NTA UGC Net History Online Mock Test 41

2025 NTA UGC Net History Online Mock Test 41 held in India: 25 multiple-question answers from the history topic of the UGC NET Exam are given below.

NTA UGC Net History Online Mock Test 41

1. Fa-hien described this stupa of incomparable beauty and recorded a tradition of it being the highest tower in Jambudvipa. Which building was he talking about?

(a) The Dharmarajika stupa
(b) The great stupa at Manikyal
(c) The great stupa at Purusapur
(d) The great stupa at Sanchi

2. Which one of the following dramatists was the first to use Sanskrit for the composition of plays?

(a) Sudraka
(b) Kalidas
(c) Asvaghosa
(d) Bhasa

3. Which of the following items were introduced in India by the Chinese traders?

(1) Vermillion (sindoor)
(2) Bamboo
(3) Coconut
(4) Water melon

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

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

4. The rulers of which dynasty adopted titles like svamin, bhadramukha, sugrihitanaman and rastriya?

(a) The Shakas of western India
(b) The Kushanas
(c) The Guptas
(d) The Ikshvakus

5. Which one of the following texts is the earliest to deal exclusively with legal matters?

(a) Manusmriti
(b) Yajnavalkya Smriti
(c) Lalitavistara
(d) Naradasmriti

6. What do the terms cinani and cinarajaputra stand for?

(a) Officials of the Chinese empire who visited Kushana court
(b) Peach and the pear imported from China during the reign of Kanishka
(c) Types of silk imported from China
(d) Two ships from China coming to the eastern coast of India

7. Match the following two lists and choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

List ‘A’ List ‘B’

1. Central Asia A. Dhammapada

2. Khotan B. Sariputra prakarana

3. Kerala C. Prabodha Chandrodaya

4. Turfan D. Svapnavasavadattam

5. Tibet E. Adhyardha-sataka-stotra

Codes:

1 2 3 4 5

(a) B A D C E

(b) A B C D E

(d) C D A E B

8. The earliest Indian portrait-sculptures are located at which one of the following places?

(a) Karle
(b) Nanaghat
(c) Amaravati
(d) Gandhara

9. Choose the correct text to fill in the blank space in the following saying: “One should teach or learn the or rule a great kingdom.”

(a) Ashtadhyayi
(b) Mahabhashya
(c) Śloka-varttika
(d) Vajasaneyi Prātisakhya

10. Which of the following is not a creation of the famous Buddhist writer Asvaghosa?

(a) Saundarananda
(b) Vajrasuchi
(c) Chandistotra
(d) Sutralamkara

11. Match list ‘A’ with the list ‘B’ and choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

List ‘A’ List ‘B’

1. Devabhuti A. The last Kanva king

2. Susharman B. The last Kushana king

3. Vasudeva II C. The last Shunga king

4. Pulumavi II D. The last Satavahana king

Codes:

1 2 3 4

(a) A B C D

(b) C A B D

(d) C B A D

12. Which one of the following languages is not a variant of Prakrit?

(a) Saurseni
(b) Maharashtri
(c) Paisachi
(d) Brahmi

13. Match list ‘A’ with the list ‘B’ and choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

List ‘A’ List ‘B’

1. Ramacharita A. Asvaghosa

2. Katha-Tarangini B. Bhasa

3. Sariputraprakarana C. Palita

4. Urubhangam D. Abhinanda

Codes:

1 2 3 4

(a) A B C D

(b) B C D A

(d) D C B A

14. By what name India was known to the Chinese in the early historical period?

(a) Kun-lun
(b) Ta-hia
(c) Shen-tu
(d) Si-hia

15. Which one of these titles was not used by the Shaka rulers of western India?

(a) Svamin
(b) Bhadramukha
(c) Sugrihitanaman
(d) Paramabhattakaka

16. Match list ‘A’ with the list ‘B’ and list ‘C’ and choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

List ‘A’ List ‘B’ List ‘C’

1. Brihatkatha A. Hala E. Ardha-Magadhi

2. Gathasaptasati B. Asvaghosa F. Paisachi

3. Paumchariya C. Gunadhya G. Prakrit

4. Prabodhachandodaya D. Vimalasuri H. Sanskrit

Codes:

1 2 3 4

(a) C, F A, E D, H B, G

(b) C, E B, F A, H D, G

(d) D, H C, F B, E A, G

17. In which language was the early Buddhist literature composed?

(a) Magadhi
(b) Paisachi
(c) Ardha-Magadhi
(d) Pali

18. Which one of the following features of Amaravati art seems to be a Greek feature?

(a) Aristocratic and benign expression
(b) Short curly hair
(c) Statues in round
(d) Tallness

19. Which of the following was not a feature of the post-Mauryan terracotta art?

(a) It was intended mainly for domestic worship and household decoration
(b) Terracotta was the chief medium for making children’s toys and for popular religious and magical practices
(c) The indigenous terracottas were made from single moulds and double moulds was the result of Greek influence
(d) It was produced mainly in south India and from there is dispersed to other parts

20. Which one of the following is not a feature of Gandhara art tradition?

(a) The material employed is usually a dark grey slate in the beginning, stucco and terracotta becoming the dominant medium later
(b) The image of the Buddha was represent in anthropomorphic shape for the first time
(c) The Gandhara Buddha is rendered in the manner of the divine figures of the Graeco-Roman pantheon
(d) The images are characterised by massive earthliness and robustness of form and volume

21. Which one of the following materials was not used to make idols in Gandhara art tradition?