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

Total Questions: 100

31. What consequences flowed from the land grants given to Brahmans?

(i) They buttressed the position of rulers.
(ii) They led to the growth of agriculture as not unoften the grantee had to bring fresh land under cultivation.
(iii) The undifferentiated rural society got further stratified.
(iv) The practice of endowing land grants to religious institutions and personages began from c. 600 СЕ

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (b) (i), (ii), (iii)
Solution:

Consequences from land grants given to Brahmans:
(i) They buttressed the position of rulers.
(ii) They led to growth of agriculture as not unoften the grantee had to bring fresh land under cultivation.
(iii) The undifferentiated rural society got further stratified.
(iv) The statement is not correct about land grants to Religious Institutions. Land grants to religious institutions began from 3ʳᵈ-4ᵗʰ century CE not in 6th century CE. So correct answer is (b).

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

Assertion (A):  The early medieval period possessed some critical features of feudalism, but it significantly differed from European feudalism.

Reason (R):  The early medieval South India was a period of urban growth as is evidenced by the flourishing crafts, trade, trade guilds and urban centres.

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 (A).
Solution:

Difference between early medieval feudalism and European Feudalism: post mauryan feudalism was based on a caste system which divided society in 4 varnas Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and Shudras whereas the European feudalism divided the society into church, nobility and the commoners.
Unlike the European system most of the power structures within the state did not have to pay taxes. Western European feudal lords granted lands to their serfs in order to get their own land cultivated, but Indian kings made grants to collect taxes and surplus.

33. Which of the following statements are correct?

(i) There was a growth of sectarian religious groups during the early medieval India. Among them a doctrinal cult emphasising on devotional worship gained popularity.
(ii) Temples became dynamic spaces with political, social, cultural and economic functions-all rolled into one.
(iii) The urban centres of early medieval India can be grouped into two categories-one may be called administrative towns and the other commercial towns.
(iv) As the temples attracted diversified social groups, they dented the narrative favouring exclusion.

Select the answer from the options given below :

Correct Answer: (a) (i), (ii), (iv)
Solution:

(i), (ii) and (iv) statements are correct but (iii) statement is not correct, because early medieval cities of India cannot divided in two categories Administrative towns and Commercial towns there was cultural towns also.

34. Which of the following are NOT relevant for the emergence of regional formations during the period between c. 600–1200 CE?

(a) Proliferation of Sanskrit texts
(b) Growth of Vernacular languages
(c) Refinement in architecture and art
(d) Emergence of distinct regional styles in art and architecture

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (c) (i), (iii)
Solution:

Proliferation of Sanskrit text and refinement in architecture and art are not relevant for the emergence of regional formations between 600-1200 СЕ. Growth of vernacular languages, Emergence of distinct regional styles in art and architecture and rise of regional states are relevant for regional formation. So answer (c) is correct

35. From where the concept of free kitchen (Langar) was adopted by the Sikhs?

Correct Answer: (c) Sufi dargahs
Solution:

Sikh Historian Kapur singh refers langar as an Aryan institution. The institution of langar emerged from Fariduddin Ganj - i - shakar, a sufi muslim saint living in the Punjab region during 13ᵗʰ century. This concept further spread and documented in Jawahir al Faridi compiled in 1623. So the right answer is (c).

36. Match List-I with List-II :

List-I (Source)List-II (Region)
(A) Chachnama(i) Gujarat
(B) Riyaz-us-Salatin(ii) Deccan
(C) Mirat-i Ahmadi(iii) Bengal
(D) Nuskha-i Dilkusha(iv) Sind

Choose the correct option from those given below:

ABCD
(a)(iv)(iii)(i)(ii)
(b)(ii)(iv)(iii)(i)
(c)(iv)(ii)(iii)(i)
(d)(iii)(i)(iv)(ii)
Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:

Chachnama is the work of Ali b. Hamid b. Abi. Bakar Kufi this book is related to history of Sindh in 8ᵗʰ century AD.
Riyaz-us-salatin composed by Ghulam Husain Salim (1788) is the first historic book on muslim rule in Bengal.
Mirat-i-Ahmadi is a Persian history of Gujarat by Ali Muhammad Khan Syed Nawab Ali in 1927.
Nuskha-i-DilKusha is composed by Bhimsen (in service of mughal noble Daud Khan) His work is quite significant for knowing Deccan affairs.

37. In which of the dialect, Tuhfat-ul Hind, an 18th century source, has provided a very extensive glossary?

Correct Answer: (a) Braj
Solution:

Tuhfat al-Hind an encyclopedic exposition of "The current Indian Sciences" composed by Mirza-Han-ibnFahr-al-Din a mughal nobleman in court of Aurangzeb. It was written for prince Muhammad Azam.
The Tuhfat Al Hind divided into an Introduction, on the Braj Alphabet, Seven Chapters and a conclusion. The final section is a dictionary of Braj words glossed in persian.

38. After Alauddin Khalji's death his price control measures collapsed and under qutbuddin Mubarak Khalji price rose rapidly. Which one of the following chroniclers travellers mentions about growing prices during Mubarak Khalji's reign?

Correct Answer: (a) Shaikh Mubarak
Solution:

Shaikh Mubarak was a traveller who wrote about growing prices during the reign of qutubuddin Mubarak Khalji after death of Allauddin Khalji who Implemented Market Rules. Decided same price for same thing in his ruling territory.

39. By which name French traveller Jean-Baptist Tavernier called the capital city of Golkonda?

Correct Answer: (b) Bhagnagar
Solution:

Jean-Baptist Tavernier (1605-89) a French visitor to India. He kept coming back to Golkonda the kingdom in Deccan ruled by Qutub Shahi dynasty Tavernier came India when Shahjahan's four sons were battling for the succession. He called his capital bhagnagar

40. Who founded the city of Burhanpur around 1400 on the bank of river Tapti?

Correct Answer: (a) Nasir Khan Faruki
Solution:

Burhanpur was founded in 1399 by Nasir Khan the first Independent prince of the Faruqi dynasty of Khandesh and it was annexed by the mughal emperor Akbar in 1601.
The city with its wall and massive gates. Served as the Deccan head quarters of the mughals until Aurangeb moved the capital to Aurangabad in 1636.