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

Total Questions: 100

11. Arrange the establishment of the following institutions chronologically starting from the earliest:

(A) Ramabai Ranade's Seva Sadan.
(B) Keshav karve's Anath Balika Ashram
(C) Mataji Maharani Tapaswini's Mahakali Pathashala of Calcutta.
(D) Pandita Ramabai's Sharada Sadan.
Choose the correct answer from the option given below:
(1) (A), (D), (C), (B)
(2) (C), (D), (A), (В)
(3) (B), (A), (D), (C)
(4) (D), (C), (B), (A)

Correct Answer: (a) 1
Solution:

(A) Ramabai Ranade's Seva Sadan - 1885 in Pune
(D) Pandita Ramabai's Sharada Sadan - 11 March 1889
(C) Mataji Maharani Tapaswini's Mahakali Pathashala of Calcutta - 1893
(B) Keshav karve's Anath Balika Ashram - 1899. Pune

12. Chronologically arrange the following uprisings starting from the earliest:

(A) Orissa Zamindar's Rebellion
(B) Satara Uprising
(C) Sannyasi Redellion
(D) Bhil Uprising
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(1) (C), (A), (D), (B)
(2) (A), (B), (C), (D)
(3) (D), (C), (A), (B)
(4) (A), (D), (C), (B)

Correct Answer: (a) 1
Solution:

Chronological order of uprising
(C) Sanyasi Rebellion (1763-1800)
(A) Orissa Zamindar's Rebellion (1817)
(D) Bhil uprising - 1818
(B) Satara uprising - 1840 in leadership of Dhar Rao.

13. Who started Rajamundry Social Reform Association in 1878?

(1) Rama Iyengar
(2) Sesha Iyengar
(3) K. Viresalingam Pantalu
(4) Rubgundai Raghunath Rao

Correct Answer: (c) 3
Solution:

Rajamundry Social Reform Association was founded by K. Viresalingam Pantalu. Through this association, he fought against hiring nautch girls and spearheaded a campaign for widow remarriage, on December 11, 1881 he organized first widow remarriage in the country.

14. Pratimoksha meant

(1) The negation of salvation
(2) a materialist doctrine of the Charvakas
(3) monastic rules of the Buddhist order
(4) a religious functionary of the Jainas.

Correct Answer: (c) 3
Solution:

Pratimoksha meant monastic rules of the Buddhist order. Pratimoksha is the basic code of monastic discipline consisting of 227 rules for fully ordained morks (bhikkhus) and 311 for nuns (bhikkhunis). It is contained in the Suttavibhanga, a division of the Vinaya pitaka.

15. Arrange chronologically the following poets who were known as the authors of inscriptions:

(A) Harishena
(B) Ravikirti
(C) Ravishanti
(D) Vatsabhatti
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(1) (A), (D), (C), (B)
(2) (A), (B), (C), (D)
(3) (B), (C), (A), (D)
(4) (D), (A), (B), (C)

Correct Answer: (a) 1
Solution:

Chronological order-
(A) Harishena - court poet of Samudragupta wrote Prayag Prashasti
(D) Vatsabhatti - composed mandasur inscription, cour poet of Kumaragupta (C) Ravishanti - In gupta age after Kumargupta.
(B) Ravikirti - composed meguti inscription of Pulakeshin. He mentioned defeat of Harsha  by Ravikirti.

16. Match List I with List II

List IList II
(A)Mahendrapal(I)Rashtrakuta
(B)Nannuka(II)Gurjara-Pratihara
(C)Vakpatiraja(III)Chandella
(D)Govinda(IV)Paramara

Choose the correct anwer from the  options given below:

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

Correct Answer: (c) 3
Solution:
List-IList-II
1.MahendrapalaGurjara-pratihara
2.NannukaChandela-founder of dynasty
3.VakpatirajaParamara
4.GovindaRashtrakuta

17. The story of Sunahsepa in which a father is described as selling his son occure in

(1) Aitareya Brahmana
(2) Satpatha Brahmana
(3) Taittiriya Brahmana
(4) Tandya Brahmana

Correct Answer: (a) 1
Solution:

The story of Sunahsepa in which a father is described as selling his son occurs in Aitareya Brahmana.
• Aitareya Brahmana is Brahman text of Rigveda in this text there is mention of rituals in throne getting ceremony.
• Satapath Brahman mentions kings as Gandhar, Shalya, Kekaya, Kuru, Panchala, etc.
• Taittiriya brahman is brahman text of Yajurveda.

18. The Hyderabadi administrative system in the late eighteenth century can be identified as a 'patron-client relationship', because,

(1) The Nizam displayed his allegiance to the Mughal Emperor and regularly paid tributes
(2) The local Hindu landowners were subdued by the Nizam and they were forced to pay him tributes
(3)  The semi-autonomous rulers of the Hyderabad state were allowed to govern on their own in return for an annual tribute to the Nizam and the Mughals

Correct Answer: (a) 1
Solution:

The Hyderabadi administrative system in the late eighteenth century can be identified as a 'patronclient relationship', because The Nizam displayed his allegiance to the Mughal Emperor and regularly paid tributes.
• Mir Osman Ali Khan was last Nizam of Hyderabad. He deposed from power in 1948 in operation polo.

19. The Seventh Pillar Edict of King Asoka occurs on

(A) Delhi - Meerut Pillar
(B) Delhi - Topra Pillar
(C) Sarnath Pillar
(D) Lauriya – Araraj Pillar
Choose the correct answer form the options given below:
(1) (B) and (D) only
(2) (A), (C) and (D) only
(3) (B) only (4)
(D) only

Correct Answer: (c) 3
Solution:

The Seventh Pillar Edict of King Asoka occurs on Delhi Topra Pillar. Pillar edict VII mentions works done by Ashoka for Dhamma policy. He says that all sects desire both self control and purity of mind.
• Capital of Sarnath pillar is national amblem of India.
• Lauriya Araraj pillar - Bihar, pillar bear six edicts of Ashoka.
• Delhi Meerut pillar - This pillar brought to Delhi from Meerut by Firoze Shah Tughlaq.

20. Arrange the following writer in chronological order:

(A) Sattanar
(B) Sandhyakara Nandi
(C) Yaska
(D) Patanjali
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(1) (C), (D), (A), (B)
(2) (D), (A), (B), (C)
(3) (C), (D), (B), (A)
(4) (D), (A), (C), (В)

Correct Answer: (a) 1
Solution:

(C) Yaska (Indian grammarian preceding panini)
(D) Patanjali (200 BC - 150 BC) Mahabhashya
(A) Sattanar (around 6th Manimekalai century) composed composed
(B) Sandhyakarnandi (1084 - 1155 СE) composed Ramcharitan.