UGC NTA NET/JRF Exam, INDIAN CULTURE, December-2019Total Questions: 5031. Which of the following is not associated with the Sufis?A. LangarB. QawwaliC. Appreciation of slaveryD. Breath controlCorrect Answer: C. Appreciation of slavery32. Who said : "Liberty in thought and action is the only condition of life, growth and wellbeing. Where it does not exist, the man, the race and the nation must go down"?A. Keshub Chandra SenB. Lokmanya B.G. TilakC. Swami VivekanandD. Mrs. Sarojini NaiduCorrect Answer: C. Swami Vivekanand33. At the special session of Congress held in Bombay, who demanded that extending franchise to women was rational, scientifically and politically sound, compatible with tradition and consistent with human rights?A. Mahatma GandhiB. Mrs. Maniben KaraC. Sarojini NaiduD. Cornelia SorabjiCorrect Answer: C. Sarojini Naidu34. Which social reformer wrote, 'Notes on infant marriage and enforced widowhood' in 1884?A. M.G. RanadeB. R.G. BhandarkarC. Shapurji Sorabji BengaleeD. Behramji M. MalabariCorrect Answer: D. Behramji M. Malabari35. Which one of the following statements about the Sikh Reform Movement is not true?A. In 1873, the Singh Sabha Movement was founded at Amritsar.B. The Singh Sabha opened Khalsa schools and colleges thoughout the Panjab.C. The Singh Sabha Movement was an offshoot of the Akali Movement.D. The Akali Movement aimed to liberate the Sikh gurudwaras from the control of corrupt Mahants.Correct Answer: C. The Singh Sabha Movement was an offshoot of the Akali Movement.36. Which one of the following facts is not true regarding spread of Evangelicalism in India?A. It started a crusade against Indian barbarism and advocated the permanence of British rule.B. The missionaries were located at Serampore near Calcutta.C. At home its chief exponent was Charles Grant.D. The passage of the Charter Act of 1833 allowed Christian missionaries to enter India without restrictions.Correct Answer: D. The passage of the Charter Act of 1833 allowed Christian missionaries to enter India without restrictions.37. Sawai Jai Singh is known for his contribution to astronomical science. He established observatories in Jaipur and some other important cities of India. Zij-i Muhammad Shahi (1732) is the celebrated work of Jai Singh. But the entire theoretical text is virtually borrowed Verbatim from:A. Ain-i AkbariB. Zij-i Ulugh KhaniC. Tarikh-i MuhammadiD. Zamima-i Ma'athir-i Mohammad ShahiCorrect Answer: B. Zij-i Ulugh Khani38. Itr made of rose water was discovered and named as itr-i Jahangiri by Salima Sultan Begum. She was:A. Mother of JahangirB. Sister of JahangirC. Mother-in-law of JahangirD. Daughter of JahangirCorrect Answer: C. Mother-in-law of Jahangir39. As per Akbar's education policy, students had option to learn Sanskrit. As per the prescribed syllabus, students learning Sanskrit had not to learn the following subject:A. Vayakaran, PatanjaliB. NyayC. VedantaD. ArabicCorrect Answer: D. Arabic40. Name the Bahamani king who following his ancestor Bahman Shah, assigned important offices to Brahmas. He also married the princesses of neighbouring states of Vijainagar and Kherala.A. Alauddin MujahidB. Tajuddin FiruzC. Dawud ID. Muhammad IICorrect Answer: B. Tajuddin FiruzSubmit Quiz« Previous12345Next »
