2012 December UGC NET Solved Question Paper in History Paper 2
1. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
a. Mesolithic site i. Langhnaj
b. Microlith ii. Bagor(Rajasthan)
c. Beginning of Settled Agriculture iii. Birbhanpur
d. Chalcedony iv. ChopniMando
Codes:
a b c d
(A) ii i iii iv
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) iii ii i iv
(D) ii iii iv i
Answer: (A)
2. In which one of the following places the centre of stone tool manufacture is found?
(A) Mehbubanagar
(B) Malaprabha
(C) Isampur
(D) Palaghat
Answer: (C)
3. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
a. Rigveda i. Kanva
b. Yajurveda ii. Ranayaniya
c. Samaveda iii. Pippalada
d. Atharvaveda iv. Shakala
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iv iii ii i
(B) ii i iii iv
(C) iv i ii iii
(D) i ii iii iv
Answer: (C)
4. Excavations at the sites of the places mentioned in the Mahabharata are related to which one of the following cultures?
(A) Northern Black polished ware
(B) Red and Black polished ware
(C) Painted grey ware
(D) None of the above
Answer: (C)
5. Which, one of the following places, is not associated with mature Harappan settlement?
(A) Dhalewan
(B) Lakhmirwalawww.netugc.com
(C) Surkotda
(D) SaraiKhola
Answer: (D)
6. Recently in which place broken relief sculpture of King Ashoka has been discovered?
(A) Kanaganahalli in Karnataka
(B) Mahasthan in Uttar Pradesh
(C) Kumrahar in Bihar
(D) Nittur in Karnataka
Answer: (A)
7. In which Buddhist scripture religious practices in the contemporary period of Buddha has been mentioned?
(A) AmbatthaSutta
(B) Mahavamsa
(C) BhaddasalaJataka
(D) BrahmajalaSutta
Answer: (D)
8. Which, one of the following, is not the anthology of Sangam literature?
(A) Ettutokai
(B) Tirrukkurala
(C) Pattupattu
(D) Ahinanuru
Answer: (B)
9. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
a. Al-Biruni i. McCrindle
b. Megasthenes ii. Beal
c. Faxian iii. Legge
d. Xuanzang iv. Sachau
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iv i iii ii
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) ii iii i iv
(D) iv ii iii i
Answer: (A)
10. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): North India between 750 A.D. and 1200 A.D. witnessed the emergence and full growth of a new politico-socio- economic structure.
Reason (R): There is total unanimity among historians to describe this new structure as ‘feudalism’.
Read the above statements and select the correct answers 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 and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
Answer: (A)
11. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
a. Ashvaghosha i. Kumarpala Charita
b. Bhasa ii. Mudrarakshasa
c. Vishakhadatta iii. Balacharita
d. Hemachandra iv. Buddhacharita
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) iv iii ii i
(C) ii iii iv i
(D) iii ii iv i
Answer: (B)
12. In which year the first English translation of Arthashastra was published?
(A) 1905
(B) 1909
(C) 1915
(D) 1960
Answer: (B)
13. Arrange the following Nanda Kings in chronological sequential order and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
(a) Govishanka
(b) Panduka
(c) Ugrasena
(d) Dhana
Codes:
(A) (b) (c) (a) (d)
(B) (c) (b) (a) (d)
(C) (a) (b) (c) (d)
(D) (b) (c) (d) (a)
Answer: (B)
14. Select the incorrect answer from the following statements:
(A) The reign of Kumaragupta faced the Huna invasion.
(B) The first Huna Chief Toramana managed to conquer Western India and area around Eran in Central India.
(C) Toramana adopted the Jaina faith.
(D) Mihirakula managed to conquer Sri Lanka.
Answer: (D)
15. Arrange the following names in chronological order and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
(a) Yoshomati
(b) Pushyabhuti
(c) Naravardhan
(d) Rajyashri
Codes:
(A) (c) (b) (d) (a)
(B) (b) (c) (a) (d)
(C) (b) (a) (c) (d)
(D) (a) (d) (c) (b)
Answer: (B)
16. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
a. Pallava Dynasty i. LingarajaTemple
b. Somavamsa ii. VedanarayanTemple
c. Chalukya Dynasty iii. MukteshwarTemple
d. Chola Dynasty iv. Lad Khan Temple
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii i iv ii
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) ii iii i iv
(D) iv iii ii i
Answer: (A)
17. Match the List – I with List – II and select the right answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
Founder Theories
a. Bhandarkar i. Origin of Rajputs from Kshatriyas
b. Chandabardai ii. Foreign origin of Rajputs
c. Colonel Tod iii. Origin of Rajputs from Agni-Kunda
d. GaurishankarOjha iv. Huna origin of Rajputs
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iv iii ii i
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) i iii iv ii
(D) i ii iv iiiwww.netugc.com
Answer: (A)
18. The Sultan Ghari was built as the mausoleum of
(A) Qutubuddin Aibak
(B) Ruknuddin Firoz
(C) Balban
(D) Nasiruddin Mahmud
Answer: (D)
19. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Sufi Terminology) (Meanings)
a. Futuh i. Sufi hospice
b. Khanqah ii. Conversation of a Sufi Saint
c. Barkat iii. Unasked for Charity
d. Malfuz iv. Spiritual grace acquired by a Sufi
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i iii ii iv
(B) iii i iv ii
(C) iii ii i iv
(D) iv iii ii i
Answer: (B)
