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

Total Questions: 100

81. To whom did the Mahatma Gandhi advise the following:

"I have sent you messages that you should not die underground. You are reduced to a skeleton. Do come out and surrender yourselfand win the prize offerd for your arrest."

Correct Answer: (a) Aruna Asaf Ali
Solution:

Mahatma Gandhi has advised the following statement- "I have sent you the messages that you should not die underground. You are reduced to a Skeleton. Do come out and surrender yourself and win the prize offered for your arrest" to Aruna Asaf Ali.
(• Aruna Asaf Ali - She was an Indian educator, political activist and publisher. Also, she was an active participant in the Indian Independence movement, mainly during the Quit India Movement-1942.)

82. Which of the following are correct?

A. History provides us a sense of our own identity
B. History helps us better understand the past
C. History does not provide the basic background for many other disciplines
D. History enables us to understand the tendencies of humankind, social institutions and all aspects of the human condition.
E. The careful study of History teaches many critical skills.
Choose the correct answer from the option given below:

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

Following are the correct statements-
A. History provides us a sense of our own identity.
B. History help us to better understand the past.
D. History enables us to understand the tendencies of human making (or human-kind), social institutions and all aspects of the human condition.
E. The careful study of History teaches many critical skills.

83. Match List I and List II

List IList II
A. Essays on the GitaI. A.K. Kumaraswamy
B. Religion and SocietyII. Sri Aurobindo
C. History of DharamashastraIII. S. Radhakrishnan
D. Hinduism and BuddhismIV. P. V. Kane

Choose the correct answer from the option given below:

Correct Answer: (b) A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I
Solution:
The correct match of items of List-I with List-II are mentioned below-
List- I (Books)List - II (Author's)
(A) Essays on the Gita(II) Sri Aurobindo
(B) Religion and Society(III) S. Radha Krishnan
(C) History of Dharma-Shastra(IV) P.V. Kane
(D) Hinduism and Buddhism(I) A.K. Kumara-swamy

84. Which text opens with a provocative opening statement,"The historiography of Indian nationalism has for a long time been dominated by elitism."?

Correct Answer: (b) Subaltern Studies Vol. I
Solution:

(• Following text-"Subaltern Studies, Volume-1", opens with a provocative opening statement of- "The historiography of Indian nationalism has for a long time been dominated by elitism".)

85. Which Viceroy earned the derisive epithet of 'Clemency' prefixed to his name from his own countrymen?

Correct Answer: (a) Lord Canning
Solution:

Viceroy-Lord Canning earned the derisive epithet of 'Clemency' prefixed to his name from his own countrymen.
(• Lord Canning- Charles Canning, also known as the Viscount Canning, was a British Statesman and Governor General of India during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and the first Viceroy of India after the transfer of power from the East India Company to the British Crown of Queen Victoria in 1858, after the Rebellion of 1857 was crushed.)

86. Cosider the following statements. Pick the correct ones.

A. IItutmish constructed Sultan Garhi: for his deceased son
B. In the original plan, Qutub Minar was to have five storeys
C. Square type of tombs became prevalant under the Khaljis
D. Arches with its 'fringe' at Atala Masjid (Jaunpur) are influenced by the Tughlaq style
E. Slanting walls of the tomb of Sultan Ghiysasuddin Tughlaq shows influence of the Ilbari style
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (d) A and D Only
Solution:

Following are the correct statements-
A. Iltutmish constructed 'Sultan Garhi' for his deceased son.
• [ Sultan Garhi- It was the first Mausoleum (or Tomb), which was built in 1231 AD by Iltutmish for his eldest son Prince Nasiruddin Mahmud. ]
D. Arches with its 'fringe' at Atala Masjid (Jaunpur) are influenced by the Tughlaq style.
• [Atala Masjid, Jaunpur- It is a 14th century Mosque (or Masjid), which was built by Ibrahim shah sharki in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. ]

87. Consider the following statements. Pick the correct ones.

A. Rekhta is a style of writing which combines both Hindi and Persian phrases and vocabulary
B. Bhakti saints evolved Rekhta in the Nagari- script
C. Sufis wrote Rekhta in the Persian-script
D. Rekhta also developed under the patronage of the Mughals
E. Rekhta also refers to musical terminology prior to the eighteenth century. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

Following are the correct statements-
A. Rekhta is a style of writing which combines both Hindi and Persian phrases and vocabulary.
B. Bhakti saints evolved Rekhta in the Nagariscript.
C. Sufis wrote the Rekhta in the Persian-script.
D. Rekhta also refers to the musical terminology prior to the eighteenth century. E. Rekhta also developed under the patronage of the Mughals

88. Which of the following statements are correct?

A. Accession of Kanishka: 58 СЕ
B. Invasion of Alexander of Macedon: 327 BCE-325 BCE
C. Earliest inscriptional evidence of land grants by Satavahanas: 100 CE -200 СЕ
D. End of the Mauryan rule: 185 ВСЕ
E. Paddy transplantation started in Magadha region: 400 AD.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

Following are the correct statements-
B. Invasion of Alexander (the Great) of Macedon: 327 BCE to 325 ВСЕ.
(• Invasion of Alexander (the Great)- In 326 BCE, Alexander invaded India, after crossing the river Indus he advanced towards Taxila. He then challenged king Porus, ruler of the kingdom between the rivers Jhelum and Chenab. The Indians were defeated in the fierce battle called 'Battle of Hydaspes'.)
C. Earliest inscriptional evidence of land grants by Satavahanas:100 CE 200 C.E.
D. End of the Mauryan rule: 185 В.С.E.
(• End of the Mauryan Empire- The Mauryan Empire, which formed around 321 BCE and ended in 185 BCE, was the first Pan-Indian Empire, an empire that covered most of the ancinet Indian region.)

89. Who was elected as the President of Justice Party in 1937?

Correct Answer: (b) Ramaswamy Naicker
Solution:

Ramaswamy Naicker was elected as the president of Justice Party in 1937.
(• Erode Venkatappa Ramaswamy Naicker- He was also known as Periyar or Thanthai Periyar. He was an Indian social activist and politician who started the SelfRespect Movement and Dravidar Kazhagam. He is also known as- 'the Father of the Dravidian Movement'.)

90. Which of the following are correct?

A. History is concerned with human beings operating in society
B. History is concerned with change through time
C. History is not concerned with change through time
D. History is concerned with the concrete and the particular
E. History is not concerned with human beings operating in society
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

Following are the correct statements-
A. History is concerned with human beings operating in society.
B. History is concerned with change through time.
D. History is concerned with the concrete and the particular.