History Solved Questions and Answers for UGC NET Exam | History MCQs Set 9

1 Which one of the following is not correct ?

2 Which Harappan civilization site, excavated later, has provided the evidence of a unique water harvesting and management system ?

3 Consider the following statements :

Assertion (A) : The area between the Sindhu and the Hindukush can be regarded culturally as a part of India during almost the whole of the Hindu period.

Reason (R) : The reference to the rivers Kubha, Krumu and Gomal in the Rigveda leaves no doubt that the Indo - Aryans were intimately associated with Afghanistan.

In the light of the above two which of the following is correct ?

4 Arrange the following inscriptions in the chronological order :

(a) Behistun inscription of Darius

(b) Boghaz koi inscription

(c) Naksh - i - Rustam inscription of Darius

(d) Persepolis inscription of Darius

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5 The historicity of Darsaka who, according to the genealogy of the Puranas, succeeded Ajatasatru on the throne of Magadha is testified by :

6 Arrange the following events in the chronological order :

(a) Assassination of Philippus, Alexander’s satrap in the upper Sindh Valley

(b) Burning of Persepolis by Alexander

(c) Fight between Alexander and Porus

(d) Treaty of Triparadisus

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7 The citizens numbering about 20,000, after a brave resistance to Alexander, cart themselves with their wives and children into flames, anticipating the Rajput jauhar of later days, belonged to which of the following Indian tribes ?

8 Which classical (Graeco - Roman) author had observed : ‘Generally, the men who have hitherto written on India were a set of liars - Deimachus holds the first place in the list, Megasthenes comes next ; while Onesicritus and Nearchus, with others of the same class, manage to stammer out a few words (of truth)’ ?

9 Which rock edicts of other recensions of the series of Asoka’s Fourteen Rock Edicts are substituted by the separate Kalinga Edicts found at Dhauli and Jaugada ?

(a) XI

(b) XII

(c) XIII

(d) XIV

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10 The brick core of the largest stupa of Sanchi, known as stupa no. 1 or great stupa, was built during the time of :

11 Which of the following kings claims to have stopped the practice of mixing of Varnas ?

12 The title ‘Maharajasa-Rajatirajasadevaputrasa Kaisarasa’ for the Kushana King Kanishka occurs in which of the following inscriptions ?

13 The name of goddess Uma occurs on the coins of which of the following ?

14 The Karli rock - cut cave was excavated in :

15 Which king of the Gupta dynasty was the first to call himself a Maharajadhiraja ?