CBSE NET Indian-Culture June-2012 Solved Paper II

1. Which edible is not mentoned in the Rigveda?

a. Apupa

b. Curd

c. Salt

d. Yava

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2. Match List-I (Samhitas) with List-II (Brahmanas) and select the correct answer using the codes given below:

List-I (Samhitas)

a. Rigveda

b. Yajurveda

c. Samaveda

d. Atharvaveda

List-II (Brahmanas)

a. Taittiriya

b. Aitereya

c. Gopatha

d. Jaimini

A B C D

a. 1 2 3 4

b. 4 2 3 1

c. 2 3 4 1

d. 2 1 4 3

Answer: c

Answer: d

3. The earliest mention of Chandala is found in

a. Atharvaveda

b. Vajasaneyi Sahita

c. Chhandogya Upanishad

d. Apastaba Dharmasutra

Answer: b

4. The officer responsible for collection of taxes (bali) in the later Vedic period was

a. Akavapa

b. Antarvasika

c. Bhagadudha

d. Sangrahita

Answer: c

5. Which Buddhist text refers to numerous ancient Indian scripts?

a. Abhidharmakosa

b. Divyavadana

c. Lalitavistara

d. Mahavastu

Answer: c

6. The permission for the establishment of Bhikshuni Sangha was given by the Buddha at

a. Samath

b. Sravasti

c. Vaisali

d. Kapilavastu

Answer: c

7. The Mauiyan Emperor Asoka is mentioned by his name in

a. Rummindei Inscription

b. Nittur Inscription

c. Erragudi Inscription

d. None of the above

Answer: b

8. Akayanivi denotes

a. Permanent endowment of which interest was utilised for a specific purpose

b. Fixed deposit for monetary benefit to the depositor

c. Permanent savings in royal treasury meant for use in an emergency

d. Long term loan

Answer: a

9. The Kupyadhyaksha was an officer in charge of

a. Agricultural resources

b. Forest resources

c. Water resources

d. Transport resources

Answer: b

10. Who among the following contributed in the construction/reconstruction of the Sudarsana Lake?

a. PusyaguptaVaisya

b. Pamadatta

c. Chakrapalita

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d. All the above

Answer: d

11. Who discovered the existence of monsoon winds which facilitated India's trade with the Western world in early centuries of the Christian era?

a. Anonymous author of Periplus

b. Augustus

c. Hippalus

d. Ptolemy


Answer: c

12. Which one of the following is attributed to a female author?

a. Kaumadi Mahotsava

b. Priyadarsika

c. Devi Chandra Guptam

d. None of the above

Answer: a

13. Coins, bearing legends in three different scripts, were issued by

a. Agathocles

b. Nahapana

c. Menander

d. Maves

Answer: b

14. The images of kings were installed for the first time at

a. Amaravati

b. Mathura

c. Samath

d. Takasila

Answer: b

15. The Kathasaritsagara, a collection of stories in Sanskrit, contains mostly

a. Fairy tales

b. Mythological stories about the creation of the world

c. Stories about Hindu Gods and Goddesses

d. Adventurous stories of traders and princes

Answer: d

16. The symbol of a ship with mast occurs on the coins of

a. Vasisthiputra Pulamavi

b. Yaj~nasri Satakami

c. Gautamiputra Satakami

d. Simukha Satavahana

Answer: b

17. The cult of chaste wife (Pattni Cult) is celebrated in the Tamil work named

a. Silappadikaram

b. Pattupattu

c. Narrinai

d. Kuruogai

Answer: a

18. The famous Sanskrit poet Kalidasa finds a mention in

a. Allahabad Pillar Inscription

b. Aihole Inscription of Pulakes in II

c. Banskhera Inscription

d. Gwalior Inscription of Mihira Bhoja

Answer: b

19. Elephanta Caves contain

a. Buddhist Images only

b. Jain Images only

c. Brahmanical Images only

d. All the above

Answer: c

20. The rock-cut Kailasa temple of Ellora was built by

a. Mahendravarman I

b. Pulakesin II

c. Krisna I

d. Vikramaditya VI

Answer: c

21. The famous temple of Sun-God at Ko ark was built by

a. Choda Ganga

b. Narasimha I

c. Kapilendra

d. Purusottama

Answer: b

22. Astadiggajas flourished in the court of

a. Shivaji

b. Krisnadeva Raya

c. Bhoja Paramara

d. Choda Ganga

Answer: b

23. Who among the following were sants of the Varkari sect?

a. Chakradhara

b. J~nanesvara

c. Namadeva


d. Ram Das


Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Codes:

a. 1 and 2

b. 2 and 3

c. 1 and 3

d. 1, 2,3 and 4

24. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

a. Chausantha Yogini Bhubaneswar

b. Kailasanatha Kanci

c. Venkatesvara Tirupati

d. Vithoba Pandharpur

25. Arrange the following grammarians in a chronological order and select the correct using the code given below:

a. Hemachandra

b. Pata~njali

c. Yaska

d. Kat-yayana

Codes:

a. 3 4 2 1

b. 12 4 3

c . 1 3 2 4

d. 3 14 2

Answer: b

Answer: a

Answer: a

26. The ceiling of which one of the following Chaitya halls preserves the original wooden beams? Select the correct answer using the code given below:

a. Bhaja

b. Karle

c. Koane

d. Pitalkhora

Codes:

a. 1 only

b. 2 and 3

c. 1, 2 and 3

d. 1, 2,3 and 4

27. Match List-I (Author) with List-II (Book) and select the correct answer using the code given below:

List-I (Author) List-II (Book)

