UGC Net History December 2013 Paper 2 Solved

HISTORY

Paper – II

Note : This paper contains fifty (50) objective type questions of two (2) marks each. All

questions are compulsory.

1. Flake tools of Levallois technique is

the characteristic feature of which

area of the following geological ages ?

(A) Lower Pleistocene

(B) Holocene

(C) Upper Pleistocene

(D) Middle Pleistocene

Answer:(D)

2. Match List – I with List – II and

select the correct answer from the

codes below :

List – I  List – II

a. Sohagighat 1. Kashmir Neolith

b. Balathal 2. V.S. Wakankar

c. Bhimbetka 3. Ahar Culture Site

d. Burzahom 4. A.C.L. Carlleyle

Codes :

a b c d

(A) 3 4 1 2

(B) 4 3 2 1

(C) 1 2 4 3

(D) 2 1 3 4

Answer:(B)

3. Which one of the following situated

in the North-East Afghanistan is a

Harappan trading port ?

(A) Sutkagen Dor (B) Mundigak

(C) Shoturgai (D) Nausharo

Answer:(C)

4. Which one of the following Buddhist

texts mentions five hundred wives of

Bimbisara ?

(A) Mahavamsa (B) Mahavagga

(C) Dipavamsa (D) Mahavastu

Answer:(B)

5. Which of the below mentioned Indo-

Greek rulers issued coins bearing the

figures of Krishna and Balarama ?

(A) Menander

(B) Agathocles

(C) Heliocles

(D) Archebius

Answer:(B)

6. Point out which one of the following

sites associated with the Nagas had a

shrine dedicated to Dadhikarna, the

lord of the Nagas

(A) Padmavati (B) Kantipuri

(C) Mathura (D) Rajagriha

Answer:(C)

7. Which one of the following Puranas

replaces the Buddha with Krishna in

the list of the Avataras of Vishnu ?

(A) Matsya Purana

(B) Bhagavata Purana

(C) Vayu Purana

(D) Kurma Purana

Answer:(C)

8. The earliest Lingodbhavamurti of

Siva has been found at which one of

the below mentioned sites ?

(A) Kanchi (B) Bhojpur

(C) Gudimallam (D) Khoh

Answer:(C)

9. Which one of the below mentioned

South Indian temples has wall-paintings ?

(A) Kailashnath temple at

Kanchipuram

(B) Virupaksha temple at

Pattadakal

(C) Vijayalaya Cholishwara temple

at Narttamalai

(D) Koranganatha temple at

Srinivasanallur

Answer:(C)

10. Arrange the Pala kings listed below

in chronological order and select the

correct answer from the codes given

below :

List :

(i) Rajyapala

(ii) Narayanapala

(iii) Devapala

(iv) Gopala

Codes :

(A) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)

(B) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)

(C) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)

(D) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)

Answer:(C)

11. Match List – I with List – II and

select the correct answer from the

codes given below :

List – I List – II

(Works on (Authors)

Medicine)

a. Bhanumati 1. Chakrapanidatta

b. Shalihotra 2. Vangasena

c. Vrikshayurveda

3. Bhoja

d. Chikitsasarasamgraha

4. Sureshvara

Codes :

a b c d

(A) 4 1 2 3

(B) 3 2 1 4

(C) 2 4 3 1

(D) 1 3 4 2

Answer:(D)

12. Match List – I with List – II and

select the correct answer from the

codes given below :

List – I List – II

(Kings) (Dynasty)

a. Udayanjeral 1. Pandya

b. Karikala  2. Chola

c. Nediyon  3. Pallava

d. Simhavisnu  4. Chera

Codes :

a b c d

(A) 4 2 1 3

(B) 3 4 2 1

(C) 1 3 4 2

(D) 2 1 3 4

Answer:(A)

13. Match List – I with List – II and

select the correct answer from the

codes given below :

List – I List – II

(Authors) (Works on Law)

a. Jimutavahana  1. Manutika

b. Govindaraja  2. Smritichandrika

c. Vijnanesvara  3. Dayabhaga

d. Devannabhatta  4. Mitakshara

Codes :

a b c d

(A) 4 2 1 3

(B) 1 3 2 4

(C) 3 1 4 2

(D) 2 4 3 1

Answer:(C)

14. Match List – I with List – II and

select the correct answer from the

codes given below :

List – I List – II

(Temple Style) (Name of Temple)

a. Nagara  1. Temple at Paharpur

b. Dravida  2. Jain temple at Lakkudi

c. Chalukyan  3. Nilkantha Mahadev at Saunak

d. Exotic  4. Kailashnath at Ellora

Codes :

a b c d

(A) 2 3 1 4

(B) 3 4 2 1

(C) 4 1 3 2

(D) 1 2 4 3

Answer:(B)

15. Given below are two statements, one

labelled as Assertion (A) and the

other labelled as Reason (R) :

Assertion (A) : Ancient Indian Art

styles during the post-Gupta

period are named as per

dynasties ruling over a

particular region.

