The CLAT exam requires strong analytical skills, critical thinking, and careful reading, along with a clear understanding of the History. This article provides a set of MCQs on History to help you practice and strengthen your knowledge with the help of detailed solutions, which will support your CLAT 2026 exam preparation.
Whether you're revising the basics or testing your knowledge, these MCQs will serve as a valuable practice resource.
The CLAT 2026 exam is expected to follow a similar trend to the CLAT 2025, with a total of 120 questions for one mark, and 0.25 marks are deducted for each incorrect answer.
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CLAT MCQs on History
1. Lumbini is the place where the Buddha ..............
A attained nirvana
B attained enlightenment
C was born
D was married
2. Who wrote ‘Mudra Rakshasa’?
A Vishakhadatta
B Bana Bhatta
C Kalidasa
D Jaya Dev
3. The venue of Asian Games in 1970 was ..............
A Beijing
B Jakarta
C Bangkok
D New Delhi
4. 1929 is known for ..............
A visit of Simon Commission to India
B congress resolution for complete independence of India
C coming of Indian National Congress under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi
D Burma was made a part of India
5. L.N.S Airavat is India’s ..............
A amphibious ship
B submarine
C destroyer
D frigate
6. In which year Bastille fell on 14th of July?
A 1879
B 1789
C 1787
D None of these
7. Alberto Fujimari is the former president of ..............
A Japan
B Peru
C South Korea
D Vietnam
8. The breakthrough in the ideas of Darwin on the evolution of species came after his visit to a cluster of islands where he saw that each island supported its own form of finch. Name the islands?
A Ice land
B Greenland
C Galapagos
D Christian Islands
9. Mahatma Gandhi never became a Nobel Laureate, but he was nominated five times. In which of the following years was he not nominated?
A 1937
B 1939
C 1948
D 1940
10. When was the University of Bombay established?
A 1861
B 1857
C 1909
D 1890
11. With whose permission did the English set up their first factory at Surat?
A Akbar
B Shahjahan
C Jahangir
D Aurangzeb
12. Emperor Akbar the Great died in the year ..............
A 1505
B 1605
C 1606
D 1590
13. What was the name of Emperor Shahjahan before he became Emperor?
A Kusrau
B Khurram
C Parvez
D Shaheryar
14. Great tennis player Björn Borg belongs to which country?
A Italy
B Latvia
C USA
D Sweden
15. Which of the following is the national song of India?
A Vande Mataram
B Jana Gana Mana adhinyak
C Ye mera chaman, ye mera chaman
D Sare jahan se acchha
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