UGC NTA NET/JRF Cancelled EXAM, (PAPER-II)June 2024 HISTORY

Total Questions: 100

1. Match List-I with List-II.

Correct Answer: (a) A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV
Solution:

2. Which out of the following were started by Mahatma Gandhi?

A. Gram Udyog Sangh
B. Talimi Sangh
C. Arya Mahila Samaj
D. Sharda Sadan
E. Mukti Sadan
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (a) A and B Only
Solution:

Under the leadership of Gandhiji, the Congress greatly promoted the constructive program. He did not only want political freedom but also the economic, social, and spiritual upliftment of the masses. With this spirit, he established the 'Village Industries Association' (Gram Udyog Sangh), 'Basic Education Society' (Talimi Sangh), and 'Cow Protection Society' (Gau Raksha Sangh). He worked for the encouragement of cottage industries.
Pandita Ramabai, a talented woman from Maharashtra, founded the Arya Mahila Samaj and Sharada Sadan, which was a widow's home, established by her in Bombay in 1889 CE. She also founded Mukti Sadan.

3. The earliest Vedic literature comes from a background of :

Correct Answer: (b) Pastoralism
Solution:

The early Vedic literature originates from a pastoral background. Based on archaeological evidence, it has been indicated that the people of the Vedic period were not leading a settled life, and signs of tribal organization were visible. Pastoralism was of special significance in the material life of the people; cattle were the main constituent of wealth and were primarily considered the object of dakshina (gift/fee).
The occupation of agriculture was negligible compared to pastoralism. The subsistence economy largely fostered tribal cohesion, and similarly, the predominance of pastoralism helped in the formation of a patriarchal social structure.

4. Match List-I with List-II.

Correct Answer: (a) A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II
Solution:

5. Write the following in the chronological order:

A. Greek rule ends in Bactria
B. Rise of the Satavahana dynasty
C. Pushyamitra established the Shunga dynasty
D. Kharavela of Mahameghavahana dynasty
E. Karikala became the ruler
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (e) *
Solution:

The correct chronological order is as follows:
1. Establishment of the Pushyamitra: 184 BCЕ Shunga
2. End of Greek Rule in Bactria: 125 ВCE Dynasty by
3. Rise of the Satavahana Dynasty: 60 BCE to 37 BCE
4. Kharavela of the Mahameghavahana Dynasty: 44 BCE
5. Karikala becomes ruler: 190 СE

6. Which out of the following travellers visited India from Europe?

A. Marco Polo
B. Ibn Battuta
C. Duarte Barbosa
D. Antonio Monserrate
E. Peter Mundy
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (d) A, C, D and E Only
Solution:

Marco Polo, Duarte Barbosa, Antonio Monserrate, and Peter Mundy were European travelers who visited India, while Ibn Battuta was an African traveler. Marco Polo was born in 1254 CE in a Venetian merchant family. Duarte Barbosa was a Portuguese subedar (governor) Afonso de Albuquerque's interpreter and was well-versed in Malayalam. He stayed in South India between 1500–1516 CЕ and mentions the practice of Sati in Vijayanagara.
Peter Mundy of Italy gave an eyewitness account of the famine in the Deccan and Gujarat during the reign of Shah Jahan. Antonio Monserrate was a Portuguese priest who came to Akbar's court with Father Aquaviva. Ibn Battuta was a native of Morocco (Africa) who came to India during the reign of Muhammad bin Tughlaq.

7. Under the Delhi sultanate one silver Tanka was fetching how many Jitals?

Correct Answer: (c) 48
Solution:

Iltutmish was the first Turkish Sultan to issue pure Arabic coins. He introduced two important coins of the Sultanate period: the 'Silver Tanka' (approximately 175 grains) and the copper 'Jital'. 1 Tanka was equal to 48 Jitals. Iltutmish started the tradition of inscribing the names of the mints on the coins.

8. The oldest rocks on the earth's surface as revealed by radioactivity belong to which of the following ages?

Correct Answer: (c) The Archean Age
Solution:

The oldest rocks on the Earth's surface, revealed by radioactivity, belong to the Archaean Eon. The geological history of India begins with the rocks of the Archaean group. The word 'Archaean' literally means 'most ancient' or 'related to the Earth's oldest geological time'.
It is associated with the rock sequences found below the first or oldest Eparchaean unconformity. These form the base for subsequent rocks, ancient plateaus, and mountains. Gneiss is a common rock in the Archaean rocks, whose structure is foliated and banded. Other rocks include granite, marble, quartzite, gondite, and pegmatite.

9. Out of the following who argued that 'Post modern history' is a contradiction in terms since post-modernists espouse a relativism at odds with all notion of knowledge of the past?

A. Joyce Appleby         B. Lynn Hunt
C. Margeret Jacob       D. Richard Cobb
E. G.R. Elton
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (b) A, B, C and D Only
Solution:

Post-modernism, as an intellectual movement, arose as a challenge to several modernist themes. Joyce Appleby, Lynn Hunt, Margaret Jacob, and Richard Cobb stated that 'post-modern history' is a linguistic contradiction because post-modernists are proponents of relativism, which is antithetical to all ideas of objective knowledge of the past. Elton was a defender of traditional historical methods and was apprehensive of post-modernism.

10. Who among the following was not a Gajapati ruler?

Correct Answer: (b) Rai Sandhya
Solution:

Rai Sandhya was not a Gajapati ruler. In 1434-35 CE, Suryavanshi Kapilendra overthrew the Ganga dynasty. Kapilendra inaugurated a new era in the history of Odisha; his kingdom extended from the Hugli in the north to the Kaveri in the south. Kapilendra declared his younger son, Purushottam, as his successor before his death.
Purushottam's kingdom extended from the Bhagirathi to the Pennar River, and he ruled for 30 years. Prataparudra (1497 CE) was a powerful ruler of the Gajapati dynasty. His contemporary Vijayanagara ruler was Krishnadevaraya, who married Prataparudra's daughter. Prataparudra was the last king of Odisha to rule over a vast territory.