2013 December UGC NET Solved Question Paper in Indian Culture Paper 2
1. One of the following Harappan culture sites is noticed in the Gangatic Doab:
(A) Kalibangan
(B) Alamgirpur
(C) Ropar
(D) Lothal
Answer: (B)
2. The mention of the city named Ayodhya occurs for the first time in
(A) Rigveda
(B) Atharvaveda
(C) Yajurveda
(D) Samaveda
Answer: (B)
3. During the period of sixteen Mahajanpadas Sothavatinagri was the capital of
(A) Vajji
(B) Surasen
(C) Vatsa
(D) Chedi
Answer: (D)
4. Which of the following physicians was a contemporary of Gautama Buddha?
(A) Charaka
(B) Sushena
(C) Jivaka
(D) Vag Bhatt
Answer: (C)
5. Which source of Mauryan history informs that there was no slavery in India?
(A) Asokan Rock Edict – II
(B) Megasthenes’ Indica
(C) Mudrarakshasa
(D) Dipavamsa
Answer: (B)
6. In which of the following inscriptions Asoka propagated the idea of Dharma vijaya?
(A) Rock Edict – III
(B) Rock Edict – XIII
(C) Rock Edict – XII
(D) Rock Edict – V
Answer: (B)
7. Who among the following Kings made a request to a foreign King for figs, wine and Sophist?
(A) Bimbisara
(B) Chandragupta Mauryawww.netugc.com
(C) Dasaratha
(D) Bindusara
Answer: (D)
8. Which of the following texts mentions Guna-Karm theory regarding Varna system?
(A) Atharvaveda
(B) Chhandogya Upanishad
(C) Bhagvadgita
(D) Abhijnanasakuntala
Answer: (C)
9. Which one of the following dynasties is not mentioned in the Sangam Literature?
(A) Chola
(B) Pallava
(C) Chera
(D) Pandya
Answer: (B)
10. Arrange the following stupas in chronological order:
i. Bharhut
ii. Amaravati
iii. Dhamek
iv. Bodhgaya
Select your correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(A) i, ii, iii, iv
(B) ii, i, iv, iii
(C) i, iv, ii, iii
(D) iv, iii, i, ii
Answer: (C)
11. The mention of coin Karshapan occurs in the following inscription:
(A) Hathigumpha Inscription
(B) Rummindei
(C) Naneghat Inscription
(D) Junagarh Inscription
Answer: (C)
12. Who among the following was an Alwar Saint?
(A) Appar
(B) Kulasekhar
(C) Sambandar
(D) Sundarar
Answer: (B)
13. Durjanpur Trithankar images were carved during the time of which ruler?
(A) Chandragupta – I
(B) Ramagupta
(C) Skandagupta
(D) Purugupta
Answer: (B)
14. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Chandragupta – II married his daughter with Vakataka ruler Rudrasen – II.
Reason (R): This relation could help him in uprooting the Sakas from Western India.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?
(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: (A)
15. Which one was a prominent centre of sculptural art during the Gupta period?
(A) Amaravati
(B) Mathura
(C) Sanchi
(D) Gandhara
Answer: (B)
16. Where did Virasena, who accompanied Chandragupta – II in his military expedition, excavate a cave in honour of Shiva?
(A) Eran
(B) Kausambi
(C) Sanchi
(D) Udaigiri
Answer: (D)
17. Which one of the following places is known for rock-cut temple architecture?
(A) Kanchipuram
(B) Mamallapuram
(C) Thanjavur
(D) Gongaikonda Cholapuram
Answer: (B)
18. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List – I (Deity & Persons) List – II (Names/terms connected with number 8)www.netugc.com
a. Shiva i. Ashtanga Yoga
b. Patanjali ii. Ashtamurti
c. Rishi iii. Ashtadhayayi
d. Panini iv. Ashtavakra
Codes:
a b c d
(A) ii i iv iii
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) ii iii i iv
(D) iv ii iii i
Answer: (A)
