cbsenet.nic.in NET Indian Culture Paper III Model Question : Central Board Of Secondary Education

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Exam : National Eligibility Test (NET)
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Subject : Indian Culture
Date/Year : 10.07.2016 & 28.08.2016

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Indian Culture Model Question :

Time : 2 1/2 hours
Maximum Marks : 150
Paper – III :
Note :
** This paper contains seventy five (75) objective type questions of two (2) marks each.
** All questions are compulsory.

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1. Which of the following sites has provided with the most extensive evidence of huts during the early Mesolithic period ?
(1) Adamgarh
(2) Bagor
(3) Chopni Mando
(4) Loteshwar

2. Which of the following chalcolithic sites has provided evidence of an artificial water channel ?
(1) Inamgaon
(2) Kayatha
(3) Lothal
(4) Naodatoli

3. The usual practice in Harappan was to bury the dead with head towards
(1) North
(2) South
(3) East
(4) West

4. Which of the following Harappan sites are located in Baluchistan :
(a) Shortughai
(b) Sutkagendor
(c) Dabarkot
(d) Sotkakhoh
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
(1) (a) and (b) (2) (a), (b) and (c)
(3) (b), (c) and (d) (4) (a), (b), (c) and (d)

5. The published text of the Rigveda represents the recension of
(1) Bashkala
(2) Sakala
(3) Asvalayana
(4) Sankhayana

6. The river Sarayu has been mentioned for the first time in the
(1) Rigveda
(2) Atharvaveda
(3) Vajasaneyi Samhita
(4) Satapatha Brahmana

7. Which vedic text describes sabha and samiti as two daughters of Prajapati indicating their importance in vedic society ?
(1) Rig veda
(2) Atharvaveda
(3) Aitareya Brahmana
(4) Satapatha Brahmana

8. Which of the following texts refers to Devakiputra Krishna ?
(1) Atharvaveda
(2) Aitareya Brahmana
(3) Satapatha Brahmana
(4) Chhandogya Upanishad

9. Service to guests was considered a great sacrifice to be performed by a householder. Which of the following stands for it ?
(1) Devayajna
(2) Bhutayajna
(3) Nriyajna
(4) Brahmayajna

10. Who according to the Svetambara tradition became the leader of the Jain Sangha after Mahavira’s nirvana ?
(1) Indrabhuti Gautama
(2) Sudharma
(3) Suhasti
(4) Sthulabhadra

11. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Stupa No. 3 at Sanchi was constructed on the relics of Sariputra and Maudgalyayana.
Reason (R) : The Upasampada of both the theras took place at Sanchi.
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 (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false but (R) is true.

12. Who were the beneficiaries of Asoka’s donations in the region of Barabar hill ?
(1) Ajivikas
(2) Buddhists
(3) Digambara Jains
(4) Svetambara Jains

13. Which of the following has a good claim of its identification with Mauryan administrative centre Isila ?
(1) Puri
(2) Jaugada
(3) Sannati
(4) Junagarh

14. Which of the following was the largest instrument of measuring length ?
(1) Aratni
(2) Danda
(3) Hasta
(4) Rajju

15. Which of the following did not form part of the Saptanga state as conceived by ancient political thinkers ?
(1) Bala
(2) Durga
(3) Kosha
(4) Ratnin

16. The officer Shashthadhikrit mentioned in East Indian inscription belonged to the department of
(1) Army
(2) Justice
(3) Police
(4) Revenue

17. Which of the following sites has yielded archaeological evidence of a Vishnu temple of pre-Christian era ?
(1) Eran
(2) Mathura
(3) Vidisha
(4) Vishnupur

18. Which material was profusely used for Gandhar art ?
a. Granite
b. Sandstone
c. Schicht
d. Stucco
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
(1) only a (2) a and b
(3) b and c (4) c and d

19. Korkai at the mouth of the Tampraparni river was the first identifiable capital of
(1) Cheras
(2) Early cholas
(3) Early Pandyas
(4) Satiyaputras

20. Which of the following items were exported from Bharukachchha (Baryagaza) according to the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea ?
a. Ivory
b. Cotton cloth of all kinds
c. Pepper
d. Precious Silver ware
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
(1) c only (2) c and d
(3) a, b and c (4) b, c and d