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

Total Questions: 100

41. Match List-I with List-II :

List-IList-II
(A) Malik Sarwar(i) Gujarat Sultanate
(B) Zafar Khan(ii) Bahmani Sultanate
(C) Dilawar Khan Ghuri(iii) Jaunpur Sultanate
(D) Alauddin Hasan(iv) Malwa Sultanate

Choose the correct option from those given below:

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

Malik Sarwar was the first ruler of Sharqi dynasty in Jaunpur. Sarwar was the Wazir under sultan Nasiruddin Muhammad Shah Tughlaq. Zafar Khan was founder of the Muzaffarid dynasty in Gujarat.
He was appointed as a governor of Gujarat by Nasiruddin Muhammad Tughlaq. After some time he became independent ruler.
Dilawar Khan Ghuri established Malwa sultanate in 1392 Baz Bahadur was last ruler of Malwa sultanate.
Alauddin Hasan established Bahmani Sultanate. This was first Independent Muslim Sultanate in Deccan.

42. Mangol Khan Tarmashirin invaded India in the reign of which of the following Tughlub rulers?

Correct Answer: (b) Muhammad bin Tughluq
Solution:

Mongal Khan Tarmashirin invaded India in the reign of Muhammad bin tughlaq. Allauddin Tarmashirin Khan the son of Duwa Khan was the ruler of Chaghatai Khanate from 1326-1334.

43. In 1579, Mahzar was drafted by which of the following scholars?

Correct Answer: (a) Abul Fazl and Sheikh Mubarak
Solution:

Abul Fazl and Sheikh Mubarak in Sep. 1579 drafted and isued a Mahzar signed by leading Ilemas Sadr-ussudur and other Muslim law experts declaring Jalaludin-Muhammad Akbar as Amir ul Momin and Imam-i-Adil over and above Mujtahids (Qazis and Imams).

44. Which of the following sources deal with the history of sindh?

(i) Fatawaa-i Jahandari
(ii) Mirat-i Sikandari
(iii) Tarikh-i Tahiri
(iv) Mazhar-i Shahjahani
Select your answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (d) (iii) and (iv) only
Solution:

Tarikh-i-Tahiri composed by mir Tahir Muhammad Nasyani of Thatta is related to Sindh.
Tarikh-i-Shahjahani was written by Sadiq Khan. The book gives detailed description of Mughal rule in Sindh.

45. Identify the two emperors of India and Uzbekistan, who agreed to fix Hindu-K oh or Hindu Kush as the frontier of the two empires.

Correct Answer: (a) Akbar and Abdullah Khan Uzbek
Solution:

Akbar and Abdullah Khan Uzbek Hindu Kush. Great mountain system of central Asia it is some 500 miles long & 150 miles wide. This region spans Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, Kyrgyzstan, Mangolia, Uzbekistan etc.
It is considered Third pole because it contains vast Cryospheric (cold) zones and is world's largest share of snow and ice outside the polar region.

46. Regarding Taqavi loans, which of the following statements are NOT correct?

(i) These were given to peasants for agricultural purposes.
(ii) These were given to traders for trade purposes.
(iii) These were advanced through the Chaudhuris and Muqaddams, who distributed them among the individual peasants.
(iv) Chaudhuris and Muqaddams did not stand surely for their repayment.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (d) (ii) and (iv) only
Solution:

Taqavi loan was a short term loan given to poor farmers to purchase Seeds, Fertilizers equipments and for other purposes. Statement (a) is true.
These were given to traders for trade purpose is not correct.
Its distributing agents were the Zamindars and Talukdars. Who were advised to lend Taqavi to Raiyat and make its necessary Adjustment on account of public revenue. So statement (c) is correct. There was no surcharge on Taqavi loan.
There was no evidence for non payment of these loans so statement (iv) is wrong. 47. So answer is (d) (ii) and (iv) only.

47. Mir Jumla invaded the Ahom kingdom and occupied the Ahom capital, Garhgaon. A treaty was signed between him and the Ahom kingdom in 1663. When did Ahoms forced the Mughals to given up Koch Hajo and accept the river Manas as the boundary?

Correct Answer: (b) 1681
Solution:

Battle of Itakhuli was final battle between Ahoms & Mughals. In this battle Ahoms forced Mughals to given up Koch Hajo and extended influence of Ahoms to the Manas river which remained the western boundary of the kingdom till the advent of British in 1826.

48. For ensuring safety on the roads and for extending comforts to the travellers, he built sarais on the highway at a distance of two Kosh. The travellers could get beds and cooked food. There also was provision for uncooked food supplies. He built some 1700 such sarais." who is this ruler?

Correct Answer: (b) Sher Shah
Solution:

Sher Shah suri was founder of the Sur Dynasty. He ruled from 1540-1545 AD. Sher Shah was responsible for greatly rebuilding and modernizing the Grand Trunk Road. Caravanserais temples and mosques were built and trees were planted along the entire stretch on both sides of Road to provide shade to travelers. Wells were also dug especially along the western section.

49. Which one of the following products was NOT introduced in India by the Portuguese?

Correct Answer: (b) Betel
Solution:

Portuguese made good impact on Indian Agriculture, they introduced many crops in India and their cultivation becomes very popular the main crops they introduced to us were Tobacco, pineapple, papaya, cashew nuts and Chilly. Betel was not introduced by Portuguese.

50. The earlier literary reference to cotton carder's bow comes from which of the following Persian text?

Correct Answer: (b) Qawwa's Lexicon
Solution:

Sirat-i Firozshahi is an anonymous work written in reign of Firozshah Tughlaq. It give trustworthy account of first twenty years of the reign of Firozshah Tughlaq. It gives an account of bengal by sultan.