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

Total Questions: 100

21. Which of the following is not a prem-margi nirguna bhakti saint?

Correct Answer: (d) Maluk Das
Solution:

Maluk Das was an devotional poet. He believed in oneness of God. The Emperor Aurangzeb recognised Das's value and denoted two villages to him and his disciples.

22. Which one of the following contains the biographies of the sufis of India and the author presented it to Jahangir?

Correct Answer: (c) Akhbar-ul Akhyar
Solution:

Akhbar-ul Akhyar composed by Abdul Haq Mahaddi Dehalvi, is a compilation of short biographies of Sufi saints in India. Masir-ul Umara - Samsam Ud daula Shah Nawaz Khan. Tazkirat-ul Umara - S.M. Azizuddin Hussain.

23. The illustrated copy of Shahnama of the late sixteenth century Mughal school was prepared at the library of which of the following Prince/noble?

Correct Answer: (d) Abdul Rahim Khan-i Khanan
Solution:

The illustrated copy of Shahnama of the late 16th century Mughal school was prepared at the library of Abdul Rahim Khan-i-Khana. Abdul Rahim Khan-iKhana was among the Navratna's of Akbar. He had been written dohas in Hindi and persian. He translated Baburnama from Chagatai language to persian language. In Sanskrit he wrote a book on astrology "Khetakautukam" and Dwatrimshadyogavali in Devanagri script.

24. The earliest mention of the use of belt drive for powering gem-cutting comes from which of the following travelers accounts?

Correct Answer: (c) Tavernier and Fryer
Solution:

Tavernier and Fryer mentioned the use of belt drives for powering gem cutting. Fryer was english doctor and traveler. He published his account "New account of East India and Persia in eight letters" in 1698.
Tavernier was a French explorer and merchant. He was the first European to describe the diamond mines in India.

25. Which of the following is the earliest known account of the medieval bhaktas to be found in a single work?

Correct Answer: (a) Bhaktamal
Solution:

Bhaktamal is a poem in the Braja language that gives short biographies of more than two hundred Bhaktas, it was written by Guru Nabha Das ji.

26. With regard to Tamil Siddhas which of the following is not correct?

Correct Answer: (d) The chief centers of Tamil Siddhas were Tondinadu and Pandinadu
Solution:

Siddhas also called Siddhar were Tamil saints, they were anti brahminism and anti ritualism. Tirumular was greatest saint of this sect. They emphasized worship of Siva and Murugan (Kartikeya) Tamil deity.

27. By 1914, about three quarters of the Indian infantry came from which of the following regions?

Correct Answer: (c) Punjab, Nepal and North-West Frontier Province
Solution:

After the Revolt of 1857 army was reorganised because army was in forefront of the 1857 outbreak. Britishers followed policy of division and counterpoise. They recruited most of armymen from martial races of Punjab. Nepal and NWFP. Bengal, Bihar and Awadh took active role in revolt so recruitment of army from these states declined.

28. When was the infamous Section 124-A relating to 'sedition' was incorporated into the Indian Penal Code by an Act XXVII?

Correct Answer: (c) 1870
Solution:

Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code lays down punishment for sedition. It included in Indian Penal Code in 1870 with Section 121A.
Indian Penal Code (IPC) was enacted in 1860 under the British raj.

29. In 1850, on the eve of the rise of large scale industry in India, which of the following was the most prominent community engaged in the trade of the two principle exportable goods from the western coast, cotton and opium?

Correct Answer: (d) Chettiars
Solution:

Chettiar is a title used by many mercantile, weaving agricultural and land owning castes in South India especially in the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. This was most prominent trading community in 1850.

30. Who among the following was not associated with the Lahore resolution adopted by the Muslim League on 23 March, 1940?

Correct Answer: (a) Khizar Hayat Khan
Solution:

Lahore resolution for the establishment of a separate homeland for the muslims of British India passed in the annual session of All India muslim league held in Lahore on 22-24 March, 1940. Fazlul Haq, Khaliquzzaman and Sikandar Hayat Khan were the main leaders of Lahore resolution.