UGC NTA NET/JRF EXAM, December 2019 (HISTORY)

Total Questions: 100

1. According to the Jaina text Bhagavati Sutra, how many ganarajyas of Kasi and Kosala formed part of the powerful political confederacy of the Eastern India which opposed Ajatasatru, the King of Magadha?

Correct Answer: (c) 18
Solution:

The king of Kosala was ajatasatru maternal uncle but this did not prevent ajatsatru from annexing Kosala and continuing the advance west until he had included Kashi in his dominion. The war with the Vajji confederacy which included 18 ganarajyas was a more lengthy affair and lasted for sixteen years.

2. At which of the following sites human fossils have been found in situ along with Palaeolithic tools?

Correct Answer: (d) Hathnora
Solution:

Human fossils with palaeolithic tools have been found in Hathnora village in the middle of Narmada valley in Madhya Pradesh. This fossil is discovered at 5th December, 1982. This fossil is discovered by geologist Arun Sonakia. It is only site in India where fossils of Homo erectus discovered.
Baghor-Baghor is situated in Rajasthan on the river Kothari, where largest mesolithic site have been discovered.
Adamgarh-Hosangabad (M.P.). It is famous for prehistoric rock shelters and rock paintings. Didwana-Nagaur district (M.P.). Here around 1300 artefacts including small tools, large cutting tools such as chaperos, polyhandros etc. discovered.

3. Which Paleolithic site has yielded the evidence of a set of animal foot prints alongwith Acheulian tools?

Correct Answer: (a) Attirampakkam
Solution:

Attirampakkam is also significant for the presence of fossil faunal remains, rare at Indian paleolithic sites and acheulian artefacts in association with animal footprint. It is situated in Tamil Nadu state. Oldest stone tools have been discovered here.
Bhimbetaka-It is situated in raisen district (M.P.) it is famous for his rock shelters. It exhibits the earliest traces of human life in India and evidence of stone age starting at the site in acheulian times.
Hunsgi-It is situated in Karnataka state. One old stone age site here contained stone tools and weapons made from reddish known Chert.
Paleru-Paleru is tributory of Krishna river in Andlra Pradesh.

4. Which of the following sites yielded a ſossilized human baby skull in 2001?

Correct Answer: (d) Odai
Solution:

On 14th October. 2001 a suspected fossil was discovered within the ferrict at Odai in Vellupuram district of Tamil Nadu in South India. then scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was applied to understand various characteristics of the skull in detail that recorded perfect nature of fossilized cranial bone structure, blood vessels, membranous tissues, brain tissues. RBC etc.

5. The earliest evidence of crop production has been found at which of the following Neolithic sites of the Indian subcontinent?

Correct Answer: (d) Mehrgarh
Solution:

Mehrgarh is located in Pakistan to the west of Indus river valley. Here earliest evidence of farming and herding discovered in South Asia. Wheat, Barley are main crops cultivated here.
Kot Diji (Pakistan)–Kot Diji was the forerunner of the Indus valley civilization. The remain found here consists two parts Citadel (High ground) and outer area.
Mehi-Maskhai valley (makran coast) at Mehi highly stylized depiction of bull and goat were found. Kiligul Muhammad is situated in Quetta valley (Pakistan). It is known for domestic animals motifs.

6. Which among the following is the largest Mesolithic habitation site known in India?

Correct Answer: (a) Bagor
Solution:

Bagor is situated in Rajasthan. Bagor is largest mesolithic habitation site known in India.
Chopanimando-Chopanimando is an important archaeological site which indicates transition of humans from food gathering society to food production society. It is situated in Belan river valley Allahabad (U.P.). Koldihwa-Belan river valley (U.P.) earliest example of rice cultivation.
Mahgara-Belan river valley earliest example of rice cultivation.

7. Bead-making workshop has been found at which of the following Harappan sites?

Correct Answer: (c) Lothal
Solution:

Lothal is situated in Gujarat state. Lothal was mostly known for micro beads in the Indus valley Civilization. It is also famous for its dock.
Banawali-It is situated in Haryana. It is Harappan site. It is discovered by R.S. Bist.
Rangpur-Gujarat. Remains of Horse found here.
Amri-It is situated in Pakistan. Here 8 hectares of ancient mounds found.

8. Early Tamil Literature provides evidence of

Correct Answer: (a) Absence of caste system
Solution:

Tamil literature and grammar are widely recognized, it broke the fundamental notion of ritual purity/pollution for the caste system. The Tamil literature propagated the Idea of castelesss society.

9. Which Harappan town was destroyed due to recurrent floods?

Correct Answer: (d) Mohanjodaro
Solution:

During this period places like Mohan-jo-daro may have been temporarily abandoned due to flood but this has not been yet displaced archeologically at any rate, once the waters began to subside rebuilding was undertaken. Unfortunately the uplifting flooding cycle repeated its destructive course possibly as many as six times.
Harappa-It is situated in Pakistan. A site of Indus valley civilization. Big six graneries found here.

10. "History has had assigned to it the task of judging the past of instructing the present for the benefit of ages to come". Who among the following has so defined history?

Correct Answer: (b) G.P. Gooch
Solution:

G.P. Gooch was a british journalist, historian and liberal politician. A follower of Lord Acton who was independently wealthy he never hold academic position but knew the work of Historians of Continental Europe. He defined "History has had assigned to it the task of judging the past of instructing the present for the benefit of ages to come".