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

Total Questions: 100

61. The contribution of non-vedic thought to the evolution of the concepts of the Upanishads remains hypotheticał because:

Correct Answer: C. There are no texts or well articulated traditions of such (non-vedic) thought.

62. Which of the following statements about the Sanauli site are borne out by the archaeological findings?

(a) It is tentatively dated C. 2200 - 1800 ВСЕ.
(b) So far around 116 graves have been exacavated from different depths.
(c) All the burials are extended burials.
(d) Two burials-one double and another triple have also been found.
Select the correct answers from the given options:

Correct Answer: C. (a), (b) and (d) only

63. The concept Longue duree denotes that:

Correct Answer: C. The history/culture should be studied in long periods.

64. After the coming of Europeans to India, many Indians in addition to English language learned other European languages, and were called dubashis. From the following, point out which European languages they learned?

(a) Portuguese
(b) Dutch
(c) French
(d) Spanish
Select the correct options from below:

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

65. Match List-I with List-II:

 List-I (Monuments) List-II (Place where situated)
 (a) Adhai din ka Jhonpra  (i) Jaunpur
 (b) Sultan Garhi  (ii) Hyderabad
 (c) Atala Mosque    (iii) Delhi
 (d) Char Minar  (iv) Ajmer

Choose the correct options given below:

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

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

   List-I (Terms)   List-II (Meanings)
 (a) Bargah (i) an official who supervises public morals
 (b) Sadr (ii) a decree
 (c) Muhtasib (iii) court
 (d) Mahzar  (iv) chief theologian

Choose the correct options from given below:

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

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

  List-I (Authors)  List-II (Works)
 (a) Kapila Vatsayan (i) Towards a National Theatre
 (b) Shashi Tharoor (ii) Traditional Indian Theatre : Multiple Streams
 (c) Kiranmoy Raha (iii) The Great Indian Novel
 (d) Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay (iv) Bengali Theatre

Choose the correct options from those given below:

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

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

   List-I (Authors)    List-II (Works)
 (a) Anandyo Roy (i) English writing and India—1600-1920
 (b) Debjani   Ganguli (ii) After Colonialism
 (c) Gyan Prakash (iii) Islands in History : Literature and Culture in British India
 (d) Pramod K. Nair (iv) Caste, Colonialism and Counter Modernity

Choose the correct option from those given below:

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

69. Which of the following pairs of author and work is not correctly matched?

  List-I (Author)   List-II (Book)
 A. Abdul Qadir Badaoni – Muntakhab-ut Tawarikh
 B. Nizamuddin Ahmed – Tabaqat-i Akbari
 C. Abdul Hamid Lahori  – Shahjahan Nama
 D. Yusuf Mirak  – Mazhar-i Shahjahani
Correct Answer: C.

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

    List-I   List-II
 (a) The inscriptions, layout and the area around it suggest that it may have been an ancient theatre. (i) Sitabenga
 (b) They naturally tend to exaggerate the achievements of the rulers. (ii) Prashastis
 (c) The inscription of the time records the resistance of the peasants against the oppressive taxation and other exactions. (iii) Rajaraja III
 (d) It provides information on musical notes in several classical ragas (iv) Kudumiyamalai

Choose the correct option from these given below:

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