[This question paper contains 2 printed pages.} gr.No. of Question Paper : 1283 G Your Roll Nove unique Paper Code : 231301 Name of the Paper : History of India ~ IIT (c. 750 ~ 1206) Name of the Course : BA. ae History Semester : Tl Duration : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 15 Instructions for Candidates 1. Write your Roll No. on the top immediately on receipt of this question paper: 2. Attempt any four questions. All questions carry equat marks. 4, Answers may be written either in English or Hindi; but the same medium should be used throughout the paper. wri & fam fren seu perme & PRA A we Fey er ee we ara TTT FRE | 2. fra oR wet dae Afar 3 wa get Sie wT eT WA IH- Ta SI TR BA a BO Pre ea or FH Sry, Alt aH Te a TT TH & eet wee 1. Does the feudalism mode adequately explain various economic and political processes in early medieval India ? Discuss. cea vicar a aise Emer ee A AT anor ote arte afseenatt a afer ea & carom aa 2 ? fae afore | 2. Analyse the distinctive features of Chola State with special emphasis on its changing character. PTO.2 1283 p sah fafincarstl fart aifate hen een aa ag er a Rea HAT i it ' + How far is it appropriate to characterise the Turkish advent as Foreign’ attack over India’ ? ¥ ? ana ek re i 4 SHA RA FLT TST 8 santisation of tribes in India during the related to expansion in agriculture ? greene at fae See | Discuss proliferation of castes and pea: carly medieval period, How were these veh ener ace el atte A araaet 2 ibe ph Ferrara Dah weet a? c the growth of trade and urbanisation in early medieval India. rere ree eae ae er Fee At RT TEE EI To what extent did the bhakti of Alvars and Nayanars pose 4 challenge to Brahmanic orthodoxy in the 8" and 9" centuries ? area alte aaa Hh fea 8a | At wh H Para we are arene efeare at ital ? Write an essay on the growth of regional languages and literature in early middle ages. vg enrerrer A Aer seat at eer & fener oe Fra Frere | Write short notes on any TWO of the following : frafetaa FF Pret A oe aft owt fear: (a) Numismatic sources aaa att (b) Origin of the Rajputs Tart at sea (c) Dravida style of architecture afag wearer ett (d) Merchant guilds of South India -aftror sareet BH carenftat At at (300)y saoeoton paper contains 2 printed pages. - j No of Ques. Paper . 75g Your Roll No. «+» sige Paper Code = 2311303 na | gone of Paper + History of India — 111 (e. 750-1200) ame of Course + B.A. (Hons.) History ! semester i ppuration +3 hours Mosimum Marks 375 (Write your Roll No. on the top immediately on receipt of this question paper.) Ca MEAT & Pres wae FA Frater ear ve aren arya fea 1) Nore:— Answers may be written either in English or in Hindi; but the same medium should be used throughout the paper. feo — FT TRTTT BI Fae stats ar fect Rast wwe mr H fre afer wat THT aT mre Oe et Bar aafeT | Answer any four questions. All the questions carry equal marks. fare? an seat & aa cifras ait weal & ate wart Bs 1. Critically examine the usefulness of ‘feudalism’ hypothesis to explain economic and political changes during the early medieval period. at reramret 8 after ud corte oRadat ht aren ee A ariaae BoE er Br svattier ht sretrerrare ote ifsiy 2. Discuss the nature of the Chola state. het ea & ero Hr fede AGT 3, How would you characterize the Ghaznavid invasions of the early 1 1" century on the north Indian principalities? Taree eh are Hite Rear oe ge Taree aM er TH Ba Fafa BET X 4. Critically analyse the processes of social change in early medieval India. ed rearprer & afsres aaa afibenatt mr srtraaTens FaeeroeT PHT 5. To what extent did the early medieval period of Indian history witness a decline of trade and commerce? undla efeera & yd meaepret 8 fee €e ae STOR a arise oT Ua BT?2 A ian bhakti movement? e South Indian 6. Write an essay on the social component of the SOUL) ror arteries 2 afore ea NP : ida style of architecture 7. Discuss the chief characteristics of the Nagar and Drav! gga faersarsit Ft feito FSi) during the early medieval period. et eenrer zenro ae Ue Bag Stare 8. Write short notes on any two of the following: Freaeatier 9 a bat t e afer ore feHfa: a. Epigraphic Sources b. Status of Untouchables c. Al-Biruni d. Puranic Traditions B. wala & wT F afisk @. sRegeal & grea 11 31ct-aet 3. ahefttes weaarey suon paper contains 2 printed pages. Your Roll No. ws we yo of Ques Paper: 227 Gc O poperCode + 12311301 we y Paper : History of India - III (c, 750-1206) yame + 7 ‘one os Ome : ba (Hons.) History ster . sen :3 hours pation yoxir™ Marks +75 (Write your Roll No. on the top irumediauely on receipt ofthis question paper.) (5a Sea Per a wee Fed md Faber oe are aga Peter) is in Hindi: ium should be ‘ore Answers may be written either in English or in Hindi; but the same medium si " used throughout the paper. ean — FH ETT TTT aia ar Pere Fava oe ar AT cifere: cif AMT TT AT rem we et era aAfeT | Answer any four questions. All questions carry equal marks. Pare ame eat & ae afer) at weal B atae wT BI |. In what ways have recent approaches to the study of early medieval Indian history challenged the hypothesis of Indian feudalism? el neers ret sftere & amal # ars Rata 3 areata aaare Ft tera a fora were & att & 22 2. Critically assess the diverse ways in which historians characterize the Chola State. fae fafeer afta @ sftereceret 3 ats cise at RifSa Ror ®, Saar arte ras et 3, Would you agree with the view that the Ghaznavid invasions were a clash between an aggressive and dynamic Islamic civilization on the one hand and a passive and decadent Hindu civilization on the other? STS Re ars eT ER are Te a fh RTA ea she We Pita a ceria fig wear dha a cara do P.T.O. aR ama ee aera aire)2 ion lead to proliferation of cast, . sion 5 and tigg riod? 3 anf & SEITE He me a 4. How did processes of agricultural cera ne of untouchability during the early me eh recrarres a aphe fRreare at aise fore Wee SHA HT STAT FA? 5. Discuss the varied approaches to the study of urban processes in the Indian subcontinent during the early pater eerie ay secret a> er eB oh Raden asl i i isti il bhakti movement durin, 6. Discuss the salient characteristics of the Tamil bhak medieval period. Would you agree with the view that it represented the v, d 2 sf rer fester go abet RAT er ST ay BEAT EE withers GA-greeh SHH a TTT A HL SH? gar and Dravida style of architecture 8 the ears, ICE Of the 7. Discuss the chief characteristics of the Na during the early medieval period. Be err ern Bae eg Ne BY PRACT A Rte A, 8. Write short notes on any two of the following: Frenfeiteier 8 ford ah oy aifarea Roah fara. a. Al- Beruni’s Kitab al —Hind b. Merchant guilds of south India c. Tantric traditions d. Ismaili Dawah &. Tae at Pears shee @. wherer area & aftras eer 7. wife coe a. erect war