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UGC NET December 2023 History — Solved Previous Year Questions

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

1. Reasons for the continuous existence of Jainism in India are which of the following? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: B
2. Which is the odd combination of South Indian languages? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: A
3. The above passage refers to which important battle? · Ans: B
4. Which was not one of the reasons for the defeat of the Marathas? · Ans: C
5. Which one of the following was an eyewitness of this war? · Ans: B
6. What were not consequences of this war? · Ans: D
7. Which is incorrect about the history writing of the Revolt? · Ans: B
8. Who gave the call to the Hindus and the Muslims to rise together for Swaraj? · Ans: C
9. Which amongst the following was the moving cause of the Revolt as commonly but misleadingly stated? · Ans: D
10. What does 'Din Din' mean? Tick the correct option. · Ans: C
11. The intricate carvings of Kakatiya art are the continuation of which of the following? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
12. Whom did Akbar appoint to the post of Wakil immediately after the downfall of Bairam Khan? · Ans: C
13. Who defeated the Nizam of Hyderabad in the Battle of Palkhed? · Ans: A
14. The establishment of Hindu colonies outside India was the effort of which of the following? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: D
15. Kalamukha is a sect of: · Ans: B
16. India from the beginning believed in agro-based industries because of growth in which of the following? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
17. Who was the Commander-in-Chief in this battle? · Ans: B
18. Who is critical of Carlyle's account of the French Revolution? · Ans: C
19. Potti Sriramulu, the protagonist who fasted demanding the creation of a separate Andhra, died on: · Ans: D
20. Match List I with List II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
21. Agrahara is the village given as a gift to which of the following? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: B
22. According to Jains, the Siddha souls are of how many categories? · Ans: D
23. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: D
24. 'Orientalism is a style of thought based upon an ontological and epistemological distinction made between the orient and the occident' is opined by: · Ans: D
25. Who among the following wrote a biography of Mazzini? · Ans: C
26. In which year was the Battle of Talikota fought? · Ans: C
27. The statement 'The only foe worthy of British steel' was given by a British magistrate about which leader of the Revolt of 1857? · Ans: D
28. Write the following in chronological order. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: A
29. Arrange the following in the ascending chronological order of their establishment. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
30. Which of the following books is not written by Kamban? · Ans: B
31. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: A
32. Brahmi is an ancient: · Ans: B
33. The main painter of the Babur period was: · Ans: C
34. Which statements are correct about Abul Fazl? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: A
35. The Dancing Girl found in the Indus valley excavations belongs to which of the following? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: B
36. Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below. · Ans: A
37. The total number of Charter Acts introduced by the British in India was: · Ans: B
38. Which of the following statements about Subhash Chandra Bose are correct? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
39. 'Chudamani' is an ornament. Which of the following are correct about it? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: B
40. Anthropology deals with: · Ans: D
41. The Company School of Painting is also known as: · Ans: D
42. Match List I with List II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: D
43. Which of the following statements are correct? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
44. Which of the following statements about India's constitutional development are correct? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: D
45. 'The past remains constant, but writings about the past change' is a statement found in: · Ans: B
46. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below. · Ans: D
47. The play 'Neel Darpan' was authored by: · Ans: D
48. Match List I with List II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
49. Literary sources for the study of history include which of the following? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: D
50. Match List I with List II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: B
51. Which of the following statements regarding Malik Ambar are correct? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: D
52. Alvars and Nayanars belong to which of the following? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: B
53. Match List I (Mesolithic) with List II (Chalcolithic). Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: A
54. At the behest of Warren Hastings a digest of Hindu laws was compiled. Which of the following are correct about it? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: A
55. Numismatics, the study of coins, explains about which of the following? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: B
56. The 25th and 42nd Amendments of 1971 and 1976 gave precedence to: · Ans: B
57. What do you understand by the term 'iqta'? · Ans: B
58. 'This is sheer waste of time unless the researcher knows what to take down, how to take down and how to classify.' Who wrote it? · Ans: B
59. Trade and commerce are meant to develop the subjects on which of the following? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
60. In India, Varnashrama Dharma denotes the importance of which of the following? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
61. Which of the following works is not composed by Aryabhata? · Ans: C
62. Arrange the following in the ascending chronological order of their occurrence. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: B
63. Arrange the following in chronological order. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: D
64. Match List I with List II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: B
65. The 'Thuggee' Act (XXX) of 1836 and the Thuggee department aimed at policing and prosecuting gangs seen as perpetrating a crime in the name of religion. Which of the following are correct? Choose the correct answer from… · Ans: C
66. Which among the following was the most important centre for the manufacture of saltpetre during early colonial rule? · Ans: C
67. Who among the following started the journal Bharat Shramjeevi in 1874? · Ans: B
68. Which one of the following duties of the Brahmanas is incorrect as enumerated by Kautilya in his Arthashastra? · Ans: D
69. Match List I with List II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: B
70. 'The craving for an interpretation of history is so deep-rooted that, unless we have a constructive outlook over the past, we are drawn either to mysticism or to cynicism.' Which of the following are correct? Choose the… · Ans: B
71. Which of the following statements about the Arya Samaj are correct? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
72. Edward Said's 'Orientalism' (1978): which of the following are correct? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: B
73. Who held that factories could be more effective than schools and colleges and give new birth to the activities of the nation? · Ans: B
74. Who was the military commander of the Delhi Sultanate army who invaded the Kakatiyas of Warangal? · Ans: B
75. What were the reasons behind the failure of Bahadur Shah to crush the Sikh uprising under Banda Bahadur? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: A
76. The Arthashastra is divided into how many Adhikaranas and Prakaranas? · Ans: A
77. The Sohgaura copper plate inscription records about which of the following? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
78. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: A
79. Match List I (Congress session) with List II (President). Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: A
80. Arrange the following in chronological order. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: B
81. Who introduced the Naqshbandi silsila in India? · Ans: D
82. Which of the following statements are correct about the Tarkeshwar satyagraha? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: D
83. Who said 'The Rise and Fall of Empires is not a matter of greased cartridges'? · Ans: C
84. The Mauryan economy was based on which of the following? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
85. Which Rajput ruler held the highest Mansab under Akbar? · Ans: D
86. Who among the following was the first Surveyor General of Bengal? · Ans: C
87. Match List I with List II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
88. Who founded the 'Swadesh Bandhav Samiti' at Barisal during the Swadeshi Movement? · Ans: C
89. Herodotus, the father of History, wrote about: · Ans: A
90. Which one among the following may not be called a non-Vedic Upanishad? · Ans: D
91. Who is the author of the Saundarananda Kavya? · Ans: B
92. Which writer has given first-hand information about the administration of Sher Shah Suri? · Ans: D
93. Which among the following statements are correct? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
94. Match List I with List II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: B
95. Who among the following was associated with the Annales School of historians? · Ans: A
96. 'Public feeling' was communicated to Lord Ripon by: · Ans: A
97. The character of Bhagawan Shri Krishna teaches about which of the following? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: B
98. The text that portrayed women as 'Mother as she was', 'Mother as she is' and 'Mother as she will be' is: · Ans: A
99. 'One religion, one caste and one God for mankind' was the central message of: · Ans: C
100. 'The union of these men with the Congress is the union of a diseased limb to a healthy body, and the only remedy is surgical separation.' Which of the following are correct about this view? Choose the correct… · Ans: D

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