UGC NTA NET/JRF EXAM, Dec 2020/June 2021 (HISTORY) (Shift-II)

Total Questions: 100

1. What is the nature to the evidence for associating Chandragupta Bhadrabahu?

(1) Numismatic                    (2) Epigraphic
(3) Chinese testimony         (4) Early historic iconographic

Correct Answer: (b) 2
Solution:

Nature of the evidence is epigraphic for associating Chandragupta Maurya with Bhadrabahu.
• Brihatkathakosa describes the legend of Bhadrabahu and mentions Chandragupta in its 131st story.

2. The technique Siyahi qalam or nim qalam was brought to India by the painters from which of the following regions?

(1) Arabia                        (2) Persia
(3) Transoxiana             (4) Turkey

Correct Answer: (b) 2
Solution:

The technique siyahi qalam or nim qalam was brought to India by the painters from Persia. This is technique of fine brush drawing with black ink that developed in persia in 15th century. This technique also admired by Jahangir.

3. Match List I with List II:

List I (Dhyani Buddhas)List II (Their Bodhisattvas)
(A) Amitabha(I) Vajrapani
(B) Akshobhya(II) Padmapani
(C) Vairochana(III) Visvapani
(D) Amoghasiddhi(IV) Samantabhadra

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(1) (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)
(2) (А)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)
(3) (А)-(III), (В)-(II), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV)
(4) (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

Correct Answer: (b) 2
Solution:
(Dhyani Buddhas)(Their Bodhisattvas)
A. Amitabha(II) Padmapani
B. Akshobhya(I) Vajrapani
C. Vairochana(IV) Samantabhadra
D. Amoghasiddhi(III) Visvapani

4. Who wrote the seminal work-Stree-PurushTulana [A Comparison between Women and Men] in 1882?

(1) Kashibai Kanitkar             (2) Anandibai Karve
(3) Ramabai Ranade             (4) Tarabai Shinde

Correct Answer: (d) 4
Solution:

The seminal work - stree purush Tulana (comparison between women and men) in 1882 wan written by Tarabai Shinde. Shinde was feminist writer from Berar province of Buldhana (present Maharashtra) who protested againat upper caste patriarchy and the caste system in India. She was also member of Satyasodhak samaj. The pamphletstree purush Tulana was originally published in Marathi.
• Kashibai Kanitkar was first major woman writer from Maharashtra. Her famous novels are Ranga Rao and Palakhicha Gonda.
• Ramabai Ranade started "Hindu Ladies social club' in Mumbai to develop public speaking among woman.

5. From among the following statements regarding Non-Cooperation movement, whichare correct?

(A) Under the Non-Cooperation, Gandhi urged the people not to cooperate with an unjust and hence evil system
(B) By describing the British India administrative system as an evil, Gandhiremoved the spell of fear of the "terror of law™from the hearts of the people
(C) Under Non-Cooperation Gandhi urged thepeople to break the civil and criminal law
(D) Gandhi urged the people to fearlessly go toprisons, which he termed as 'His Majesty'sHotel'
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
(1) (A) and (C) only
(2) (B), (C) and (D) only
(3) (A), (B) and (D) only
(4) (C) and (D) only

Correct Answer: (c) 3
Solution:

Statement A, B and C are correct regardingnon co-operation movement.
(A) Under the non co-operation Gandhi urged the people not to co-operate with an unjust and hence evils.
(B) By describing the British Indian administrativesystem as an evil. Gandhi removed the spell of fear ofthe "terror of law" from the hearts of people.
(D) Gandhi urged the people to fearlessly go to prisons.which he termed as "His majesty's hotel".

6. On the island of Java in Southeast Asia,

(A) The first Indian settlements were set up inthe first century AD
(B) Indian political power was howeverestablished only in the third century AD
(C) According to a Buddhist traveler, it was brahmanical religion that was prevalent in thefifth century AD
(D) The Pallavas had established theirsuzerainty by the fourth century AD Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(1) (A), (B) and (C) only
(2) (A) and (C) only
(3) (B), (C) and (D) only
(4) (B) and (C) only

Correct Answer: (b) 2
Solution:

On the island of Java in south-east asia option (A) and (C) are correct.
(A) The first Indian settlements were set up in the first century AD.
(C) According to a Buddhist traveler, it was brahmanical religion that was prevalent in the fifth century AD.
Java Island-The site of Trinil on java is famous for the discovery of fossilized remains of Homo erectus in 1891. The Mataram Kingdom (8th century C.E.) centred in south central java ruled by Shailendra dynasty. Later kings of Mataram Kingdom accepted Mahayana buddhism.

