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UGC NET History Exam Objective for Students
Who said ‘Hanuz Dilli Door Ast’?
(a) Nizamuddin Aulia
(b) Farid
(c) Nasiruddin Chiragh-i-Dehlavi
(d) None of the above
Option a – Nizamuddin Aulia
According to Alberuni, the successors of Kushanas who ruled over north India in the 10th and 11th centuries were:
(a) Gahadvalas
(b) Northern Kalachuris
(c) Hindushahis
(d) Southern Kalachuris
Option c – Hindushahis
During the Sultanate period, the accession of a king was traditionally settled by:
(a) Succession
(b) Nomination
(c) Battle between probable candidates
(d) Determined by the Caliphs of Turkey
Option c – Battle between probable candidates
Who was the first Muslim ruler to formulate the theory of kingship similar to the theory of the divine right of the kings?
(a) Aibak
(b) Iltutmish
(c) Balban
(d) Alauddin Khalji
Option c – Balban
The Sultan who made a successful attempt to free himself from the control of the ulemas was:
(a) Balban
(b) Alauddin Khalji
(c) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
(d) Jalaluddin Khalji
Option b – Alauddin Khalji
Iltutmish followed the policy of neutrality when Mangabarni asked for help against the Mongols because:
(a) He was not strong enough to help him
(b) He did not like Mangabarni
(c) He did not want to drag his infant kingdom into Central Asian politics
(d) He was scared of the Mongols
Option c – He did not want to drag his infant kingdom into central Asian politics
The most important check on the absolutism of sultans of Delhi was the power of:
(a) Wazir
(b) Ulemas
(c) Quran
(d) Caliph
Option b – Ulemas
Iqtas were:
(a) Hereditary assignments
(b) The personal property of the nobles
(c) Generally transferable revenue assignments
(d) None of the above
Option c – Generally transferable revenue assignments
Which of the following Arab traveler’s works is considered the mirror of the 11th century?
(a) Alberuni
(b) Amir Khusrau
(c) Ferishta
(d) Ahmad Sirhindi
Option a – Alberuni
Bhagavatism centered around the worship of:
(a) Vishnu
(b) Skanda
(c) Siva
(d) Bhagvati
Option a – Vishnu
Samudragupta has been given the title of Indian Napoleon by the historian:
(a) R. S. Sharma
(b) V. A. Smith
(c) Romila Thapar
(d) R. C. Mazumdar
Option b – V. A. Smith
Who among the following organized Ashwamedha Yajna?
(a) Ashoka
(b) Chandragupta
(c) Ajatshatru
(d) Samudragupta
Option d – Samudragupta
Mahabodhi temple has been built at Bodh Gaya where:
(a) Gautam Buddha delivered his first sermon
(b) Gautam Buddha was born
(c) Gautam Buddha passed away
(d) Gautam Buddha attained enlightenment
Option d – Gautam Buddha attained enlightenment
The description of the administration of Pataliputra is available in:
(a) Arthashastra
(b) Indica
(c) Ashoka’s inscriptions
(d) Divyavadan
Option b – Indica
What do the paintings of Ajanta depict?
(a) Mahabharata
(b) Jatakas
(c) Panchatantra
(d) Ramayana
Option b – Jatakas
Two great religious conferences were held by King Harshavardhana at:
(a) Vallabhi and Prayag
(b) Kannauj and Prayag
(c) Prayag and Thaneshwar
(d) Thaneshwar and Vallabhi
Option b – Kannauj and Prayag
Chandragupta Maurya figures prominently in the book of:
(a) Sudraka
(b) Ashvaghosha
(c) Bhasa
(d) Vishakhadatta
Option d – Vishakhadatta
‘Kautilya’s Arthashastra’ is a book on:
(a) Foreign policy
(b) Economic relations
(c) Duties of the king
(d) Principle and practices of statecraft
Option d – Principle and practices of statecraft
St. Thomas is said to have come to India to propagate Christianity during the reign of:
(a) Nendujelian (Pandya)
(b) Karikal (Chola)
(c) Gondapharnese (Parthian)
(d) Shenguttavan (Chera)
Option c – Gondapharnese (Parthian)
Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
Ruler – Dynasty
(a) Agnimitra – Sunga
(b) Bindusara – Maurya
(c) Bimbisara – Magadha
(d) Sasanka – Kanva
Option d – Sasanka – Kanva
Which one of the following is considered an encyclopedia of Indian Medicine?
(a) Brihat Samhita
(b) Lokayata
(c) Surya Siddhanta
(d) Charaka Samhita
Option d – Charaka Samhita
Emperor Harsha’s southward march was stopped on the Narmada river by:
(a) Pulakesin II
(b) Pulakesin I
(c) Vikramaditya I
(d) Vikramaditya II
Option a – Pulakesin II
Sarga, Pratisarga, Vansa, Manvantara, and Vashanucharit are the indicators of:
(a) Sutras
(b) Puranas
(c) Vedas
(d) Upanishads
Option b – Puranas
Which one of the following is the distinctive feature between a Nastika and Astika system in India?
