NTA UGC Net History Online Mock Test 9

2025 NTA UGC Net History Online Mock Test 9 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 9

Mock Test Set	9
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 these animals was not regarded as a domesticated species during the Mature Harappan phase?

(a) Cattle
(b) Buffalo
(c) Sheep
(d) Goat

Ans. (b) Buffalo

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

A	B
(a) Harappa	(1) Jarrige, J. F.
(b) Dholavira	(2) Meadow, R. H.
(c) Mehrgarh	(3) Joshi, J. P.
(d) Kot Diji	(4) Bisht, R. S.
(e) Banawali	(5) Khan, F. A.

(a) 1-a, 2-b, 3-c, 4-d, 5-e
(b) 1-c, 2-a, 3-e, 4-b, 5-d
(c) 1-b, 2-a, 3-c, 4-d, 5-e
(d) 1-b, 2-c, 3-e, 4-a, 5-d

Ans. (b) 1-c, 2-a, 3-e, 4-b, 5-d

3. The four largest Harappan settlements in the Indo-Pak subcontinent are among the following:

(i) Harappa
(ii) Mohenjodaro
(iii) Rakhigarhi
(iv) Ganweriwala
(v) Dholavira
(vi) Kalibangan

Choose the correct answer:

(a) (i), (ii), (iv), and (v)
(b) (i), (ii), (iii) and (v)
(c) (i), (iii), (iv) and (v)
(d) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)

Ans. (d) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)

4. The phrase ‘century of change’ (c.2600- 2500 BC) used in the context of Indus valley civilization is characterized by many developments. Which one of the following is not such a development?

(a) Creation of a script
(b) Introduction of new concepts of planning and architecture
(c) Imposition of a uniform ‘new’ style upon craft manufacturers
(d) Introduction to domestication of animals

Ans. (d) Introduction to domestication of animals

5. The core trends of the urban phenomenon in the Harappan civilization context seem to have been present before:

(a) 3500 BC
(b) 3000 BC
(c) 2500 BC
(d) 2750 BC

Ans. (b) 3000 BC

Second Part: UGC Net History Online Mock Test

6. The total number of Harappan inscriptions is around:

(a) 3000
(b) 2500
(c) 3500
(d) less than 2500

Ans. (a) 3000

7. Match list A with list B.

A	B
1. Banas Culture	(a) South-astern Rajasthan
2. PGW Culture	(b) Ganga-Yamuna Doab
3. Malwa Culture	(c) Central India
4. Jorwe Culture	(a) Southeastern Rajasthan

Choose the correct answer:

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

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

8. The majority of Harappan inscriptions are found on:

(a) Stone seals
(b) Pottery
(c) Seal impressions on clay
(d) Copper tablets

Ans. (a) Stone seals

9. Which one of the following is wrong in the Harappan context

(a) Lentils are found at Nausharo
(b) Chickpea found at Kalibangan
(c) Field peas found at Harappa
(d) Cotton found at Lothal

Ans. (d) Cotton found at Lothal

10. A steatite seal found at Mohenjodaro depicts a composite beast comprising some of the following.

1. A human face shown in profile
2. Horns of a zebu
3. Tusks and trunk of an elephant
4. Mane of a lion
5. Body of a bull
6. Ears of a donkey

Which of the following is not shown?

(a) Only 1
(b) Only 6
(c) 1 and 6
(d) 2 and 6

Ans. (b) Only 6

Third Part: UGC Net History Online Mock Test

11. Some of the Harappan crops out of the following are supposed to have diffused from Africa.

1. Finger millet
2. Ragi
3. Bajra
4. Jawar
5. Barley

Which are those?

(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2, 4 and 5
(d) 5 only

Ans. (a) 1, 2, 3 and 4

12. Some of the following place (s) has/have revealed archaeological evidence regarding pit-dwellings:

1. Dholavira
2. Burzahom
3. Gufkral
4. Shortugai

Which are those sites?

