# History and Culture CDS PYQ Topic Wise (2016–2026)

> History and Culture CDS PYQs: all 463 questions from 66 official papers (2016–2026), by concept with official answers. Asked in 11 of 11 years.

Source: https://previousyearquestions.app/cds/topics/cds-history/

Explore: <a href="/cds/topics/">All CDS topics</a> · <a href="/cds/topics/general-knowledge/">CDS General Knowledge PYQs</a> · <a href="/cds/">CDS hub</a> · <a href="/cds/syllabus-pattern/">Syllabus & pattern</a> · <a href="/cds/2026/">CDS 2026</a>

## Answer first

History and Culture PYQs (previous year questions) for CDS: History and Culture (General Knowledge) had **463 questions** across the 66 official CDS papers we tagged (2016–2026), and appeared in 22 of them. Asked in 11 of 11 years. The concepts asked in the most papers: Social Reform Movements, National Movement, Vijayanagara Empire.

## Year-wise question count

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## Most-asked concepts

Sorted by the number of papers a concept appeared in.

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## How to practise History and Culture PYQs

1. Start with the concepts at the top of the table. They have come back the most.
2. Solve one year's History and Culture questions from the official PDF against the clock, then check the answer listed below.
3. Log every miss as a concept gap, a calculation slip or a misread. Each needs a different fix.
4. Once a concept is clean in two papers, move to the next. Then sit a full paper from the year pages.

## Questions by year

Each line gives the question number and paper, type, concept, our one-line summary and the official answer, with a link to the official PDF.

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## Other General Knowledge topics

- [Geography PYQs](/cds/topics/cds-geography/)
- [Polity PYQs](/cds/topics/cds-polity/)
- [Economy PYQs](/cds/topics/cds-economy/)
- [Physics PYQs](/cds/topics/cds-physics/)
- [Chemistry PYQs](/cds/topics/cds-chemistry/)
- [Biology PYQs](/cds/topics/cds-biology/)
- [Current Affairs, Defence and Sports PYQs](/cds/topics/cds-current-affairs/)

## FAQ

### How many History and Culture questions come in CDS?
In the official papers we tagged: 41 in 2026, 50 in 2025, 40 in 2024, 45 in 2023, 40 in 2022, 42 in 2021, 45 in 2020, 42 in 2019, 40 in 2018, 38 in 2017 and 40 in 2016 (2 papers each year). That is 463 questions in all, about 18% of General Knowledge.

### Which History and Culture topics repeat in CDS?
Asked in the most papers: Social Reform Movements, National Movement, Vijayanagara Empire. The concept table lists every one with its count.

### Are these official CDS questions?
Yes. Every question is from an official CDS paper hosted on our year pages. The one-line summaries are ours; open the PDF linked beside each question for the full text.