UGC NTA NET/JRF Re-EXAM, June 2024 HISTORY (Shift-I)

Total Questions: 100

81. Arrange the following in sequence (from first to last):

(A) The Montague-Chelmsford constitutional reforms, which resulted in the transfer of public health and life-and-death statistics to the provinces.
(B) The Chalisa famine, which struck Punjab, Kashmir, Delhi, and Rajputana. (C) The establishment of the Paramahamsa Mandali in Maharashtra for socio-religious reform movements.
(D) The launch of the Bombay Chronicle (newspaper) by Pherozeshah Mehta. Select the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (a) (B), (C), (D) and (A)
Solution:

The correct chronological order is

The Chalisa famine, which struck Punjab, Kashmir, Delhi, and RajputanaVikram Samvat 1840 (1783-1784 AD)
The Paramahamsa Mandali was established in Maharashtra to lead socio-religious reform movements1849-50 AD
Firoz Shah Mehta launched the Bombay Chronicle (newspaper)1910 AD
The Montague-Chelmsford constitutional reforms resulted in the transfer of public health and life-and-death data to the provinces1919 AD

82. Who among the following captured the British factory at Kasim Bazar during the Calcutta Campaign and captured Fort William on June 20, 1756?

Correct Answer: (c) Siraj-ud-Daulah
Solution:

On June 4, 1756, Siraj-ud-Daulah attacked and captured Kasimbazar, and then attacked Calcutta on June 15. After a five-day siege in Calcutta, the Nawab captured Fort William on June 20, 1756. Governor Drake, Commander Minichin, and other British officers were forced to flee and seek refuge on Fulta Island, and most of the people were imprisoned in the fort. The Black Hole incident is also related to this.

83. Which title did Shivaji not assume at the time of his coronation?

Correct Answer: (d) Vedmarga-Pratishthaapak
Solution:

On June 14, 1674, Shivaji had his coronation performed by Gangabhatta, a renowned scholar from Kashi, in Raigad. On this occasion, Shivaji assumed the titles of Chhatrapati, Hindu Dharma Udvarak, Kshatriya Kulavatash, Maharaja, Singhasanadhishvara, etc. Shivaji did not assume the title of Vedmarga Pratishthaapak. After his coronation, Shivaji's last important campaign was the Karnataka campaign (1677).

84. Arrange the following in the correct chronological order (from first to last):

(A) Anglo-French War on the Coromandel Coast
(B) Establishment of the Imperial Records Department (National Archives of India) in Calcutta
(C) The famous resolution by Lord Ripon, also known as the Magna Carta of Local SelfGovernment
(D) Annexation of Punjab and North-West Frontier Province by the British Empire
Select the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (a) (A), (D), (C) and (B)
Solution:

The correct chronological order is

Anglo-French War on the Coromandel Coast (near Madras) (First Carnatic War)1746-48 AD
Annexation of Punjab and the North-West Frontier Province by the British Empire1849 AD
Famous resolution by Lord Ripon, also known as the Magna Carta of local self-government1882 AD
Establishment of the Imperial Records Department (National Archives of India) in Calcutta1891 AD

85. Who among the following said that history is only science, nothing more and nothing less?

Correct Answer: (b) J.B. Bury
Solution:

Views of various historians regarding the philosophy of history: - J.B. Bury said, "History is only science, nothing more and nothing less." Seeley said, "History is the politics of the past." Spengler said, "History is the re-enactment of past experience." Sheikh Ali said, "A nation that ignores history has no future." Karl Marx said, "History repeats itself, first as tragedy, then as farce."

86. Between whom and when was the Sikandar-Jinnah Pact signed?

Correct Answer: (c) Sikandar Hayat Khan and Muhammad Ali Jinnah, 1937
Solution:

The Sikandar-Jinnah Pact was signed in 1937 between Sikandar Hayat Khan and Muhammad Ali Jinnah. After losing the 1937 general election, Muslim League leader Muhammad Ali Jinnah organized a conference in Lucknow in October 1937 to establish unity among Muslims and advance the demand for Pakistan, at which the Sikandar-Jinnah Pact was concluded.

87. In ancient India, the word "Takshan' signifies which of the following?

Correct Answer: (d) Carpenter
Solution:

In ancient India, the word takshana (woodcutter) was used for a carpenter. Carpenters held an important place in ancient economic life, as they made all agricultural tools. Like other craftsmen in ancient times, carpenters also had their own artisan guild. They were sometimes required to perform forced labor for the state.

88. Which of the following Sufi saints called Hindus "Ahle Kitab" and the Vedas "Godordained (revealed) book"?

Correct Answer: (a) Mirza Mazhar Jan-e-Jana
Solution:

Sufi saint Mirza Mazhar Jan-e-Jana called Hindus "Ahle Kitab" and the Vedas "God-ordained (revealed) book." Mirza Mazhar Jan-i-Jana was a renowned Naqshbandi Sufi saint. He founded the Mazharia Shamsiya, a sub-sect of the Naqshbandi order. Among his important disciples was the renowned Hanafi scholar Qadi Thanaullah Panipati, who wrote a commentary on the Quran, titled Tafsir-i Mazhari.

89. Arrange the following Sultans of the QutbShahi dynasty of Golconda in ascending chronological order (from first to last):

(A) Ibrahim Qutb Shah
(B) Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah
(C) Abdullah Qutb Shah
(D) Abul-Hasan Qutb Shah
Select the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (a) (A), (B), (C), (D)
Solution:

The correct chronological order is -

Sultans of GolcondaReign
• Ibrahim Qutb Shah– 1550–1580 AD
• Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah– 1580–1611 AD
• Sultan Muhammad Qutb Shah– 1611–1626 AD
• Abdullah Qutb Shah– 1626–1672 AD
• Abul-Hasan Qutb Shah– 1672-1687 AD

90. Which of the following singers was given the title of 'Gunsamundar' by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan?

Correct Answer: (b) Lal Khan
Solution:

The Mughal emperor Shah Jahan had many musicians in his court. Lal Khan, Shukhaal Khan, and Vilas Khan were prominent among them. Shah Jahan bestowed the title of 'Gunsamundar' on Lal Khan. During Shah Jahan's reign, there was daily instrumental music and music in the Diwan-i-Khas. The emperor himself was a very good singer. 'Todi Raga' was the main music of his court.