UGC NET History 2024 Question Paper & Answers
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Official PYQ
UGC NET History 2024 (December 2024 / January 2025 cycle, Paper 2)
120 Mins 192 Marks
96Questions
192Max Marks
Sample questions from UGC NET History 2024 (December 2024 / January 2025 cycle, Paper 2)
1Which of the purposes is not served by footnotes used for history writing?
- A) Indicating the exact reference for the statement made in the text
- B) Explaining certain matter not mentioned or elaborated in the text
- C) Empowering the reader to question the validity of the assertion through source
- D) To create awareness about writer's approach and school of history
Answer: D
2Match the LIST-I with LIST-II
LIST-I LIST-II A. Rama Verma I. Sindhi B. Warris Shah II. Gujarati C. Shah Abdul Latif III. Malayalam D. Dayaram IV. Punjabi
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- A) A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV
- B) A-IV, B-II, C-III, D-I
- C) A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II
- D) A-I, B-III, C-IV, D-II
Answer: C
3Arrange the following Mahajanapadas from north to south:
A. Gandhara
B. Matsya
C. Kamboja
D. Ashmaka
E. Avanti
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
- A) E, D, B, A, C
- B) A, C, D, B, E
- C) C, A, D, B, E
- D) C, A, B, E, D
Answer: D
4Match the LIST-I with LIST-II
LIST-I LIST-II A. Arghatta I. Warfare B. Tamancha II. Irrigation C. Pargana III. Administration D. Ek aspah duh aspah IV. Mansabdari
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- A) A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
- B) A-II, B-I, C-III, D-IV
- C) A-II, B-IV, C-III, D-I
- D) A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I
Answer: B
5Puran Chand, a Hindu, was the Diwan under which of the following ruler?
- Saadutullah Khan
- Murshid Quli Khan
- Nizam-ul-Mulk
- Alivardi Khan
- A) Saadutullah Khan
- B) Murshid Quli Khan
- C) Nizam-ul-Mulk
- D) Alivardi Khan
Answer: C
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Official PYQ
UGC NET History 2024 (June 2024 cycle re-exam, Paper 2)
120 Mins 200 Marks
100Questions
200Max Marks
Sample questions from UGC NET History 2024 (June 2024 cycle re-exam, Paper 2)
1Which of the following are identified with the Nasatyas of the Rigveda?
- A) Asuras
- B) Mithras
- C) Panis
- D) Ashvins
Answer: D
2Which of the following inscription records the entrusting of two sums of money to two shrenis of weavers of the town of Govardhana for providing the costs of clothing, etc., for a set of twenty monks ?
- A) Mathura inscription of year 28 of Kanishka era
- B) Inscription of Ushavadata in the Nasik caves
- C) Bandograh inscription of the year 51
- D) Kausambi inscription of year 81
Answer: B
3Which among the following objects was Not typically found in the copper hoards?
- A) Celts
- B) Harpoons
- C) Antenna Swords
- D) Hand axes
Answer: D
4Which of the following inscription carries the signature of Harshavardhana?
- A) Madhuban inscription
- B) Banskhera inscription
- C) Sonepat inscription
- D) Navsari inscription
Answer: B
5A Megalithic pit burial marked by a single large standing stone slab is called:
- A) Kodaikal
- B) Topikal
- C) Dolmen
- D) Menhir
Answer: D
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