Reason (R) : Rules of the post-

Gupta dynasties were the sole

patronisers of Art.

Read the above statements and select

the correct answer from the codes

given below :

Codes :

(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct

and (R) is the correct

explanation of (A).

(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but

(R) is not the correct

explanation of (A).

(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.

(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Answer:(C)

16. According to Al-Beruni, the antyajas

were

(A) Hadi, Dom and Chandala caste

of people

(B) Prostitutes

(C) Eight guilds of people below

the Sudras

(D) Foreigners

Answer:(C)

17. The Ilbari ruler who introduced

Sijada, Paibos and Nauroz to the

Delhi Sultanate was

(A) Qutabuddin Aibek

(B) Iltutmish

(C) Balban

(D) Bahram Shah

Answer:(C)

18. Given below are two statements, one

labelled as Assertion (A) and the

other labelled as Reason (R) :

Assertion (A) : The Turks did not

use Hindu style of representing

human and animal figures on

the buildings.

Reason (R) : They used

geometrical and floral designs

and panels of inscriptions

containing verses from Quran.

Read the above statements and select

the correct answer from the codes

given below :

Codes :

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and

(R) is the correct explanation of

(A).

(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but

(R) is not the correct

explanation of (A).

(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.

(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Answer:(A)

19. Match List – I with List – II and

select the correct answer from the

codes given below :

List – I List – II

(Literary (Authors)

works)

a. Adab ul 1. Ata Malik

Harb wa al Juwaini

Shujat

b. Tabaqat-i- 2. Zia ud din

Nasiri Barani

c. Tarikh-i- 3. Minhaj Siraj

Jahan Gusha

d. Tarikh-I 4. Fakhr-i-

Firuz Shahi Mudabbir

Codes :

a b c d

(A) 3 4 2 1

(B) 4 3 1 2

(C) 4 2 1 3

(D) 2 1 4 3

Answer:(B)

20. Match the List – I with List – II and

select the correct answer from the

codes given below :

List – I  List – II

a. Iqta-i- 1. A confidential

Tamlik meeting of king and high

officials

b. Majlis-i- 2. Short term

Khalwat governorship

c. Mahsul  3. Gross income of

the province

d. Iqta-i- 4. Hereditary Iqta

Istighal

Codes :

a b c d

(A) 2 4 3 1

(B) 4 1 3 2

(C) 4 1 2 3

(D) 2 3 4 1

Answer:(B)

21. Shiqqdar was

(A) the head of village patwaris

(B) the military officer at the

pargana level

(C) the treasurer of the pargana

(D) looking after the trade activities

Answer:(B)

22. Given below are two statements, one

labelled as Assertion (A) and the

other labelled as Reason (R) :

Assertion (A) : The Bhakti

Movement of medieval period

succeeded in bringing into the

fold of Hinduism many adherents

of Buddhism and Jainism.

Reason (R) : As a process of

cultural assimilation many

tribals were Hinduized by

fitting themselves into the caste

system.

Read the above statements and select

the correct answer from the codes

given below :

Codes :

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R)

is the correct explanation of (A).

(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but

(R) is not the correct

explanation of (A).

(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.

(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Answer:(B)

23. Shaikh Nuruddin was the founder of the

(A) Rishi Silsilah of Sufis in

Kashmir

(B) Chishti Silsilah of Sufis in

Ajmer

(C) Firdausi Silsilah of Sufis in

Bihar

(D) Suhrawardi Silsilah of Sufis in

Multan

Answer:(A)

24. Considering the relationship between

ulema and the ruler during the

Sultanate period which one of the

following statements is correct ?

(A) The ulema derived authority

from the shariat.

(B) The ulema did not allow the

Sultan to interpret the Divine

Word.

(C) The ulema could not be

dispensed with by the Sultan at

will.

