Set 20: UGC Net History Online Mock Test held in India: 25 multiple-question answers from the history topic of the UGC NET Exam are given below.
Set 20: UGC Net History Online Mock Test
| Mock Test Set | 20 |
| Question Type | MCQ |
| Medium | Online |
| Subject | History |
| Exam | UGC Net |
| Question | 25 |
| Marks | 1 |
First Part: UGC Net History Online Mock Test
1. Which of the following is not true about the Kashi kingdom?
- (a) The name Kashi is derived from the orange brown robes of the Buddhist monks called Kashaya in Sanskrit, which were produced in Kashi.
- (b) It was the youngest kingdom.
- (c) It was famous for its cotton textiles and horse market.
- (d) It was the bone of contention between the kingdom of Magadha and Kosala.
Ans. (b) It was the youngest kingdom
2. Which of the following is not generally associated with the sixth century BC?
- (a) Advent of cities
- (b) Beginning of written tradition
- (c) Beginning of the use of fire-baked bricks in house construction
- (d) Beginning of the use of wood in construction of structures such as houses, defenses or fortifications
Ans. (c) Beginning of the use of fire-baked bricks in house construction
3. Which of the following is not associated with the middle of the first millennium BC in India?
- (a) Use of iron objects for purposes of both war and production
- (b) Use of coins
- (c) Shift of activities from upper-Gangetic plains to middle Gangetic plains
- (d) Establishment of an all India empire.
Ans. (d) Establishment of an all India empire
4. Which of the following is not true about the earliest coins of India?
- (a) These coins are mainly made of silver.
- (b) Only one side was punched.
- (c) The coins bear various kinds of symbols.
- (d) A large number of them had tiny inscriptions.
Ans. (d) A large number of them had tiny inscriptions
5. Which of the following archaeological cultures formed the material background of the sixteen mahajanapadas?
- (a) PGW pre-iron phase Culture.
- (b) Copper-Hoard Culture
- (c) NBPW Culture
- (d) PGW iron-phase Culture
Ans. (c) NBPW Culture
Second Part: UGC Net History Online Mock Test
6. Which of the following is not true about the gahapatis?
- (a) Gahapatis were the masters of the households owning large tracts of agricultural land.
- (b) They were the same as the grihapatis of the Vedic period.
- (c) The emergence of chapatis signified the disintegration of joint ownership and the emergence of large individual landowners.
- (d) The gahapatis got their land cultivated by the slaves, hired laborers and shudras.
Ans. (b) They were the same as the grihapatis of the Vedic period.
7. Which of the following is the main difference between Harappan urbanism and the second urbanism of the Ganga valley?
- (a) The Harappan urban centers were divided into two parts, whereas the towns of second urbanism had no such divisions.
- (b) The Harappan urban centers were ruled by the priestly class, whereas the urban centers of the second urbanism were controlled by a class of people known as gajapatis.
- (c) Harappan urbanism used fewercoins,s whereas the urban centers of Ganga Valley used coins profusely.
- (d) The Harappan urban centers were planned, whereas the urban centers of Ganga Valley were never planned.
Ans. (d) The Harappan urban centers were planned, whereas the urban centers of Ganga Valley were never planned.
8. Which of the following is not associated with the middle Ganga plains in the sixth century BC?
- (a) Wars were generally waged to control the pasture land.
- (b) Massive increase in population.
- (c) Increase in the number of settlements.
- (d) Increase in the number of types of foodgrains.
Ans. (a) Wars were generally waged to control the pasture land
9. Which of the following was not an effect of the use of coins in the age of the Buddha?
- (a) It helped in the development of organized commerce and facilitated the exchange system.
- (b) It improved the means of tax collection.
- (c) It provided an alternative to foodgrains and animals in the cases of Vedic yajnas.
- (d) It led to the emergence of a specialized class of moneylenders and money- investors (set the-Ganapati)
Ans. (c) It provided an alternative to thedgrains and animals in the cases of Vedic yajnas
10. Which of the following early Indian cities was not related to the life of the Buddha?
- (a) Champa
- (b) Saketa
- (c) Pataliputra
- (d) Kaushambi
Ans. (c) Pataliputra
Third Part: UGC Net History Online Mock Test
11. Which of the following describes the term rupadarshaka correctly?
- (a) The supervisor of prostitutes (Kanika)
- (b) The supervisor of the royal harem
- (c) The supervisor of the quality of coins
- (d) The folk-dancers
Ans. (c) The supervisor of the quality of coins
12. Which of the following persons donated the Jetavana to the Buddha?
- (a) Anathapindika of Shravasti
- (b) Ajatashatru of Magadha
- (c) Pradyota of Avanti
- (d) Saddalaputta of Varanasi
Ans. (a) Anathapindika of Shravasti
13. At which one of the following places, terracotta casting molds for making punched-marked coins have not been unearthed?
