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UGC NET July 2016 History — Solved Previous Year Questions

UGC NET · History — 125 previous year questions, each with the answer and an explanation.

1. Which one of the following statements is not true regarding the historian's responsibility in historical writing? · Ans: B
2. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: B
3. Match List I (Author) with List II (Works) and select the correct code given below. · Ans: D
4. From among the following statements, which one is not a distinct feature of the Renaissance? · Ans: C
5. Who among the following is not a philosopher of the Enlightenment? · Ans: D
6. Who said, 'History is an unending dialogue between the present and the past'? · Ans: C
7. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: D
8. The University of Calcutta was incorporated by an Act passed on the ........; the University of Bombay by an Act passed on the ........, and the University of Madras by an Act passed on the ........ Choose the… · Ans: C
9. Who said the following words? 'So long as millions live in hunger and ignorance, I hold every man a traitor who, while educated at their expense, pays not the least heed to them.' · Ans: C
10. In which year was the All India Trade Union Congress founded? · Ans: B
11. Chronologically arrange the following legislations regarding the Indian press and select your answer from the code given below. · Ans: D
12. Who among the following Viceroys made the 'August Offer' to secure Indian co-operation in the war effort? · Ans: C
13. From which nation did India adopt the Green Revolution technology for agricultural development? · Ans: D
14. Match List I with List II and choose the correct answer from the code given below. · Ans: B
15. The doctrine 'The sons of the soil' is related to: · Ans: B
16. Match List I with List II and choose the correct answer from the code given below. · Ans: C
17. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: A
18. Arrange the following tombs in chronological order and select your answer from the code given below. · Ans: C
19. Who wrote the book Rights of Man in 1791-92? · Ans: C
20. Identify the historical place where the Ibadat Khana, Birbal's house, Tansen's Baradari and Khan-i-Khana's house are situated: · Ans: A
21. Which one of the following statements is not true? · Ans: D
22. Which one of the following European travellers observed that Queen Nurjahan constructed pleasure gardens, palaces and serais throughout the land in order to enhance her image and reputation? · Ans: A
23. Which of the following statements is not true in respect of the election for the assembly of Uttaramerur of the Chola period? · Ans: B
24. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: A
25. Which of the following cities was looked down upon by Jahangir as Gardabad (city of dust) and Jahannamabad (city of hell)? · Ans: A
26. Point out the temples which are situated on the eastern side of India. Choose your answer from the code given below. · Ans: A
27. Mughal emperors used to confer various types of standards upon nobles. Which of the following was added to the list of standards by Shahjahan? · Ans: D
28. Chachnama and Baburnama were written respectively in: · Ans: C
29. Chronologically arrange the following treaties signed by the British with native states and select the correct answer code. · Ans: A
30. Which of the following Sufis accepted Lalla Ded as his spiritual preceptor? · Ans: A
31. Shaikh Bahauddin Zakaria belonged to: · Ans: A
32. Which of the following statements is correct with regard to the content of the Rummindei Pillar Inscription of Asoka? · Ans: C
33. Which one of the following was not part of the Turkan-i-Chihalgani? · Ans: C
34. Who, among the following, are mentioned in the Hathigumpha Inscription of Kharavela? Use the code given below. · Ans: D
35. Name the poetess of Mysore who protested against women being considered as inferior to men in her work Hadibadeya Dharma (tenets for chaste and devoted wives): · Ans: B
36. Which of the following is a coin-term? · Ans: C
37. The forerunner of the famous bulbous domes of the Mughals is attributed to which of the following architectural styles? · Ans: A
38. Which of the following temples was constructed of bricks? · Ans: B
39. Which of the following pairs (Title and Author) is not correctly matched? Select your answer from the code given below. · Ans: A
40. Who, among the following, founded a teaching institution called 'Sarasvati Mandira' at Ajmer? · Ans: C
41. Which of the following is not a Neolithic site? · Ans: C
42. Match List I (Harappan sites) with List II (Archaeological remains) and select the correct answer from the code given below. · Ans: B
43. Which of the following works was the first to suggest payment of cash to officers as salary? · Ans: B
44. Generally, the coins of which of the following carry the name of the king and the image of a deity on the obverse? · Ans: D