19. In which of the following inscriptions Kalidas and Bharvi both are referred together?
(A) Allahabad Pillar Inscription of Samudragupta
(B) Mehroli Iron Pillar Inscription of Chandra
(C) Junagarh Inscription of Skandagupta
(D) Aihole Inscription of Chalukya Pulkesin – II
Answer: (D)
20. The site representing the renowned educational centre Vikramashila Mahavihara is to be located in the region of
(A) Bhagalpur
(B) Gaya
(C) Rajagrih
(D) Vaishali
Answer: (A)
21. The most gigantic rock-cut Bahubali image is located in
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Karnataka
(D) Kerala
Answer: (C)
22. The gajahasta posture is associated with
(A) Shiva
(B) Vishnu
(C) Buddha
(D) Ganesha
Answer: (A)
23. Which of the following inscriptions informs us the provision made for the treatment for men and animals by Asoka?
(A) Rock Edict – XII
(B) Rock Edict – II
(C) Rock Edict – XIII
(D) Rock Edict – V
Answer: (B)
24. Which of the following Chandella temple was originally a Vishnu temple but later converted to a different deity?
(A) Lakshaman temple
(B) Chaturbhuj temple
(C) Chitragupta temple
(D) Devi Jagdambi temple
Answer: (D)
25. Natraj bronze images were cast during the period of
(A) Chandellas
(B) Cholas
(C) Pallavas
(D) Rashtrakutas
Answer: (B)
26. Which of the following temples Natya Mandap and Bhog Mandap are the architectural parts?
(A) Chola temple
(B) Chalukya temple
(C) Orissan temple
(D) Parmar temple
Answer: (C)
27. In which of the following temples Gopuram is the architectural part?
(A) Chandella temple
(B) Chola temple
(C) Parmar temple
(D) Pratihar temple
Answer: (B)
28. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
List – I (Author) List – II (Work)
a. Bilhana i. Ramcharita
b. Sandhyakar Nandi ii. Vikramanka deva charita
c. Vakpati iii. Balaramayana
d. Rajshekhar iv. Gaudavaho
Codes:
a b c d
(A) ii i iv iii
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) ii i iii iv
(D) iii ii i iv
Answer: (A)
29. Who profounded the theory that Brahma is true Jagat is false?
(A) Ramanuja
(B) Sankaracharya
(C) Vallabhacharya
(D) Nibarakacharya
Answer: (B)
30. Kayotsarga posture is associated with the image of
(A) Vishnu
(B) Buddha
(C) Tirthankar
(D) Shiva
Answer: (C)
31. Which among the following works is not the work of Amir Khusaro?
(A) Qiran-us-Sádain
(B) Nuh Sipehar
(C) Miftah-ul-Fatuh
(D) Khair-ul-Majlis
Answer: (D)
32. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the list:
List – I (Author) List – II (Work)
a. Abdulla Malik Isami i. Qamit-ul-Tawarikh
b. Yahya bin Ahmed ii. Fatuh-us-Salatin
c. Abdullah iii. Tarikh-i-Mubarakshahi
d. Sheikh Abdul Hassan iv. Tarikh-i-Daodi
Codes:
a b c d
(A) ii iii iv i
(B) i iv iii ii
(C) iv iii ii i
(D) ii iii i iv
Answer: (A)
33. Which tradition of music flourished during the period of Akbar and has contributed significantly to Indian Classical Music?
(A) Ast chhap
(B) Tilak chhap
(C) Kirtan chhap
(D) Gun chhap
Answer: (A)
34. Paintings showing women working in building construction at Agra are extant in
(A) Akbarnama
(B) Alamgirnama
(C) Iqbalnama-i-Jahangiri
(D) Marwar-re-Pargana-ri-vigat
Answer: (A)
35. Which of the following fort is known as ‘Katargarh’?
(A) Kumbhalgarh
(B) Rohtashgarh
(C) Gwalior Fort
(D) Chittorgarh
Answer: (A)