Answer: a

a. Bharavi a. Gauavaho

b. Dhoyi b. Kirataijuniya


c. Ksemisvara c. Pavanaduta

d. Vak Patiraja d. Cha akuvsika

A B C D

a. 4 2 3 1

b. 2 3 4 1

c. 1 4 3 2

d. 2 1 3 4

28. • A ssertion (A): The spread of Vaisnavism contributed a great deal to the growth of regional literature.

• Reason (R): Jayadev, Vidyapati, Mirabai, Tulsidas, Sankaradev have been great authors.

Now select the correct answer from the code given below: Codes:

a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of (A).

b. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of (A).

c. A is true but R is false.

d. A is false but R is true.

29. Plough is the iconographic feature of

a. Parasurama

b. Lakulisa

c. Balarama

d. Vasudeva

30. The distinctive figure on the coins of Gagayadeva Kalachuri is

a. Bull

b. Elephant

c. Vishnu

d. Lakshmi

31. In which of the following language Alberuni wrote his account Tarikh-ul Hind?

a. Sanskrit

b. Arabic

c. Persian

Answer: b

Answer: a

Answer: c

Answer: d

d. Turkish

32. Ibn Batuta who throws immense light on socio-cultural history of India belonged to

a. Morocco

b. Saudi Arabia

c. Iran

d. Syria


33. Performing Sati was discouraged by

a. Iltutmish

b. Balban

c. Razia Sultan

d. Mohammad-bin Tughlaq

34. Arrange the following Bhakti Saints in chronological order:

a. Nam Dev

b. Tuka Ram

c. Ramanuja

d. Chaitanya

Select your answer from the code given below:

Codes:

a. 2 ,1,4 , 3

b. 3 ,1 ,4,2

c. 1 ,3, 2,4

d. 4, 2, 3,1

35. The policy of Sulh-i Kul manifested Akbar's

a. Political acumenship

b. Synthesis of different rival cultures

c. Tolerance for other religions

d. All of the above

36. The famous painter Mir Sayyad Ali Tabrez who illuminated the Dastan-I Amir Hamzah was patronised by

a. Akbar

b. Jahangir

c. Shah Jahan

d. DaraShukoh

37. Who among the following is called “Prince of Artists”

Answer: b

Answer: a

Answer: d

Answer: b

Answer: d

Answer: a

a. Babur


b. Akbar

c. Jahangir

d. Shah Jahan

Answer: c

38. Aurangzeb re-imposed jazia in

a. 1657

b. 1674

c. 1682

d. 1684

39. Majma-ul Bahrain was compiled after discussion with Baba Lai and Sufi Miyan Mir by

a. Aurangzeb

b. Bahadur Shah

c. Shah Jahan

d. Dara Shukoh

40. Diwan-i Khalisa was responsible to look after the

a. Revenue free land granted as rewards

b. Land under continuous cultivation

c. Land under the direct possession of the state

d. Cultivable land but was left fallow

41. Who was the founder of the Baptist Mission in India?

a. William Carey

b. J. Marshman

c. Charles Grant

d. Alexander Duff

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

Answer: b

Answer: d

Answer: c

Answer: a

List-I List-II

a. Sir William Jones a. Upanishads

b. Rigvedab. Sir Charles Wilkins

c. Max Mullar c. Sakuntala

d. Anquetil du perron d. Bagvatgita

A B C D


a. 2 3 1 4

b. 1 3 4 2

c. 4 3 2 1

d. 3 4 2 1

Answer: d

43. • A ssertion (A): Ramakrishna Paramahamsa believed that all religions were true and led to God.

• Reason (R): Ramkrishna Paramahamsa was attracted to Christianity.

In the context of the above statements, which one of the following is correct? Codes:

a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of (A).

b. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanaton of (A).

c. A is true but R is false.

d. A is false but R is true.