20. Who separated the office of the Wali and Amir?
(A) Balban
(B) AlauddinKhalji
(C) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
(D) Muhammad Tughlaq
Answer: (D)
21. ‘The pivot of the Kingdom of Delhi rests on wheat and barley, while the foundation of the Sultanate of Gujarat rests on corals and pearls, because there are eighty four ports under this Sultan.’ The above remark is attributed by the author of Mirat-i- Sikandari to
(A) Sultan Khizr Khan
(B) Sikandar Lodi
(C) Babur
(D) Humayun
Answer: (B)
22. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Name of coin) (Kingdom in which the coin circulated)
a. Mahmudi i. Sur Kingdom
b. Rupaiah ii. Delhi Sultanate
c. Pagoda iii.Vijayanagar
d. Tanka iv. Gujarat Sultanate
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii i iv iii
(C) iv i iii ii
(D) iv ii iii i
Answer: (C)
23. Which of the following statements is not true?
(A) Sultan Zainul-Abidin never allowed the Saiyids to grab dictatorial power in his court.
(B) He called himself Amir ul-Muminin.
(C) He took immense interest in agricultural production and expansion.
(D) He abolished the post of Shaikhul-Islam.
Answer: (D)
24. Which of the following statements about the activities of the Portuguese traders in India during the early sixteenth century is not correct?
(A) The Portuguese were the first Europeans to reach India via Red Sea route.
(B) The Portuguese made huge profits by selling Indian spices in European markets.
(C) The Portuguese captured many places on the coasts of the Indian Ocean and built their fortresses there.
(D) The Portuguese declared that other traders could not bring their ships into the Indian Ocean without their permission.
Answer: (A)
25. Vijayanagara exhibited ‘Protopatrimonialism’. Who expressed this view?
(A) N. Karashima
(B) Burton Stein
(C) K.A. NilkantaSastri
(D) B.A. Saletore
Answer: (B)
26. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Foreign Travellers) (Rulers)
a. AbdurRazaq i. Akbar
b. Ibn Battuta ii. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
c. Sidi Ali Reis iii. Jahangir
d. William Finch iv. Deva Raya II
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iv ii iii i
(B) iii ii iv i
(C) iii ii i iv
(D) iv ii i iii
Answer: (D)
27. Consider the following statements about the Jaziya tax in the Mughal period:
(i) Akbar abolished the Jaziya in 1564.
(ii) Akbar re-imposed the Jaziya in 1575.
(iii) Akbar abolished the Jaziyaagain in 1579-80.
(iv) Aurangzeb re-imposed the Jaziya in 1679.
Which are the correct statements from the above?
(A) (i), (ii)
(B) (i), (ii), (iii)
(C) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(D) (i), (iv)
Answer: (C)
28. Arrange the following in chronological order and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
(i) Conquest of Orissa by Akbar.
(ii) Introduction of Dagh system.
(iii) Creation of the twelve Subahs (provinces)
(iv) Introduction of the dual rank (the Zat and the Sawar)
Codes:
(A) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
(B) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
(C) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(D) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
Answer: (A)
29. Who among the following painters were considered by Jahangir as masters without rival in their particular spheres?
(i) Abul Hasan
(ii) Bishan Das
(iii) Ustad Mansur
(iv) Manohar
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(A) (i), (ii), (iv)
(B) (i), (iii)
(C) (ii), (iv)
(D) (i), (iii), (iv)
Answer: (B)
30. Which of the following States of North-East India was/were invaded by the Mughals?
(i) The Dimasa
(ii) The Meitei
(iii) The Ahom
(iv) The Koch
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
(A) (i) and (iii)
(B) (ii)
(C) (iii) and (iv)
(D) (i), (ii), (iii)
Answer: (C)
31. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Book) (Author)
a. Gulshan-i- Ibrahimi i. GulamMurtaza
b. Basatin-us- Salatin ii. FuzuniAstrabadi
c. Futuhat-i- Adilshahi iii. Bhimsen
d. Nuskha-i- Dilkusha iv. Muhammad QasimFirishta
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i iii ii iv
(B) ii iii iv i
(C) iv iii ii i
(D) iv i ii iii
Answer: (D)
32. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List – I List – II
(Book) (Author)
a. Early Mughal Painting i. Somprakash Verma
b. A History of Sultanate Architecture ii. Ebba Koch
c. Mughal Painters and their works iii. Milo Cleveland Beach
d. Mughal Architecture: An Outline of its History and Development (1526-1858) iv. R. Nath
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii iv i ii
(B) iv ii iii i
(C) i ii iv iii
(D) ii i iii iv
Answer: (A)
33. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other is labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Many Sanskrit works on music were translated into Persian during the medieval period.