36. Who is the author of the ‘Vijaypal Raso’?
(A) Jagnik
(B) Nalha Singh
(C) Narpat Nath
(D) Sarangdhar
Answer: (B)
37. Who among the following acquired the title of ‘Haindav- Dharmoddharak’?
(A) Shivaji
(B) Sawai Jai Singh
(C) Mirza Raja Jai Singh
(D) Jaichand
Answer: (A)
38. Shariat means
(A) Revenue laws
(B) Sufi way of life
(C) Islamic laws
(D) State laws
Answer: (C)
39. In the second half of the 18th century the Journal ‘Asiatic Researches’ was started by whom?
(A) William Jones
(B) James Mill
(C) V. Smith
(D) W. Irvine
Answer: (A)
40. A foreign traveller of the Vijaynagar Empire was also an Ambassador of his country:
(A) Farnow Nooniz
(B) Domingo Paes
(C) Abdur Razzaq
(D) Nicoli Conti
Answer: (C)
41. The term Qaum refers to
(A) Community based on common descent
(B) Local Muslim association
(C) Muslim respectable class
(D) Custodians of Sufi shrines
Answer: (A)
42. The Act which allowed the Missionaries to preach religion and start education in India for the first time, was
(A) The Pitt’s India Act, 1784
(B) The Charter Act, 1813
(C) The Charter Act, 1833
(D) The Charter Act, 1853
Answer: (B)
43. Who was the founder of the Widow Marriage Sangh in 1861?
(A) Devendranath Tagore
(B) Dayanand Saraswati
(C) Ram Mohan Roy
(D) M.G. Ranade
Answer: (D)
44. Arrange the following in chronological order from their foundation and select the answer from the codes given below:
i. The Indian Patriotic Association
ii. The Mohammadan Anglo-Oriental College
iii. The Mohammadan Anglo-Oriental Defence Association
iv. The Mohammadan Anglo-Oriental Educational Conference.
Codes:
(A) ii, iv, i, iii
(B) ii, iii, i, iv
(C) i, iv, iii, ii
(D) i, iii, iv, ii
Answer: (A)
45. Arrange the following in chronological order of their occurrence:
i. Lord Macaulay’s Minutes on Indian Education
ii. Vernacular Press Act to control seditious publications
iii. Foundation of Asiatic Society of Bengal
iv. Abolition of Sati.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(A) iv, iii, ii, i
(B) iii, i, ii, iv
(C) iv, i, iii, ii
(D) iii, iv, i, ii
Answer: (D)
46. Who launched the self-respect movement in South India for the uplift of the dignity of the lower castes?
(A) E.V. Ramaswamy
(B) Jyotiba Phule
(C) Bhim Rao Ambedkar
(D) C. Rajagopalachari
Answer: (A)www.netugc.com
47. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The Constitutional Reforms of 1909 provided to the Indian Muslims an official legitimacy to their minority status.
Reason (R): Muslim identity from minority status to nationhood took a long time.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?
(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: (B)
48. Consider the following statements concerning the Peasant Movements of the colonial period.
i. The movements that took place after 1857 were mainly localized or isolated but had wider impact.
ii. The Indian agrarian society which had a complex class structure had its bearing on the movement.
iii. The movements often cut across the cultural categories of religion and caste.
iv. It was not so easy to mobilize the peasantry along with their religious or caste identity.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(A) i and ii are correct only.
(B) ii and iii are correct only.
(C) i, ii and iii are correct only.
(D) ii, iii and iv are correct only.
Answer: (C)
49. Who started the paper ‘Voice of India’?
(A) Dadabhai Naoroji
(B) V.D. Savarkar
(C) Motilal Nehru
(D) Subhashchandra Bose
Answer: (A)
50. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List – I (Author ) List – II (Work)
a. Dhananjaya Keer i. India Divided
b. Subhash Chandrabose ii. Precepts of Jesus
c. Rajendra Prasad iii. Dr. Ambedkar: Life and Mission
d. Ram Mohan Roy iv. The Indian Struggle
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i iii ii iv
(B) ii iv iii i
(C) iii iv i ii
(D) iv ii iii i
Answer: (C)