UGC NET(National Eligibility Test) Indian Culture - Previous Years Solved Papers | Paper III November 2017

1. With which of the following human ancestors the Middle Palaeolithic culture is associated ?

1. (1) Anatomically modern humans
2. (2) Archaic Homo Sapiens
3. (3) Denisovans
4. (4) Homo Erectus

Answer: (1)

2. Which of the following sites has yielded the oldest remains of ostrich egg beads ?

1. (1) Bhimbetka
2. (2) Chaturbhuj Nala
3. (3) Chirand
4. (4) Patne

Answer: (4)

3. Which Harappan site excavated in the recent past has yielded the evidence of a terracotta model of plough ?

1. (1) Allahdino
2. (2) Banawali
3. (3) Kuntasi
4. (4) Rakhigarhi

Answer: (2)

4. At which site a seal of Persian Gulf origin has been found ?

1. (1) Dholavira
2. (2) Kalibangan
3. (3) Lothal
4. (4) Rangpur

Answer: (1)

5. Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists :

Code :

1. (1) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
2. (2) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
3. (3) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)
4. (4) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)

Answer: (3)

6. At which site the overlap of Harappan and P G W cultures has been found ?

1. (1) Atranjikhera
2. (2) Bhagwanpura
3. (3) Hastinapur
4. (4) Ropar

Answer: (2)

7. The Vedic Aryans performed the Sulagava sacrifice to placate which of the following deities ?

1. (1) Nirriti
2. (2) Pushan
3. (3) Rudra
4. (4) Varuna

Answer: (3)

8. The hymns of the IXTH Mandala of Rigveda Samhita are devoted to which deity ?

1. (1) Agni
2. (2) Indra
3. (3) Mitra
4. (4) Soma

Answer: (4)

9. Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists :

Code :

1. (1) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
2. (2) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
3. (3) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
4. (4) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)

Answer: (4)

10. Who among the following had authored the ‘Vedanga Jyotisha’ ?

1. (1) Aryabhata
2. (2) Brahmagupta
3. (3) Lagadha
4. (4) Varahamihira

Answer: (3)

11. Upanayana, the most important of Indian Sansakaras, finds the earliest mention in which Sanhita ?

1. (1) Rigveda
2. (2) Yajurveda
3. (3) Samaveda
4. (4) Atharvaveda

Answer: (4)

12. Who among the following was the well-known learned king of Kashi during the Upanishadic period ?

1. (1) Ajatasatru
2. (2) Brahmadatta
3. (3) Pravahana Jaivali
4. (4) Svetaketu

Answer: (1)

13. Which of the following are OCP sites ?

(a) Jodhpura

(b) Gilund

(c) Jhinjhana

(d) Saipai

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(1) (a), (b), (c)

(2) (b), (c), (d)

(3) (a), (c), (d)

(4) (a), (b), (c), (d)

Answer: (3)

14. According to theJaina tradition who among the following Tirthankars hailed from the same Yadava clan as Krishna ?

1. (1) Adinatha
2. (2) Neminatha
3. (3) Mallinatha
4. (4) Santinatha

Answer: (2)

15. Copper harpoons have been found at which of the following ?

(a) Ahichchhatra

(b) Ayodhya

(c) Hastinapur

(d) Sisupalgarh

Code :

1. (1) (a) and (b)
2. (2) (b) and (c)
3. (3) (a) and (d)
4. (4) (c) and (d)

Answer: (4)

16. Which of the following contemporary states issued the mandate that any person found to be welcoming the Buddha would be fined 500 karshapanas ?

1. (1) Avanti
2. (2) Malla
3. (3) Sakya
4. (4) Vatsa

Answer: (2)

17. Who among the following had been teachers of Siddhartha Gautam before he attained enlightenment ?

(a) Alara Kalama

(b) Kasyapa

(c) Makkhali Gosala

(d) Udraka Ramaputra

Code :

1. (1) (a) only
2. (2) (a) and (c)
3. (3) (a) and (d)
4. (4) (b) and (d)

Answer: (3)

18. Earliest remains of Jaina art have been found at :

1. (1) Badami
2. (2) Bhilsa
3. (3) Ellora
4. (4) Mathura

Answer: (4)

19. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).

Assertion (A) : Buddha denied the authority of the Vedas and the Vedic gods.

Reason (R) : He was against the Brahmanas.

In the context of the above two statements which of the following is correct ?

