Set 23: UGC Net History Online Mock Test

Set 23: 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 23: UGC Net History Online Mock Test

First Part: UGC Net History Online Mock Test

1. Which of the following is known as the turning ing of the Wheel of Law (Dharma-chakrapravartana)?

• (a) The first sermon preached by the Buddha at the Deer Park at Sarnath
• (b) The practice of setting the wheel in motion every morning in the morning in the Sanghas
• (c) The extinction of karma leading to the achievement of nirvana
• (d) The continuous existence of human beings, like the wheel of causes and effects

Ans. (a) The first sermon preached by the Buddha at the Deer Park at Sarnath.

2. Which of the following Mahajanapadas was the victim of Bimbisara‘s aggression?

• (a) Vajji
• (b) Koshala
• (c) Avanti
• (d) Anga

Ans. (d) Anga

3. The mercantile community was most attracted to Jainism because :

• (a) It could follow the religion without any hindrance to its economic activities
• (b) The Vedic rituals and sacrifices were hindrances to its vocation
• (c) The peace and non-violence of Jainism were conducive to the development of trade and commerce
• (d) The doctrine of karma of Jainism greatly impressed the merchants and traders

Ans. (c) The peace and non-violence of Jainism were conducive to the development of trade and commerce

4. Tundiyas and Akasias were the royal officers connected with which of the following works?

• (a) Supervision of ganikas
• (b) Supervision of mints
• (c) Tax collection
• (d) Judicial pronouncements.

Ans. (c) Tax collection

5. Which of the following was not one of the common features of the non-Brahmanical and non-Vedic sects of the sixth century B.C.?

• (a) Rejection of fatalism of orthodox Brahmannism
• (b) Opposition to social discrimination based on caste
• (c) Stress on certain ethical principles
• (d) Emphasis on the cyclic law of the universe

Ans. (d) Emphasis on the cyclic law of the universe

Second Part: UGC Net History Online Mock Test

6. Which one of the following kings of Magadha has been termed ‘a militant’ by modern-day historians?

• (a) Bimbisara
• (b) Ajatashatru
• (c) Dhana Nanda
• (d) Ashoka Maurya

Ans. (b) Ajatashatru

7. Which of the following sequence of events that took place during the Magadhan ascendancy is correct?

• (a) Annexation of Anga; Annexation of Koshala; Annexation of Vajji; and Annexation of Avanti
• (b) Annexation of Koshala-Annexation of Anga; Annexation of Vajji-Annexation of Avanti
• (c) Annexation of Vajji; Annexation of Anga; Annexation of Koshala of Avanti
• (d) Annexation of Anga-Annexation of Avanti-Annexation of Vajji Annexation of Koshala

Ans. (a) Annexation of Anga-Annexation of Koshala-Annexation of Vajji-Annexation of Avanti

8. One of the sects born in the sixth century B.C., which discarded the Theory of karma and argued that ‘man is subject to the laws of nature’, was :

• (a) Bhagavata
• (b) Shunyavadin
• (c) Ajivika
• (d) Pashupata

Ans. (c) Ajivika

9. Which one of the following kings offered the Buddha command of the army?

• (a) Bimbisara
• (b) Ajatashatru
• (c) Pasendi
• (d) Chetaka

Ans. (a) Bimbisara

10. Who was the proponent of the Ajivika sect?

• (a) Purana Kassapa
• (b) Pakudha Kaccayana
• (c) Makkhali Gosala
• (d) Ajita Keshakambalin

Ans. (c) Makkhali Gosala

Third Part: UGC Net History Online Mock Test

11. Lord Buddha was born in — B.C.

• (a) 623
• (b) 543
• (c) 563
• (d) 507

Ans. (c) 563

12. The followers of which of the following sects worshiped the asoka tree as God and carried in their hands a bunch of peacock feathers?

