UGC NTA NET/JRF EXAM, June 2023 HISTORY (Shift-II)

Total Questions: 100

91. Read the following passage and answer question (91-95).

Internal trade was also brisk, caravans of merchants with carts and pack animals carried their merchandise from place to place and from fair to fair. Salt was an important commodity of trade and salt-merchants moved with their families in carts provided with spare axles against contingencies. Barter played a large part in all transactions; honey and roots, for example, might be exchanged for fish-oil and toddy, and sugarcane and avail (rich-fakes) for vension and arrack, while in musiri fish was sold for paddy.

Agriculture was the mainstay of the national economy, and most of its operations were carried on by women of the lowest class (kadaisiyar) whose status appears to have differed little from that of the slave. The bulk of the land was owned by vellalar, the agriculturists par excellence, who commanded a high social rank. The richer among them did not plough the land themselves, but employed labourers to do it. Besides owing land, they held official post in the civil and Military administration.

Which of the following centre was famous for cotton trade in Sangam period?

Correct Answer: (b) Uraiyur
Solution:

Uraiyur was famous center for cotton trade in Sangam period. It was also famous for pearls. Pearl was used as currency.

92. Musiri is identified with which of the following archaeologicla site?

Correct Answer: (c) Pattanam
Solution:

Musiri is identified with Pattanam archaeological site located in Kerala.
Yavan traders had came Musiri with gold ships and returned with Black pepper and rare products found in seas and mountains.
Tondi, Musiri and Puhar were important trading center in Sangam period.

93. Which of the following term was used for the salt traders in ancient Tamil region?

Correct Answer: (b) Umanar
Solution:

The term 'Umanar' was used for the salt trades in ancient Tamil region.
* Valanjiyar term means merchant guild

94. The title of 'enadi' was conferred at a formal ceremony to which of the following officials during the sangam age?

Correct Answer: (a) Chosen military commander
Solution:

The title of 'enadi' was conferred at a formal ceremony to chosen military commander during sangam age.
* The Memorial Stones called 'nadukul' or 'virukkal' were erected in honour of those who died while fighting.

95. The author of the Periplus mentions which of the following place to which were sent all the pearls gathered on the coast and from which were exported muslins and other textile products.

Correct Answer: (c) Argaru (Uraiyur)
Solution:

The Author of periplus mentions Argaru (Uraiyur) where all the pearls sent to gathered on coast and from where muslin and other textile products were exported.

96. Read the following passage and answer the questions (96-100).

Vivekananda's primary role as a religious leader made him also the undisputed spiritual leader of the Indian freedom movement, has been aptly shown by Chakrayarti Rajagopalachari, a man of keen intellect and wisdom and also an important leader of the freedom movement. To quote him 'Swami Vivekananda saved Hinduism and saved India. But for him we would have lost our religion and would not have. To quote him 'Swami Vivekananda saved Hinduism and saved India. But for him we would have lost our religion and would not have gained our freedom. We therefore owe everything to Swami Vivekanada.

Subhash Chandra Bose used the watch words for total mobilization for the Indians in South-East Asia-unity, faith, dedication- were taken from which Indian personality?

Correct Answer: (a) Swami Vivekananda
Solution:

Subhash chandra Bose used the watch words for total mobilization for the Indians in South East Asia - Unity, faith, dedication were taken from Swami Vivekananda.
Swami Vivekananda was born on 12th January 1863 in Calcutta. He was disciple of Ram Krishna Paramahamsa.
He introduced 'Vedanta' Philosophy to west. 'Raja Yoga', Jnana Yoga' Karma Yoga are literary works of swami Vivekananda, He attained Mahasamadhi on 4th July 1902. S.C. Bose called him "Maker of modern India".

97. In which of his pamphlat did Sri Aurobindo depict Ramkrishna as the man-God of the Mandir and Vivekananda, his prophet.

Correct Answer: (d) Bhabani Mandir
Solution:

Sri Aurobindo in his pamphlet Bhabani Mandir depicts Ram Krishna as the man - God of the Mandir and Vivekananda his prophet. Bhabani Mandir pamphlet was written in 1905. Pamphet was written against backdrop of the announcement of the Partition of Bengal. This pamphlet forcefully articulate the idea of the Nation as mother goddess and the need for total devotion to her.

98. 'What great things were accomplished in these few years'! Who made this statement about the achievements of vivekananda?

Correct Answer: (b) Dr. J.C Bose
Solution:

"What great things were accomplished in these few years' How one man could have done it all" This Statement was given by J.C. Bose.
Jagdish chandra Bose is considered the father of Radio Science. He invented Crescograph.

99. Who wrote the book 'The Web of Indian life'?

Correct Answer: (d) Sister Nivedita
Solution:

The book "The web of Indian life" written by Sister Nivedita. This book is collection of Essays and created a sensation when it was first published.
The introduction of the book was written by Rabindranath Tagore.
* Sister Nivedita met Swami Vivekananda in London in 1895. and came India with swami ji and devoted his entire life in serving poor and needy peoples.

100. Which of these is not a Bengali prose book written by Swami Vivekananda.

Correct Answer: (d) Sandesh
Solution:

Sandesh book written by Swami Vivekananda is not composed in Bengali. Parivrajaka Bartaman Bharat and Patravali are in Bengali.