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

Total Questions: 100

41. Ibn Battuta informs that the Sultan had fixed Wednesday for freeing male slaves, Friday for freeing female slaves and Saturday for marrying men slaves to female slaves. Identify the Sultan.

Correct Answer: (c) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
Solution:

Ibn Battuta informs about Muhammad Bin Tughlaq that the Sultan had fixed Wednesday for freeing male slaves, Friday for freeing female slaves and Saturday for marrying men slaves to female slaves.
• Muhammad Bin Tughlaq ruled from 1324 to 1351.

42. Which of the following statements regarding Gandhi's concept of Satyagraha are correct?

(A) For Gandhi, Satyagraha aimed to penetrate the barriers of prejudice. ill-will, dogmatism, self-righteousness and selfishness
(B) Gandhi explained the effectiveness of Satyagraha in terms of the spiritual impact of suffering love
(C) The Satyagraha was considered by Gandhi as the ultimate tool of humiliating the opponent
(D) Gandhi's political realism triumphed over his moral idealism and despite its claims to the contrary, his Satyagrahas were not always purely spiritual in nature
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (d) (A), (B) and (D) only
Solution:

Statement (A), (B) and D are correct regarding Gandhi's concept of satyagraha. For Gandhi satyagraha aimed to penetrate barriers of prejudice ill will, dogmatism, self righteousness and selfishness. Gandhi explained the effectiveness of Satyagraha in terms of the spiritual impact of suffering love. Gandhi's political realism triumphed over his moral idealism and despite its claims to the contrary his satyagrahas were not always purely spiritual in nature.

43. Which of the following statements regarding Balban's theory of kingship are correct?

(A) Kingship is the vice-regency of God on earth. The king is the shadow of God
(B) External dignity and prestige were not considered as essential for Kingship (C) A distinction between the high-born and the low-born was constantly emphasized by Balban
(D) Balban believed that Persian customs and ways of life are not necessary to emulate
Choose the correct answer from the option given below:

Correct Answer: (d) (A) and (C) only
Solution:

Statement (A) and (C) are correct regarding Balban's theory of kingship.
(A) Kingship is the vice-regency of God on earth. The king is the shadow of God.
(C) A distinction between the high-born and the lowborn was constantly emphasized by Balban.

44. The punishment for theft differed from Varna to Varna. Who among the following was given the highest punishment?

Correct Answer: (a) Brahmana
Solution:

The punishment for theft differed from Varna to Varna. According to Manu a brahmana was to be awarded higher punishment than the persons of other varnas for the offence of theft.

45. Lajahoma was a part of

Correct Answer: (b) Marriage ceremony
Solution:

Lajahoma was a part of marriage ceremony. Lajahoma ritual take place towards the end of ceremony. Lajahoma translates to the "offering of puffed rice to the sacred fire from its sanskrit origin.

46. Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as reason (R).

Assertion (A): The supreme council of the Governor-General in Calcutta gave extraordinary powers to Special Commissios to capture and punish rebels of the 1857 Revolt, in its Act XIV of June 1857.
Reasons (R): The primary aim of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan's Causes of the Indian Revolt (1858), then a government sub-Judge, was to show the loyalty of Muslims, who in the years following the rebellion were viewed with suspicion and disfavour.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (b) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A)
Solution:

Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not correct explanation of (A).

47. The Jaina council at Vallabhi was presided over by:

Correct Answer: (a) Nagarjuna
Solution:

The Jaina council at Vallabhi was presided over by Nagarjuna.
• First Jaina council was held at pataliputra.

48. Raziya's accession to the throne of Delhi was marked by which of the following features?

(A) The people of Delhi had for the first time in the history of the Delhi Sultanate, decided a succession issue on their own initiative. Thereafter the support of the Delhi population constituted the main source of Raziya's strength
(B) She gave her accession the form of a contract when she asked people of depose her if she did not fulfil their expectations
(C) It shows the robustness of the Turkish mind in accepting a woman as ruler

Correct Answer: (d) (A), (B) and (C) only
Solution:

Statement (A), (B) and (C) are correct about Razia's accession to the throne of Delhi.
• Razia Sultan ruled from 1236-40.
• Razia gave up Purdah and started wearing Kuba (coat) and kulah (cap) like men.

49. Name the Sulatan who, because of his generosity, was also known as lakh bakhsh.

Correct Answer: (a) Qutbuddin Aibak
Solution:

Qutbuddin Aibak because of his generosity was also known as Lakhbakhsh. Qutbuddin Aibak was general of Muhammad Ghori. He was in charge of the Ghurid territories in northern India and after Muhammad Ghoris's death. He became the ruler of independend kingdom.

50. After Gwalior campaign in 1232, a commemorative coin was struck to mark the victory. Whose name was inscribed on the coin along with that of Iltutmish?

Correct Answer: (d) Raziya Sultan
Solution:

Gwalior campaign in 1232, a commemorative coin was struck to mark the victory Razia Sultan's name was inscribed on the coin along with that of Iltutmish.