Reason (R): The early Chishti Sufis were fond of musical assemblies called Sama.
Consider 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)
34. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): It was in Shah Jahan’s reign that the arts of dance and music reached its highest watermark.
Reason (R): He was a patron of arts and literature.
Consider 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: (D)
35. Which one of the following State was not a Nation State in the 17th century?
(A) France
(B) Germany
(C) England
(D) Spain
Answer: (B)
36. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other is labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Assessment forever was the central point in the Permanent Settlement of Bengal introduced in 1793.
Reason (R): Cornwallis believed that the Zamindars will develop their lands.
Read the above statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(C) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(D) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
Answer: (B)
37. Who was the First President of Fort William of Calcutta?
(A) Charles Eyre
(B) John Child
(C) George Oxendan
(D) Gerald Aungier
Answer: (A)
38. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
a. Indian Mirror i. M.N. Roy
b. Tribune ii. G.A. Nateshan
c. Modern Review iii. Debendranath Tagore
d. Independent India iv. Dayal Singh
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii iv ii i
(B) ii iii i iv
(C) iv ii iii i
(D) i iii iv ii
Answer: (A)
39. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
a. Mahatma Gandhi i. President of Surat Session
b. Ras Bihari Ghosh ii. President of Calcutta Session
c. Dadabhai Naoroji iii. President of Lahore Session
d. Jawaharlal Nehru iv. President of Belgaum Session
Codes:
a b c d
(A) ii i iv iii
(B) iv i ii iii
(C) iii ii iv i
(D) i iii ii iv
Answer: (B)
40. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
a. V.D. Savarkar i. Gaddar Party
b. Lala Hardayal ii. Curzon Wyllie
c. Tarakanath Das iii. Abhinab Bharat
d. Madanlal Dhingra iv. Free Hindustan
Codes:
a b c d
(A) ii i iv iii
(B) iii ii i iv
(C) i ii iv iii
(D) iii i iv ii
Answer: (D)
41. Which of the following districts constituted as the Northern Circars in the Madras Presidency?
(A) Mustafanagar, Ellore, Kondaveedu, Rajahmundry
(B) Rajahmundry, Mustafanagar, Machilipatam, Ellore
(C) Mustafanagar, Ellore, Rajahmundry, Chicacole
(D) Chicacole, Mustafanagar, Ellore, Kondaveedu
Answer: (C)
42. The aim of the Cripps Mission was
(A) To prevent the Quit India Movement from being launched
(B) To persuade Indian leaders to support British war efforts
(C) To convince the Congress Ministries to withdraw their resignations
(D) To set up a Constitution making body immediately
Answer: (B)
43. Who wrote ‘Planned Economy for India’ (1936)?
(A) R.C. Dutt
(B) M. Visvesvarayya
(C) N.G. Ranga
(D) D.R. Gadgil
Answer: (B)
44. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and other labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): The English introduced Western Education in India.
Reason (R): They wanted to make Indians aware of scientific and national advancement.
Read the above statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:www.netugc.com
(A) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) (A) is true and (R) is the most correct explanation of (A).
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
Answer: (D)
45. Arrange the following in chronological order and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
(i) Second Anglo-Maratha War
(ii) Third Anglo-Mysore War
(iii) Second Carnatic War
(iv) First Anglo-Sikh War
Codes:
(A) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(C) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
(D) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
Answer: (A)
46. Arrange the following in chronological order and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
(i) Mundas Rebellion
(ii) Santhal Rebellion
(iii) Moplah Revolts
(iv) Deccan Riots
Codes:
(A) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
(B) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(C) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)
(D) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
Answer: (D)
47. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
a. Gou rakshiniSabha i. Vivekananda
b. Rasta Goftar ii. J.B. Wacha
c. SadharanBrahmoSamaj iii. DayanandSaraswati
d. PrabuddhaBharatha iv. ShivanathSastri
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii ii i iv
(B) ii iv iii i
(C) iii ii iv i
(D) i iii ii iv
Answer: (C)
48. Arrange the following in chronological order and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
(i) Cripps Mission
(ii) Gandhi-Irwin Pact
(iii) Simon Commission
(iv) Partition of the Country
Codes:
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(C) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(D) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
Answer: (D)
49. Which law under the British regime allowed to imprison people without due trial?
(A) Rowlett Act
(B) Sedition Act of 1870
(C) Hindu Code Bill
(D) Ilbert Bill
Answer: (A)
50. The beginning of the Great Depression is related to
(A) The collapse of Prices in Japan
(B) The sudden rise of Price Index in Europe
(C) The collapse of Prices in Wall Street
(D) Depression in Pacific Ocean region
Answer: (C)