45. Which of the following works relates to Tamil grammar? · Ans: C
46. At which of the following places is the stupa built by the Sailendras located? · Ans: B
47. Who, among the following, had the title 'Parama-Saugata'? · Ans: C
48. Which of the following sculptures is a characteristic of the Pallava period? · Ans: A
49. Which of the following statements about Samudragupta are true? Use the code given below. · Ans: C
50. Match List I (Author) with List II (Title of the book) and select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: B
51. In which year did Swami Shraddhanand start the Gurukul Kangri at Haridwar? · Ans: A
52. In which year were Lala Lajpat Rai and Ajit Singh deported? · Ans: A
53. Who among the following published in 1908 the first regular propaganda sheet, 'The Free Hindustan', in the U.S.A.? · Ans: C
54. Who said, 'A government is an instrument of service only in so far as it is based upon the will and consent of people. It is an instrument of oppression where it enforces submission by coercion. Oppression, therefore,… · Ans: C
55. Who among the following was the editor of the Bombay Chronicle and was deported? · Ans: B
56. Who among the following did not exert influence on Mahatma Gandhi during his formative period? · Ans: B
57. When was the first female school opened in Rawalpindi? · Ans: C
58. Who led the Mulshi Dam Satyagraha in 1922? · Ans: C
59. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer with the help of the codes given below. · Ans: B
60. Which national leader stated in 1929 that the Congress was not a labour organisation but a large body comprising all manner of people? · Ans: C
61. Which Indian revolutionary abroad handed over the command of the I.N.A. to Subhas Chandra Bose in 1943? · Ans: D
62. When was the States Reorganization Commission appointed by Prime Minister Nehru? · Ans: C
63. Under which constitutional reform was Diarchy introduced at the provincial level? · Ans: B
64. Aurangzeb's Farmans to Rasikdas and Muhammad Hashim throw light on which of the following? Select the correct answer from the code given below. · Ans: B
65. Who among the following wrote the novel 'The Lake of Palms' and whose Ramayana and Mahabharata in English verse secured him a permanent place in Indo-Anglican literature? · Ans: A
66. Jizya was reimposed by Aurangzeb in 1679. What is the argument of Satish Chandra on the reimposition of Jizya by Aurangzeb? · Ans: C
67. From among the following, who accepted the myth of the 'safety valve theory' regarding the origin of the Indian National Congress? · Ans: B
68. Tuhfat-ul-Hind, written by Mirza Muhammad for Aurangzeb's grandson Prince Muizzuddin Jahandar Shah, deals with which one of the following themes? · Ans: A
69. Which of the following are correct explanations in regard to the Maratha interest in supporting the Mughal emperor against the invasion of Nadir Shah? Select the correct code. · Ans: A
70. Regional history is important for a better understanding of historical developments. Given below are lists of authors and books on regional histories. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched? · Ans: B
71. 'The chief value of the Raja's (Raja Ram Mohan Roy) labours, to our mind, seems to lie in his fight against the forces of medievalism in India, and it is for this reason that we claim for him… · Ans: D
72. Who among the following became the first native professor in the Elphinstone Institute, Bombay in 1835? · Ans: B
73. The Vernacular Press Act IX of 1878 became law on March 14 and it was operative in all the provinces, except Madras because: · Ans: C
74. In 1884-88, a twenty-two year old Hindu woman was taken to the Bombay High Court by her husband. What is the name of this case? · Ans: B
75. In which year was the very famous book 'Stree-Purush Tulana' (A comparison between women and men) of Tarabai Shinde published? · Ans: C
76. In which year was the Indian National Social Conference session separated from the session of the Indian National Congress? · Ans: B
77. Chronologically arrange the following agrarian revolts which took place in the late 19th century and select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: D
78. Match List I with List II and select the correct code regarding the Presidents of the Indian National Congress and the years of their presidentship. · Ans: A
79. Which of the following is not correct in relation to the village community? · Ans: C
80. Which among the following places were set up as Vedanta Centres when Swami Vivekananda visited the U.S.A. in 1899? Use the code given below. · Ans: B
81. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: A
82. Chronologically arrange the following treaties signed by the British with native states and select the correct code. · Ans: B
83. Match List I with List II relating to the organisation of the Sikh community and choose the correct answer from the code given below. · Ans: D
84. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: A
