Thursday, November 4, 2010

UGC/NET Q.PAPER II HISTORY(JUNE 2010)

1. Which of the following is associated
with the lower Palaeolithic period ?
(A) Homo erectus
(B) Neanderthal
(C) Homo sapience
(D) Homo sapience sapience
2. Which among the following
represents the Mesolithic period ?
(A) Olduwan tools
(B) Hand axe
(C) Triangle tools
(D) Polished tools
3. Which among the following denotes
the Neolithic period ?
(A) Kunal (B) Lothal
(C) Daimabad (D) Chirand
4. Given below are two statements, one
is labelled as Assertion (A) and the
other is labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Harappa civilization
was developed with
the application of
copper tools.
Reason (R) : This enabled people
to make better use
of the available
natural resources.
Read the above statements and select
the correct answer from the codes
below :
Codes :
(A) (A) is incorrect, but (R) is true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(D) (A) is correct, but (R) is false.
5. Given below are two statements, one
is labelled as Assertion (A) and the
other is labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : During the Rig
Vedic period the society was
pastoral.
Reason (R) : The mode of
subsistence was primarily
based on pastoralism.
Read the above statements and select
the correct answer from the codes
below :
Codes :
(A) (A) is correct, but (R) is false.
(B) (A) is untrue, but (R) is true.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
6. Given below are two statements, one
is labelled as Assertion (A) and the
other is labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : The rise of religious
movements in the 6th century
BC was an outcome of
prevalent social and economic
unrest.
Reason (R) : The improved
economic condition of the
deprived sections of the
society embolden them to seek
their rightful place.
Read the above statements and select
the correct answer from the codes
given below :
Codes :
(A) (A) is correct, but (R) is false.
(B) (A) is incorrect, but (R) is true.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
7. Given below are two statements, one
is labelled as Assertion (A) and the
other is labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Kushana period
witnessed large scale cultural
integration.
Reason (R) : Kushana Kings
advocated themselves it by
example.
Read the above statements and select
the correct answer from the codes
given below :
Codes :
(A) (A) is correct, but (R) is
incorrect.
(B) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true.
8. Arrange the following into
sequential order and select the
correct answer from the codes given
below :
(i) Megalithic period
(ii) Chalcolithic period
(iii) Northern Black Polished Ware
(iv) Black and Red Ware
Codes :
(A) (iii), (iv), (i), (ii)
(B) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)
(C) (iv), (ii), (iii), (i)
(D) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii)
9. Arrange the following into
sequential order and select the
correct answer from the codes given
below :
(i) Janapada
(ii) Mahajanapada
(iii) Empire
(iv) Jana
Codes :
(A) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv)
(B) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
(C) (iv), (i), (ii), (iii)
(D) (iv), (ii), (i), (iii)
10. Arrange the following into
sequential order and select the
correct answer from the codes given
below :
(i) Malvikagnimitra
(ii) Harshacharita
(iii) Ashtadhyayi
(iv) Rajatarangini
Codes :
(A) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)
(B) (iii), (ii), (i), (iv)
(C) (iv), (ii), (i), (iii)
(D) (iii), (i), (ii), (iv)
11. Arrange the following into
sequential order and select the
correct answer from the codes given
below :
(i) Pulkeshin – II
(ii) Pushyamitra Shunga
(iii) Shankaracharya
(iv) Chandabaradai
Codes :
(A) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv)
(B) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv)
(C) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
(D) (iv), (i), (iii), (ii)
12. Match List-I with List-II and select
the correct answer from the codes
given below :
List – I List – II
(a) Levirate (i) Kamrup
(b) Punchmarked
coins
(ii) Rig Veda
(c) Varmanas (iii) Bihar
(d) Nalanda (iv) Early
Historical
Period
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(B) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
(C) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
(D) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
13. Match List-I with List-II and select
the correct answer from the codes
given below :
List – I List – II
(a) Second
Urbanization
(i) Satavahana
Dynasty
(b) Kharavela (ii) Bilhana
(c) Gautamiputra (iii) Orissa
(d) Vikramadeva
Charita
(iv) Iron
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(B) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
(C) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
(D) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
14. Match List-I with List-II and select
the correct answer from the codes
given below :
List – I List – II
(a) Nagar style of
architecture
(i) Buddhism
(b) Shravanbelagola
(ii) Pallava
dynasty
(c) Tantrayan (iii) North
India
(d) Mahenderaverman
Shailey
(iv) Karnataka
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(B) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(C) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
(D) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
15. Match List-I with List-II and select
the correct answer from the codes
given below :
List – I List – II
(a) Kalibanga (i) R.C. Gaur
(b) Mitathal (ii) M.D.N. Sahi
(c) Atranjikhera (iii) Suraj Bhan
(d) Jakhera (iv) B.B. Lal
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(B) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
(C) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(D) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
16. In which of the following sources it
is stated that Prithviraj III
entertained the ambition of
conquering the whole world ?
