CUET 2026 May 20 Shift 1 History Question Paper is available for download here. NTA conducted the CUET 2026 exam from 11th May to 31st May.

  • CUET 2026 History exam consists of 50 questions for 250 marks to be attempted in 60 minutes.
  • As per the marking scheme, 5 marks are awarded for each correct answer, and 1 mark is deducted for incorrect answer.

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Question 1:

Who among the following historians is associated with the concept of the “Asiatic Mode of Production” in the context of Indian history?

  • (1) D.D. Kosambi
  • (2) R.S. Sharma
  • (3) Karl Marx
  • (4) Romila Thapar

Question 2:

Which of the following inscriptions provides the earliest epigraphic evidence of the term “Bharatavarsha”?

  • (1) Hathigumpha Inscription
  • (2) Aihole Inscription
  • (3) Junagadh Inscription
  • (4) Allahabad Pillar Inscription

Question 3:

The “Doctrine of Lapse” was most aggressively implemented during the tenure of which Governor-General?

  • (1) Lord Hastings
  • (2) Lord Dalhousie
  • (3) Lord Wellesley
  • (4) Lord Canning

Question 4:

Which among the following travellers described Vijayanagara as “the best provided city in the world”?

  • (1) Nicolo Conti
  • (2) Domingo Paes
  • (3) Ibn Battuta
  • (4) Fernao Nuniz

Question 5:

The Permanent Settlement introduced in Bengal in 1793 was based primarily on whose recommendations?

  • (1) Alexander Dow
  • (2) Thomas Munro
  • (3) John Shore
  • (4) Charles Metcalfe

Question 6:

Which session of the Indian National Congress approved the resolution of “Purna Swaraj”?

  • (1) Surat Session, 1907
  • (2) Lahore Session, 1929
  • (3) Karachi Session, 1931
  • (4) Lucknow Session, 1916

Question 7:

Who among the following authored the Persian work “Muntakhab-ut-Tawarikh”?

  • (1) Abul Fazl
  • (2) Badauni
  • (3) Minhaj-us-Siraj
  • (4) Amir Khusrau

Question 8:

The term “Iqta” during Delhi Sultanate referred to:

  • (1) Religious tax
  • (2) Military camp
  • (3) Revenue assignment
  • (4) Royal treasury

Question 9:

Who among the following was the founder of the Self-Respect Movement in South India?

  • (1) C. Rajagopalachari
  • (2) Periyar E.V. Ramasamy
  • (3) Annie Besant
  • (4) Jyotiba Phule

Question 10:

Which of the following Harappan sites is located in present-day Gujarat and is famous for its dockyard?

  • (1) Kalibangan
  • (2) Banawali
  • (3) Lothal
  • (4) Rakhigarhi

CUET UG 2026 Exam Pattern

Parameter Details
Exam Name Common University Entrance Test (CUET UG) 2026
Conducting Body National Testing Agency (NTA)
Exam Mode Computer-Based Test (CBT)
Exam Duration 60 minutes per test
Total Sections 3 (Languages, Domain Subjects, General Test)
Question Type Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
Questions per Test 50 questions (all compulsory)
Marking Scheme +5 for correct, -1 for incorrect
Maximum Marks 250 marks per test
Maximum Subject Choices 5 subjects in total
Syllabus Base Class 12 NCERT (mainly for Domain Subjects)

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