1. (1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. (2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (3) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
4. (4) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Answer: (3)

20. The followers of which religious sect of early India did not carry an alms-bowl and received alms in bare hands ?

1. (1) Ajivikas
2. (2) Charvakas
3. (3) Jatilas
4. (4) Niganthas

Answer: (1)

21. Which of the following towns are said to have been venues of the Tamil Sangams ?

(a) Kanchipuram

(b) Kapatapuram

(c) Madura

(d) Tanjavur

Code :

1. (1) (a) and (b)
2. (2) (b) and (c)
3. (3) (a) and (c)
4. (4) (c) and (d)

Answer: (2)

22. What does the term ‘Bhumichchhidra’, as mentioned in the chapter entitled ‘Bhumichchhidra Vidhanam’ of Kautilya’s Arthasastra, mean ?

1. (1) Cultivable Land
2. (2) Uncultivable Land
3. (3) Demarcated Land
4. (4) Donated Land

Answer: (2)

23. Given below are two statements one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).

Assertion (A) : Megasthanes, the Greek envoy to the Mauryan court, who wrote a detailed account of the then India, declared that there were no slaves in India.

Reason (R) : He was certainly wrong. Different types of slavery are recognised in ancient Indian Smriti literature and other works.

In the context of the above two statements which of the following is correct ?

1. (1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. (2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (3) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
4. (4) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Answer: (4)

24. Yapaniya is a branch of :

1. (1) Buddhism
2. (2) Jainism
3. (3) Saivism
4. (4) Vaisnavism

Answer: (2)

25. Arrange the following works in the chronological order :

(a) Buddhacharita

(b) Harshacharita

(c) Mahaviracharita

(d) Ramcharita

Code :

1. (1) (a), (c), (b), (d)
2. (2) (a), (b), (c), (d)
3. (3) (d), (a), (b), (c)
4. (4) (d), (a), (c), (b)

Answer: (2)

26. Which of the following inscriptions makes the earliest reference to zero ?

1. (1) Aphasad inscription of Aditysena
2. (2) Gwalior inscription of Mihira Bhoja
3. (3) Hathigumpha inscription of Kharavela
4. (4) Nasik inscription of Gautamiputra Satakarni

Answer: (2)

27. Buddha is depicted in an anthropomorphic form for the first time on the coins of :

1. (1) Kujula Kadphises
2. (2) Kanishk I
3. (3) Menander
4. (4) Vasudeva

Answer: (2)

28. Arrange the following Eras in the chronological order :

(a) Kali Era

(b) Saka Era

(c) Valabhi Era

(d) Vikrama Era

Code :

1. (1) (a), (d), (b), (c)
2. (2) (a), (b), (c), (d)
3. (3) (d), (b), (c), (a)
4. (4) (d), (c), (b), (a)

Answer: (1)

29. On which of the following coins Lord Vishnu is depicted as giving three round objects to a king ?

1. (1) Asvamedha type of Kumaragupta I
2. (2) Chakravikram type of Chandragupta II
3. (3) Standard type of Samudragupta
4. (4) Tiger - slayer type of Samudragupta

Answer: (2)

30. Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists :

Code :

1. (1) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
2. (2) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
3. (3) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
4. (4) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)

Answer: (4)

31. Which of the following is correctly matched ?

1. (1) Aparajitaprichchha - Philosophy
2. (2) Ashtangasangrha - Yoga
3. (3) Brahma Siddhanta - Astronomy
4. (4) Lilavati - Drama

Answer: (3)

32. Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists :

Code :

1. (1) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
2. (2) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
3. (3) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
4. (4) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)

Answer: (1)

33. Which stone has been used in the building of Mamallapuram temples ?

1. (1) Basalt
2. (2) Granite
3. (3) Sandstone
4. (4) Schist

Answer: (2)

34. Arrange the following temples in the chronological order :

(a) Dashavatara temple Deogarh

(b) Lingaraja temple Bhubaneshwar

(c) Mahabodhi temple Bodhagaya

(d) Sun temple Modhera

Code :

1. (1) (a), (b), (c), (d)
2. (2) (a), (c), (b), (d)
3. (3) (c), (a), (d), (b)
4. (4) (c), (b), (d), (a)

Answer: (2)

35. In the absence of a son, who among the following has accepted the rights of women to inherit ?

1. (1) Baudhayana
2. (2) Manu
3. (3) Parasara
4. (4) Yajnavalkya

Answer: (4)

36. Who among the following were important philosophers of the Vijnanavada school ?

(a) Asanga

(b) Dignaga

(c) Dharmakirti

(d) Vasubandhu

Code :

1. (1) (a) and (d) only
2. (2) (a), (b) and(c) only
3. (3) (b), (c) and(d) only
4. (4) (a), (b), (c) and (d)

Answer: (4)

37. Who taught the doctrine of Prapatti ?

1. (1) Basava
2. (2) Madhva
3. (3) Ramanuja
4. (4) Sankara

Answer: (3)

38. Arrange the following monuments in the chronological order :

(a) Bhitargaon brick temple

(b) Lad Khan temple, Aihole

(c) Parsvanatha temple, Khajuraho

(d) Pujashila-prakara, Madhyamika

Code :

