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There are EIGHT questions divided in Two Sections and printed both in HINDI and in ENGLISH.
Candidate has to attempt FIVE questions in all.
Question no. l and 5 are compulsory and out of the remaining, THREE are to be attempted choosing at
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map are given below seriatim :-
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A Palaeolithic and Mesolithic site.
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An important place.
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A Pre-Harappan site.
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An important Harapp.an site.
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Site of important fossils .
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_Evaluate various views human settlements _as gleaned fromJhe Vedio s?urces.
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Discuss the .wate1 managem,ent and ;nservation planning in the Harappan (Indus-
Saraswati) cities. - 20
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In the absence of a written scrlpt ..QJalcolithic pottery gives us .a fasemating-insight into .' ..... .
Jhe culture and life styles of the- peeple of those Comment critically. 15
((J J(a) 1ffiIT <f; 3ll'1!' 'R WilFr 'lTUI if "liffq[ ffilD< <j\J. """"
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On the basis of contemporary sources assess the of banking and usuary in ancient
India. 15
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Social norms for . W<?meri in the and A rthasastra tradition were framed in
accordance with the Vamashrama tradition. Evaluate critically. 20
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"The vama concept may fJeen largely

model and never anactual
description of society." Comment in the context of"'An.cient 15
Evaluate the contribution of the Puranas in disseminating secular knowledge among the
masses in ancient India. 15
Evaluate the of land in ancient India on the basis of literary and epigraphic
sources. 15
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Explainas to. how the early JluddhistStupa while.uSfng folk motifs and narratives and
commo.n Ci_Ultufal symbols, succeeded in transforming .these themes expounding the
ideals. 20

SECTION-B
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Write short notes in not more than 150 words on each of the following :- lOxS=so
l!fAifll\1"11 "ifqf <A -wm
Evaluate the Malfuzat texts as sources of medieval history. 10
m CftfT maT <fl anm "q\
\{--/ Discuss the state of society and of the Bahmani as gleaned .from
sources. 10
S(c) "TIB-<fijff mzr '1Tfttr Cll1lITT CfiT
Give a sketch of Indian trade. with Europe during. the Mughal period. 10
Q. S(d) . mmorr <f; 3Nrft llftftqfij- m <f;
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Analyze the steps taken by Razia Sultan to strengthen her position as an independent ruler
despite the various obstacles. 10
.qfcffi at:rr Vlfcffi <f;
Bhakti arid mysticism of Lal Ded emerged as a social force in Kashmir.
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Evaluate the conditions of industries in India from 1200_.:.1500 CE.
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the Vijayanagar kingdom. 15 t
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Critically evaluate the during the Suhaoate period. 15
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On the basis of the accounts__of_Euiopeans bring out the agrarian crisis of the 17th
CE India. . 0
Q. 7(b) mm cF 3Tlifrr 'q\ 1200-1500 cf; .l=f"Uf <l>'\' 'Cf{ . 3flffli41k"lifi
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Evaluate crhic'ally or"labour CE t_he baiis historicai
sources. 15
Q. 7(c) <f; -q 9iffl4i ctr fhir11 om 1
Discuss and evaluate critically various trends in the historiography of bh(1kti. 15
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t6cff 3TCfiGIT ctT' '$rfl{1''rnw m 1f1't
Analyze how the political process of state formation of Mewar from 1oth_15
1
h century
CE was challenged in the l 6
1
h century CE by the imperialist policy of Akbar. 15
Q. &(b) l{ll ma- <F H'l4Ji.RI ffl:> _<$' * fcNlisr m
!llctl-sG'l {fCfi cf> WtT\if 'Om 312fal<ffZJI tf{ SJffift
Assess the Lekhapaddhati a5 an important solirce'for evaluating the sbciety and e.conomy
of the thirteenth century CE with special reference to Gujarat. 15
. Q. 8(c) fcmR om aq;1"1<t>"i <F fctq;-rn ctr tl'lftlil 1
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Assess the development of Science and the Mughal period. 20
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