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

Total Questions: 100

1. Arrange the following events chronologically starting from the earliest

A. The Cabinet Mission plan
B. Wavell's plan
C. Attlee's Plan (or Attlee's announcement)
D. Mountbatten's plan
E. Cripps proposal
Choose the correct answer from the options given below

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

Arrangement of the following events chronologically starting from the earliest are as follows-

S.No.EventsRespective Year's
1E. Cripps proposal22 March 1942.
2B. Wavell's plan14 June 1945.
3A. The Cabinet Mission plan16 May 1946.
4C. Attlee's announcement (or Attlee's plan)20 February 1947.
5D. Mountbatten's plan03 June 1947.

2. The play 'Devichandragupta' by Vishakhadatta was found in a manuscript of Bhoja's, Shringara Prakasha and some part of this play was found in a manuscript of which writer?

Correct Answer: (c) Gunachandra's Natyadarpana
Solution:

The play Devichandragupta by Vishakhadatta was found in a manuscript of Bhoja's Shringara-prakash and some part of this play was found in a manuscript of Gunachandra's Natyadarpana.

3. Consider the following statements, pick the correct answer.

A. Zamindari was hereditary and thus not saleable
B. Zamindars were important intermediaries between the state and local population in the villages
C. The Mughals failed to force zamindar to conform to the imperial authority to a great extent
D. Zamindari was created only in areas outside the direct imperial authority under the Mughals
E. Sher Shah found both zamindars and Muqqadams appropriating states's share

Correct Answer: (b) B and E only
Solution:

Out of the following given statements, the correct answer are-
B- Zamindars were important intermediaries between the state and local population in the villages.
E- Sher Shah found both Zamindars and Muqqadams appropriating state's share.
• Zamindar- They are a landowner especially one who leases his land to tenant farmers.
• Muqqadams- It is an Arabic title, adopted in other Islamic or Islamic age cultures, for various civil or religious officials.

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

Assertion A: Raja Ram Mohan Rai rejected Christianity and denied the divinity of Jesus Christ.
Reason R : Raja Ram Mohan Rai wrote the Precepts of Jesus, published in 1820
In light of the above statements choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below

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

From the given two statements
Assertion (A): It is a correct statement that- Raja Ram Mohan Rai has rejected Christianity and has denied the divinity of Jesus-Christ.
Reason (R) : Raja Ram Mohan Rai has wrote the bookPrecepts of Jesus, which was published in 1820.
• [Both statements (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)]
• Some other literary works of Raja Ram mohan Ray are Tuhfat-ul-muwahiddin, Bengali grammar, The universal religion and Gaudiya vyakaran.

5. Match List I with List II

BooksAuthors
A. History of Freedon Movement in India Vol. II. R.C. Majumdar
B. Rise and Fall of the Christian Power in IndiaII. B.D. Basu
C. Gokhale: The Indian Moderates and the RajIII. Lajpat Rai
D. Young IndiaIV. B. R. Nanda

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

Correct Answer: (a) A-I, B - II, C-IV, D-III
Solution:The correct match of list-I and List-II are as follows-
List - I (Books)List-II (Authors)
(A) History of Freedom Movement in India, Vol-1(I) R.C. Majumdar
(B) Rise and fall of the Christian Power in India(II) B.D.Basu
(C) Gokhale: The Indian Moderates and the Raj(IV) B.R. Nanda
(D) Young India(III) Lajpat Rai

6. 'Neminath', the 22nd Tirthankara, was associated with :

Correct Answer: (c) Krishna
Solution:

Neminath lived 81,000 years before the 23rd Jain Tirthankara-Parshvanatha. He was the only child of king Samudravijaya and queen Shivadevi. 'Krishna' who was the 9th and last Jain Vasudeva, was his first cousin. So, Neminath' the 22nd Tirthankara was associated with 'Krishna'

7. Consider the following statements about village communities and pick the correct ones.

A. Balutedar were twelve categories of village artisans and servants
B. Balutedar were further divided into four categories
C. Hindu temple keepers did not constitute part of balutedar
D. Balutedar with permanent resident rights in the village were called watan balutedar
E. Certain categories of balutedar were also given revenue free land for cultivation by the village communities
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

Out of the given statements, following are the correct statements-
A. Balutedar were twelve categories of village artisans and servants.
D. Balutedar with permanent resident rights in the village were called Watan Balutedar.
E. Certain categories of Balutedar were also given revenue free land for cultivation by the village communities.
Balutedar system was prevalent in Villages of region now known as Maharashtra

8. Who took up to issue of cow protection in 1871?

Correct Answer: (b) Kukas
Solution:

Kukas- In the 1870's the Namdhari Sikhswere the first to start a Cow protection revolution, the Kuka Revolution, in which they revolted against the Britishers in support of protection of the Cow, in the process sacrificing their own lives.
Kuka rebellion was led by Balak singh and his followerGuru Ramsingh. During kuka rebellion viceroy of Indiawas Lord Northbrook.

9. Who among the following rued the destructionof Kashmir under Sikandar?

Correct Answer: (c) Jonarajа
Solution:

Jonaraja rued the destruction of Kashmir under Sikandar. Sikandar shah miri was sixth sultan of shah miri dynasty of Kashmir and remembered for Strenous efforts to convert the Hindus of Kashmir to Islam. These efforts included destruction of numerous old temples, prohibition of Hindu rites and festivals. Hе is known as "Butcher of Kashmir".

10. A painted pot, from which site of Harappan civilization depicts a tree holding a fish and a fox-like animal below reflecting the story of'The Clever Fox' narrated in the Panchtanatra?

Correct Answer: (d) Lothal
Solution:

From the Harrapan civilization site of 'Lothal' (Lothal- was one of the Southernmost sites of the ancient Indus Valley civilization, located in the region of the modern state of Gujarat); the painted pot was found which depicts a tree holding a fish and a fox-like animal below reflecting the story of 'The Clever Fox' narrated in the Panchatantra.