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Exam : National Eligibility Test (NET)
Document Type : Model/Previous Question Paper
Subject : History
Date/Year : 10.07.2016 & 28.08.2016
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** This paper contains fifty (50) objective type questions of two (2) marks each.
** All questions are compulsory.
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1. Which of the following is not a neolithic site ?
(1) Brahmagiri
(2) Sanganakallu
(3) Arikamedu
(4) Piklihal
2. Match List – I (Harappan sites) with List – II (Archaeological remains) and select the
correct answer from the code given below :
List – I List – II
a. Mohenjodaro i. Citadel and a lower town
b. Lothal ii. Large granary
c. Kalibangan iii. Brick dockyard
d. Sutkagen-dor iv. Citadel and a lower fortified settlement
Codes :
a b c d
(1) i ii iv iii
(2) ii iii i iv
(3) iv ii i iii
(4) iii i ii iv
3. Which of the following works was the first to suggest payment of cash to officers as salary ?
(1) Kamandaka Nitisara
(2) Arthasastra
(3) Manu Smriti
(4) Nitivakyamrita
4. On whose coins do the symbols on the reverse generally match with the names of the kings on the obverse ?
(1) Arjunayanas
(2) Maghas
(3) Malavas
(4) Panchalas
5. Which of the following works relates to Tamil grammar ?
(1) Ahananuru
(2) Kural
(3) Tolkappiyam
(4) Padirruppattu
6. Which of the following statements is correct with regard to the content of the Rummindei Pillar Inscription of Asoka ?
(1) Reference to the King’s dharma
(2) Reference to the conquest of Kalinga
(3) Reduction of tax due from the village
(4) Non-slaughter of animals in the royal kitchen
7. Who, among the following, are mentioned in the Hathigumpha Inscription of Kharavela ?
Use the code given below :
(i) Satakarni
(ii) Bahasatimita
(iii) Sakas
(iv) Rathikas
Codes :
(1) (i) and (ii)
(2) (i), (iii) and (iv)
(3) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(4) (i), (ii) and (iv)
8. Which of the following is a coin-term ?
(1) Nivartana
(2) Martur
(3) Dramma
(4) Gocharma
9. Which of the following temples was constructed of bricks ?
(1) Lakshmana temple at Khajuraho
(2) Lakshmana temple at Sirpur
(3) Lingaraja Temple at Bhubaneswar
(4) Martanda Temple in Kashmir
10. Who, among the following, founded a teaching institution called ‘Sarasvati Mandira’ at
Ajmer ?
(1) Vakpatiraja
(2) Durlabharaja
(3) Vigraharaja
(4) Prithviraja
11. At which of the following places is the stupa built by the Sailendras located ?
(1) Anuradhapura
(2) Borobudur
(3) Angkorvat
(4) Angkor Thom
12. Who, among the following, had the title ‘Parama-Saugata’ ?
(1) Bhaskaravarman
(2) Harsha
(3) Rajyavardhana
(4) Sasanka
13. Which of the following sculptures is a characteristic of the Pallava period ?
(1) Somaskanda
(2) Ganesha
(3) Nataraja
(4) Anantasayana
14. Which of the following statements about Samudragupta are true ? Use the code given
below :
(i) He was a conqueror, a poet and a musician.
(ii) He was called Lichchhavi-dauhitra.
(iii) He imitated the coins of the Western Kshatrapas.
(iv) His performance of asvamedha was not mentioned in the Allahabad Pillar Inscription.
Codes :
(1) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(2) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(3) (i), (ii) and (iv)
(4) (i), (ii) and (iii)
15. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below :
List – I (Author) List – II
(Title of the book)
a. Bilhana i. Mitakshara
b. Bana ii. Harshacharita
c. Samesvara III iii. Abhilashitartha Chintamani
d. Vijnanesvara iv. Vikramankadevacharita
Codes :
a b c d
(1) i iii iv ii
(2) iv ii iii i
(3) iii iv i ii
(4) ii iv i iii
16. Which of the following statements is not true in respect of the election for the assembly of Uttaramerur of the Chola period ?
(1) The village was divided into 30 wards.
(2) Two representatives were to be elected for each ward.
(3) The contestants should be aged between 35 and 70 years.
(4) They should possess some educational qualification and immovable property.
17. Given below are two statements; one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : India had maritime trade with the Roman empire during the early centuries of the Christian era.
Reason (R) : A large number of Roman coins have been found from the excavations at Arikamedu.
In the context of the above two statements, which of the following is correct ?
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
18. Point out the temples which are situated in the eastern side of India :
(a) Sun temple – Konark
(b) Minakshi temple – Madurai
(c) Padmanabhaswamy – Thiruvananthapuram
(d) Jagannath temple – Puri
Choose your answer from the code given below :
Codes :
(1) (a) and (d)
(2) (b) and (c)
(3) (a), (b) and (c)
(4) (b), (c) and (d)
19. Chachnama and Baburnama were written respectively in
(1) Arabic and Persian languages
(2) Persian and Turkish language
(3) Arabic and Turkish languages
(4) Persian and Pashto languages
20. Which of the following Sufis accepted Lalla Ded as his spiritual preceptor ?
(1) Shaikh Nur-al Din
(2) Saiyyid Shaif-al Din
(3) Mir Saiyyid Ali Hamadani
(4) Mir Saiyyid Muhammad Hamadani