NTA UGC Net History Online Mock Test 29

2025 NTA UGC Net History Online Mock Test 29 held in India: 25 multiple-question answers from the history topic of the UGC NET Exam are given below.

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NTA UGC Net History Online Mock Test 29

Mock Test Set	29
Question Type	MCQ
Medium	Online
Subject	History
Exam	UGC Net
Question	25
Marks	1

First Part: NTA UGC Net History Online Mock Test 29

(The answers to mock test 29 are given below)

1. What was the original name of the sect led by Mahavira which later came to be popularly known as Jains?

(a) Jina
(b) Kevalin
(c) Nirgranthas
(d) Tirthankaras

2. One of the greatest masterpieces of Buddhist art from Sri Lanka is:

(a) Seated Buddha in meditation from Anuradhapura
(b) The colossal image of the Buddha’s parinirvana from Polonnaruwa
(c) The largest statue of the Buddha in Sri Lanka at Awkana
(d) Sigiriya cave paintings, similar to Ajanta paintings

3. Which of the following was not the scene of miracles connected with the Buddha’s life?

(a) Sanchi
(b) Shravasti
(c) Sankasya
(d) Rajagriha

4. Bamiyan, a great center of Buddhism and Buddhist art from the first to the fourth cen- turies A.D., is located in :

(a) Kashmir
(b) Soviet Central Asia
(c) NWF Province of Pakistan
(d) Afghanistan

5. During the reign of which of the following rulers did most of the holy places of Buddhism acquire celebrity?

(a) Chandragupta Maurya
(b) Ajatashatru
(c) Asoka
(d) Kanishka

Second Part: NTA UGC Net History Online Mock Test 29

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6. Which of the following places is not connected with the four important events in the Buddha’s life?

(a) Rummindei
(b) Kasia
(c) Deer Park at Isipatana
(d) Sankasya

7. The Prajnaparamita (also a sacred book of the Mahayanists) is the Buddhist deity of :

(a) Learning
(b) Prosperity
(c) Mind
(d) Compassion

8. Which of the following can be called the birthplace of Buddhism?

(a) Lumbini
(b) Sarnath
(c) Rajagriha
(d) Kushinagar

9. The greatest centers of Buddhism in the Deccan were:

(a) Ajanta and Ellora
(b) Nasik and Karle
(c) Amravati and Nagarjunakonda
(d) Kanchi and Negapatam

10. Which of the following is not one of the common points of significance of both Rajagriha and Vaishali?

(a) Both places are associated with the miracles performed by the Buddha
(b) At both places one of the Buddhist councils was held
(c) At both places a stupa was built with the mortal remains of the Buddha enshrined in them
(d) Both places were important centers of Buddhist art

Third Part: NTA UGC Net History Online Mock Test 29

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11. The stupa at which of the following places in Southern India is larger than the one at Sanchi and could well vie in artistic beauty and grandeur with the Sanchi and Bharhut stupas in the North?

(a) Amravati
(b) Nagarjunakonda
(c) Bhattiprolu
(d) Ghantasala

12. The majority of the Buddhist caves in India are found in Western Maharashtra because :

(a) The Sahyadri mountain in western Maharashtra with its hard trap was best suited for rock-cut architecture
(b) There was a long-standing tradition in this region of royal patronage to rock-cut architecture
(c) The caves in this region provided a safe sanctuary away from the marauding hor- des of foreign invaders
(d) Many of the royal dynasties of Western India were patrons of Buddhism

13. The stupas of Sanchi and Bharhut are famous for:

(a) Beautiful carvings on their railings and gateways
(b) Combination of religion with folk art
(c) Their beautiful gateways or toranadwaras
(d) Depicting scenes of secular life along with that of the Buddha’s previous lives

14. The stupa constructed at which of the following places in Southern India is not only the earliest but also a mahastupa enshrining the mortal remains (a bone relic) of the Buddha?

(a) Amravati
(b) Jaggayyapeta
(c) Bhattiprolu
(d) Nagarjunakonda

15. Which of the following was not one of the points of religious difference between Buddhism and Jainism?

(a) Compared to Jainism, Buddhism was moderate in its stress on the doctrine of ahimsa
(b) Whereas Jainism believed in rigorous asceticism, Buddhism considered rigid penance to be useless
(c) Unlike Buddhism, Jainism did not altogether dispense with the worship of the old deities or the services of the Brahmins
(d) While Buddhism acknowledges a permanent entity or an immortal soul, Jainism does not

Fourth Part: NTA UGC Net History Online Mock Test 29

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16. Which of the following was not a similarity between Buddhism and Jainism?

(a) Both were agnostic and rejected the Vedic thoughts
(b) Both had equal faith in ahimsa
(c) Both accepted followers without any casts distinction
(d) Both believed in the Law of Doctrine of karma

17. The First and the Second Buddhist Councils are known as vinayasamgitis, because both :

(a) Contributed to and dhamma the completion of vinaya
(b) Established the Holy Truth and a compilation of the Holy Dhamma
(c) Established the order in the Buddhist sangha
(d) Tried to separate the important precepts from the unimportant ones

18. The most important event on the death centenary (parinirvana) of the Buddha was the:

(a) Despatch of the Buddhist mission to Sri Lanka
(b) Calling of the second Buddhist Council
(c) Compilation of the teachings of the Buddha
(d) Division of Buddhism into Mahayana and Hinayana sects

19. Which of the following lived with Mahavira during his mendicancy but subsequently left him and became the leader of another Shramana sect?

(a) Makkhali Gosala
(b) Ajita Keshakambalin
(c) Purana Kassapa
(d) Pakudha Kaccayana

20. Some hold the view that Buddhism was merely a phase of Hinduism. Which of the following was not one of the concepts and practices borrowed by Buddhism from Hinduism/ Brahmanism?

(a) The idea of monastic order
(b) The emphasis on purity of body and right conduct
(c) The concept of nirvana
(d) Belief in samsara and karma

Fifth Part: NTA UGC Net History Online Mock Test 29

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21. Which of the following places can be regarded as the largest monastic establishment in Western India (containing 130 caves)?

(a) Karle
(b) Ajanta
(c) Junnair
(d) Kanheri

22. Which of the following is considered to be the actual founder of Jainism?

(a) Risalhanath
(b) Parsvanath
(c) Neminath
(d) Vardhaman Mahavira

23. The last great royal patrons of Buddhism were:

(a) The Palas of Bengal and Bihar
(b) Harshavardhana of Kanauj
(c) The Chalukyas of Gujarat
(d) The Paramaras of Malwa

24. On the authority of which of the following is Mahavira’s year of death placed as 468 B.C.?

(a) Taranath
(b) Siddhasena
(c) Haribhadra
(d) Hemchandra

25. The finest specimens of Buddhist paintings are found in the caves at Bagh and Ajanta. How do the Buddhist paintings at Bagh differ from those found at Ajanta?

(a) They are mostly depictions of Jataka stories
(b) They contain representations of scenes from the Buddha’s life from conception to the attainment of nirvana
(c) They are basically secular in character, and significantly reflect contemporary life
(d) The style of the paintings reveals great delicacy and depth of feeling

Answer Key: NTA UGC Net History Online Mock Test 29

1. (c)	6. (d)	11. (a)	16. (b)	21. (b)
2. (b)	7. (c)	12. (a)	17. (b)	22. (a)
3. (a)	8. (b)	13. (a)	18. (a)	23. (d)
4. (d)	9. (c)	14. (c)	19. (a)	24. (c)
5. (c)	10. (d)	15. (d)	20. (c)	25. (a)