynasty of Gujarat.
• Pair 3: Jayapala — Shahiya dynasty - ✅ Correct. Jayapala was a ruler of the Hindu Shahi dynasty (also called Shahiya).
• Pair 4: Lalitaditya Muktapida — Utpala dynasty - ❌ Incorrect. Lalitaditya Muktapida belonged to the Karkota dynasty of Kashmir, not the Utpala dynasty.

Que.12 :- The Jageshwar Temple is not located in the Garhwal region. It is situated in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand, specifically in the Almora district