Answer: c

44. Which are of the following was not the result of Brahmo Marriage Act?

a. Legalization of Brahmo Marriage

b. Declaration that Brahmos were non-Hindus

c. Non-applicability of the Hindu Law on Brahmos

d. Brahmos could marry in the Temples

Answer: d

45. One of the following writers was not associated with Bengali Drama in the 19th century

a. Toru Dutta

b. Madusudan Dutt

c. Dinabandu Mitra

d. Girish Chandra Gosh

Answer: a

46. Put following organizations in chronological order

a. Brahmo Samaj of India

b. S. N. D. P. Yogam

c. Ramakrishna Mission

d. Rahnumai Mazdayasnan Sabha

i- 3. 2 ,4 ,1

ii- 2 ,4 ,1 , 3

iii. 1 ,3 ,2 ,4

iv. 4,1,3 , 2

Answer: d



List-I (Newspaper) List-II (Place of Publication)

a. Swadeshi Mitran a. Bombay

b. Jagat Mitra b. Cuttack

c. Krishna Patrika c. Madras

d. The Samaj

A B C D

a. 3 1 4 2

b. 2 3 1 4

c. 1 4 2 3

d. Magulipatam

d. 4 2 1 3

Answer: a


List-I List-II

a. Raja Ram Mohan Roy a. Adi Brahmo Samaj

b. Devendranath Tagore b. Brahma Samaj

c. Keshavachandra Sen c. Sadarana Brahma Samaj

d. Pandit Shivanath Sastiy

A B C D

a. 2 1 4 3

b. 2 3 1 4

c. 2 1 3 4

d. Brahma Samaj of India

d. 4 2 1 3

Answer: b

49. One of the following members was not a part of the University Commission appointed by Lord Curzon in 1902

a. Thomas Raleigh

b. Asuthosh Mukarjee

c. Gurudas Baneijee

d. Syed Hasan Bilgrami

Answer: b


Which one of the Indian National Congress session was presided by Mahatma Gandhi?

a. 1919 - Amritsar

b. 1924 - Belgaum

c. 1935 - Allahabad

d. 1938 - Haripura

Answer: b

INDIAN CULTURE Paper - II

Note : This paper contains fifty (50) objective type questions, two (2) marks each. All questions are compulsory.

1. The work which mentions Buddha’s last journey to Kushinagara, is

(A) Mahaparinirvana Sutra

(B) Lalitavistara

(C) Buddha - Charita

(D) The Jatakas

2. Which of the following is the Sri Lankan Buddhist source ?

(A) Lankavatara Sutra

(B) Ashokavadana

(C) Dipavamsa

(D) None of the above

3. From whose accounts do we know about the functioning of the Nalanda University ?

(A) Megasthenes

(B) Hiuen-Tsang

(C) Bana

(D) Fa-hien

4. Which of the following Harappan sites is stated to have been destroyed by fire ?

(A) Kotdiji

(B) Amri

(C) Dholavira

(D) Lothal

5. To which Palaeolithic phase are related the pre-historic microlithic tools ?(A) Palaeolithic(B) Mesolithic(C) Neolithic(D) None of the above

6. Who explored the first Harappan site ?(A) Sir John Marshall(B) Daya Ram Sahani(C) R.D. Banerji(D) M. Wheeler

7. How were the Harappan seals manufactured ?(A) By Cutting(B) By Moulding(C) By Punching(D) By Casting

8. The hymns of which God are dedicated in the Ninth Book of Rigveda ?(A) Indra(B) Agni(C) Mitra(D) Soma

9. Whose houses did the king visit after the Ratnahvimsi ceremony ?(A) Mahishi(B) Vavata(C) Rathakara(D) All the above

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10. The Upanishad which mentions all the four Ashramas for the first time, is(A) Isha(B) Chhandogya(C) Jabalopanishad(D) Brihadaranayaka

11. Who was not the contemporary of Kanishka ?(A) Nagasena(B) Ashvaghosha(C) Vasumitra(D) Charaka

12. In which language has Mahavira given his sermons ?(A) Magadhi(B) Shuraseni(C) Ardha-Magadhi(D) Pali

13. Which of the following are the characteristics of the Advaita Philosophy of Shankara ?(A) Brahman an ultimate reality(B) All mistakes due to ignorance(C) Two levels of realities -

conventional reality and absolute reality.

(D) All the above

14. In which Indian sculptural art have emerged the scenes from the Ramayana for the first time ?(A) Nachna - Kuthara(B) Eran(C) Osian(D) Khajuraho

15. Which of the following Rock Edict of Ashoka speaks of religious synthesis ?(A) Rock Edict II(B) Rock Edict X

(C) Rock Edict XII(D) Rock Edict XIII

16. How many types of slaves are mentioned by Narada ?(A) 05

(B) 10(C) 15(D) 20

17. The Pancharatr system is a part of which sect ?(A) Vaishnavism(B) Jainism(C) Shaivism(D) Ajivikism

18. What is meant by the term ‘ Vishti’ ?(A) State share of produce(B) Emergency cess(C) Forced Labour(D) Tax collected by Intermediaries

19. The deities of which religious sects are depicted on the gold coins of Kanishka ?(A) Indian deities(B) Iranian deities

(C) Greek deities(D) All the above

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