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

Total Questions: 100

81. Isvarakrishna was:

Correct Answer: (c) a philosopher of one of the six systems of philosophy
Solution:

Isvarakrishna was a philosopher of one of the six systems of philosophy. Isvarakrishna composed Samkhyakarika which is the earliest surviving text of samkhya school of Indian philosophy. In the text author described himself as a successor of the disciples from the great sage kapila.

82. Match List I with List II

List I (Author)List II (Book)
(A)John William Kaye(I)India Old and New
(B)Mary Carpenter(II)The Economic History of India under Early British Rule
(C)Romesh Chandra Dutt(III)A History of the Sepoy War in India
(D)Valentine Chirol(IV)Six months in India

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

ABCD
(a)IIIIVIII
(b)IVIIIIII
(c)IIIIVIII
(d)IIIIIIIV
Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:
AuthorBook
(a) John William KayeA History of the Sepoy War in India
(b) Mary CarpenterSix months in India
(c) Romesh Chandra DuttThe Economic History of India under Early British Rule
(d) Valentine ChirolIndia Old and New

83. Which one of the following statements is true about the stand of the communist party of India during the India-China war of 1962?

Correct Answer: (a) One wing of the party supported the Indian Government against the Chinese attack
Solution:

Statement (1) is true about the stand of the communist party of India during the India-China war of 1962 that one wing of the party supported the Indian Government against the Chinese attack.

84. Which of the following cave temples of Ellora are related to Brahmanical religion?

(A) Dhumera Lena
(B) Indra-Sabha
(C) Jagannatha Sabha
(D) Ravana Ki Khai
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (c) (A) and (D) only
Solution:

Dhumera Lena and Ravan ki Khai (Cave-14) of Ellora are related to Brahmanical religion.
• Ellora caves contain 17 Hindu caves (13 to 29) 12 buddhist caves and 5 jain caves.
Some famous Hindu cave temples of Ellora are Rameshwar temple (Cave 21), Kailash temple (Cave 16), The Dashavatara (Cave 15) and Nilkantha (Cave 22).

85. Who among the following kings mentioned in the Rajatarangini personally went to a leather worker (charmakara) with a request to get a small piece of land of his cottage needed for the construction of temple of Tribhuvanasvami?

Correct Answer: (b) Chandrapida
Solution:

King Chandrapida mentioned in the Rajatarangini personally went to a leather worker (charmakara) with a request to get a small piece of land of his cottage needed for the construction of temple of Tribhuvanasvami temple. •Avantivarman was founder of utpala dynasty.

86. On 27th December 1891, which socio-religious reform movement met for its first general gathering in Qadiyan, Punjab?

Correct Answer: (b) The Ahmadiyas
Solution:

On 27th December 1891, Ahmadiya socioreligious reform movement held first general gathering in Qadiyan Punjab.
• Ahmadiya is the third most popular branch of Islam which originated from India and spread all across world. It was founded by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in 1889.

87. Which one of the following statements in not true?

Correct Answer: (d) Dhondo Keshav Karve was against the education of high-caste Hindu widows
Solution:

Statement (4) is not true that Dhondo Keshav Karve was against the education of high-caste Hindu widows.
• D.K. Karve was a social reformer in India in the field of women welfare. He advocated widow remarriage and he himself married widow. Karve was pioneer in promoting widow's education. He founded first women's university in India SNDT women's university.

88. Who founded the autonomous kingdom of Hyderabad in1724?

Correct Answer: (b) Asaf Jaah
Solution:

Asaf Jaah was the founder of autonomous kingdom of Hyderabad. He is also known as Nijam-ulMulk. He was intermittently viceroy of Deccan under the Mughal emperors from 1713 to 1721.

89. Which of the following statements regarding interpretation in historical writing are correct?

(A) Interpretation as an essential step in historical method seems to lie beyond criticism and exposition
(B) To know what a document means is as much a challenge to critical judgment as to know when or by whom was it written, or whether one may trust it
(C) The literary exposition of historical data is greatly conditioned by the interpretation one places upon them
(D) Factual interpretation deals with the facts of a document, not with the words
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

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

Statements (B), (C) and (D) are correct regarding interpretation in historical writing.

90. took keen interest in debates, and when Srinatha defeated his court poet, Dindima, in a disputation, he honoured the former with the title of Kavi Sarvabhauma, and 'bathed him in gold coins'. Identify this Vijayanagar ruler:

Correct Answer: (b) Deva Raya II
Solution:

He took keen interest in debates, and when Srinatha defeated his court poet, Dindima, in a disputation, he honoured the former with the title of Kavi Sarvabhauma, and 'bathed him in gold coins'. The ruler was Devaraya II .
• Devaraya II was greatest ruler of sangama dynasty.
• He inducted muslim archers into army.
• He was first Vijayanagar ruler to collect tribute from ceylone.
• Abul Razzaq visited during rule of Devaraya II.