
UP LT Grade History Important Questions: UP LT Grade History Exam tests your knowledge of India’s ancient cultures, medieval kingdoms, freedom struggle, and important events. To help you prepare better for the UP LT Grade Teacher Exam 2025, here are the most expected and high-weightage MCQs that frequently appear in the exam. These questions are simple, factual, and perfect for last-minute revision.
The History section in the UP LT Grade Teacher Exam includes topics from Prehistoric India, Indus Valley, Vedic Age, empires, invasions, medieval dynasties, and modern reforms. Most questions are factual and memory-based. These UP LT Grade History Important Questions will help you understand the exam pattern and boost scoring.
Each question includes four options and a correct answer based on standard history references.
Use these questions to strengthen important topics and improve accuracy.
Q1. From which site were three human skeletons found in a single grave?
a) Sarai Nahar Rai
b) Damdama
c) Mahadaha
d) Langhnaj
Answer: b) Damdama
Q2. In which age did the cultivation of food grains begin for the first time?
a) Neolithic Age
b) Mesolithic Age
c) Paleolithic Age
d) Proto-historic Age
Answer: a) Neolithic Age
Q3. Where was the earliest evidence of humans found in India?
a) Nilgiri Hills
b) Shivalik Hills
c) Nallamala Hills
d) Narmada Valley
Answer: d) Narmada Valley
Q4. Which Central Asian ruler conquered North India in 1192 CE?
a) Changez Khan
b) Mahmud of Ghazni
c) Muhammad Ghori
d) Taimur
Answer: c) Muhammad Ghori
Q5. Who defeated Muhammad Ghori for the first time?
a) Prithviraj Chauhan
b) Jayachand
c) Moolraj II
d) Bhim II
Answer: c) Moolraj II
Q6. In which battle did Muhammad Ghori defeat Jayachand?
a) First Battle of Tarain
b) Second Battle of Tarain
c) Battle of Chandawar
d) Battle of Kannauj
Answer: c) Battle of Chandawar
Q7. Which king was defeated by Muhammad Ghori in the Battle of Chandawar?
a) Prithviraj Chauhan
b) Jayachand
c) Moolraj II
d) Bhim II
Answer: b) Jayachand
Q8. In which battle was Muslim power established in India for the first time?
a) First Battle of Tarain
b) Second Battle of Tarain
c) First Battle of Panipat
d) Second Battle of Panipat
Answer: b) Second Battle of Tarain
Q9. Arrange the invaders in chronological order of their invasions:
Changez Khan
Mahmud of Ghazni
Muhammad Ghori
Taimur
Answer: Mahmud of Ghazni → Muhammad Ghori → Changez Khan → Taimur
Q10. The first human fossil in India was found in the valley of which river?
a) Ganga
b) Yamuna
c) Narmada
d) Tapti
Answer: c) Narmada
Q11. Which was the first grain used by early humans?
a) Wheat
b) Rice
c) Barley
d) Bajra
Answer: c) Barley
Q12. What was the language of Ashoka’s Shahbazgarhi inscription?
a) Prakrit
b) Pali
c) Aramaic
d) Kharoshthi
Answer: d) Kharoshthi
Q13. What is the tomb of a Sufi saint commonly called?
a) Sangam
b) Dargah
c) Math
d) Khanqah
Answer: b) Dargah
Q14. Nizamuddin Auliya belonged to which Sufi order?
a) Suhrawardi
b) Chishti
c) Qadiri
d) Naqshbandi
Answer: b) Chishti
Q15. The rebellion led by Queen Shiromani of Karnagarh is known as:
a) Kand Rebellion
b) Moplah Rebellion
c) Chuar Rebellion
d) Ahom Rebellion
Answer: c) Chuar Rebellion
Q16. What is a Khanqah?
a) A Sufi meditation centre
b) An Islamic court
c) A royal palace
d) A market
Answer: a) A Sufi meditation centre
Q17. Which Sufi order opposed music and singing?
a) Chishti
b) Suhrawardi
c) Qadiri
d) Naqshbandi
Answer: d) Naqshbandi
Q18. The Sun Temple of Modhera is located in which present-day Indian state?
a) Rajasthan
b) West Bengal
c) Bihar
d) Gujarat
Answer: d) Gujarat
Q19. Which commission was appointed to investigate the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi?
a) Kapoor Commission
b) Thakkar Commission
c) Shah Commission
d) Nanavati Commission
Answer: a) Kapoor Commission
Q20. Who described the Cripps Proposal as a “post-dated cheque on a crashing bank”?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Subhas Chandra Bose
c) Mahatma Gandhi
d) B. R. Ambedkar
Answer: c) Mahatma Gandhi
Q21. The slogan “Swaraj in One Year” was given by Mahatma Gandhi during which movement?
a) Dandi March
b) Non-Cooperation Movement
c) Civil Disobedience Movement
d) Round Table Conference
Answer: b) Non-Cooperation Movement
Q22. During the early phase of the Indian National Congress, what was its attitude towards labour problems?
a) Actively supportive
b) Revolutionary
c) Indifferent / weak
d) Completely hostile
Answer: c) Indifferent / weak
Q23. The Meerut Conspiracy Case (1929) was mainly related to which group?
a) Moderates of Congress
b) Extremist leaders
c) Revolutionary terrorists
d) Trade union and labour leaders
Answer: d) Trade union and labour leaders
Q24. What was the main objective of the Home Rule Movement?
a) To demand complete independence
b) To form a parallel government
c) To popularise the demand for self-government
d) To expose extremist leaders
Answer: c) To popularise the demand for self-government
Q25. In which Congress session was the resolution of Complete Independence (Poorna Swaraj) passed?
a) Gwalior
b) Jaipur
c) Calcutta
d) Lahore
Answer: d) Lahore
Q26. Why did Mahatma Gandhi withdraw the Non-Cooperation Movement?
a) Simon Commission arrival
b) Chauri Chaura incident
c) Arrest of Congress leaders
d) Failure of Khilafat Movement
Answer: b) Chauri Chaura incident
Q27. The Quit India Movement was finally passed and launched at which place?
a) Wardha
b) Lahore
c) Bombay (Gowalia Tank)
d) Delhi
Answer: c) Bombay (Gowalia Tank)
Q28. Who is known as the “Father of Indian Unrest”?
a) Subhas Chandra Bose
b) Dayanand Saraswati
c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
d) Aurobindo Ghosh
Answer: c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Q29. Which Rajput state came under British political influence first through a treaty?
a) Karauli
b) Bikaner
c) Jaipur
d) Jodhpur
Answer: a) Karauli
These topics carry the highest weightage in the UP LT Grade Teacher Exam 2025 History section:
Prehistoric cultures
Neolithic sites
Indus Valley Civilization
Vedic Age (Early & Later)
Mahajanapadas
Mauryan Empire
Gupta Age achievements
Delhi Sultanate (Slave, Khilji, Tughlaq, Sayyid, Lodi)
Mughal Empire: Administration, art, architecture
Regional kingdoms (Rajputs, Marathas, Vijayanagar)
Important invasions (Mahmud of Ghazni, Muhammad Ghori, Taimur)
Coming of Europeans
British policies
Revolt of 1857
Social reform movements
Indian National Congress
Gandhian movements
Constitutional developments
Ancient sites in UP
Medieval kingdoms of UP
Freedom struggle activities in UP