CUET History Important Questions 2025

Overview: Around 1,17,807 students appeared in the CUET History exam in 2024, and in 2025, the competition is expected to multiply. Here's the list of CUET History important questions based on exam analysis for previous years. 

The CUET History important questions are covered from the high-weightage units in the syllabus out of 15 units. If you go through the sample questions, you will be able to:

• Study and prioritise topics 
• Understand the language of the question

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CUET History Topics2025

The CUET exam is a single entrance test for admission to more than 70 undergraduate Arts courses in India. For Arts courses, History is one of the core subjects to opt for in the exam. The CUET History important questions are asked from the following topics included in the syllabus: 

• Colonialism and Rural Society: Evidence from Official Reports
• Representations of 1857
• Colonialism and Indian Towns: Town Plans and Municipal Reports
• Mahatma Gandhi Through Contemporary Eyes
• Medieval Society through Travelers’ Accounts
• Religious Histories: The Bhakti-Sufi Tradition
• New Architecture: Hampi 
• Agrarian Relations: The Ain-i-Akbari 
• The Mughal Court: Reconstructing Histories through Chronicles

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The number of CUET History MCQ for each question type based on CUET exam analysis is listed below.

TYPE OF QUESTION	2024	2023	2022
Fact-based	20	14	15
Concept-based	5	12	10
Application-based	4	4	6
Timeline-based	0	4	4
Case Study/Based on a Paragraph	10	10	10
Statement/Assertion-Reasoning	0	0	0
Match the Following	11	6	5

CUET History Important Questions 2025 

1- Passage-Based CUET History important questions and answers

Mughal chronicles, especially the Akbar Nama, written by Abu'l Fazl, have bequeathed a vision of an empire in which agency rests almost solely with the emperor. In contrast, the rest of the kingdom has been portrayed as following his orders. Yet, let's look more closely at the rich information. These histories provide information about the apparatus of the Mughal State from which we may be able to understand how the imperial organization was dependent on several different institutions to be able to function effectively. One important pillar of the Mughal State was the nobility

1- Mughal chronicles viewed the emperors as supreme sovereigns because

1. Nobility wanted him to be one.
2. The vision of the empire viewed the emperor as the sole ruler.
3. Chronicles were a rich source of history
4. Imperial administration was weak

Answer- Mughals believe emperor as sovereign because the chronicles present a vision of empire in which agency rests almost solely with the emperor.

2- Which section of the Mughal Court was viewed as very significant?

1. Imperial vision
2. The Empire
3. Nobility
4. Mughal Chronicles

Answer- Nobility is a very important section of the Mughal Court.

3- Which chronicle says the kingdom must follow the king's orders?

1. Urdu Akhbar
2. Badshah Nama
3. Akbar Nama
4. Kitab khana

Answer- Akbar Nama portrays the king as the sovereign being.

4- The Mughal imperial administrative apparatus was effectively dependent on______________

1. Travellers
2. Nobles
3. Masses
4. Mir Bakshi

Answer- The Mughal imperial apparatus effectively depended on the nobility or nobles.

5- Who is the author of Akbar Nama?

1. Chandrabhan Barahaman
2. Muhammad Kazim
3. Lahori
4. Abu’l Fazl

Answer- Akbar Nama is written by Abul Fazal

2- CUET History Important Questions (Fact-Based)

1- Who was the first woman to be ordained as bhikkhuni?

1. Sigala
2. Karuni Pajapati
3. Mahapajapati Gotami
4. Punna

Answer- The Buddha's foster mother, Mahapajapati Gotami, was the first woman to be ordained as a bhikkhuni

2- Who amongst the following were the principal deities of the Vedic pantheon?

1. Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva
2. Vishnu, Shiva, Indra
3. Agni, Indra, Soma
4. Agni, Varuna, Indra

Answer- The Rigveda consists of hymns praising various deities, especially Agni, Indra and Soma. Thus, these 3 were the prominent deities of the Vedic pantheon.

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3- CUET History Important Questions- Match the following

1- Match List- I with List-II List- I List - II

A	B
(A) Kula	(I) Larger network of Kinfolk
(B) Jati	(II) Families
(C) Vansha	(III) People
(D) Jana	(IV) Lineage

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(a) (A)-(I), (B)-(II)-,(C)-(III), (D)-(IV)

(b) (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)- (II),(D)-(I)

(c) (A)-(II), (B)-(I),(C)-(IV), (D)-(III)

(d) (A)- (III)-,(B)-(IV),(C)-(II),(D)-(I)

Answer- C) Sanskrit texts use the term Kula to designate families and Jati for the larger network of kinfolk. The term Vansha is used for lineage and Jana for people.

Key Takeaways

• The history exam also includes several in-depth and event-based questions.
• CUET important questions are 95% found directly in NCERT books.
• Passage-based questions in the exam are a bit tricky and time-consuming.
• You should ensure thorough preparation of CUET History important questions and answers of the NCERT history books, paying special attention to the chapters on Modern History.