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

Total Questions: 100

41. The Age of Consent Act, 1891 raised the age for the consummation of marriage for women to

Correct Answer: (d) 12 years
Solution:

The age of consent Act 1891 also known as Act x of 1891 was a legislation enacted in British India which raised the age of consent for sexual intercourse for all girls, married or unmarried from ten to twelve years in all jurisdictions. Its violation subject to criminal prosecution as rape.
• The age of consent Act was signed during viceroy ship of Lord Lansdowne.

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

Assertion A : Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi rued in Ithbat al-Nubuwwah about the decline of interest towards Islam among the people in India.
Reason R : Time gap between the prophetic period, science of Philosophy and study of Indian sages were considered reasons for the decline of interest towards Islam among people of India.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

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

The correct statements are as follows-
Assertion (A)- Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi rued in Ithbat-al-Nubuwwah about the decline of interest towards Islam among the people in India.
Reason (R)- Time gap between the prophetic period. science of Philosophy and study of Indian sages were considered reasons for the decline of interest towards Islam among people of India.
• [Both the statements i.e. Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).]

43. Consider the following statement concerning transportation in Mughal India. Pick the correct one.

A. Large qafilas offered protection to the movement of the goods.
B. Qafilas also witnessed internal fights which sometimes resulted in fatalities. C. Banjaras camps were called tanda.
D. Water transport was found to be less expensive by many contemporary sources.
E. Loss of draught animals during movement of goods had to be borne by the traders.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

Following are the correct statement concerning transportation in Mughal India are as follows-

(A)Large qafilas offered protection to the movement of the goods.
(B)Qafilas also witnessed internal fights which sometimes resulted in fatalities.
(C)Banjaras camps were called Tanda.
(D)Water transport was found to be less expensive by many contemporary sources.
●(All above mentioned four statements are true.)

44. Consider the following statements about the horse trade in Vijaynagar Empire. Pick the correct ones.

A. Rulers of Vijaynagar were also addressed as Asvapati (Lords of Horses).
B. Even the tail of a dead horse brought by the horse traders was paid with full amount equal to a live horse.
C. Nuniz records the purchase of over 30,000 46. war horses by the rulers of Vijaynagar every year.
D. The rulers of Vijaynagar patronized horse breeding and their care.
E. Krishnadevaraya even offered to Albuquerque large amounts in return of exclusive control over horse-trade.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

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

Following are the correct statements about the horse trade in Vijaynagar Empire-
(A) Rulers of Vijaynagar Empire were also addressed as Asvapati (i.e. Lords of Horses).
(B) During the Vijaynagar Empire, even the tail of a dead horse brought by the horse traders was being paid with full amount which was equal to a live horse cost.
(E) The greatest ruler of Vijaynagar Empire-Krishnadevaraya even offered to Albuquerque, a large amounts in return of the exclusive control over the horse-trade.

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

Assertion A: The success of Malik Kafur in South India introduced Islamic politics in the region.
Reason R: Movement of Sufism into South India became one of the prime reasons for conversions of local population into Islam.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

Correct Answer: (b) Both Assertion A and Reason R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
Solution:

Following are the correct statements among the given Assertion (A) and Reason (R) statements-
Assertion (A): The success of Malik Kafur in South India introduceed Islamic politics in the region.
(• Malik Kafur was the commander of Alauddin Khalji's forces during his Deccan campaigns. Malik Kafur has led to two successful campaigns in the South India.)
Reason (R): Movement of Sufism into South India became one of the prime reasons for conversion of local population into Islam.
[• Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).]

46. Who suggested that the prominence of female imagery, especially the female attendants who frequently flank the Bodhisattava, may reflect Tantric or Vajrayana influence?

Correct Answer: (a) Hutington
Solution:

Bodhisattva (in Sanskrit), in Pali-Boddhisattva ("One whose goal is to awakening"), in Buddhism, it means-one who seeks awakening (Bodhi)-
hence, an individual on the path to becoming a Buddha.
(• According to Samuel Hutington- He suggested that the prominence of female imagery, especially the female attendants who frequently flank the Bodhisattava, may reflect Tantric or Vajrayana influence.)

47. To address which problem the Karori experiment was undertaken by Akbar?

Correct Answer: (d) address the gap between Jama and Hasil
Solution:

To address the gap between Jama and Hasil problem, the Karori Experiment was undertaken by King Akbar-the Great.
•Karori Experiment- Karori or Crori System was introduced by Raja Todar Mal under Mughal emperor Akbar (the Great) in 1573. Under this system, the office of Karori/Crore was created and Karoris were appointed all over North India to collect revenue.

48. Which of the following are correct?

A. The Indian Cimenatograph Act was passed in 1918
B. Vijay Bhatt directed the film 'Ram Rajya' in 1943
C. The film Bhakt Vidur (1921) related to the epic Mahabharata
D. 'Neel Darpan' was written by Deshbandhu Chattopadhyay
E. D.W. Griffith directed the film The Birth of a Nation.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

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

Following are the correct statements-
(A) The Indian Cinematograph Act was passed in 1918.
(• Indian cinematograph Act 1918 was passed in the final months of World-War- First and came into effect from 1st August 1920.)
(B) Vijay Bhatt directed the film 'Ram Rajya' in 1943.
(•'Ram Rajya' was a 1943 Hindi film, directed by Vijay Bhatt, with Prem Adib and Shobhana Samarth in the lead roles of Rama and Sita.)
(C) The film 'Bhakt Vidur' (1921) related to the epic Mahabharata.
(E) D.W. Griffith directed the film 'The Birth of a Nation'.
(• Film - The Birth of a Nation', originally called the Clansmah, is a 1915 American silent epic drama film directed by D.W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish. Neel Darpan was written by Deenbandhu Mitra.

49. The Indian Council's Amendment of 1892 was also known as

Correct Answer: (c) Lord Cross's Act
Solution:

The Indian Council Amendment of 1892 was also known as Lord Cross's Act.
(• Richard Assheton Cross, the first Viscount Cross introduced the Indian Council Act of 1892. The Indian Council's Amendment of 1892 was an Act of the British Parliament that increased the size of the legislative councils in India.)

50. How many village functionaries were linked to the Ayagar grants under the Vijayanagar empire?

Correct Answer: (a) 12
Solution:

The number of village functionaries that were linked to the Ayagar grants under the Vijaynagar Empire was twelve (12). Ayagars have hereditary rights. Karnikam was Accountant of village & Talari was police among twelve Ayagars.