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

Ans. (b) 2 and 3

13. Some of the following is/are correct regarding Harappan civilization.

1. Three principal varieties of wheat occur
2. Three varieties of barley were cultivated
3. Lentils were cultivated
4. Among oil seeds, mustard, linseed, and 1 sesamum have been found

Which are those?

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

Ans. (a) 1, 2, 3 and 4

14. The finest piece of Harappan stone carving is one which depicts a simple recumbent ram. It comes from:

(a) Harappa
(b) Mohenjodaro
(c) Rakhigarhi
(d) Dholavira

Ans. (b) Mohenjodaro

15. At Diamabad, four bronze objects have been found. Which one of the following do not belong to this hoard?

(a) A chariot
(b) An elephant
(c) A rhinoceros
(d) A buffalo
(e) A tiger

Ans. (e) A tiger

Fourth Part: UGC Net History Online Mock Test

16. We do not find Harappan inscriptions on:

(a) Copper tablets
(b) Bone
(c) Ivory
(d) Brick

Ans. (d) Brick

17. Match list A with B.

A	B
1. Copper-Hoard Culture	(a) Sind
2. Gandhara Grave Culture	(b) NWFP
3. Jhukar Culture	(c) Ganga Yamuna Doab
4. Kulli Culture	(d) Balochistan

Choose the correct answer:

(a) 1-a, 2-b, 3-c, 4-d
(b) 1-c, 2-b, 3-a, 4-d
(c) 1-d, 2-c, 3-b, 3-b, 4-a
(d) 1-d, 2-b, 3-с, 4-a

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

18. Which Harappan city was well placed to command the major land routes traversing the Iranian plateau leading to Central Asia?

(a) Harappa
(b) Nausharo
(c) Manda
(d) Shortugai

Ans. (a) Harappa

19. Which one of these is not correct about the buffalo-horned ‘deity’?

(a) It appeared during Early Harappan period
(b) It is found at Kot Diji, Gumla, Rahmandheri Lewan, Sarai Khola and Burzahom in the Early Harappan context
(c) This horned deity of Early Harappan period is similar to those horned deity, of the Mature Harappan period
(d) This horned deity seems to have Sumerian influence

Ans. (d) This horned deity seems to have Sumerian influence

20. Which of the following areas seems to be the ‘core area’ in which the Mature Indus civilization first appeared?

(a) Sind
(b) Cholistan
(c) Panjab
(d) Saraswati-Drishadvati valley

Ans. (a) Sind

Fifth Part: UGC Net History Online Mock Test

21. The first Harappan site excavated in India after Independence is:

(a) Ropar
(b) Kot Diji
(c) Lothal
(d) Rakhigarhi

Ans. (a) Ropar

22. The so-called ‘economic zone of the Harappan site, lization lay along the:

(a) bank of the Sirhind River
(b) Bhogavo river bank
(c) Indus course
(d) Makra course

Ans. (a) bank of the Sirhind river

23. Which one of these is not true about the site Shortughai?

(a) It is a Harappan outpost in NE Afghanistan
(b) It is located near Badakhshan, the source of Lapis lazuli
(c) Other than lapis lazuli it supplied stoneware bangles to the mainland civilization
(d) The finds suggest that the Harappan craftsman accompanied the traders to this site

Ans. (c) Other than lapis lazuli it supplied stoneware bangles to the mainland civilization

24. A prominent Harappan site, is surrounded by flood barriers to protect it with the aid of UNESCO funds, is

(a) Mohenjodaro
(b) Dholavira
(c) Lothal
(d) Rakhigarhi

Ans. (a) Mohenjodaro

25. The basic technology and craft skills of the Mature Harappan civilization was:

(a) The direct legacy of an already ancient tradition within the Greater Indus system
(b) The direct legacy of its contact with the Mesopotamian civilization
(c) The result of a process not known as yet
(d) The by-product of trade between the Sumer and Indus Valley civilizations

Ans. (a) The direct legacy of an already ancient tradition within the Greater Indus system