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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 seventy five (75) objective type questions of two (2) marks each.
** All questions are compulsory.
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1. In the recent past which of the following sites has yielded the evidence of a fossilized human baby-skull ?
(1) Bori (2) Hathnora
(3) Lakhania (4) Odai
2. Which among the following sites provide evidence of domestication of animals in the Mesolithic period ?
(i) Adamgarh
(ii) Bagor
(iii) Loteshwar
(iv) Ratanpur
Codes :
(1) (i) and (ii)
(2) (ii) and (iii)
(3) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(4) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
3. Match the items of List – I with List – II :
List – I (Antiquity) List – II (Find spot)
a. Ash Mound i. Kanheri
b. Ayagapatta ii. Mathura
c. Eleven Headed Bodhisattva iii. Sanchi
d. Stone Relic Boxes iv. Utnur
Codes :
a b c d
(1) i iii ii iv
(2) iv ii i iii
(3) i iv iii ii
(4) iv i ii iii
4. Most of the Harappan seals are made of
(1) Chert (2) Copper
(3) Faience (4) Steatite
5. Match the items of List – I with List – II :
List – I (King) List – II (Kingdom)
a. Asvapati i. Avanti
b. Parikshita ii. Kekaya
c. Nichakshu iii. Kuru
d. Pradyota Mahasena iv. Vatsabhumi
Codes :
a b c d
(1) ii iii iv i
(2) i ii iii iv
(3) iii iv i ii
(4) ii iv iii i
6. Which of the following sites was the first to yield the evidence of Painted Grey Ware ?
(1) Ahichchhatra (2) Atranjikhera
(3) Hastinapur (4) Sravasti
7. Arrange the following in the chronological order :
(i) Behistun Inscription of Darius
(ii) Naksh-i-Rustam Inscription of Darius
(iii) Persepolis Inscription of Darius
(iv) Burning of Achaemenian Capital Persepolis
Codes :
(1) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv)
(2) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(3) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
(4) (iii), (i), (ii), (iv)
8. Arrange the following ancient Indian grammarians in the chronological order :
(i) Katyayana
(ii) Panini
(iii) Vamana
(iv) Yaska
Codes :
(1) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv)
(2) (iv), (ii), (i), (iii)
(3) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)
(4) (iv), (ii), (iii), (i)
9. Consider the following statements :
Assertion (A) : The Mauryan dynasty of India was closely connected with the area of modern Nepal.
Reason (R) : A daughter of Asoka, the great had married a noble man from that area.
In the context of the above 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.
10. Arrange the following classical authors in the chronological order :
(i) Arrian
(ii) Pliny
(iii) Ptolemy
(iv) Strabo
Codes :
(1) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(2) (i), (iv), (ii), (iii)
(3) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)
(4) (i), (iv), (iii), (ii)
11. The cultural sequence of the excavated site of Hastinapur from bottom upwards is as under
(i) Kushan period
(ii) N.B.P. ware period
(iii) O.C.P. period
(iv) P.G.W. period
Codes :
(1) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)
(2) (iii), (ii), (iv), (i)
(3) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
(4) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
12. Arrange the following authors of inscriptions in the chronological order
(i) Harisena
(ii) Ravikirti
(iii) Vatsabhatti
(iv) Virasena
Codes :
(1) (iv), (i), (ii), (iii)
(2) (i), (iv), (iii), (ii)
(3) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(4) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii)
13. Which were the chief ports of the Pandyas of the Sangam age ? Select the correct answer from the code given below :
(i) Korkai
(ii) Madurai
(iii) Musiri
(iv) Puhar
Codes :
(1) (i) and (ii)
(2) (ii) and (iii)
(3) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(4) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
14. According to inscriptional assertions who among the following rulers used to honour all religions ?
(i) Asoka
(ii) Kanishka
(iii) Kharavela
(iv) Pushyamitra Sunga
Codes :
(1) (i) only
(2) (i) and (iii)
(3) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(4) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
15. Consider the following statements :
Assertion (A) : Immediately after his accession to the throne, Maharaja Kharavela launched on a career of a Digvijayin (conqueror).
Reason (R) : Having heard about the exploits of Kharavela, Dimita an Indo-Greek King of Eastern Punjab, retreated to Mathura from where he planned to challenge Kharavela.
In the context of the above 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.