UGC NET History 2023 Question Paper & Answers
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Official PYQ
UGC NET History 2023 (December 2023 cycle, Paper 2)
120 Mins 200 Marks
100Questions
200Max Marks
Sample questions from UGC NET History 2023 (December 2023 cycle, Paper 2)
1The play ‘Neel Darpan’ was authored by
- A) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
- B) Lala Lajpat Rai
- C) Gopal Hari Deshmukh
- D) Din Bandhu Mitra
Answer: D
2Which one of the following duties of the Brahmana is incorrect as enumerated by Kautily in his Arthashastra?
- A) Adhyapana (teaching)
- B) Pratigraha (accepting gifts)
- C) Dana (making gifts)
- D) Bhutarakshana (protection of living beings)
Answer: D
3Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other one labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Land grants were given to only Brahmins.
Reason (R): Such grants are not based on caste. Even barbers were given during the Vijaya nagar kingdom's rule.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
- A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
- B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A).
- C) (A) is true but (R) is false.
- D) (A) is false but (R) is true.
Answer: D
4Kalamukha is sect of
- A) Jainism
- B) shaivism
- C) Buddhism
- D) Narayanism
Answer: B
5Given below are two statements:
Statement (I): Guru Nanak was an eye-wirness of general massacre and the treatment meted out to the people by Babur when he invades India in 1521.
Statement (II): The mughal emperors were conscious of the growing importance of the sikh gurus and tried to engage them in order to influence and if possible, to control them
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
- A) Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are correct.
- B) Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are incorrect.
- C) Statement (I) is correct but Statement (II) is incorrect.
- D) Statement (I) is incorrect but Statement (II) is correct.
Answer: A
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Official PYQ
UGC NET History 2023 (June 2023 cycle, Paper 2)
120 Mins 200 Marks
100Questions
200Max Marks
Sample questions from UGC NET History 2023 (June 2023 cycle, Paper 2)
1Ukkattha and Kitagiri were important towns located in which of the following Mahajanapada?
- A) Kosala
- B) Kashi
- C) Matsya
- D) Avanti
Answer: A
2Mandasa and Santa - Bommali grants were issued by which of the following dynasties ?
- A) The Ganga
- B) The Kadamba
- C) The Chalukya
- D) The Rashtrakuta
Answer: B
3The rock paintings in India were first discovered by
- A) A. C. L. Carlleyle
- B) F. R. Allchin
- C) M. C. Burkitt
- D) L. A. Cammiade
Answer: A
4The Mahasilakantaka and Rathamusala were two secret weapons of war used by which of the following ruler?
- A) Bimbisara
- B) Ajatasatru
- C) Nagadasaka
- D) Samudragupta
Answer: B
5Who among the following invited Harshavardhana to accept the crown after the death of his brother?
- A) Banabhatta
- B) Poni
- C) Dhruva Vardhana
- D) Devagupta
Answer: B
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