Archive · 18 Nov 2025
UPSC Prelims 2026 Quiz: Indian History & Culture
A quiz is helping students prepare for the UPSC exam by asking questions about India's history and culture.
It covers books written by famous people, a tribal leader's important sayings, a big writing award winner, and old Indian ways of thinking.
By answering these questions, students can check what they know and what they need to study more.
Quiz tests knowledge on Indian history and culture for UPSC CSE Prelims 2026.
Questions cover authorship of books like 'Discovery of India' and 'An Indian Pilgrim'.
Birsa Munda's slogan and title are part of the quiz.
David Szalay won the 2025 Booker Prize for 'Flesh'.
Quiz includes concepts from Indian philosophy like Vaishesika school and Sri Aurobindo's views.
- Who
- Students, Jawaharlal Nehru, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Subhas Chandra Bose, Birsa Munda, David Szalay, Sri Aurobindo
- What
- A quiz to help students prepare for the UPSC exam
- When
- Relevant for UPSC Prelims 2026
- Where
- India
- Why
- To help students revise important topics for the UPSC exam
- Booker Prize 2025 Winner
- David Szalay for 'Flesh'
- Birsa Munda's Slogan
- 'Abua dishum, abua raj' (Our land, our rule)
- Birsa Munda's Title
- 'Marang Gomke' (Great Leader)
- Central Concepts of Vaishesika School
- 'dravya' (substance), 'guna' (quality), and 'karma' (motion)
- Sri Aurobindo's View on Matter
- Matter is the non-manifested state of the spirit called Satchidānanda.
Sources
UPSC Current Affairs Pointers of the past week | November 10 to November 16, 2025
UPSC Essentials | Daily Quiz : History and Culture (Week 132) — Test your knowledge for UPSC CSE Prelims 2026
