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

Total Questions: 100

61. Regarding Shershah Suri, which of the following statements are correct?

(A) To promote trade and commerce, Shershah struck fine coins of silver and copper of uniform standards in place of the debased coins of mixed metals of earlier times
(B) He also made some effort to standardize weights and measures
(C) In his empire, goods paid customs duty only two times - at the place of entry and at the time of sale
(D) He built a number of sarais which exclusively served as the resting places for the travellers only
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

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

Regarding Shershah Suri statement (A) (C) and (D) are correct that
• To promote trade and commerce, Shershah struck fine coins of silver and copper of uniform standards.
•  In his empire, goods paid customs duty only two times - at the place of entry and at the time of sale.
•  He built a number of sarais which exclusively served as the resting places for the travellers only.

62. The royal orders issued by the Rashtrakuta kings and recorded by their secretaries were known as:

Correct Answer: (c) rajasravitam
Solution:

The royal orders issued by the Rashtrakuta kings and recorded by their secretaries were known as rajasravitam.
• Rashtrakutas were originally known as feudatory of western chalukya of vatapi. Rashtrakutas ruled from manyakhet (Karnataka). Dantidurga was founder of Rashtrakuta dynasty. He defeated Chalukyas of Badami.

63. Which one of the following statements is not correct?

Correct Answer: (c) The English 'Free Traders' supported the East India Company's monopoly in India and condemned the Indian chieftains for rebelling against the company
Solution:

Statement (3) is not correct that the English Free Traders' supported the East India Company's monopoly in India and condemned the Indian chieftains for rebelling against the company.
• Free trader opposed monopoly of company. In Charter Act, 1833 company's monopoly ended.

64. Which of the following Sanskrit intellectuals of the seventeenth century had relations with the Mughal emperor Shahjahan?

(A) Santi Chandra
(B) Jagannath Panditraja
(C) Kavindracarya Saraswati
(D) Padmasundra
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (c) (B) and (C) only
Solution:

Jagannath Panditraja and Kavindracarya Saraswati were Sanskrit intellectuals of the seventeenth century who had relations with the Mughal emperor Shahjahan.
•Pt. Jagannath was court poet of Shahjahan.

65. Which of the following statements are correct about the balutedars of Deccan?

(A) Balutedars were village servants and artisans
(B) Watandar balutedar has a permanent right to work and receive remunerations in the village
(C) Upari balutedars had no permanent rights in the village and were migratary
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

Statement (A), (B) and (C) are correct about balutedars that
(A) Balutedars were village servants and artisans.
(B) Watandar balutedar has a permanent right to work and receive remunerations in the village.
(C) Upari balutedars had no permanent rights in the village and were migratary.

66. Regarding Maratha relations with Nizam ul mulk, which of the following statements are correct?

(A) As the Viceroy of the Deccan, from 1710 to 1715. Nizam ul mulk resisted the Maratha claims for the Chauth and Sardeshmukhi of the Deccan.
(B) After his successful rebellion against the Saiyids, Nizam ul mulk respected the Imperial farman granting the Chauth and Sardeshmukhi of the Deccan to the Marathas.
(C) In January 1721, he had his first meeting with Baji Rao.
(D) The most important point of conflict between Marathas and Nizam ul Mulk was the karnataka.
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (a) (B), (C) and (D) only
Solution:

Regarding Maratha relations with Nizam ul mulk, statement (B), (C) and (D) are correct that-
(B) After his successful rebellion against the Saiyids, Nizam ul mulk respected the Imperial farman granting the Chauth and Sardeshmukhi of the Deccan to the Marathas.
(C) In January 1721, he had his first meeting with Baji Rao.
(D) The most important point of conflict between Marathas and Nizam ul Mulk was the Karnataka.

67. Which of the following combinations of Indian revolutionaries abroad and their newspaper not correct?

(A) Tarak Nath Das - Circular-e-Azadi
(B) Ramnath Puri - Free Hindustan
(C) Shyamji Krishna Verma - Indian Sociologist
(D) Indubhushan Dey Mazumdar - Gaelic American
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

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

Correct match
Ramnath Puri- Circular-e-Azadi
Tarak Nath Das - Free Hindustan
Shyamji Krishna Verma - Indian Sociologist
John Devey - Gaelic American

68. Match List I with List II

List I (Books)List II (Contents)
(A)Nizami-iAnjum(I)Deals with current weights and measures
(B)Tuhfat-ul Hind(II)Hindu astrology
(C)Dabistan-iMazahib(III)Hindu prosody and rhetoric
(D)Risala-Miqdariyah(IV)Different religions and sects of India

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

ABCD
(a)IIIIVIII
(b)IIIIIIIV
(c)IIIIIIVI
(d)IVIIIIII
Correct Answer: (c)
Solution:

Books                                         Contents

Nizami-i-Anjum                      Hindu astrology

Tuhfat ul Hind                         Hindu prosody and rhetoric

Dabistan-i-Mazahib                Different religions and sects of India

Risala-Miqdariyah                   Deals with current weights and measures

69. Given below are two statements. One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): When the All India Women's Conference began their campaign in support of the Child Marriage Restraint Bill (1929), Sister Subbalakshmi gave evidence before the Joshi Committee about the harmful effects of youthful marriages
Reasons (R): Mithuben Petit, a social worker who became leading trade unionist, organized the Seva Mandir to work among the poor In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (c) (A) is true but (R) is false
Solution:

Statement (R) is false because Seva mandir was founded by Dr. Mohan Singh Mehta not by Mithuben Petit.

70. Match List I with List II

List I (Sikh Guru)List II (Sub-Caste)
(A)Guru Nanak(I)Bhalla
(B)Guru Amar Das(II)Bedi
(C)Guru Ram Das(III)Trehan
(D)Guru Angad(IV)Sodhi

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

ABCD
(a)IIIIIIVI
(b)IIIIVIII
(c)IVIIIIII
(d)IIIIVIII
Correct Answer: (d)
Solution:

Sikh Guru                                      Sub caste

Guru Nanak                                  Bedi

Guru Amardas                             Bhalla

Guru Ramdas                              Sodhi

Guru Angad                                  Trehan