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UGC NET June 2019 History — Solved Previous Year Questions

100 previous-year questions from UGC NET June 2019 History (UGC NET) — each with the correct answer and a clear explanation. Use it as an answer key, or practise the full paper below.

  1. What is NOT true about the Bagor site? · Ans: C
  2. Match List I (Sites) with List II (Chronology) and choose the correct option from those given below. · Ans: B
  3. Burzahom, an important Neolithic site noted for pit-dwellings and dog burials, is located in which of the following regions? · Ans: B
  4. Match List I (Authors) with List II (Articles) and choose the correct option from those given below. · Ans: D
  5. The radiocarbon dating method is applied in which of the following? · Ans: B
  6. Which one of the following statements with regard to the Bharatpur archaeological site is correct? · Ans: B
  7. 'Once the Ahar iron is disposed of, all 14C dates for the earliest iron levels in India appear to cluster around 1000 BC or a little earlier.' Whose opinion is this? · Ans: C
  8. Match List I (Texts) with List II (Authors) and choose the correct option from those given below. · Ans: B
  9. Match List I (Principality/Kingdom) with List II (Geographical limits) and choose the correct option from those given below. · Ans: A
  10. About Rajasekhara, which of the following statements is correct? · Ans: B
  11. 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
  12. Identify the temple from the group of temples at Mahakuteshwara near Badami, comprising a sanctum and a portico, which is of some importance. · Ans: B
  13. 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
  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 given below. · Ans: A
  15. With regard to Agraharas, which of the following statements are correct? Select the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
  16. The public display of inscribed texts on rock faces and free-standing pillars was followed by Indian rulers in imitation of the practices followed by the: · Ans: A
  17. 'Perhaps it was as much for the Sakas' cultural innovations as for their political domination that a new era came to be named after them.' What, according to Sheldon Pollock, was this 'cultural innovation'? · Ans: D
  18. 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
  19. Which of the following refers to a local centre of exchange, in between small periodic markets and large trade centres? · Ans: A
  20. Which of the following is NOT correctly matched? · Ans: C
  21. Which of the following is NOT true about Mill's History of British India? · Ans: D
  22. Which of the following is incorrect? · Ans: C
  23. Which of the following is NOT true about the different positions ascribed to mixed castes by the Manusmriti? · Ans: D
  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: B
  25. Which of the following statements is not correct concerning the Dharmashastra texts? · Ans: B
  26. Which of the following Mahajanapadas supplied men and materials to the Persian army fighting against the Greeks? · Ans: A
  27. In which of the following regions was Kalibangan situated, where a large number of sites of proto-Harappan culture have been discovered? · Ans: C
  28. Which of the following is considered as the first surviving Indian text containing a systematic discussion of astronomical instruments? · Ans: C
  29. Which of the following is wrongly matched? · Ans: D
  30. The term 'early medieval' referred to here is indicated to have begun around: · Ans: D
  31. What consequences flowed from the land grants given to Brahmans? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: B
  32. 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
  33. Which of the following statements are correct? Select the answer from the options given below. · Ans: A
  34. Which of the following are NOT relevant for the emergence of regional formations during the period between c. 600-1200 CE? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
  35. From where was the concept of the free kitchen (Langar) adopted by the Sikhs? · Ans: C
  36. Match List I (Source) with List II (Region) and choose the correct option from those given below. · Ans: A
  37. In which dialect has the Tuhfat-ul-Hind, an 18th-century source, provided a very extensive glossary? · Ans: A
  38. After Alauddin Khalji's death his price-control measures collapsed and under Qutbuddin Mubarak Khalji prices rose rapidly. Which one of the following chroniclers/travellers mentions the growing prices during Mubarak Khalji's reign? · Ans: A
  39. By which name did the French traveller Jean-Baptiste Tavernier call the capital city of Golconda? · Ans: B
  40. Who founded the city of Burhanpur around 1400 on the bank of the river Tapti? · Ans: A
  41. Match List I (Founder) with List II (Sultanate) and choose the correct option from those given below. · Ans: C
  42. Mongol Khan Tarmashirin invaded India in the reign of which of the following Tughluq rulers? · Ans: B
  43. In 1579, the Mahzar was drafted by which of the following scholars? · Ans: A
  44. Which of the following sources deal with the history of Sindh? Select your answer from the options given below. · Ans: D
  45. Identify the two emperors of India and Uzbekistan who agreed to fix Hindu-Koh or Hindu Kush as the frontier of the two empires. · Ans: A
  46. Regarding Taqavi loans, which of the following statements are NOT correct? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: D
  47. Mir Jumla invaded the Ahom kingdom and occupied the Ahom capital Garhgaon; a treaty was signed in 1663. When did the Ahoms force the Mughals to give up Koch Hajo and accept the river Manas as the boundary? · Ans: B
  48. 'For ensuring safety on the roads and for extending comforts to travellers, he built sarais on the highway at a distance of two kos. The travellers could get beds and cooked food. There also was provision for uncooked… · Ans: B
  49. Which one of the following products was NOT introduced in India by the Portuguese? · Ans: B
  50. The earliest literary reference to the cotton carder's bow comes from which of the following Persian texts? · Ans: B
  51. Which one of the following revenue grants was NOT granted to the religious intelligentsia? · Ans: D
