UGC NTA NET/JRF Exam, INDIAN CULTURE, June-2019

Total Questions: 100

1. The idea that culture must be studied in terms of its own values is called:

Correct Answer: B. cultural relativism

2. The process by which important changes take place within a culture as a result of contact with another culture is called:

Correct Answer: C. acculturation

3. Which of the following terms is not correctly matched?

   Term   Description
A.  New archaeology A trend in archaeology which challenged the traditional cultural perspectives in 1960s
B.  Processualism It advocated a problem-oriented approach
C.  Post-processualism It questioned the possibility of objective knowledge about the past
D.  Ethno-archaeology It disputes the view of filling silences and gaps in history by drawing on the practices of living communities
Correct Answer: D.

4. Match List-I with List-II.

  List-I  List-II
 (a) Indica of Kiesias (i) 399-414 CE
 (b) Fa Hien (ii) 4th century BCE
 (c) Yijing (iii) 7th century BCE
 (d) Al-Biruni (iv) 11th century BCE

Choose the correct options from those given below:

 (a) (b) (c) (d)
 A. (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
 B. (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
 C. (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
 D. (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
Correct Answer: A.

5. Isampur, a centre of stone tool manufacture, is situated in:

Correct Answer: C. Karnataka

6. Which of the following statements is correct?

(a) Rajtarangini does not always distinguish between fact and legend.
(b) The Aranyakas interpret sacrificial rituals in symbolic and philosophical way.
(c) The broad period of Vedanga literature is C 600-200 ВСЕ
(d) According to post-modernism, a text can not be a dynamic entity capable of producing many meanings simultaneously.
Select the correct answer from the code given below:

Correct Answer: D. (a), (b) and (c) only

7. Match the List-I with List-II.

  List-I (Archaeologists)   List-II (Discoveries)
 (a) P. Rajendran (i) Found homo sapiens on the bank of the Mulla Mutha river
 (b) H.D. Sankalia (ii) Discovered the first rock paintings in India
 (c) A.C.L. Carlleyle (iii) Found a fossilized skull in Odai (Tamil Nadu) datable to 166000 BP
 (d) V.S. Wakankar (iv) Discovered the Bhimbetka rock art site

Choose the correct options from those given below:

 (a) (b)  (c) (d)
 A. (ii)  (iv) (iii) (i)
 B. (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
 C. (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
 D. (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
Correct Answer: B.

8. In which of the following sites animal burials were found?

Correct Answer: D. Buzahom

9. In which of the following places is the famous sculpture of the literate woman writing is found?

Correct Answer: A. Khajuraho

10. Which of the following statements are correct?

(a) Punch-marked coins are the earliest coins found in India.
(b) The coins bearing the name and portrait of issuing ruler were first isssued by the Guptas.
(c) The Kushanas issued large quantity of gold coins.
(d) The Indo-Greek coinage became the model for the subsequent rulers. Select the correct answer from the code given below:

Correct Answer: B. (a), (c) and (d) only