CENTRE FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION

Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh

Session 2016-2017
M.A. (Previous)
HISTORY
HISTORY OF ANCIENT INDIA: EARLIEST TIMES TO 850 AD
(HSM-401)
ASSIGNMENT
Maximum Marks: 25
a) Answer any two questions.

1. Discuss various theories of the decline of the Harappan Civilization.

2. Discuss various factors responsible for the rise of Buddhism and Jainism.
3. Evaluate Ashoka’s inscriptions as a source for the history of the period.
4. Highlight career and achievements of Samudragupta in the light of Allahabad Pillar
inscriptions.

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CENTRE FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION

Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
Session 2016-2017
M.A. (Previous)
HISTORY
HISTORY OF MEDIEVAL INDIA: 1192-1526 AD
(HSM-402)
ASSIGNMENT
Maximum Marks: 25
a) Answer any two questions.

1. Give an account of Chishti and Suhrawardi orders and their teachings in India.

2. Discuss any two experiments of Muhammad Bin Tughlaq.

3. Discuss the Balban’s theory of Kingship.

4. Discuss the political condition of India in the eve of the Turkish invasions.

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Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
Session 2016-2017
M.A. (Previous)
HISTORY
INDIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENT: 1885-1947
(HSM-403)
ASSIGNMENT
Maximum Marks: 25
a) Answer any two questions.

1. Evaluate the role of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan in Aligarh Movement.

2. Discuss the contribution of Aligarh Movement in the National Movement of India.
3. Discuss the role of Gandhi in Khilafat and Non-Cooperation Movement of India.
4. Write a note on the Civil Disobedience Movement of 1930-34.

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Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
Session 2016-2017
M.A. (Previous)
HISTORY
HISTORY OF MODERN INDIA: 1757-1885 AD
(HSM-404)
ASSIGNMENT
Maximum Marks: 25
a) Answer any two questions.

1. Write a note on the consequence of the Revolt of 1857.

2. Briefly evaluate the role of Lord Cornawalis in the administrative reforms under British
rule.
3. Briefly discuss the factors which helped English success against France in India.
4. Critically examine the land reforms policy of British with special reform on Permanent
Settlement.

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 CENTRE FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION
Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
Session 2016-2017
M.A. (Previous)
HISTORY
HISTORY OF MODERN EUROPE: 1789-1871 AD
(HSM-405)
ASSIGNMENT
Maximum Marks: 25
a) Answer any two questions.

1. Discuss the nature and significance of the Revolution of 1830.

2. What was the Continental System? Analyse the main causes for the downfall of
Napoleon Bonaparte.
3. Critically examine the domestic policy of Napoleon Bonaparte.
4. Discuss the role of Philosophers in the French Revolution and assess the practical effect
of Rousseau’s idea on the activities of the Revolution.

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