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MASTER OF ARTS (HISTORY)
Term-End Examination
Ln December, 2011
MHI-05 : HISTORY OF INDIAN ECONOMY
Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100
(Weigh tage : 70%)
Note : Answer any five questions in about 500 words each.
Attempt at least two questions from each section. All
questions carry equal marks.

SECTION - A
1. Give an account of the major trends in the 20
historiography of medieval economy in India.

2. Discuss the economy of the Mauryan Empire. 20

3. Give details of town planning and craft 20

specialization in the Harappa period.

4. Examine the form of agricultural expansion in 20

medieval north India and the role played by
irrigation in this process.

5. Write a short notes on any two of the following

in 250 words each : 10+10
(a) Ahar culture.
(b) Yavanas and their settlements in South
India.
(c) Pastoral and Forest economy in the
medieval India.
(d) Pahi-Kasht and Muzarian.

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6. Examine the forms of land transportation and 20

navigation in medieval India.

7. Discuss the nature of technological change during 20

the medieval period.

8. Examine India's foreign trade in the period 20

1757 - 1800 with special reference to Surat and
Bengal.

9. Do you agree with the view that 20

commercialisation in India began with British
imperialism ? Elaborate.

10. Discuss the structural constraints on the Indian 20

economy and the reform measures undertaken in
the post - Nehru period.

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