CUET UG 2024 History Previous Year Written Paper

4. History (18 May 2024 - Shift 1A) Q. No. Question Options Correct Answer 1 Identify correct statements about Harappan seals. +1 (1) A and D (2) C, D and E +1 (3) A, B and E (4) A, C and D +2 3 +2 2 Match List-I (Rulers/Titles) with List-II (Details). (1) A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III +1 (2) A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV (3) A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I (4) A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II 1 +2 3 First site discovered from the Indus Valley Civilization. +1 (1) Harappa (2) Rakhigarhi (3) Hulas (4) Sinauli 1 +2 4 Match List-I (Archaeologists) with List-II (Work at Vijayanagara). (1) A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I (2) A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II +1 (3) A-IV, B-I, C-III, D-II (4) A-I, B-IV, C-III, D-II 2 +2 5 Match Travellers (List-I) with Regions (List-II). (1) A-I, B-II, C-IV, D-III (2) A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II +1 (3) A-I, B-III, C-IV, D-II (4) A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I 4 +2 6 Match Names (List-I) with Descriptions (List-II). (1) A-II, B-I, C-III, D-IV (2) A-II, B-III, C-I, D-IV +1 (3) A-I, B-II, C-IV, D-III (4) A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II 2 +2 7 Identify correct statements about the Mahabharata. (1) (A) and (B) only (2) (B) and (E) only (3) (A), (C), (D) and (E) only +1 (4) (B) and (C) only 3 +2 8 Match Terms (List-I) with Meanings (List-II) for kinfolk/lineage. (1) A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV (2) A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I (3) A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III (4) A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III +1 4 +2 9 Match Directors (List-I) with Films (List-II) about partition. (1) A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II +1 (2) A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I (3) A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV (4) A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III 1 +2 10 First woman ordained as bhikkhuni. (1) Mahapajapati Gotami +1 (2) Sigala (3) Karuni Pajapati (4) Punna +1 1 +2 11 Principal deities of the Vedic pantheon? (1) Brahma/Vishnu/Shiva (2) Vishnu/Shiva/Indra +1 (3) Agni, Indra, Soma +1 (4) Agni, Varuna, Indra 3 +2 12 Identify statements NOT correct about Buddhism. +1 (1) (D) and (E) (2) (A), (B) and (D) +1 (3) (C) and (E) (4) (B), (D) and (E) 2 +2 13 Anglicised names for trading posts like Madras/Bombay/Calcutta. (1) Cities (2) Villages (3) Towns (4) Capitals 2 +2 14 Identify correct statements about Guru Nanak/Sikhism. (1) (A) and (D) (2) (C) and (D) (3) (B) and (C) (4) (A) and (E) +1 4 +2 15 Sufi teacher known as 'Gharib Nawaz'. (1) Shaikh Muinuddin +1 (2) Nizamuddin Auliya (3) Khusrau (4) Kaki +2 1 +2 16 God of whom Lord Jagannatha is a form. (1) Surya (2) Vishnu (3) Shiva (4) Brahma +1 2 +2 17 Travellers who visited Vijayanagara in the 15th century. (1) (B), (C) and (E) (2) (C), (D) and (E) (3) (A), (B) and (D) +1 (4) (B), (C) and (D) 3 +2 18 Match Agricultural Finds (List-I) with Sites (List-II). (1) A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III (2) A-I, B-II, C-IV, D-III (3) A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV (4) A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I +1 4 +1 19 Founder(s) of the Vijayanagara Empire. (1) Krishnadeva Raya (2) Harihara and Bukka +2 (3) Raja Raya (4) Rajendra II +1 2 +2 20 Match Materials (List-I) with Source Sites (List-II). (1) A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III +1 (2) A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II (3) A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV (4) A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I 1 +2 21 Match Terms (List-I) with Meanings/Dates (List-II). (1) A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV (2) A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I (3) A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II +1 (4) A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III 3 +2 22 Identify correct statements about Santhals and Dikus. (1) (A), (B) and (C) (2) (C) and (E) (3) (A), (B) and (D) +1 (4) (C) and (D) 3 +2 23 Identify true statements about the zamindars. +1 (1) (A), (D) and (E) (2) (C), (D) and (E) (3) (A), (B) and (C) (4) (B), (D) and (E) +1 4 +2 24 Ruling family of Kauravas and Pandavas? (1) Kuru (2) Panchal (3) Magadha (4) Vatsa +2 2 +2 25 Report reproducing petitions of zamindars/ryots to British Parliament. (1) First (2) Seventh (3) Sixth +2 (4) Fifth +1 4 +2 26 Blank: Rebel leaders issued Proclamations and? +1 (1) Cartridges (2) Ishtahars +2 (3) Sepoys (4) Taluqdars +1 2 +2 27 State referred to as "the life has gone out of the body" in 1857. (1) Jhansi (2) Awadh +2 (3) Kanpur (4) Delhi +1 2 +2 28 Identify correct statements about 1857 revolt. (1) (A), (B) and (C) (2) (B) and (D) (3) (A), (C) and (E) +1 (4) (D) and (E) 3 +2 29 Match Rebel Leaders (List-I) with Regions (List-II). (1) A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV (2) A-I, B-II, C-IV, D-III (3) A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I (4) A-II, B-I, C-III, D-IV +1 4 +2 30 Leader of the Santhal Revolt 1855-56. (1) Birsa Munda (2) Gonoo (3) Sidhu Manjhi +1 (4) Shah Mal 3 +2 31 Famous fighter in the Battle of Chinhat. +1 (1) Shah Mal (2) Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah +2 (3) Birjis Qadr (4) Kunwar Singh +1 2 +2 32 Commissioner of Lucknow when rebels besieged it. (1) Colin Campbell (2) Henry Lawrence +2 (3) James Outram (4) Havelock 2 +2 33 The Sunset Law was associated with? (1) Zamindari/Permanent +1 (2) Navy (3) Court (4) Freedom 1 +2 34 Ashram from where Gandhiji began Salt March. +1 (1) Ahmedabad (2) Sabarmati (3) Wardha (4) Kochrab 2 +2 35 Salt March notable as first activity focused on? (1) Women (2) Lord Irwin (3) Subhas Bose (4) Date +3 2 +2 36 "Purna Swaraj" goal aimed to achieve? +2 (1) Partial (2) Complete independence +2 (3) Identity (4) Partition +1 2 +2 37 True statements about Gandhiji at BHU opening. (1) (A), (B) and (C) (2) (C), (D) and (E) (3) (B), (C), and (D) (4) (A), (D) and (E) +1 4 +2 38 Match Movement/Events (List-I) with Details/Dates (List-II). (1) A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV (2) A-I, B-IV, C-II, D-III (3) A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II +1 (4) A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I +1 4 +2 39 Judge presiding over Gandhiji's trial after Non-Cooperation. (1) Justice C.N. Broomfield +1 (2) Hodges (3) Noel (4) Barker +2 1 +2 40 First year separate electorates were created. (1) 1909 +1 (2) 1919 (3) 1923 (4) 1907 +1 1 +2 41 Why Mughal chronicles viewed emperors as supreme? (1) Nobility wanted it (2) Vision rested with emperor +1 (3) Chronicles rich source (4) Admin weak 2 +1 42 Section of Mughal Court viewed as very significant. (1) Nobility +1 (2) Vision (3) Empire (4) Chronicles +1 1 +2 43 Chronicle saying entire kingdom follows king's orders. (1) Urdu Akhbar (2) Badshah Nama +1 (3) Akbar Nama +1 (4) Kitabkhana 3 +2 44 Body the Mughal imperial administrative apparatus depended on. (1) Travellers (2) Nobles (3) Masses (4) Mir Bakshi +1 2 +2 45 Author of the Akbar Nama. (1) Barahman (2) Muhammad Kazim (3) Lahori (4) Abu'l Fazl 4 +2 46 Effective date of the Constitution of India. (1) 26 Jan 1950 +1 (2) 15 Aug 1947 (3) 31 Jan 1929 (4) 6 Nov 1949 +2 1 +2 47 Reason Constitution is described as the longest. (1) Drafted document (2) Worked out (3) Hierarchy (4) Size and diversity +2 4 +2 48 How the Constitution seeks to unify India. (1) Deals with problems (2) Area (3) Designed to keep divided together +1 (4) Nurture institutions 3 +2 49 Body in which the Constitution was deliberated. (1) Parliament (2) Newspaper +1 (3) Constituent Assembly +1 (4) Princely States 3 +2 50 Nature of the Constitution imbibed the right to. +1 (1) Cultural (2) Educational +1 (3) Equality +1 (4) Religion 3 +1