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

Total Questions: 100

41. Which of the following are found in the Neolithic cultures of India?

1. Ground and polished stone tools
2. Ploughs
3. Bullock carts
4.Domesticated barley and field pea
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (c) 1 and 4 only
Solution:

Ground and polished stone tools and domesticated barley and field pea are found from neolithic cultures of India. There is no Archaeological evidence of plough and bullock carts in neolithic period. Neolithic period is from 700 BC to 1000 BC.

42. Which of the following are associated with the Megalithic cultures of India?

1. Iron tools and implements
2. Horses
3. Jorwe ware
4. Sarcophagi
5. Dolmens
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (c) 1, 2, 4 and 5 only
Solution:

Iron tools and implements, Horses. Sarcophagi and Dolmens are associated with megalithic cultures of India. Jorwe were not found from megalithic cultures of India.
A Megalith is a large prehistoric stone that has been used to construct a monument or structure either alone or together with other stones. Most extent megaliths were erected between the neolithic period through the chalcolithic period and into Bronze age.

43. Which of the following sites have yielded the 'separate rock edicts' of Asoka?

1. Dhauli
2. Jaugada
3. Sannati
4. Udegolam
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (c) 1, 2 and 3 only
Solution:

There are 14 "separate rock edicts" of Ashoka. Dhauli, Jaugada and sannati are from them. Ashoka left "Bherighosh" after the Kalinga war and adopted Buddhism he adopted "Dhammaghosh". He inscribed so much inscriptions subject of inscription is Buddhism.

44. Which of the following are the salient features of Mahayana Buddhism?

1. Worship of the Buddha image
2. Assimilation of local cults
3. The concept of the bodhisattva
4. Use of Pali for propagating Buddhism
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (d) 1, 2 and 3 only
Solution:

After the 4th Buddhist council 98(AD) Buddhism divided into two sects Hinayana and Mahayana.
Salient features of Mahayana-
(1) Worship of Buddha image
(2) Assimilation of local cults
(3) The concept of bodhisattva
(4) They favoured sanskrit languge not pali.
(5) It is known as northern Buddhism.

45. Gupta emperor Chandragupta II was known by which other following names?

1. Devagupta
2. Devaraja
3. Devaputra
4. Devavrata
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (b) 1 and 2 only
Solution:

Chandragupta II "Vikramaditya" was known as names Devagupta and Devaraja. Chandragupta II succeeded Ramgupta by killing him. He extended limit of empire by matrimonial alliances (with Nagas and vakataks) and conquests (Western India). Chandragupta II succeeded by Kumargupta I.

46. Which of the following are the famous commentators on the Manu Smriti?

1. Apararka
2. Kulluka
3. Medhatithi
4. Vijnanesvara
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (c) 2 and 3 only
Solution:

Kulluka and Medhatithi are famous commentators of Manu Smriti.
Manu Smriti is an ancient legal text and constitution among the many Dharmashastras of Hinduism. It was one of the first Sanskrit texts to have been translated into english in 1776 by british philogist Sir William Jones and was used to construct Hindu law.

47. Which of the following statements about Alberuni and his account of India are correct?

1. He was exiled and ordered to spend ten years in India
2. According to him, people of untouchable castes could live only outside the villages and towns of the four castes
3. He supported the views of Brahamagupta about the true nature of eclipses
4. According to him, the Hindus think that there is no country like theirs and no religion like theirs
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (b) 1, 2 and 4 only
Solution:

Alberuni a iranian scholar wrote "Tahkik-ihind" in which he mentioned that he was exiled and ordered to spend ten years in India. He wrote about Indian society that people of untouchable castes could live outside the villages and towns. According to him, the Hindus think that there is no country like theirs and no religion like theirs. So the correct answer is (b).

48. Which of the following temples are brick temples?

1. Bhitargaon temple, Kanpur
2. Parsurameswara temple, Bhubaneshwar
3. Laxmana temple, Khajuraho
4. Laxmana temple, Sirpur

Correct Answer: (c) 1 and 4 only
Solution:

Bhitargaon temple, Kanpur is ancient Hindu temple. It is the largest Indian brick temples to survive from the time of Gupta Empire. It is dated 5th century. Laxmana temple, Sirpur was built by the mother of Mahasivagupta Balarjuna during 7th century AD dedicated to Lord Vishnu, it is regarded as one of the best examples of brick temples in India. The temple was discovered by the Lord Cunningham in the year 1872. The temple gets its name from a small black statue of Lakshmana seated below a snakehood.

49. Which of the following weapons arrived with the Arabs when they invaded Sind in 712?

1. Naphtha
2. Hawai
3. Ban
4.Manjaniq
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (d) 1 and 4 only
Solution:

Naphtha and Manjaniq are fearful weapons arrived with the Arabs when they invaded sindh in 712. Mohammad Bin Kasim attacked on sindh in 712 A.D. at that time the king of Sindh was King Dahir. This battle is called Battle of Rewa. Muhammad Bin Kashim defeated Dahir. This battle is considered first muslim invasion on India.

50. With regard to education, which of the following statements are correct?

1. Itutmish founded the Nasiriyya madrasa at Delhi in memory of his son prince Nasir-uddin Mahmud
2. Razia appointed Minhaj Siraj as its principal
3. The Firuz Shahi madrasa was founded by Sultan Firuz Shah Tughlaq on the banks of Yamuna at Ghiyaspur
4. The aristocracy engaged male and female tutors for their sons and daughters Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (b) 1, 2 and 4 only
Solution:(1) Iltutmish founded the Nasiriyya madrasa at Delhi in memory of his son prince Nasir-ud-din Mahmud is correct.
(2) Razia appointed Minhaj Siraj as its principal is correct.
(3) The Firuz Shahi madrasa was founded by Sultan Firuz Shah Tughlaq on the banks of Yamuna at Ghiyaspur is not correct because village surrounding Firuzshahi Madarasa is called Tarabad (city of joy).
(4) The aristocracy engaged male and female tutors for their sons and daughters is correct.