CUET 2026 History May 11 Shift 1 Question Paper — key facts

CUET 2026 History May 11 Shift 1 Question Paper is available for download following the test conducted by the National Testing Agency on May 11, 2026 . The CUET UG 2026 window runs from May 11 to May 31, 2026 .

The History test was a Computer-Based Test with 50 questions carrying 250 marks and a 60-minute duration. The marking scheme: +5 for each correct answer and -1 for each incorrect response; all questions were compulsory.

CUET 2026 History May 11 Shift 1 Question Paper — exam pattern

Candidates should note the time pressure: 60 minutes for 50 questions gives roughly 1.2 minutes per question . The domain-subject papers are primarily based on Class 12 NCERT texts.

Sample MCQs from the May 11 Shift 1 History paper

Below are ten sample MCQs from the May 11 Shift 1 paper. "View Solution" is provided for each item.

1. Identify the incorrect statement regarding the 'Subsidiary Alliance System'. (a) Nawabs were dependent on the British Army for their protection. (b) Under this system, the British would be responsible for the internal and external protection of Indian rulers. (c) Nawabs and local rulers were allowed to keep their own army as well. (d) Subsidiary Alliance was the strategy of the British to acquire more territories in India. View Solution

2. Which scholar, due to his ignorance, incorrectly considered Sanchi to be a center of 'Tree and Serpent worship'? (a) James Fergusson (b) Walter Elliot (c) H.H. Cole (d) Colin Mackenzie View Solution

3. What is the Telugu work on statecraft composed by Krishnadeva Raya called? (a) Amuktamalyada (b) Vennello Adapilla (c) Mahaprasthanam (d) Amaravati Kathalu View Solution

4. Who deciphered Asokan Brahmi in 1838? (a) Indian pandits (b) Alexander Cunningham (c) James Prinsep (d) None of the above View Solution

5. Mahatma Gandhi strongly criticized the modern age for what specific reason? (a) Poor depended on rich (b) Humans lacked technology (c) Humans became poor (d) Machines enslaved humans View Solution

6. “I think it would be extremely dangerous for them if they were segregated... The minorities if they are returned by separate electorates can never have any effective voice.” Who said this? (a) Vallabhbhai Patel (b) Rajendra Prasad (c) Govind Ballabh Pant (d) Jawaharlal Nehru View Solution

7. Match: Rani Lakshmi Bai, Birjis Qadr, Kunwar Singh, Nana Sahib with Arrah, Awadh, Jhansi, Kanpur. View Solution

8. Arrange foreign travellers by year: Duarte Barbosa, Francois Bernier, Marco Polo, Ibn Battuta. View Solution

9. In the 19th century, why were the French and English interested in the stupa at Sanchi? (a) To learn about Indian cuisine (b) To study Indian politics (c) To display the eastern gateway in European museums (d) To promote Indian art and culture View Solution

10. Arrange: Ashtadhyayi of Panini; works of Kalidasa; Compilation of the Puranas; Natyashastra of Bharata. View Solution

Where to get the paper and answer key

The CUET 2026 May 11 Shift 1 History question paper, solution PDF and the May 11 Shift 1 answer key are available for download from official CUET/NTA pages and the published answer-key page. Students searching for the materials should look for "CUET 2026 May 11 Shift 1 History Answer Key" on the official CUET or NTA website.

By Shivam Yadav