85. Mahdawis asserted on the purification of historical Islam from innovation (bida). Which one of the following views of the scholars is not correct? · Ans: C
86. Consider the following statements concerning the Mughal Zamindars. Select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: C
87. Who among the following rulers of Kashmir built a dam on the Vitasta river to save his kingdom from devastating floods? · Ans: A
88. A large number of marks and symbols, sometimes accompanied by the names of individuals, are found inscribed on almost all the stones used in the construction of medieval monuments. These marks carried some purpose. Whic… · Ans: D
89. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: A
90. Which one of the following European travellers commented, 'In India there were no academies (except Madrasas for religious study) where systematic study of the western sciences could be taken up; thus interest in wester… · Ans: B
91. Which one of the following statements is not correct in regard to painting? · Ans: C
92. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: A
93. Which one of the following pairs (Coin and Type) is not correctly matched? · Ans: D
94. According to inscriptional assertions, who among the following rulers used to honour all religions? Use the code given below. · Ans: B
95. Which one of the following is not true about the Saiyid and Lodi architecture? · Ans: C
96. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: C
97. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer with the help of the code given below. · Ans: B
98. Who among the following kings had performed the Vajapeya sacrifice? Use the code given below. · Ans: C
99. 'As the wind destroys the trees, and locusts the Shali crop, so did the Yavanas destroy the usages of Kashmira .... the Kingdom of Kashmira was polluted by the evil practices of the Mlecchhas.' The above statement about… · Ans: B
100. Amravati, an early historical site in Andhra Pradesh, was known as the following: · Ans: B
101. Which one of the following is not correct? · Ans: D
102. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: A
103. 'Suha Bhatt strove hard so that the Sultan at his suggestion ordered all Brahmans and learned Hindus should become Musalmans and those who did not accept Islam should leave the realm.' In the above statement reference i… · Ans: A
104. Arrange the following astronomers in chronological order and select the correct code. · Ans: D
105. Which of the following temples are built of bricks? Select the correct answer from the code given below. · Ans: C
106. The Vimala temple of Dilwara is dedicated to one of the following: · Ans: A
107. The Lakshmi type coins of Gangeyadeva Kalchuri were imitated by which of the following rulers? Select the correct answer from the code given below. · Ans: D
108. Which one of the following pairs is not matched correctly? · Ans: D
109. 'I and none other.' 'What are you that I am not and what have you been that I have not been.' The above statement was claimed by which of the following group/Sultan? · Ans: A
110. Which of the following statements are not correct in regard to music? Select the correct answer from the code given below. · Ans: B
111. What arguments did Miyan Bhuwah give for writing Madanush Shifa-i-Sikandarshahi, a compilation based on all the major Ayurvedic texts in Sanskrit? Select the correct code. · Ans: A
112. In the recent past, which of the following sites has yielded the evidence of a fossilized human baby-skull? · Ans: D
113. Which among the following sites provide evidence of domestication of animals in the Mesolithic period? Use the code given below. · Ans: C
114. Match the items of List I (Antiquity) with List II (Find spot) and select the correct answer from the code given below. · Ans: B
115. The Hunas issued coins only in: Select the correct answer from the code given below. · Ans: C
116. Most of the Harappan seals are made of: · Ans: D
117. Match the items of List I (King) with List II (Kingdom) and select the correct answer from the code given below. · Ans: A
118. Which of the following sites was the first to yield the evidence of Painted Grey Ware? · Ans: A
119. Arrange the following in chronological order and select the correct code. · Ans: B
120. Arrange the following ancient Indian grammarians in chronological order and select the correct code. · Ans: B
121. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: A
122. Arrange the following classical authors in chronological order and select the correct code. · Ans: B
123. The cultural sequence of the excavated site of Hastinapur from bottom upwards is as under. Arrange in the correct order and select the code. · Ans: C
124. Arrange the following authors of inscriptions in chronological order and select the correct code. · Ans: D
125. Which were the chief ports of the Pandyas of the Sangam age? Select the correct answer from the code given below. · Ans: A

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