(a) Belief in the doctrine of rebirth
(b) Belief in the existence of God
(c) Belief in the authenticity of the Vedas
(d) Belief in the existence of heaven and hell
Option b – Belief in the existence of God
Which of the following is the major impact of Vedic culture on Indian History?
(a) Development of culture
(b) Perception of a new world
(c) Progress of Philosophy
(d) Rigidification of caste system
Option d – Rigidification of caste system
Nivi, Paridhan, and Adhivesa were the:
(a) Musical instruments of ancient Indians
(b) Tribal people of ancient India
(c) Different types of garments of Aryans
(d) Government officials of the Aryan kings
Option c – Different types of garments of Aryans
When Alexander invaded India, who were the rulers of Magadha?
(a) Mauryas
(b) Nandas
(c) Shishunagas
(d) Haryankas
Option d – Haryankas
By which ruler was Pataliputra chosen for the first time as the capital?
(a) Kalasok
(b) Kanishka
(c) Udayin
(d) Ajatasatru
Option c – Udayin
Which of the following places has no Ashokan edicts?
(a) Topra
(b) Kandhar
(c) Girnar
(d) Pataliputra
Option d – Pataliputra
Which dynasty ruled over Magadha after the Nanda dynasty?
(a) Sunga
(b) Gupta
(c) Kushana
(d) Maurya
Option d – Maurya
Which Rock Edict provides a description of the honors of the Kalinga war?
(a) 10th Rock Edict
(b) Kalinga Edict at Dhauli
(c) 13th Rock Edict
(d) The Edict at Jaugadha
Option c – 13th Rock Edict
Which one of the following statements regarding Harappan civilization is correct?
(a) The inhabitants of Harappa grew and used cotton
(b) The standard Harappan seals were made of clay
(c) Harappan Civilization was rural-based
(d) The inhabitants of Harappa had neither the knowledge of copper nor of bronze
Option a – The inhabitants of Harappa grew and used cotton
The Rock-cut architecture in the Harappan culture context has been found at:
(a) Kotdiji
(b) Amri
(c) Dholavira
(d) Kalibangan
Option c – Dholavira
Purush Medha, i.e., Male Sacrifice, is referred to in:
(a) Shukla Yajurveda
(b) Panchvisha Brahaman
(c) Krishna Yajurveda
(d) Shatapatha Brahman
Option d – Shatapatha Brahman
Which Charter Act brought an end to the East India Company’s monopoly in India’s foreign trade?
(a) Charter Act of 1813
(b) Charter Act of 1793
(c) Charter Act of 1833
(d) Charter Act of 1853
Option a – Charter Act of 1813
Which of the following is incorrectly matched?
(a) Madan Mohan Malviya — Banaras Hindu University
(b) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar — Ambedkar University
(c) Sir Syed Murtza Khan — Aligarh Muslim University
(d) Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru — Jawahar Lal Nehru University
Option c – Sir Syed Murtza Khan — Aligarh Muslim University
Which of the following was established first?
(a) Banaras Hindu University
(b) University of Allahabad
(c) University of Bombay
(d) Aligarh Muslim University
Option c – University of Bombay
Which of the following tribes is associated with the ‘Tana Bhagat Movement’?
(a) Uraon
(b) Munda
(c) Santhal
(d) Kondadora
Option a – Uraon
Who introduced the Indian University Act?
(a) Lord Ripon
(b) Lord Curzon
(c) Lord Minto
(d) Lord Morley
Option b – Lord Curzon
Name three important forms of Satyagraha.
(a) Revolution, plebiscite, and boycott
(b) Non-cooperation, revolution, and referendum
(c) Boycott, civil disobedience, and rebellion
(d) Non-cooperation, civil disobedience, and boycott
Option d – Non-cooperation, civil disobedience, and boycott
Who revived the Theosophical Society?
(a) Sarojini Naidu
(b) Annie Besant
(c) Mother Teresa
(d) Florence Nightingale
Option b – Annie Besant
Who among the following Portuguese captured Goa?
(a) Vasco da Gama
(b) Roberto de Nobili
(c) Alfonso de Albuquerque
(d) Francisco de Almeida
Option c – Alfonso de Albuquerque
Which English officer was shot dead by the police?
(a) Bhagat Singh
(b) Chandra Shekhar Azad
(c) Batukeshwar Dutt
(d) Ram Prasad
Option a – Bhagat Singh
Dada Bhai Naoroji described his theory of the Drain of Wealth in which book?
(a) British Rule and Its Consequences
(b) Poverty and Un-British Rule in India
(c) Nature of British Colonial Rule
(d) Exploitative Nature of British Rule in India
Option b – Poverty and Un-British Rule in India
Who betrayed Siraj-ud-Daula in the Battle of Plassey in 1757?
(a) Mir Qasim
(b) Mir Jafar
(c) Hyder Ali
(d) Nawab of Oudh
Option b – Mir Jafar
Who among the following was responsible for the revival of Hinduism in the 19th century?
