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UGC NET December 2021 History (Shift-I) — Solved Previous Year Questions

UGC NET · History — 100 previous year questions, each with the answer and an explanation.

1. Ashoka abandoned the policy of physical occupation in favour of cultural conquest. Both of these are called: · Ans: B
2. Which of the following writers provides biographical details of the Chandela dynasty? · Ans: D
3. Which is incorrect out of the following? Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
4. Who wrote the 'Mushika Vamsha'? · Ans: B
5. The author of the above passage is: · Ans: D
6. In which of the Major Rock Edicts did Ashoka elaborate 'Dhamma'? · Ans: D
7. The Kalinga region came under which province during Ashoka's rule? · Ans: B
8. The above passage, which deals with Ashoka's Kalinga victory, belongs to which Rock Edict? · Ans: C
9. Ashoka adopted Buddhism as his personal faith, which is mentioned in: · Ans: C
10. Who among the following wrote the first Malayalam version of the Bhagavad Gita? · Ans: A
11. Which of these statements are correct? Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below. · Ans: D
12. Match List I with List II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: B
13. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: B
14. For nearly six months, Bhagat Singh wrote for the Hindi journal 'Pratap' under which pen name? · Ans: C
15. Why is Ashoka's 13th Rock Edict considered significant for Indian history? · Ans: C
16. Which one is/are correct out of the following? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
17. The Hathigumpha inscription is known for which of the following reasons? Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below. · Ans: B
18. Chronicles, an important primary source of composition in Maratha history, are known as: · Ans: D
19. Match List I (Authors) with List II (Works). Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: A
20. On the changing organization of Maratha armies, indigenous sources have been used extensively by: · Ans: A
21. Which is/are correct in the following statements? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: B
22. The sources on Maratha history, supplemented by the 'Peshwa Diaries' and the 'Selections from the Peshwa Daftar', have been extensively used by: · Ans: B
23. Where was the earliest suggestion to build a railway in India made in 1831? · Ans: C
24. Of the following, who observed with a bias that 'the Marathas failed to rise above the level of plunderers'? · Ans: D
25. Match List I with List II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
26. Who among the following rulers of Kashmir faced Mahmud of Ghazni? · Ans: B
27. 'Paumacariyam' is the Jaina version of which of the following stories? · Ans: D
28. Which of the following are correct? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: B
29. Which of the following titles were often used to refer to Ashoka? Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below. · Ans: D
30. Which of the following is/are correct? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: D
31. Out of the following, what did the Wardha Scheme for Education envisage? · Ans: A
32. Which among the following dynasties was the first to install the Kohinoor diamond in a temple? · Ans: D
33. Match List I with List II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: A
34. Which traveller gave the following statement about female education in South India: 'I saw in Hanaur thirteen schools for the instruction of girls and twenty-three for boys, a thing I have not seen anywhere else'? · Ans: A
35. Arrange the following events chronologically starting from the earliest. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
36. Which of the texts form a cluster of Prasthanatrayi in the Hindu literary tradition? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
37. To whom did Jyotiba Phule dedicate his book 'Ghulamgiri'? · Ans: B
38. Arrange the sequence of Muhammad bin Tughlaq's projects as provided by Barani in the Tarikh-i-Firozshahi. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: D
39. By which Act was the Governor-General's Council empowered to legislate for the whole of British territories in India? · Ans: C
40. Which among the following is the work of Nathmuni? · Ans: B
41. The Indian Sandhurst Committee was also known by which name? · Ans: C
42. What is/are correct about the Government of India Act, 1935? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
43. Who said this in 1871: 'In my belief a greater calamity would not befall India than for England to go away and leave her to herself'? · Ans: B
44. Match List I with List II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: D
45. Which of these statements are correct? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: B
46. Arrange the following events chronologically starting from the earliest. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: B
47. Name the saint who composed the 'Khari Boli Muktakas'. · Ans: B
48. The 'Haihayas' tribe was found in which of the following regions? · Ans: D
49. The temples of the Chola period are famous for their craftsmanship and grandeur. The chief sculptor of the images of the temple deity was known as: · Ans: C
50. The Sanskrit texts describing the history of the sacred places of ancient India are called: · Ans: D
51. Consider the following about Bahlol Lodi. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: A
