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UGC NET June 2014 History — Solved Previous Year Questions

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

1. Who proclaimed that 'Oriental learning is inferior to European learning'? · Ans: C
2. Who were called 'Neo-Nationalists'? · Ans: C
3. Who set up the Agricultural Research Institute at Pusa? · Ans: C
4. Match List I (Commission) with List II (Chairman) and select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: A
5. Who of the following poets wrote in praise of the Russian Revolution of 1917? · Ans: A
6. In which year was the Dacca Anushilan Samiti founded? · Ans: D
7. Who among the following said, 'For me every tiniest activity is governed by what I consider to be my religion'? · Ans: C
8. The All India Women's Conference was started in 1927 to: · Ans: A
9. Who of the following led a delegation to London to demand female franchise? · Ans: A
10. 'The reality of Mughal centralized power is one matter, whether it was good or bad quite another.' Who made the above statement? · Ans: A
11. Which of the following is not true of the Cabinet Mission Plan? · Ans: D
12. Match List I (Name of the Department of the Central Government under Shivaji) with List II (Title of the Head of the Department) and select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: B
13. The Nehru-Liaqat Pact between India and Pakistan was signed in 1950 to resolve the issue of: · Ans: A
14. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes below. · Ans: A
15. Where was Panchayati Raj first introduced? · Ans: B
16. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes below. · Ans: B
17. The only major industry in the hands of Indian capitalists during the late nineteenth century was: · Ans: A
18. Which one of the following statements is not correct about the Black Death? · Ans: C
19. Who proclaimed that the masons and stone-cutters of Delhi were superior to their fellow craftsmen in the whole Muslim world? · Ans: A
20. A young Maharashtrian who joined the revolutionary movement in Punjab was: · Ans: B
21. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes below. · Ans: A
22. Who stated that the object of the political dacoities must be to secure money belonging to the Government? · Ans: A
23. Who amongst the following medieval historiographers pronounced that 'Prejudice and partisanship obscure the critical faculty and preclude critical investigation'? · Ans: C
24. Arrange the following in correct chronological order and select the correct answer with the help of the code given below. · Ans: D
25. Which among the following weapons of war have not been found in the remains of the Harappan culture? Select the correct answer with the help of the code given below. · Ans: D
26. Who among the following opined that 'A woman cannot acquit herself well as a ruler for she is essentially deficient in intellect'? · Ans: C
27. Who had the duty to supervise the performance of a sacrifice? · Ans: B
28. Consider the following statements about Sher Shah Suri. Which of the above statements are correct? · Ans: B
29. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: A
30. Arrange the following in correct chronological order and select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: A
31. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: A
32. Which of the following historical accounts was not written during the reign of Akbar? · Ans: A
33. Match List I (Officials) with List II (Departments) and select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: B
34. Which of the following historians writes that Nur Jahan's 'relations and connections were exalted by favours of all kinds'? · Ans: A
35. Which inscription of Ashoka gives an account of the Kalinga War? · Ans: D
36. Which of the following statements is true? · Ans: D
37. Who among the following rulers is the last ruler of the Satavahana dynasty? · Ans: C
38. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: A
39. Who was the first mathematician to calculate the correct value of pi? · Ans: A
40. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: B
41. Which one of the following territories was not ruled by King Chandragupta I? · Ans: C
42. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes below. · Ans: D
43. St. Thomas came to India for the propagation of Christianity during the reign of: · Ans: B
44. Who among the following used to look after the army during the Sultanate period? · Ans: D
45. 'The country is for the most part well cultivated, very fertile, the troops amount in number to eleven lakhs.' Who made the above statement in respect of the Vijayanagar State? · Ans: B
46. What is the correct chronological sequence of the following Buddhist sites? · Ans: C
47. Who among the following officers was not a functionary under the Mauryan administration? · Ans: D
48. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: B
49. In which area did Neolithic man live in underground pits? · Ans: C
50. Match List I (Items found in Harappan sites) with List II (Possible sources) and select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: D
51. On which of the following issues was a resolution passed after the debate at the Haripura Session of the Congress in 1938? · Ans: B
52. Name the historian about whom Aurobindo Ghosh said 'he prepared the public mind for the boycott movement': · Ans: D
53. Who of the following was popularly known as the 'Firebrand of South India'? · Ans: D
54. Who among the following philosophers contributed to the theory of social contract? · Ans: C
55. Who among the following is considered an originator of the postmodernism theory? · Ans: B
56. Which of the following statements is inapplicable to define the meaning of the Enlightenment? · Ans: B
57. Which one of the following works is an unfinished one of the Annales School of historiography? · Ans: D
58. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes below. · Ans: C
59. Who was called the 'Father of the Assembly' for being a member of the Central Legislative Assembly for 26 years? · Ans: A
60. What was the main reason for 'deindustrialization' during the Company period? · Ans: B
61. Who, along with Tilak, was the editor of the newspapers Kesari and Maratha? · Ans: B