(A) Taj-ul-Maasir
(B) Prithviraj Prabandha
(C) Tabqat-i-Nasiri
(D) Prithviraj Raso
17. Who among the following Delhi
Sultans enlarged the Quwwat-ul-
Islam mosque ?
(i) Iltut Mish
(ii) Balban
(iii) Alaud-Din Khalji
(iv) Firozshah Tughlaq
Select your answer from the codes
given below :
Codes :
(A) (i), (ii), (iv) (B) (i) and (iii)
(C) (ii) and (iv) (D) (i), (ii), (iii)
18. Who among the following Sultans of
Delhi advocated the policy that
“follow the middle course in
realizing the Kharaj” ?
(A) Balban
(B) Jalalud-Din Khalji
(C) Ghyasuddin Tughlaq
(D) Firoj Tughlaq
19. Which of the following statements
are not true about Sultan Ghyasud-
Din Tughlaq ?
(i) He befriended Shaikh
Nizamuddin Aulia.
(ii) He gave certain concessions to
Khots and Muqaddams.
(iii) He sent his son Ulugh Khan to
recover arrears of tribute from
Pratapa Rudra.
(iv) He levied a tax termed haqq-ishurb.
Select the correct answer from the
codes given below :
Codes :
(A) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(B) (i) and (iii)
(C) (ii) and (iii)
(D) (ii) and (iv)
20. Who put forth the hypothesis of
‘Urban revolution’ in northern India
during the thirteenth and fourteenth
centuries ?
(A) K.M. Ashraf
(B) Moreland
(C) Mohammad Habib
(D) K.S. Lal
21. Given below are two statements, one
labelled as Assertion (A) and the
other labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : The arrival of north
Indian Sufis in the Deccan
during the fourteenth and
fifteenth centuries brought
deep changes in the region’s
political and religious fabric.
Reason (R) : They came to the
Deccan to justify Khalji and
early Tughlaq invasions of the
Deccan plateau.
In the context of the above two
statements, which one of the
following is correct ?
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and
(R) is the correct explanation
of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but
(R) is not the correct
explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
22. Which of the following is the correct
chronological order of the
Vijayanagara ruling dynasties ?
(A) Saluva, Tuluva, Sangama,
Aravidu
(B) Sangama, Saluva, Tuluva,
Aravidu
(C) Sangama, Tuluva, Saluva,
Aravidu
(D) Sangama, Aravidu, Saluva,
Tuluva
23. The Portuguese captured Goa in the
year
(A) 1496 (B) 1510
(C) 1524 (D) 1556
24. Arrange the following events into
correct chronological order :
(i) Propagation of Vaishnavite
Bhakti by Ramananda
(ii) Compilation of Adigrantha
(iii) Close of the Ibadatkhana
(iv) Foundation of the Chishti
order in the Deccan
Select the correct answer from the
codes given below :
Codes :
(A) (i), (iv), (iii), (ii)
(B) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv)
(C) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)
(D) (iv), (i), (iii), (ii)
25. Given below are two statements, one
labelled as Assertion (A) and the
other labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Akbar proclaimed
Dahsala in the twenty-fourth
year of his reign.
Reason (R) : He decided to
abolish all other existing
methods of land revenue
assessment in the Mughal
empire.
In the context of the above two
statements, which one of the
following is correct ?
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and
(R) is the correct explanation
of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but
(R) is not the correct
explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
26. Match List-I with List-II and select
the correct answer from the codes
given below :
List – I List – II
(Event) (Year)
(a) The Mughal
conquest of Malwa
(i) 1584
(b) Introduction of the
Ilahi Era
(ii) 1592
(c) Annexation of
Kashmir in
Mughal empire
(iii) 1585
(d) Conquest of
Orissa
(iv) 1561
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(B) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
(C) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
(D) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
27. Which of the following illustrated
manuscripts were prepared during
Akbar’s time ?
(i) The Diwan-i-Amir Hasan
Dihlavi
(ii) The Raj Kanwar
(iii) The Tutinama
(iv) The Yoga Vashista
Select your answer from the codes
given below :
Codes :
(A) (i), (ii) and (iv)
(B) (ii) and (iv)
(C) (i), (iii) and (iv)
(D) (iii) and (iv)
28. Who among the following foreign
travellers described the manufacture
of indigo in India ?
(A) Ibn Battuta
(B) Nicolo De Conti
(C) William Finch
(D) Peter Mundi
29. Match List-I with List-II and select
the correct answer from the codes
given below :
List – I List – II
(a) Ahmad
Yadgar
(i) Maasir-i-
Jahangiri
(b) Sujan Rai (ii) Maasir-ul-
Umara
(c) Khwaja
Kamghar
Ghairat
Khan
(iii) Tarikh-i-
Salatin-i-
Afghaniah
(d) Shah Nawaz
Khan
(iv) Khulast-ut-
Twarikh
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(B) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(C) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(D) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
30. Shahu was set free from the Mughal
captivity by
(A) Aurangzeb
(B) Prince Azam
(C) Prince Kam Bakhsh
(D) Jahandar Shah
31. By which act the British Parliament
had abolished the monopoly of East
India Company’s trade in India ?