• (a) Shakta
• (b) Pashupata
• (c) Ajivika
• (d) Digambar Jain

Ans. (c) Ajivika

13. Which of the following was the real name of the Buddha?

• (a) Siddhartha
• (b) Tathagata
• (c) Gautama
• (d) Boudhayan

Ans. (a) Siddhartha

14. Which of the following events of the Buddha’s life did not take place on the full moon of Vaishakha month?

• (a) Birth
• (b) Renunciation
• (c) Enlightenment
• (d) Mahaparinirvana

Ans. (b) Renunciation

15. From which of the following is the Vaisheshika school of philosophy believed to have originated?

• (a) Anuvad (of Pakudha Kaccayana)
• (b) Materialism (of Ajita Keshakambalin)
• (c) Skepticism (of Sanjay Bellatti Putta)
• (d) Akriyavad (of Purana Kassapa)

Ans. (a) Anuvad (of Pakudha Kaccayana)

Fourth Part: UGC Net History Online Mock Test

16. Which of the following probable years of the Buddha’s death is linked with Asoka’s consecration and the ‘dotted record’ at Canton?

• (a) 544 В.С.
• (b) 487 B.C.
• (c) 483 В.С.
• (d) 485 B.C.

Ans. (b) 487 B.C.

17. Based on which of the following traditional records have the dates of Lord Buddha’s birth and death been fixed?

• (a) Chinese tradition: Cantonese records
• (b) Simhalese traditional-Mahavamsa and Dipavamsa
• (c) Indian Buddhist texts-Ashokavadana and Divyavadana
• (d) Tibetan tradition of historian Taranath

Ans. (a) Chinese tradition-Cantonese records

18. Which of the following are known as the ‘Four Great Signs’?

• (a) The Four Sights of old age, disease, death and a mendicant, which affected the life of the young Siddhartha
• (b) The Four Noble Truths, which provide the clue to human suffering and its cessation
• (c) The Four Noble Sentiments, which are considered a must for a spiritual aspirant
• (d) The Four Heavenly Signs which accompanied the birth of the Buddha and proclaimed his future greatness

Ans. (a) The Four Sights of old age, disease, death and a mendicant, which affected the life of the young Siddhartha

19. Who were the first teachers of the Buddha, after his great renunciation?

• (a) Alar and Udraka
• (b) Ananda and Ashvaghosha
• (c) Sariputra and Maudgalyayana
• (d) Alar and Kalam

Ans. (a) Alar and Udraka

20. Which of the following Buddhist symbols does not stand for the great events of the Buddha’s life?

• (a) Lotus and Bull
• (b) Horse
• (c) His footprints
• (d) The Stupa

Ans. (c) His footprints

Fifth Part: UGC Net History Online Mock Test

21. From the point of view of places of Buddhist pilgrimage/interest, which of the following is the latest archaeological discovery?

• (a) Discovery of the Buddha’s tooth relic at Bharhut in M.P.
• (b) Discovery of a Pillar indicating the actual birthplace of the Buddha, at Lumbini.
• (c) Discovery and identification of Kapilavastu with Piprahawa, a village in Basti district of Uttar Pradesh
• (d) Sanghol-a Kushana Buddhist site

Ans. (d) Sanghol-a Kushana Buddhist site

22. Which of the following is the most popularly known name of Lord Buddha’s wife?

• (a) Yashodhara
• (b) Gopa
• (c) Bimba
• (d) Sujata

Ans. (a) Yashodhara

23. Which of the following is not considered a great event in Lord Buddha’s life?

• (a) Marriage and birth of a son
• (b) First Sermon
• (c) Enlightenment
• (d) Nirvana or death

Ans. (a) Marriage and birth of a son

24. The Buddha was born in —.

• (a) Kapilavastu
• (b) Lumbini
• (c) Uruvela
• (d) Rajagriha

Ans. (b) Lumbini

25. Which of the following kings of Magadha has been compared with the legendary sage Visvamitra?

• (a) Bimbisara
• (b) Ajatashatru
• (c) Mahapadma Nanda
• (d) Kalashoka

Ans. (c) Mahapadma Nanda