62. 'Mercantilist, Free Trade Mercantile Capitalism and Finance Imperialism are three successive phases of British colonialism.' This theory was first formulated by whom? · Ans: A
63. Which Act was nicknamed the 'Gagging Act'? · Ans: D
64. The Asiatic Society of Bengal was founded for: · Ans: B
65. Which of the following is popularly known as the Gadkari Revolt? · Ans: B
66. Which characters describe the Aligarh Movement? Select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: B
67. Which of the following was not a plantation industry in British India? · Ans: B
68. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes below. · Ans: C
69. Of the large number of Indians, three made an outstanding economic analysis of British rule during the years 1870-1905. Who were they? · Ans: A
70. Which of the following is correctly paired? · Ans: D
71. Their joint declaration on 20 November 1916, which came to be called the Non-Brahmin Manifesto, demanded reservation for non-Brahmins in government jobs. This was the first collective demand for reservation raised in So… · Ans: B
72. Which was the first modern Trade Union in India? · Ans: C
73. Match List I (Association) with List II (Place) and select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: B
74. Who among the following scholars argues that the pre-colonial Indian economy was progressing towards capitalism? · Ans: A
75. A woman who, while receiving her degree from the Governor of Bengal, shot at him was: · Ans: B
76. Which of the following statements is not correct? · Ans: D
77. Which of the following statements are not true? Select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: B
78. Consider the following statements about Akbar. Which of the above statements are correct? · Ans: B
79. Who among the following religious groups introduced the printing press in India in 1557? · Ans: C
80. Which Mughal painter was unrivalled in depicting animals? · Ans: C
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 below. · Ans: C
82. Bombay, acquired by the English, originally belonged to the: · Ans: A
83. Match List I (Chronicle) with List II (Author) and select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: A
84. By which Act did the East India Company's monopoly over trade with India end? · Ans: A
85. Which of the following statements is not correct? · Ans: B
86. Match List I (Place) with List II (Year of Annexation) and select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: D
87. Consider the following statements. Which of the above statements are not correct? Select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: C
88. The works named Tarikh-i-Firuzshahi were written by: · Ans: B
89. Whose assertion is it that Shivaji's Swaraj was nothing but the replica of Watan? · Ans: A
90. 'Posts of diwan, shagird and muharrir should be given only to ahl-i-qalam whose ancestors had served rulers and amirs.' Who expressed the above view? · Ans: C
91. Which of the following statements is correct? · Ans: A
92. 'Spending, not hoarding, was the dominant characteristic of the pattern of the life of the nobles.' The above remark was made by: · Ans: B
93. Arrange the following events in correct chronological order and select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: B
94. Which of the following medieval Indian rulers founded the city of Agra? · Ans: B
95. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched? · Ans: D
96. Which of the following statements is correct? · Ans: B
97. Which of the following texts describes the corrupt practices of the Kapalikas, Pasupatas and Buddhists? · Ans: B
98. Who overthrew the Huna power from Malwa? · Ans: C
99. The Padirruppattu is a collection of poems in praise of which one of the following? · Ans: A
100. Who drove Mihirakula out of the Ganga Valley? · Ans: A
101. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes below. · Ans: A
102. Which of the following is not correct? · Ans: A
103. Match List I (King) with List II (Epithet) and select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: A
104. Ramakrishna Gopal Bhandarkar, who was a pioneer of modern historiography in India, belongs to: · Ans: B
105. Which one of the following is not correctly matched (Text - Author)? · Ans: A
106. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: D
107. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: D
108. The rulers of which dynasty of the Deccan have been described by the Arab writers as one of the four great sovereigns of the world? · Ans: A
109. Match List I (Text) with List II (Content) and select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: C
110. Which of the following statements are correct? Select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: C
111. Consider the following statements about the agrarian system under the Delhi Sultanate and the Mughal Empire. Which of the statements is/are correct? · Ans: B
112. Match List I (Sufi Saints) with List II (Centre of activity) and select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: C
113. Kaghaz-i-Kham is: · Ans: A
114. Match List I (Kingdom) with List II (Capital) and select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: D
115. Match List I (Type of stone) with List II (Monument) and select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: D
116. The Hunas were accompanied in India by which one of the following? · Ans: B
117. What is the ratio of the Harappan weights? · Ans: B
118. Which of the following chalcolithic sites has given the evidence of the use of copper but no stone tools? · Ans: A
119. Under whose leadership was the Battle of Ten Kings, mentioned in the Rigveda, fought against Sudasa? · Ans: B
120. Which one of the following statements is correct about the Sabha and the Samiti in Rigvedic times? · 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 below. · Ans: A
122. The proportion of the maximum and minimum salary of the government employees mentioned in the Arthashastra was: · Ans: C
123. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes below. · Ans: A
124. Which one of the following rulers is claimed to have checked the mixture of Varnas? · Ans: C
125. Who was the imperial ruler of India in the middle of the fourth century AD? · Ans: C

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