History — NDA Previous Year Questions

127 solved PYQs · 2021–2025 · General Studies

Solved PYQs: 127
Years covered: 2021–2025
Avg / year: ~25
Subject: General Studies

How many NDA questions come from History?

History has contributed 127 questions to National Defence Academy Examination papers between 2021 and 2025 — an average of about 25 questions a year. That count is measured from EByAi’s bank of 15,695 NDA questions, not estimated from a syllabus. Every one of the 127 questions carries a written, step-by-step solution, and each is tagged to History within General Studies, so you can drill this chapter across every year at once instead of hunting through paper PDFs. Practising a chapter’s full PYQ history is the fastest way to learn the patterns examiners reuse.

Sample History questions from real NDA papers

These are 5 real questions from the bank — exactly as asked, with the answer one tap away. All 127 History questions (with full written solutions) are available in practice.

Question 1 · NDA 2025
Who among the following founded the ‘Self-Respect Movement’ ?
1. (A) $Jyotiba Phule$
2. (B) $Swami Vivekananda$
3. (C) $E. V. Ramaswami Naicker$
4. (D) $Dr. B.R. Ambedkar$
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$Answer: (C) E. V. Ramaswami Naicker$
Question 2 · NDA 2025
In the Harappan Civilization, traces of canals have been found at
1. (A) $Banawali$
2. (B) $Lothal$
3. (C) $Shortughai$
4. (D) $Dholavira$
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$Answer: (C) Shortughai$
Question 3 · NDA 2025
Maize (makka) was introduced into India in the seventeenth century via
1. (A) $Portugal$
2. (B) $Africa and Spain$
3. (C) $China and Mongolia$
4. (D) $Turkey$
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$Answer: (A) Portugal$
Question 4 · NDA 2025
Which one of the following terms is associated with the practice of Sufism?
1. (A) $Jizya$
2. (B) $Ijma$
3. (C) $Muqaddam$
4. (D) $Murid$
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$Answer: (D) Murid$
Question 5 · NDA 2025
Which among the following materials was used in making the Harappan seals ?
1. (A) $Sandstone$
2. (B) $Lapis lazuli$
3. (C) $Jasper$
4. (D) $Steatite$
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$Answer: (D) Steatite$

History questions by year

Year	Questions	Share of chapter questions
2025	25
2024	27
2023	32
2022	29
2021	14

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FAQs

How many NDA questions have been asked from History?

EByAi's bank holds 127 real NDA questions from History, asked between 2021 and 2025 — about 25 per year on average. Every count is measured from actual papers, not estimated.

Is History important for NDA?

127 questions over 5 papers make History a moderate-weightage chapter in NDA General Studies. The year-wise table above shows exactly how often it appears.

Can I solve History PYQs online for free?

Yes. EByAi lets you solve NDA past-year questions in the browser with written solutions — free daily practice, no card needed.

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