1. (1) (a), (d), (b), (c)
2. (2) (d), (a), (b), (c)
3. (3) (d), (b), (c), (a)
4. (4) (a), (b), (c), (d)

Answer: (2)

39. Which of the following ports were located on the eastern coast of South India ?

(a) Kaveripattinam

(b) Korkai

(c) Musiri

(d) Tondi

Code :

1. (1) (a) and (b)
2. (2) (b) and (c)
3. (3) (a) and (d)
4. (4) (c) and (d)

Answer: (1)

40. Which one of the following is an important source for the study of ancient culture of Kashmir ?

1. (1) Himvat Khanda of Skanda Purana
2. (2) Matsya Purana
3. (3) Nilmata Purana
4. (4) Vishnudharmottara Purana

Answer: (3)

41. Which of the Sultan narrated the following incident of his childhood ? ‘Once a member of the family gave me a small piece of money and said : “Go to the market and bring me some grapes.” I lost the money in the way and as I was of tender age, I began to cry out of fear ... A durwesh took me by hand, and purchased some grapes for me. He then asked, “When you attain to power and dominion will you always regard devotees and ascetics with reverence, and watch over their welfare ?” I gave him my promise.’ :

1. (1) Sultan Qutbuddin Aibek
2. (2) Sultan Iltutmish
3. (3) Sultan Balban
4. (4) Sultan Jalaluddin Khalji

Answer: (2)

42. Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the code given below the

Code :

1. (1) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)
2. (2) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
3. (3) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
4. (4) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)

Answer: (2)

43. Who had propagated the doctrine of Wahdat al-Wujud (Unity of Existence) which began to influence sufi circles in India by the latter half of the fourteenth century ?

1. (1) Ibn al - Arabi
2. (2) Bayazid
3. (3) Shaikh Mubarak
4. (4) Saiyid Muhammad

Answer: (1)

44. Which one of the following is not the work of Amir Khusrau ?

1. (1) Miftahul Futuh
2. (2) Naat-i Muhammadi
3. (3) Matlaul Anwar
4. (4) Qiranus Sadain

Answer: (2)

45. Who is known to have praised India as Hindustan in the following words ? ‘Great is the prosperity of the country of Hindustan. Heaven itself is jealous of this garden. Its territories are an ornament to the face of the earth.

1. (1) Amir Khusrau
2. (2) Isami
3. (3) Ibn Battuta
4. (4) Hasan Nizami

Answer: (2)

46. Which of the Sultans of Kashmir also opened technical schools where people were taught paper-making, book-binding, and other arts which he had introduced into the state ?

1. (1) Shihabuddin
2. (2) Sikander
3. (3) Zain-ul Abidin
4. (4) Haider Shah

Answer: (3)

47. Which one of the following is the largest true domes in India ?

1. (1) Alai Darwaza
2. (2) Humayun’s Tomb
3. (3) Tomb of Abdur Rahim Khan i Khanan
4. (4) Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur

Answer: (4)

48. Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists :

Code :

1. (1) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
2. (2) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
3. (3) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
4. (4) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)

Answer: (1)

49. Which of the following statements are correct ?

(a) Raja Krishna Deva Raya of Vijayanagar Empire was a gifted scholar both in Telugu and Sanskrit.

(b) He was also a voluminous writer, although only two of his works are extant.

(c) According to tradition, his court was adorned by eight celebrated poets, who were known as the astha-diggajas.

(d) He extended his patronage to Telugu, Kannada and Tamil poets alike.

Select the correct answer from the code given below :

1. (1) Only (a) and (b)
2. (2) Only (c) and (d)
3. (3) Only (b), (c) and (d)
4. (4) (a), (b), (c) and (d)

Answer: (4)

50. ‘He restored harmony between the Vaishnavas and the Jains, and his pronouncement on this occasion almost echoes Asoka’s edict of toleration’. Who was this ruler of Vijayanagar Empire ?

1. (1) Harihara I
2. (2) Bukka I
3. (3) Harihara II
4. (4) Deva Raya I

Answer: (2)

51. Abul Fazl writes that, “He (Akbar) grieved at the departure of this memorial of former sages. He often said that the Mir was his Vakil, philosopher, physician and astronomer, and that no one could understand the amount of his grief for him. “Had he fallen into the hands of the Franks, and they had demanded all my treasurers in exchange for him, I should gladly have entered into such a profitable traffic, and have bought that precious jewel cheap”. On whose death Akbar was grieving ?

1. (1) Mir Murtaza
2. (2) Mir Muhammad Ibrahim
3. (3) Mir Fathullah Shirazi
4. (4) Mir Muhammad Sa‘id

Answer(3)