52. Which one is/are correct about the Arya Samaj? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
53. Match List I with List II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: B
54. The mansabdars were allotted 'mashrut' in lieu of: · Ans: D
55. What was 'Padikaval Kuli' under the Cholas? · Ans: D
56. In the Bhimbetka rock paintings, which one of the following subject matters is not depicted? · Ans: C
57. 'Maridhar-Vacha' mentioned in the Rig-Veda refers to: · Ans: B
58. Who has been described as 'The greatest exponent of guerrilla tactics after Shivaji'? · Ans: C
59. Which of the following are correct? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
60. Which one is/are correct about the Indian National Army (INA)? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: A
61. Which is/are correct about the Bombay Plan? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: A
62. Which of these statements are correct? Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
63. Which one is/are correct out of the following? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: D
64. 'Upavasa', a terminology used in the Arthashastra of Kautilya, refers to: · Ans: C
65. Pick the right sequence as per chronological order of the construction of the following monuments. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: A
66. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below. · Ans: A
67. Arrange the following events chronologically from the earliest. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
68. Maharaja Ranjit Singh's new army did not include which one of the following? · Ans: D
69. Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below. · Ans: D
70. Which of these statements are correct? Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below. · Ans: D
71. The Gupta empire had a very elaborate administrative system at the village level. Which of the bodies below are mentioned in the inscriptions of that period? Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given bel… · Ans: D
72. Who wrote ten chapters of his unfinished biography which he wanted to title 'An Indian Pilgrim'? · Ans: C
73. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: A
74. Arrange the following events under the successive Chola rulers in the correct order. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: A
75. 'Samaya Matrika' of Kshemendra describes the adventures of ......... in various spheres of society. · Ans: A
76. Who wrote the following lines describing his fall from prestige: 'God honoured me at the beginning and disgraced me at the end of my life'? · Ans: D
77. Who did not accompany Mahatma Gandhi when he went to Champaran in 1917? · Ans: D
78. Arrange the following in chronological order. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
79. Which one is/are correct about the Singh Sabha Movement? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: D
80. Which of the following hills in India are famous for the Jaina caves? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: D
81. 'Manimegalai', a Buddhist work, was inspired by the logical system of which philosopher? · Ans: B
82. The two Buddhist sects Hinayana and Mahayana were given recognition by: · Ans: B
83. Who was appointed as the Chairperson of the Indian Cinematograph Committee in 1927? · Ans: D
84. Out of the following, which Indian members of the Viceroy's Executive Council resigned in February 1943? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: B
85. Which book of Indian logic introduces the New Nyaya (Navya Nyaya) system in Indian philosophy? · Ans: C
86. Who rejected deindustrialization and claimed a significant economic advancement during colonial rule in the 19th century? · Ans: C
87. Arrange the following events chronologically, starting from the earliest. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: B
88. Arrange the following events chronologically, starting from the earliest. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
89. Which of these statements are correct? Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
90. Match List I (Instrument) with List II (Reference) and choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: B
91. In which Pali canonical text does Gautama Buddha stress the need to protect the cow? · Ans: A
92. Which one of these is/are correct out of the following? Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below. · Ans: A
93. Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: D
94. The militia of the Ahoms drew its strength from the organization of 'paikas' by 'gots', where each member was jointly responsible for military service for at least: · Ans: B
95. Match List I (Texts) with List II (Description of events) and choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
96. Match List I with List II and choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
97. Where was the name of the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) changed to the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA)? · Ans: C
98. Arrange the following works (paintings) in chronological order under the Mughals. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: A
99. Match List I (Books) with List II (Authors) and choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: A
100. Metrology is the study of: · Ans: C

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