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

Total Questions: 100

81. The Provisional Azad Hind Government, formally announced in 1943 with headquarters in Singapore had following ministers:

A. Capt. Lakshmi Swaminathan
B. S.A. Ayar
C. Lt. Col. A.C. Chatterjee
D. A.M. Sahay
E. M.S. Aney
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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

On July 4, 1943, Subhas Chandra Bose took command of the Indian Independence Movement in East Asia from Rash Behari Bose. He formed the Azad Hind Fauj (Indian National Army), became its Supreme Commander, and established its headquarters in Singapore. On October 21, 1943, in a historic assembly in Singapore, he announced the Provisional Government of Azad Hind.
This interim government was recognized by nine nations. Subhas Chandra Bose held all three posts: President, Prime Minister, and Chief of the Army. Other responsibilities were assigned as follows: S.C. Chatterjee as Finance Minister, S.A. Iyer as Minister of Propaganda, and Lakshmi Swaminathan as head of the Women's Organization.

82. Match List-I with List-II.


Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

83. Arrange the following in a chronological order :

A. Formation of United Indian Patriotic Association
B. Tilak organises the Ganapati Festival
C. Death of Bankim Chandra Chatterji
D. Tilak organises the Shivaji Festival
E. Rand and Ayerst murdered in poona
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

The correct chronological order is as follows:
(i) The United Indian Patriotic Association was formed in 1888 by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan.
(ii) The Ganapati Festival was organized by Bal Gangadhar Tilak in 1893.
(iii) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee died in 1894 in Calcutta.
(iv) The Shivaji Festival was organized by Bal Gangadhar Tilak in 1895.
(v) In 1897, the Chapekar brothers shot and killed Rand and Ayerst in Poona.

84. Name the first capital of King Bimbisar :

Correct Answer: (b) Girivraja
Solution:

The first capital of the Haryanka dynasty ruler Bimbisara was Girivraja (Rajagriha). The true founder of the greatness of the Magadha Empire was King Bimbisara (544-492 ВСE). Bimbisara was a friend and patron of Mahatma Buddha. It is known from the Vinaya Pitaka that after meeting the Buddha, he embraced Buddhism and gifted the Veluvana garden to the Buddha and the Sangha. Bimbisara ruled for about 52 years. Eventually, his son, Ajatashatru (Kunika), imprisoned him, where he was killed through severe torture.

85. Who among the following scholars is associated with the statement "The documents are liars".

Correct Answer: (d) T.E. Lawrence
Solution:

T.E. Lawrence was a British archaeologist. military political officer, and writer. He recounted his war story in 'The Seven Pillars of Wisdom'. Thomas Edward Lawrence worked in support of the independence of Arab states at the Versailles Peace Conference and wrote the first draft of The Seven Pillars of Wisdom. Lawrence began his career as an archaeologist, and he also worked on libraries and several archives and stated that the documents were false.

86. In which of the following place, major Rock Edict is available?

Correct Answer: (c) Sopara
Solution:

Some parts of the Eighth Major Rock Edict are inscribed on a fragmented rock located in Sopara, Thane district, Maharashtra province. It is estimated that all fourteen edicts must have existed here initially. Ashoka's Major Rock Edicts have been obtained from eight different places, which are: Shahbazgarhi (Pakistan), Mansehra (Pakistan), Kalsi (Uttarakhand). Girnar (Gujarat), Dhauli and Jaugada (Odisha), Erragudi (Andhra Pradesh), and Sopara (Maharashtra). Note: Minor Rock Edicts were found at Maski (Karnataka), and Pillar Edicts were found at Meerut (Uttar Pradesh), etc.

87. Who directed the film 'Netaji Subhash' which was produced by Vallabh Bhai Patel and was based on the life of Subhash Chandra Bose?

Correct Answer: (a) Chhotubhai Desai
Solution:

The film 'Netaji Subhas' was directed by Chhotubhai Desai, produced by Vallabhbhai Patel, and was based on the life of Subhas Chandra Bose. Devaki Kumar Bose was the first Bengali film director who created a unique sound harmony in films by blending Rabindra Sangeet with Indian classical music. Baburao Painter was a self-taught artist who excelled in both oil painting and sculpture.

88. Arrange the following in the chronological order:

A. Ashtadhyayi of Panini
B. Charaka Samhita
C. Compilation of the Puranas
D. Natyasastra of Bharata
E. Sanskrit plays of Kalidasa
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (a) A, B, C, D, E
Solution:

The correct chronological order is as follows:
(i) Panini's Ashtadhyayi (Grammar)
(ii) Charaka Samhita (Medicine)
(iii) Compilation of the Puranas
(iv) Bharata's Natyashastra
(v) Sanskrit Dramas of Kalidasa

89. Match List-I with List-II.

Correct Answer: (а) A-I, В-II, С-III, D-IV
Solution:

90. The statement below is attributed to which historian?

St. Augustine looked at history from the point of view of the early Christian; Tillamont from that of a seventeenth century Frenchman; Gibbon, from that of an eighteenth century Englishman; Mommsen from that of a nineteenth century German. There is no point on asking which was the right point of view. Each was the only one possible for the man who adopted it:

Correct Answer: (b) R. Collingwood
Solution:

The quote: "Saint Augustine saw history from the point of view of early Christianity; Tillemont like a Frenchman of the seventeenth century; Gibbon like an Englishman of the eighteenth century; Mommsen like a German of the nineteenth century. It is meaningless to ask which point of view was correct.
Each point of view was the only possible one for the man who adopted it." This statement belongs to the famous philosophical historian and archaeologist Robin George Collingwood. Seeing the importance of history, Collingwood had also said, "We stand on a threshold where history will be as important to the world as natural science was between 1600–1900 СЕ."