- (a) Mathura
- (b) Jhusi
- (c) Shravasti
- (d) Sisupalgarh
Ans. (c) Shravasti
14. Which of the following symbols do not appear on the early punch-marked coins?
- (a) Hills
- (b) Reptiles
- (c) Trees
- (d) Brahmanical goddesses
Ans. (d) Brahmanical goddesses
15. Which of the following is not true about the gahapatis?
- (a) The Ganapati was the head of the household as a production unit.
- (b) The khattiya-gahapatis were the most important among all the gahapatis.
- (c) They were the tax-payers.
- (d) They were found among Brahmins as well.
Ans. (b) The khattiya-gahapatis were the most important among all the gahapatis
Fourth Part: UGC Net History Online Mock Test
16. What was the standard weight of the coins belonging to the imperial period of the Magadhan ascendancy?
- (a) 54 grains
- (b) 36 grains
- (c) 114 grains
- (d) 83 grains
Ans. (a) 54 grains
17. Match list ‘A’ with list ‘B’ and choose the correct answer from the codes given below.
| ‘A’ | ‘B’ |
|---|---|
| 1. Papanika | A. The retailer |
| 2. Kraya-vikraya | B. The garland maker |
| 3. Vanija | C. The shopkeeper |
| 4. Malankara | D. The pedlar |
Codes:
| – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) | A | B | D | C |
| (b) | C | D | B | A |
| (c) | A | B | D | C |
| (d) | C | A | D | B |
Ans. (d) C A D B
18. Which of the following is not true about the political situation in the age of the Buddha?
- (a) The king came to be associated with the divine elements.
- (b) Taxation system and administrative machinery took firm roots.
- (c) The idea of territorial identity gained currency.
- (d) The new social elements were kept out of political power.
Ans. (d) The new social elements were kept out of political power
19. Match list ‘A’ with list ‘B’ and choose the correct answer from the codes given below.
| ‘A’ | ‘B’ |
|---|---|
| 1. Dasa-karmakara | A. Wage-earner |
| 2. Bhataka | B. The slaves |
| 3. Ahataka | C. Free labor |
| 4. Bhritaka | D. Those who were attached to the masters |
Codes:
| – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) | A | B | D | C |
| (b) | B | A | C | D |
| (c) | B | A | D | C |
| (d) | A | B | C | D |
Ans. (c) B A D C
20. Which of the following texts does not give a list of sixteen Mahajanapadas?
- (a) Anguttara Nikaya
- (b) Mahavastu
- (c) Bhagavati Sutra
- (d) Divyavadana
Ans. (d) Divyavadana
Fifth Part: UGC Net History Online Mock Test
21. Which one of the following categories of people did not belong to the niche-kula or Hinajati, according to the early Pali texts?
- (a) Chandala
- (b) Nishada
- (c) Mritapa
- (d) Pukkusa
Ans. (c) Mritapa
22. Which of the following is not a difference between the slaves of the Vedic age and those of the age of the Buddha?
- (a) Vedic slavery was mostly confined to women. In the Age of the Buddha, it also included men.
- (b) Vedic slaves were mostly engaged in wars, whereas the slaves of the age of the Buddha were mostly engaged in domestic work.
- (c) Vedic slaves were mostly engaged in domestic work, whereas the slaves of the age of Buddha were employed in various production activities.
- (d) Vedic slaves were very few, whereas the number increased greatly during the age of the Buddha.
Ans. (b) Vedic slaves were mostly engaged in wars, whereas the slaves of the age of Buddha were mostly engaged in domestic work
23. Which of the following texts gives a list of Mahajanapadas?
- (a) Anguttara Nikaya
- (b) Mahabharata
- (c) Jatakas
- (d) Therigatha
Ans. (a) Anguttara Nikaya
24. Match list ‘A’ with list ‘B’ and choose the correct answer from the codes given below.
| ‘A’ | ‘B’ |
|---|---|
| 1. divasabhayaga | A. Earth-digger |
| 2. Jattabhayaga | B. On contract to complete a work in an agreed-upon time |
| 3. Uchchattabhayaga | C. Engaged for the duration of journey |
| 4. Kabbalabhayaga | D. daily-wagers |
Codes:
| – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) | D | C | B | A |
| (b) | A | B | C | D |
| (c) | D | B | C | A |
| (d) | A | C | B | D |
Ans. (a) D C B A
25. Around the 6th century BC, which one of the following changes did not result in increased agricultural productivity?
- (a) Permanent settlement of the tribes.
- (b) Use of iron in agricultural operations.
- (c) Beginning of wet rice cultivation.
- (d) Use of manure on a large scale.
Ans. (d) Use of manure on a large scale