7. The city of Burhanpur was established by Nasir Khan of

(1) Faruqi dynasty of Khandesh
(2) Qutb Shan dynasty of Golcinda
(3) Adil Shahi dynasty of Bijapur
(4) Imad Shahi dynasty of Bidar

Correct Answer: (a) 1
Solution:

Faruqi dynasty of Khandesh. Burhanpur was founded in 1399 by Nasir Khan the first independent prince of the Faruqi dynasty of Khandesh and it was annexed by the Mughal emperor Akbar in 1601. The city with its wall and massive gates, served as the Deccan headquarters of Mughals until Aurangzeb moved the capital to Aurangabad in 1636.

8. Which of the following crops do not find mention in the Ain-i Akbari in any of the dastur circles?

(A) Coffee
(B) Tea
(C) Opium
(D) Indigo
(E) Tobacco
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(1) (A), (B) and (C) only
(2) (B), (C) and (D) only
(3) (A), (C) and (E) only
(4) (A), (B) and (E) only

Correct Answer: (c) 3
Solution:

Coffee, opium and Tobacco do not find mention in the Ain-i-Akbari in any of the dastur circle. Ain-i-Akbari is a 16th century detailed document recording the administration of the mughal empire under emperor Akbar written by his court historian Abul Fazl in the persian language.

9. Which of the following statements are true about Panchsheel?

(A) Nehru used the term in honour of the US President in September 1954.
(B) The Panchsheel principles were incorporated in a United Nations General Assembly resolution presented by India, Yugoslavia and Sweden.
(C) Burma and Indonesia did not support the idea of Panchsheel.
(D) The policy of Non-alignment is a direct consequence of the principles of Panchsheel.
(E) Nehru and the Chinese Premier Chau-En - Lai signed the Panchsheel agreement in 1954.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(1) (A), (C) and (E) only
(2) (B), (D) and (E) only
(3) (A), (D) and (E) only
(4) (B) and (D)

Correct Answer: (b) 2
Solution:

The Panchsheel principles were incorporated in a United nations general assembly resolution presents by India, Yugoslavia and Sweden.
(D) The policy of non-alignment is direct consequence of the principles of panchsheel.
(E) Nehru and Chinese premier Chau-En-Lai signed the panchsheel agreement in 1954.
Panchsheel principles-
(1) Mutual respect for each other's territorial integrity and sovereighty.
(2) Mutual non aggression
(3) Mutual non interference in each other internal affairs
(4) Equality and co-operation for mutual benefit.
(5) Peaceful co-existence.

10. Regarding the protection of routes under Mughal administration, which of the following statements are correct ?

(A) The protection of the routes was regarded as one of the foremost duties of the administration
(B) The organisation of the carvans and serais of the tandas of banjaras, who went armed, and possibly of flotiallas in the rivers was mainly assigned to meet the threat of robbery on the routes
(C) Under Mughal empire, the officer in whose jurisdiction robbery of theft occurred, had to recover the goods or had to compensate the victim himself (D) The officers met this obligation by pursuing a policy of ferocious reprisals and sacking the suspected villages
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
(1) (A), (C) and (D) only
(2) (B) and (C) only
(3) (A), (B), (C) and (D)
(4) (B), (C) and (D) only

Correct Answer: (c) 3
Solution:

All statement given about mughal |administration are correct.
Protection of routes was duty of mughal administration. Flotillas in the rivers was assigned to met the threats of robbery on the routes. Under Mughal empire the officer in whose jurisdiction robbery of theft occured had to recover the goods or had to compensate the victim himself. The officers met this obligation by pursuing a policy of ferocious reprisals and sacking the suspected village.