UGC NTA NET/JRF EXAM, June 2019 (HISTORY)

Total Questions: 100

21. Which of the following is NOT true about Mill's History of British India?

Correct Answer: (d) It was not informed by the English utilitarian philosophy
Solution:

(It was not informed by the English utilitarian philosophy.)
Mill belong to England where philosophy of utilitarianism originate by Bentham. How can it be possible that Mill was not informed by Utilitarian philosophy.
Utilitarianism : Prescribe actions that maximize happiness and well being for maximum people. Bentham, Mill and Sidgvic are main utilitarian.

22. Which of the following is incorrect?

Correct Answer: (c) The Indians thus privileged of 'Granthastha' over 'Kanthastha'.
Solution:

(The Indians thus privileged of 'Granthastha' over 'Kanthastha')
Long after writing became an everyday practice a bias towards oral persisted. Bhartrihari declared that understanding has the form of speech-speech informed awareness is the foundation of language.
The view of Latin grammarians of the 9ᵗʰ century was quite contrast to the normative Indian views. In Europe the learned man was there for the literatures above all three sentence are correct.

23. Which of the following is NOT true about the different positions ascribed to mixed castes by Manusmriti?

Correct Answer: (d) Anuloma marriages were treated as more violative of the sacred law than pratiloma.
Solution:

(Anuloma marriages were treated as more violative of the sacred law than pratiloma)
Pratiloma marriage : Pratiloma is a type of marital practice in which a man of lower caste marries a girl of higher caste. Such cases of Shudra Aryan connections.
Anuloma marriage : Anuloma is a type of marital practice in which a man of upper caste marries a girl from lower caste.

24. Given below are two statements-one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labbelled as Reason (R):

Assertion (A):  The age of the Guptas is often described as a classical age in the sphere of cultural developments.

Reason (R):  While appreciating the artistic ideals of the Gupta period it is argued that it marks one of the several epochs that saw impressive developments in artistic activity.
In the context of the above two statements, which of the following is correct?

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

The age of Gupta is often described as a classical age in sphere of cultural developments is correct while appreciating the artistic Ideals of the Gupta period it is Argued that it marks one of the several epochs that saw Impressive development in Artistic activity is also Correct but not reason of describing Gupta age classical age.
Gupta age is called classical age because sculpture and temple architecture produced during this period is similar to that of Ancient Greece or Rome.

25. Which of the following statements is not correct concerning Dharmashastra texts?

Correct Answer: (b) They do not refer to various Jatis.
Solution:

Dharma Shastras contained the Ideal 'Occupations' of the four categories or Varnas and norms of social living.

Brahmins      -      Teaching

Kshatriya       -         warfare

Vaisya            -         Trading

Shudra          -         Serve all three categories.

There is reference of Varnas not Jatis.
Varnas are based on work.
Jatis are based on birth.

26. Which of the following Mahajanapadas supplied men and materials to the Persian army fighting against the Greeks?

Correct Answer: (a) Gandhara
Solution:

Gandhara was one of the sixteen mahajanapadas which existed in ancient India from the 6th to 9th century BCE. Gandhar having extensions into the lower valleys of Kabul and Swat rivers.
It supplied men and materials to the Persian army fighting against the Greeks. During Archaemenid period & Hellenistic period. Its capital city was pushkalavati. Later the capital city was moved to Peshawar by the Kushan Emperor Kanishka the great in about 127 AD.
Gandhara is mentioned in Hindu epics Mahabharata and Ramayana as a western kingdom.

27. IN which of the following regions Kalibangan was situated where a large number of sites of proto-Harappan culture have been discovered?

Correct Answer: (c) Rajasthan
Solution:

Kalibangan, ancient site of the Indus Valley civilization is situated in northern Rajasthan. The site contains both pre Harappan and Harappan remains.

28. Which of the following is considered as the first surviving Indian text containing a systematic discussion of astronomical instruments?

Correct Answer: (c) Brahmasphutasiddhanta
Solution:

Brahmagupta offers for the first time a systematic discussion of the construction and use of astronomical instruments in his Brahmasphutasiddhanta of 628 AD. Aryabhatiya was composed by famous Indian mathematician Aryabhatta.
Surya Siddhanta was composed by Varah Mihir.

29. Which of the following is wrongly matched?

Correct Answer: (d) Romila Thapar: Myth and Reality, Studies in the Formation of Indian Culture
Solution:

(Romila Thapar : Myth and Reality, Studies in the Formation of Indian Culture)
R.S. Sharma Urban Decay in India
Joanna Williams : The Art of Gupta India : Empire and Provinces
A.L. Basham : The Wonder that was India Romila Thapar with "Myth & Reality studies in the formation of Indian culture" not correctly matched "Myth & Reality studies in the formation of Indian culture, is composed by "Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi" so the correct answer is (4).

30. Read the following passage and answer the questions given :

The political history of early medieval period saw the proliferation of states and land grants. Land grants to Brahmans played a significant role in the legitimation of political power and had significant impact on agrarian relations. there was agrarian expansion in various parts of the subcontinent and rural societies became increasingly stratified. This was not a period of urban decay.

This is most evident from South India where crafts, cities, trade and trade guilds flourished. Trade links between the subcontinent, China and South-East Asia expanded significantly. Devotional worship was a marked feature of religious thought and practice. Temples functioned not only as sacred spaces, but also as the core of urban centres and as political symbols. The patronage they attracted made them points of convergence of the activities and aspirations of diverse social groups.

Significant development occurred in the cultural sphere including a range of texts in Sanskrit and Vernacular languages. There was an efflorescence and refinement of temple architecture and sculpture and distinct regional styles became apparent. During c. 600- 1200 CЕ, the developments at the political, social, economic and cultural levels crystalized into distinct regional formations and patterns.
The term 'early medieval' referred to here is indicated to have began around :

Correct Answer: (d) 600 СЕ
Solution:

According to the author the term "Early Medieval" referred to here is Indicated to have begun around 600 CE. This can be inferred from last 3 lines of paragraph. During С 600-1200 CE the development at the political, social, economic & cultural level crystallized into distinct regional formations and patterns.