(D) None of the above

Answer:(D)

25. Identify the foreign traveller who

gives an account of the Bahamani

Kingdom

(A) Ralph Fitch

(B) Nicolo Conti

(C) A. Nikitin

(D) F. Nuniz

Answer:(C)

26. ‘Mawarun nahr’ was the Arabic term

for the Central Asian region of

(A) Farghana

(B) Khurasan

(C) Khwarizm

(D) Transoxiana

Answer:(D)

27. Concerning Humayun which of the

following is correct ?

(A) Humayun was very fond of

astronomy and geography.

(B) Humayun collected a large

number of books for the

imperial library.

(C) Humayun during his military

campaigns used to take some

selected books for his use.

(D) All of the above

Answer:(D)

28. Din-i-Ilahi was primarily

(A) the official religion of state.

(B) a synthesis of Hinduism and

Islam.

(C) the reiteration of the principle

of universal harmony.

(D) a superior religion for the

masses.

Answer:(C)

29. What was the percentage of rural

population of India, as per the

popular estimate, during the 16th and

17th centuries ?

(A) Around 55%

(B) Around 65%

(C) Around 75%

(D) Around 85%

Answer:(D)

30. Consider the following statements in

respect of Rathor rebellion :

(i) The Rathor rebellion broke out

following the death of Prithvi

Singh, son of Jaswant Singh.

(ii) Aurangzeb installed Indra

Singh as the ruler of Marwar.

(iii) The rebellion broke out

following Aurangzeb’s plan to

make Jodhpur a part of the

Mughal Empire.

(iv) Rani Hadi was supported by

the Rathors and Rana Raj

Singh of Mewar in the

rebellion.

Which of above statement(s) is/are

correct ?

(A) (i) only (B) (ii) & (iii)

(C) (iii) & (iv) (D) (ii) & (iv)

Answer:(D)

31. Arrange the following in

chronological order and select the

correct answer from the codes given

below :

(i) The Policy of Ring Fence

(ii) The Policy of Equal Federation

(iii) The Policy of Subordinate

Union

(iv) The Policy of Subordinate

Isolation

Codes :

(A) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)

(B) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)

(C) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)

(D) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)

Answer:(A)

32. English East India Company lost the

monopoly of Chinese trade by

(A) The Charter Act of 1813

(B) The Charter Act of 1833

(C) The Charter Act of 1853

(D) The Charter Act of 1893

Answer:(B)

33. Which of the following statements is

incorrect ?

(A) Amrita Bazar Patrika was

originally a Bengali paper.

(B) Samachar Darpan, the

Vernacular newspaper was

started during the period of

Warren Hastings.

(C) Bombay Times became the

Times of India.

(D) The Bengal Gazette, the

Weekly Newspaper, was

started by James Augustus

Hickey.

Answer:(B)

34. Match the List – I with List – II and

select the correct answer from the

codes given below :

List – I  List – II

a. Treaty of 1. 1769

Allahabad

b. Treaty of 2. 1765

Madras

c. Treaty of 3. 1776

Purandar

d. Treaty of 4. 1784

Mangalore

Codes :

a b c d

(A) 2 3 4 1

(B) 3 4 1 2

(C) 2 1 3 4

(D) 1 2 4 3

Answer:(C)

35. Given below are two statements, one

is labelled as Assertion (A), and the

other is labelled as Reason (R) :

Assertion (A) : The process of

transition to Colonialism was

underway over almost a

century 1757-1856.

Reason (R) : English East India

Company annexed all the

Indian territories directly under

its control.

Read the above statements and select

the correct answer from the codes

given below :

Codes :

(A) (A) is correct but (R) is false.

(B) (A) is incorrect but (R) is

correct.

(C) Both are correct and (R) is the

correct explanation of (A)

(D) Both are correct but (R) is not

the correct explanation of (A).

Answer:(A)

36. The main reason for the peasants to

join the 1857 revolt was

(A) inordinately high revenue

demands.

(B) the revenue policies not only

uprooted the ordinary peasants

but also destroyed the gentry of

the country.

(C) the beneficiaries of the new

revenue policies were also not

satisfied.

(D) all the above

Answer:(D)

37. Match the List – I with List – II and

select the correct answer from the

codes given below :

List – I  List – II

a. Death of Sir 1. 1897

Syed Ahmad

Khan

b. Madanlal 2. 1898

Dhingra shot

dead Curzon

Wyllie in

London

c. Chapekar 3. 1909

brothers

murdered the

cruel Plague

Commissioner

Rand and Lt.