(a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(b) Swami Dayanand
(c) Swami Vivekanand
(d) Guru Shankaracharya
Option c – Swami Vivekanand
Which Brigadier was associated with the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy?
(a) General Dyer
(b) Colonel Wellesley
(c) General Harris
(d) Arther Wellesley
Option a – General Dyer
Who was the first Muslim president of the Indian National Congress?
(a) Hassan Imam
(b) M. A. Ansari
(c) Badruddin Tyabji
(d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Option c – Badruddin Tyabji
Which was the first English ship that came to India?
(a) Mayflower
(b) Bengal
(c) Elizabeth
(d) Red Dragon
Option d – Red Dragon
The Editor of Young India and Harijan was
(a) Nehru
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Ambedkar
(d) Subhas Chandra Bose
Option b – Mahatma Gandhi
The Indian National Army fought in the Second World War against
(a) Germany
(b) Japan
(c) Italy
(d) Great Britain
Option d – Great Britain
When did the British make English the medium of instruction in India?
(a) 1813
(b) 1833
(c) 1835
(d) 1844
Option c – 1835
Who was the only Indian to be elected as president of the United Nations General Assembly?
(a) V. K. Krishna Menon
(b) Rajeshwar Dayal
(c) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(d) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
Option d – Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
According to Dada Bhai Naoroji, ‘Swaraj’ meant
(a) Self-government
(b) Complete independence
(c) Political independence
(d) Economic independence
Option a – Self-government
Who attended the Imperial Durbar of 1877 dressed in hand-spun Khadi?
(a) M. K. Gandhi
(b) Bipin Chandra Pal
(c) Ganesh Vasudev Joshi
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Option c – Ganesh Vasudev Joshi
Who among the following was the first to sign the Instrument of Accession?
(a) The Raja of Jodhpur
(b) The Nizam of Hyderabad
(c) The Dewan of Travancore
(d) The Maharaja of Baroda
Option c – The Dewan of Travancore
The credit of discovering the sea route to India goes to
(a) Dutch
(b) English
(c) French
(d) Portuguese
Option b – English
The Communal Electorate was introduced for the first time in India in
(a) 1906
(b) 1909
(c) 1919
(d) 1935
Option b – 1909
Who among the following has been known as the ‘Frontier Gandhi’?
(a) Khan Saheb
(b) Liaquat Ali Khan
(c) Chaudhary Shaukatullah
(d) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Option d – Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Who among the following introduced the Ryotwari system in Madras?
(a) Sir Thomas Munro
(b) Lord Wellesley
(c) Lord Cannemara
(d) Lord Hastings
Option a – Sir Thomas Munro
Which was the first Indian newspaper that was printed?
(a) The Times of India
(b) The Bengal Gazette
(c) The Hindu
(d) The Anand Bazaar Patrika
Option b – The Bengal Gazette
The Communal Award of 1932 gave separate representation to
(a) Harijans
(b) Sikhs
(c) Muslims
(d) Christians
Option a – Harijans
In which year did Gandhiji establish Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat?
(a) 1916
(b) 1917
(c) 1918
(d) 1929
Option b – 1917
The Muslim League adopted the resolution for a separate nation in the year
(a) 1907
(b) 1922
(c) 1931
(d) 1940
Option d – 1940
The man behind the first railway line in India was
(a) Roger Smith
(b) George Clark
(c) Warren Hastings
(d) William Dupley
Option b – George Clark
Noakhali is situated in
(a) Bihar
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Tripura
(d) West Bengal
Option b – Bangladesh
The Simon Commission was formed to review
(a) A constitution for India
(b) The position of the Viceroy
(c) Legislature in India
(d) Fitness of India for further reform
Option d – Fitness of India for further reform
The first meeting of the Indian National Congress held in 1885 was presided over by
(a) Shri P. M. Mehta
(b) S. N. Banerjee
(c) D. E. Wacha
(d) W. C. Banerjee
Option d – W. C. Banerjee
Which among the following is not a moderate?
(a) Womesh Chandra Banerjee
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(c) Surendra Nath Banerjee
(d) Pheroz Shah Mehta
Option b – Bal Gangadhar Tilak
After leaving the Congress, Subhas Chandra Bose formed, in 1939, his own party named
(a) Forward Bloc
(b) Socialist Bloc
(c) Socialist Congress Bloc
(d) Revolutionary Socialist Bloc
Option a – Forward Bloc
Who was the first Indian Governor-General of India?
(a) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
(b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(c) B. R. Ambedkar
(d) C. Rajagopalachari
Option d – C. Rajagopalachari
(a) Narsinh Mehta
(b) Premanand
(c) Chuni Lal
(d) Dharmik Lal
Option a – Narsinh Mehta
‘Do or Die’ is the famous slogan given by
(a) Vallabhbhai Patel
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Rajiv Gandhi
Option c – Mahatma Gandhi
When Mahatma Gandhi was arrested, who among the following took over the leadership of the Salt Satyagraha?
(a) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(b) Abbas Tyabji
(c) Vinoba Bhave
(d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Option b – Abbas Tyabji
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