(A) Regulating Act, 1773
(B) Charter Act, 1813
(C) Charter Act, 1833
(D) Government of India Act,
1858
32. Arrange the following British
Legislations concerning women in
chronological order :
(i) Hindu Widow Remarriage Act
(ii) The Native Marriage Act
(Civil Marriage Act)
(iii) Abolition of Sati in Bengal
Province
(iv) The Age of Consent Act
Codes :
(A) (iii), (i), (ii), (iv)
(B) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(C) (iv), (ii), (i), (iii)
(D) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)
33. Arrange in chronological order the
Famine Commissions formed by the
Government of British India :
(i) Macdowell Commission
(ii) Lyall Commission
(iii) Campbell Commission
(iv) Strachey Commission
Codes :
(A) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
(B) (iii), (iv), (i), (ii)
(C) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(D) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv)
34. Maulana Shibli Nomani belonged to
the
(A) Aligarh School
(B) Deoband Madarsa
(C) Firangi Mahal
(D) Nadwat-ul-ulema
35. Gandhiji’s intervention in the
Ahmedabad Mill Strike of 1917 led
to the enhancement of wages of the
workers by
(A) 25 % (B) 30 %
(C) 35 % (D) 40 %
36. The chief grievance of the peasants
in Champaran Satyagraha (1917)
was against the
(A) awabs or illegal cesses
(B) oppression of the landlords
(C) land revenue demand
(D) tinkathia system
37. In which Session the Indian National
Congress adopted the resolution on
Fundamental Rights ?
(A) Madras (1927)
(B) Lahore (1929)
(C) Karachi (1931)
(D) Faizpur (1936)
38. Who argued that de-industrialization
did not take place in India under the
colonial rule ?
(A) Amiyo Baghchi
(B) Bipan Chandra
(C) Morris D Morris
(D) Toru Matsui
39. Who founded the Hindu College of
Calcutta in 1817 ?
(A) David Hare
(B) William Jones
(C) H.T. Princep
(D) Henry Vivian Derozio
40. Match List-I with List-II and select
the correct answer.
List – I List – II
(a) Maulana
Abul Kalam
Azad
(i) The Indian
Struggle
(b) Dadabhai
Naoroji
(ii) Asbab-i-
Baghawat-i-
Hind
(c) Sir Syed
Ahmad Khan
(iii) Poverty and
Un-British
Rule in India
(d) Subhash
Chandra
Bose
(iv) India Wins
Freedom
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(B) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(C) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
(D) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
41. Match List-I with List-II and select
the correct answer.
List – I List – II
(a) Chinnava (i) Rampa
Uprising 1922
(b) Haji
Shariat
Ullah
(ii) Gadkari
Revolt 1944
(c) Alluri
Sitaram Raju
(iii) Faraizi
Movement
1838
(d) Krishna
Daji Pandit
(iv) Kittur
Uprising 1924
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
(B) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(C) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(D) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
42. Paramountcy is the position of
permanent power enjoyed by the
British Government in relation to the
(A) Zamindars
(B) Princely states
(C) Peasants
(D) Christian Missionaries
43. The Congress Ministry in Madras
during 1937-39 was headed by
(A) T. Prakasham
(B) Subramanium Bharti
(C) C. Rajgopalachari
(D) K. Kamraj
44. Who was the Chairman of the
Drafting Committee of the Indian
Constitution ?
(A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(B) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
(C) B. N. Rau
(D) Jawaharlal Nehru
45. Arrange the following events in their
chronological order :
(i) Cripps Mission
(ii) Quit India Movement
(iii) Individual Satyagraha
(iv) August Offer
(A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(B) (iv), (iii), (i), (ii)
(C) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
(D) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
46. Who was known as the father of
‘Humanism’ ?
(A) Dante (B) Erasmus
(C) Machiavelli (D) Petrarch
47. The fee paid to the Lord for the use
of the mill, brewery and bakery was
known as
(A) Banalité (B) Corveé
(C) Gabélle (D) Taille
48. The theory of ‘General Will’ was put
forward by
(A) Diderot (B) Montesquieu
(C) Rousseau (D) Voltaire
49. Bullionism and the favourable
balance of trade were the basic
features of
(A) Colonialism
(B) Commercialism
(C) Free Trade
(D) Mercantilism
50. Match List-I with List-II and select
the correct answer from the codes
given below the lists :
List – I List – II
(a) Erasmus (i) Divine
Comedy
(b) Machiavelli (ii) Utopia
(c) Thomas
More
(iii) The Prince
(d) Dante (iv) Praise of
Folly
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(B) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(C) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(D) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
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