UGC NTA NET/JRF EXAM, Dec 2021/June 2022 HISTORY (Shift-I)

Total Questions: 100

21. Maharaja Ranjit Singh's new army did not include which one of the following:

Correct Answer: (d) Gujaratis
Solution:

Maharaja Ranjit Singh's new army does not include Gujrati's - soldiers.

22. Given below are two statements:

Statement (I): The Chauri Chaura occurred on the 4th February, 1922 Statement (II): The Chauri Chaura occurred on the 5th February, 1922
In the lights of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (d) Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
Solution:

N.T.A. has approved its answer as option (d)- Statement (I) is incorrect but statement (II) is correct.
• Statement (I) is correct but Statement (II) is incorrect.
The Chauri - Chaura incident occurred at ChauriChaura place in the Gorakhapur district of the United province (modern Uttar Pradesh) in British India on 4th February 1922.

23. Arrange the following events chronologically starting from the earliest

(A) Delhi Urdu Akbhar, Delhi
(B) Vernacular Press Act
(C) Hicky's Gazette, Calcutta
(D) Bombay Samachar
(E) Dadabhai Naoroji's Paper, 'Poverty of India'
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

N.T.A. has accepted its answer as option (a) - (C), (D), (A), (E) and (B).
• On 29th January 1780, India's and Asia's first printed newspaper "Hicky's Bengal Gazette's" started its publication. Bombay newspaper or Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency was firstly published in 1822.
Delhi Urdu Akhbar published from Delhi, India in 1837 AD was the first Urdu language daily newspaper.
Dada - Bhai - Naorojis' paper, "Poverty of India" was firstly published in 1876. Vernacular Press Act, in British India, law enacted in 1878 to curtail the freedom of the Indian language press.

24. The Gupta empire had a very elaborate administrative system at the village level. Which of the bodies below are mentioned in the inscription of that period.

(A) Ghatika
(B) Pancha-mandli
(C) Ashtakula-adhikarana
(D) Sabhamandala
(E) Tri-mandli
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

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

The Gupta empire had a very elaborate administrative system at the village level. The Damodarpur copper plate of the reign of Budhagupta mentions a Ashtakula Adhikarana (a board of eight members) headed by Mahattara. The sanchi inscription of the time of Chandragupta II mentions the panchamandali which may have been corporate body.

25. Who wrote ten chapters of his unfinished biography which he wanted to title "An Indian Pilgrim"?

Correct Answer: (c) Subhash Chandra Bose
Solution:

Subhash Chandra Bose has written the ten chapters of his unfinished biography which he wanted to give the title - "An Indian Pilgrim".

26. Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R

Assertion (A): Sindh was invaded by Mohammad bin Qasim in 712 CE which resulted in the defeat of Dahir
Reasons (R): Al Bawarji were the dreaded pirates in Sind who plundered the ship destined to the Caliph and Dahir showed his inability to punish al Bawarjis
In the lights of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

Correct Answer: (a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of A
Solution:

Assertion (A) - 'Sindh' was invaded by Mohammad Bin Qasim in 712 CE which resulted in the defeat of Dahir. It is a correct statement.
Reason (R) - Since, Al Bawarji were the dreaded pirates in Sindh who plundered (or destroy) the ship destined to Caliph and Dahir showed his inability to punish Al - Bawarji. That's why Mohammad Bin Qasim has attacked on the Sindh ruler Dahir in 712 C.E.

27. Arrange the following events under the successive Chola rulers in correct order

(A) The invasion on Kandalur and Vilinam
(B) Destruction of the fort of Kollipakkai (Kulpak) under Western Chalukyas (C) Capture of Tanjore
(D) Invasion of Ceylon and destruction of Anuradhapura
(E) Naval Invasion of Srivijaya
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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

The following events are arranged under the successive Chola rulers in correct order are -
(C) Capture of Tanjore - Between 848 CE to 851 CE (A) The invasion of Kandalur and Vilinam
(D) Invasion of Ceylon and destruction of Anuradhapur - Rajaraj First Chola invaded Ceylon (present Srilanka) in 993A D. and destroyed Anuradhapur.
(E) Naval Invasion of Srivijaya - In 1025 CE, the Chola Emperor - Rajendra-First launched naval raid on Srivijaya and gets success in it.
(B) Destruction of the fort of Kollipakkai (Kulpak) under Western Chalukyas.

28. 'Samaya Matrika' of Kshemendra describes the adventures of ........... in various spheres of the society.

Correct Answer: (a) A Woman
Solution:

'Samaya Matrika' of Kshemendra describes the adventures of A woman in various spheres of the society. Other works by Kshemendra are Ramayan Manjari, Bharatmanjari, Brihatkathamanjari. In poetics Auchitya Vichara Charcha, Kavikanthabharan and Suvrittatilaka. Kalavilasa, Samaymatrika, Narmamala & Desopadesa are satires composed by Kshemendra.

29. Who wrote the following lines describing his fall from the prestige: 'God honoured me at the beginning and disgraced me at the end of my life'

Correct Answer: (d) Barani
Solution:

The following lines describing his fall from the prestige : 'God honoured me at the beginning and disgraced me at the and of my life' was written by Ziauddin Barani.

30. Who did not accompany Mahatma Gandhi when he went to Champaran in 1917?

Correct Answer: (d) Annie Besant
Solution:

Annie Besant did not accompany Mahatma Gandhi when he (Gandhi) went to Champaran (Bihar) in 1917. It was first Satyagraha of Mahatma Gandhi in India. Champaran movement was against Tinkathiya system of Indigo planters. According to Tinkathia system every cultivater have to grow Indigo on 3/20 parts of their land.