Ayerst

d. Coronation 4. 1911

Durbar in honour

of George V held

at Delhi

Codes :

a b c d

(A) 2 3 1 4

(B) 3 2 4 1

(C) 1 4 3 2

(D) 4 1 2 3

Answer:(A)

38. Given below are the two statements,

one is labelled as Assertion (A) and

the other is labelled as Reason (R) :

Assertion (A) : MaCaulay’s Law

Commission enacted in 1860s

marked an end to India seen as

a land of ‘oriental despotism’

Reason (R) : Equity and justice

were seen to be meted out in

place of what was imagined as

the despots ‘dark and solemn’

justice.

Read the above statements and select

the correct answer from the codes

given below :

Codes :

(A) (A) is correct but (R) is false.

(B) (A) is incorrect but (R) is

correct.

(C) Both are correct and (R) is the

correct explanation of (A)

(D) Both are correct but (R) is not

the correct explanation of (A).

Answer:(C)

39. Match the List – I with List – II and

select the correct answer from the

codes given below :

List – I  List – II

a. Behramji M. 1. Emancipation of

Malabari women

b. Dando Keshav 2. Kanyasulkam

Karve

c. Kandukuri 3. Parsi Social

Veeresalingam Reformer

d. Gurazada Appa 4. Widow

Rao Remarriage Movement

Codes :

a b c d

(A) 3 1 4 2

(B) 1 4 2 3

(C) 4 2 3 1

(D) 2 3 1 4

Answer:(A)

40. One of the following was not

associated with Justice Party :

(A) K.M. Patro

(B) Ramaswami Naikar

(C) Tanguturi Prakasam

(D) Raja Ram Rainingar

Answer:(C)

41. What did the ruler of Nabha and Jind

offer Ranjit Singh as a token of

accepting his subordination ?

(A) Their forts (B) Their territory

(C) Costly gifts (D) Their horses

Answer:(C)

42. Indicate the newspaper mentioned below

with which Gandhiji was not associated

(A) Indian Opinion

(B) Indian Mirror

(C) Harijan

(D) Young India

Answer:(B)

43. Match the List – I with List – II :

List – I List – II

(Princely State) (Gun salutes

entitled by the ruler)

a. Sangli  1. 17

b. Gwalior  2. 9

c. Dholpur  3. 15

d. Kutch  4. 21

Codes :

a b c d

(A) 3 4 2 1

(B) 4 2 1 3

(C) 1 3 4 2

(D) 2 4 3 1

Answer:(D)

44. Match List – I with List – II and

select the correct answer from the

codes given below :

List – I  List – II

a. Clement 1. August Offer

Attlee

b. Mountbatten  2. Breakdown plan

c. Lord 3. Cabinet Mission

Linlithgow

d. Wavell  4. Plan Balkan

Codes :

a b c d

(A) 3 4 2 1

(B) 4 3 1 2

(C) 3 4 1 2

(D) 1 2 4 3

Answer:(C)

45. Which one of the following was the

most immediate problem India

confronted after independence ?

(A) Settlement of boundaries after

partition

(B) Division of Civil Service

personnel

(C) Division of military assets

(D) Communal and refugee problem

Answer:(D)

46. Match List – I (Authors) with List –

II (Books) and select the correct

answer from the codes given below :

List – I  List – II

a. Lucien 1. The Peasants of

Febvre the Languedoc

b. Max Bloch 2. The Historian’s Craft

c. Emmanuel 3. The Mediterranean

L.R. Ladurie

d. Fernand 4. The Regions of

Braude lFrance : Franche Comte

Codes :

a b c d

(A) 3 2 4 1

(B) 4 1 2 3

(C) 4 2 1 3

(D) 1 4 3 2

Answer:(C)

47. The “Idea of Progress” in

historiography relates to

(A) Romanticism

(B) Enlightenment

(C) Post modernism

(D) Dialectical materialism

Answer:(B)

48. The concept of ‘Total History’ is

associated with which one of the

following schools of historical

writing ?

(A) Marxist School

(B) Positivist School

(C) Annales School

(D) Subaltern School

Answer:(C)

49. The major determinant(s) of the

policy of non-alignment was/were

(A) Anti-racialism

(B) Anti-imperialism

(C) Both (A) and (B)

(D) None of the above

Answer:(C)

50. Who among the following is the

author of The Cold War and its

Origin ?

(A) Daniel Singer

(B) A.F.K. Organski

(C) D.F. Flaming

(D) G. Ionescu

Answer:(C)