NTA UGC Net History Online Mock Test 17

2025 NTA UGC Net History Online Mock Test 17 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 17

Mock Test Set	17
Question Type	MCQ
Medium	Online
Subject	History
Exam	UGC Net
Question	25
Marks	1

First Part: UGC Net History Online Mock Test

1. Which of the following Rigvedic terms is a non-Aryan loan words? Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

(1) Nira (water)
(2) Mina (fish)
(3) Langala (plough)
(4) Sira (plough)

Codes:

(a) All the four
(b) 1, and 3
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 2 and 4

Ans. (a) All the four

2. The swastika symbol, an integral part of the modern-day Hinduism, is a:

(a) Vedic trait
(b) Post-Vedic trait
(c) Harappan trait
(d) Pre-Harappan trait

Ans. (d) Pre-Harappan trait

3. Which animal occurs most frequently in the Rigveda?

(a) Cow
(b) Bull
(c) Horse
(d) Buffalo

Ans. (c) Horse

4. Which of the following terms does not mean battle?

(a) Gavisthi
(b) Gosu
(c) Gavesana
(d) Gojata

Ans. (d) Gojata

5. Which of the following cultures in India indicate the arrival of new people (or elements)?

(a) ‘Zhob’ Culture
(b) ‘Kayatha’ Culture
(c) ‘Mature Harappan’ Culture
(d) ‘Cemetery H’ Culture

Ans. (d) ‘Cemetery H’ Culture

Second Part: UGC Net History Online Mock Test

6. How many times does asva (horse) in its various forms occur in the Rigveda?

(a) 215
(b) 176
(c) 170
(d) 225

Ans. (a) 215

7. The first linguistic traces of the Indo-Aryans or Proto-Indians come from:

(a) Iraq
(b) Iran
(c) Afghanistan
(d) India

Ans. (a) Iraq

8. Which of the following deity is not mentioned in the Rigveda?

(a) Mitra
(b) Rudra
(c) Apam-Napat
(d) Soma

Ans. (b) Rudra

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

List ‘A’	List ‘B’
A. Shiksha	1. Ritual
B. Kalpa	2. Grammar
C. Vyakarana	3. Pronunciation
D. Nirukta	4. Metre
E. Chhanda	5. Astronomy
F. Jyotisha	6. Etymology

Codes:

–	A	B	C	D	E	F
(a)	1	2	3	5	6	4
(b)	3	1	2	6	4	5
(c)	5	6	3	4	1	2
(d)	6	5	4	3	2	1

Ans. (b) 3 1 2 6 4 5

Third Part: UGC Net History Online Mock Test

10. Which of the following Rigvedic personalities was known as ardhadeva, i.e. half-god?

(a) Sudas
(b) Divodas
(c) Trasadasyu
(d) Gandharvas

Ans. (c) Trasadasyu

11. Which one of the following was least instrumental in the diffusion of Vedic Sanskrit in the Ganges Valley?

(a) Conquests
(b) Use of iron
(c) Horse
(d) Spoked wheel

Ans. (a) Conquests

12. Which of the following Vedic sages are said to have been dasiputra? Choose the correct answer from the codes given below?

(1) Kavasa Ailusa
(2) Dirghatamas
(3) Visvamitra
(4) Bhrigu

Codes:

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

Ans. (c) 1 and 2

13. Which of the following statements regarding the Vedic period is not correct?

(a) The Vedic communities had established neither a taxation system nor a professional army
(b) The later-Vedic peasants contributed to the rise of trade and towns
(c) In the later-Vedic period, the tribal militia of pastoral society was replaced by peasant militia of agricultural society
(d) The Rigvedic society did not have a serving order in the form of the Shudras

Ans. (b) The later-Vedic peasants contributed to the rise of trade and towns

14. In the Rigveda, madyamasi acted as:

(a) The chief justice
(b) Mediator in disputes
(c) Jail superintendent
(d) The King’s counsel

Ans. (b) Mediator in disputes

15. Which one of the following was not one of the three srunta or public fires in the Rigveda?

(a) Grihyagni
(b) Garihpatya
(c) Ahavaniya
(d) Dakshin Agni

Ans. (a) Grihyagni

Fourth Part: UGC Net History Online Mock Test

16. Which of the following terms has not been used in characterizing Rigvedic society by historians?

(a) Tribal
(b) Pastoral
(c) Semi-nomadic
(d) Egalitarian
(e) Lineage based
(f) Stratified

Ans. (f) Stratified

17. Which of the following is not a difference between the Rigvedic or early Vedic Age and the Later Vedic Age?

(a) Rigvedic Society was predominantly pastoral and later-Vedic society was essentially agricultural.
(b) In the Rigvedic period people did not know iron, whereas the Later Vedic Period coincides with the first phase of the use of iron in northern India.
(c) The Rigvedic society can be envisaged based on the four Vedas, whereas later Vedic society can be constructed based on sutra and smriti literature.
(d) In the Rigvedic Age, brahmana were one of the sixteen types of priests, whereas in the later Vedic Age, brahmanas became predominant.

Ans. (c) The Rigvedic society can be envisaged based on the four Vedas, whereas later-Vedic society can be constructed based on sutras and smriti literature.

18. In the 14th century BC, there were a people called Mittani, whose kings had Indo-Iranian names, and a few of whose gods were similar to the Vedic gods. Mittanis belonged to:

(a) Babylon
(b) Iran
(c) North-east Syria
(d) Anatolia

Ans. (c) North-east Syria

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

List ‘A’	List ‘B’
A. Nyaya	1. Jaimini
B. Vaisheshika	2. Badarayana
C. Sankhya	3. Gautam
D. Yoga	4. Kanada
E. Purva Mimamsa	5. Kapila
F. Uttara Mimamsa	6. Patanjali

Codes:

–	A	B	C	D	E	F
(a)	5	6	4	1	2	3
(b)	4	3	2	1	5	6
(c)	3	4	5	6	1	2
(d)	1	2	3	4	5	6

Ans. (c) 3 4 5 6 1 2

20. In the Rigveda, gods were divided into — categories:

(a) Four
(b) Three
(c) Two
(d) Six

Ans. (a) Four

Fifth Part: UGC Net History Online Mock Test

21. Which of the following is not correct about the later Vedic phase?

(a) The later Vedic people ate rice
(b) The later Vedic people used iron in handicrafts and agriculture on a considerable scale
(c) The later Vedic texts were composed in the land of the Kurus and Panchalas
(d) The later Vedic phase coincides with the PGW-iron archaeology

Ans. (b) The later Vedic people used iron in handicrafts and agriculture on a considerable scale

22. The army to protect the ashvamedha horse comprised of: