UGC NTA NET/JRF EXAM, June 2020 (HISTORY)

Total Questions: 100

11. Who among the following Gupta ruler issued gold coins with the lowest percentage of gold?

Correct Answer: (d) Vishnugupta
Solution:

The percentage of gold in Indian coins under the reign of Gupta rulers showed a steady financial decline over centuries as it decreases from 90% pure gold under Chandragupta to a mere 75-80%. Under Vishnugupta so right answer is Vishnugupta.

12. The involvement of ladies in the administration was a feature of which of the following dynasties?

Correct Answer: (c) Chalukyas
Solution:

Chalukya dynasties were frequently assigned to the ladies high ranking position in administration. In this period society become increasingly sophisticated. The status of women was varied.

13. A manuscript of Dhammapada written in Kharoshthi script was found from which of the following places?

Correct Answer: (d) Khotan
Solution:

In 1892 a copy of Dhammapada written in Gandhari prakrat was discovered near Khotan in Xinjiang. It was broken up and came to Europe in part some going to Russia and some France but unfortunately a portion of manuscript never appeared on the market and seems to have been lost.

14. Identify the Sultan who started the practice of putting on the tanka the name of the mint town:

Correct Answer: (b) Iltutmish
Solution:

Iltutmish established the Silver Tanka and the bullion. Iltutmish may also be credited with extending to India the trans frontier practice of putting on the Tanka the name of the mint town.

15. The Sultan himself used to take keen personal interest in the development of agriculture. He abolished zakat (import duty) on grain and introduced a measurement standard, which continued to prevail till the Mughal period. Who was this Sultan?

Correct Answer: (d) Sikandar Lodhi
Solution:

Sikankar Lodi was an Afghan Sultan of Delhi Sultanate between 1489 and 1517. He took personal interest in agriculture and introduced a measurement standard "Gaz-i-Sikandari" which continue to prevail till the Mughal period.

16. Amrit Kund, which deals with different exercises and practices for health, was translated into Persian under which of the following titles?

Correct Answer: (b) Hauz-ul Hayat
Solution:

Hauz-ul Hayat a persian book published by Muhammad Ghanith which is the translation of book named amritkunda which mentions different exercises and practices for health.

17. The Mughal emperors wanted to control nomadic pastoral tribes of Sind because:

Correct Answer: (c) they wanted to make them sedentary to enhance the imperial income
Solution:

They wanted to make them sedentary to enhance the imperial income. Namadic pastoral tribes earn their livelihood from grazing and gathering forest based materials they travel from one region to other region for grazing so there is difficult to regulate them. Hence Mughal wanted to stabilize the pastoral tribes for revenue purpose.

18. Which of the following Malwa Sultans had constructed a grand Darul Shifa (hospital) in Mandu?

Correct Answer: (c) Mahmud Khalji I
Solution:

Mahmud Khalji I a ruler of Malwa Sultanate completed Jama masjid and Tomb of Hoshangabad. He also builds a victory tower that constructed to commemorate his victory over Rana Kumbha of Mewar. Mahmud Khalji also constructed a hospital (Darul Shifa) in Mandu in 1445. He gave land grants for its maintenance with his own physician being appointed to supervise the hospital.

19. Which of the following Raja/Sultan/poet was entitled Gandharva on account of his genius in the field of music?

Correct Answer: (b) Sultan Husain Sharqi
Solution:

Sultan Hussain Shah was last ruler of Jaunpur Sultanate in the Sharqi dynasty. He assumed the title of Gandharva and contributed significantly in the development of Khayal a genre of Hindustani classical music.

20. ho drew the attention of Babur to the fact that during Sikandar Lodi's regime the Hindus look to learning Persian and were recruited in large numbers to different posts?

Correct Answer: (d) Shaikh Abdul Quddus Gangohi
Solution:

Shaikh Abdul Quddus Gangohi a Indian Sufi scholar from sufi silsilah drew the attention of Babur to the fact that during Sikandar Lodi's regime the Hindus took to learning persian and were recruited in large numbers to different posts.