  52. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct? Select the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
  53. A number of changes were introduced by Ghiyasuddin Tughluq in Alauddin's agrarian measures. Which of the following in this context is NOT correct? · Ans: D
  54. Which of the following taxes fell in the category of granting free trade facilities and reduction in taxes? Select the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: D
  55. With regard to music, which of the following statements is NOT correct? · Ans: C
  56. Who was the founder of the Rishi silsilah in Kashmir? · Ans: C
  57. Shah Jahan was the first Mughal emperor who introduced a new standard, namely mahi-maratib, considered the highest honour conferred on a person. Which of the Indian rulers used to award this before Shah Jahan? · Ans: B
  58. Who built the Sahibabad Garden in Shahjahanabad, which was used as a serai for the richest merchants? · Ans: C
  59. Sufism began to turn pantheistic when the ideas of Ibn al-Arabi began to exert their influence. From the following, identify the Mughal emperor who was the first to recognise this thought. · Ans: C
  60. With regard to Guru Nanak, which of the following statements is NOT correct? · Ans: D
  61. Which of the following statements are correct with regard to Sikhism? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
  62. Which of the following statements is NOT correct (with regard to the Balutedars)? · Ans: B
  63. 'Sociologists have reported how castes could also change their status along with their occupations under forms of Sanskritization.' Who propounded the theory of Sanskritization? · Ans: B
  64. In which book does Jahangir twice mention the tower, tank and pavilion? · Ans: B
  65. Who among the following mentioned personalities was also called Shaikhu Baba? · Ans: D
  66. Both the names Jahangirpura and Jahangirabad carry the same meaning, i.e. 'city of Jahangir'. From which language is the word 'Pura' taken? · Ans: D
  67. In which of the following cities is situated the 'Nim Sarai Minar' built during Akbar's reign? · Ans: B
  68. The Hiran Minar was built during the Mughal period. In which of the following cities is the Hiran Minar referred to in the passage situated? · Ans: A
  69. The English position in India was improved by the 'Golden Farman' granted to them in 1632 AD. Who granted this Farman to them? · Ans: B
  70. When did Francois Caron establish the first French factory in India? · Ans: A
  71. With reference to official records, what were the 'consultations'? · Ans: A
  72. Under which system or settlement did the Indian states lose their right to foreign affairs and defence? · Ans: B
  73. When was the phrase proclaiming the Governor-General to be 'the servant of the emperor' omitted from his official seal? · Ans: C
  74. Which treaty was concluded after the first Anglo-Burmese War (1824-26)? · Ans: D
  75. As a result of the Seven Years' War (1756-63), the French and English settlements in India became involved in open hostilities, and the work of Dupleix and Bussy in the south was destroyed in 1760-61. Which treaty provided… · Ans: C
  76. How did Britain secure a title to rule India? Consider the following statements and select the correct code. · Ans: B
  77. Match List I (Authors) with List II (Books) and choose the correct option from those given below. · Ans: B
  78. Restoration of Mysore to its old ruling family was a unique thing in the history of British India. Who did it? · Ans: B
  79. Which of the following opposed the appointment of Muthuswamy Iyer to the Madras High Court on the grounds that native officials should not draw the same rate of pay as Europeans in similar circumstances? · Ans: D
  80. Who among the following wrote that the Congress was born through a conspiracy to forestall a popular uprising in India and that the bourgeois leaders were a party to it? · Ans: B
  81. Which one of the following measures was NOT adopted by Lord Curzon? · Ans: D
  82. During which of the following movements were several new techniques like passive resistance, boycott and other effective methods of mass protest evolved and experimented with? · Ans: A
  83. Which one of the following pledged loyalty to the British and joined hands for the implementation of the provisions of the Montagu-Chelmsford Act, merged with the Congress in the late 1930s and in the process broadened the base… · Ans: B
  84. Which of the following parties was set up by Muzaffar Ahmad in collaboration with Kazi Nazrul Islam in 1925? · Ans: A
  85. Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched? · Ans: B
  86. In which year did Gandhiji leave the Sabarmati Ashram (Ahmedabad) and take a pledge to return only after the attainment of Swaraj? · Ans: C
  87. From which of the following places did Subhash Chandra Bose issue his famous call 'Delhi Chalo'? · Ans: D
  88. With 395 Articles and 12 Schedules, the Constitution of India was framed during which period? · Ans: A
  89. Who was the Nizam of Hyderabad during 1946-47? · Ans: C
  90. 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
  91. The debate as to whether the Indian economy under British rule was characterised by growth, stagnation or progressive impoverishment has not yet come to an end. What is the major reason for the inconclusive character of the debate? · Ans: A
  92. The Canning-Lawrence School, the Mill School and the Mayo-Northbrook School were related to which administrative controversy? · Ans: B
  93. Which of the following were the main areas where systematic state initiative was visible in the 19th century? · Ans: B
  94. Which of the following is NOT true? · Ans: D
  95. In which year was the Dramatic Performances Act passed, which imposed rigorous state control over performances on the public stage? · Ans: C
  96. Who among the following brought the concept of motion pictures to India? · Ans: C
  97. Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched? · Ans: B
  98. Match List I (Association) with List II (Founder) and choose the correct option from those given below. · Ans: A
  99. Who among the following was NOT associated with the Faraizi Movement? · Ans: B
  100. Who was the first scholar who called Indian society deaf, dumb and stagnant? · Ans: D

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