Total No. of Printed Pages : 4] - M/Sem. 1/301 \) I Rolf No. Sc M. A. 1 Semester Examination, 2011-42 A.LH.C, & ARCHEOLOGY (Core Course) Paper ; Course-tl (Literature : As Source of Ancient Indian History and Cultu: 2) Time : Three hours ] [ Full Marks : 7¢ [ Write your Roll No. at the top immediately on the receipt of this question paper. J Note: Attempt all questions Questions of Sectron-4 carry 15 marks each. Questions of Section-B carry 10 marks each. Questions of Section-C carry 1 mark each. at get FR ARE) SSS G sek TET aie 15 €| WET F yee oH FH aie 10 2 que.g & yale we Hah 1:8) SECTION ~ A vy - 3 (Long Answer) Fart asa+ em. 307 What contemporary, political history anc ‘fem 8 aeerelr re Ta HTT TSA 2? oR lght does the Rigveda Samhita th 2 Purdnic source for the early his fa and Vatsa. Examine Mayactha, K any ere Ti aa S Re geen ® lag arate wer wr oMeTeT SE | OR aay What information is provided by the Divyavacana on ASoka and his successors ? 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Sow inany Nikayas are ‘he: + the Suttapitaka ? qafiies § fey Prev i 5v Who was Parimala ? Also ».::tion his work. aro fazyTay 2TH I ORT wT a ? wee oe wr A Gees % a ae Fe qamreeraaRar os Who was the author of the «+ «irarakshasa ? (RRR GT Wee BW pe ¢ x faaritaaagh Printed Pages : + Roll Nolty4AHC03& M/Sem 1/90 MLA. {Semester-I) Bxamination, » 2017-18 A.LELC.& Archaeology {Core Course) Paper : DCC-02 Literature: As Source of Ancient Indian History, and Culture Time : Three Hours . Full Marks : 70 (Write your Roll No. at the top immediately on the receipt of this question paper) Note: Attempt all questions. Questions in Section - B and C carry 15, 10 and 01 marks eac! respectively. att ot S sax Ge ws a, TF gaia 991 F ois HAT: 15, 10 ste O1 FI Section -A as - (Long Answer Type Questions) (@f aeréa wx) 1. Discuss the sources of Ancient Indian History. Are the archaeological sources were reliable than the literary sources ? Discuss. P.T.O.M/Sem 1/90 aria areca stare wat a Rect Asie | “dha aifeiers rat & siften Reaertia & 7? a : OR/aeaT Write an essay on the historical importance of 'Suttapitaka’. atten & CRrater ere Fe co Pree Rae 2. What light is thrown on Indian history by the description of Chinese travellers? Discuss. & frat F area sfeera Te AT L gt ager & ? fader BT! OR/ sera Discuss the theme of Malvikagnimitram as @ historical drama. afraites Aes SST 3 mrafeenttatay a fasaaeg vat Pera AST! 3, Evaluate the significance of Sangam literature as a source of south Indian history. ween rece ere & Sher B we HF Se eres wert apdiant FAST! OR/ Hea Write a critical essay on the Vaméa and varhnganucharit as described in. Puranas. % ata da vd degaita 1 STATE frraver fearfere | 2M/Sem 1/90 Section - B ws - 4 (Short Answer Type Questions) (arg serérr 9") 4, Write a short note on the historical importance of vedanga literature. aatt eee F Afar TET IT eifarer fect fare | OR/ seat Give a brief introduction of Jain Puranic literature with special reference to Harivarmsa purana. atda gat & Rae dot A 1 ot get eect BT dire oftaa aise Examine the historical importance of Kumarpalacharita. & teeter Aect FT aoe aBifsTe | OR/HaaT Throw light on the date of Mahabharata and briefly discuss its historical importance. tare aby Rr ore emrar Sere, are waa OereTTeAs nea a data H fact “fre 3 P.T.O. iii@ ass (ones VAeTT eae 74 at AOS} ay AZT DOSS HE TTS SS Sot ee eR eaT SHA CHT S| Section -C @s - 4 Note: Answer in briefest possible way. an a oa gat A cere Asc 6. (i) Write the name of any one commentator per of Manusmriti sapeafer & Reet wr crpreere 1 ATT feafer (ii) Whica are the varhsa Mandalas of the Rigveda ? ? qe F dg esa a Ge? 2b (iii) Write the name of any two kandas oi Balmiki Ramayan. Ae arefis arco & Pert a ares SAA fear (iv) Write the name of the commentary of Vinayapitaka authored by Budhaghosa. gedepa faratten at dem ar are fereac! (v) Name the Sramana who was responsible for giving the final shape to the Ardha- Magadhi Jain Agamas. sa et ar art fefae Bret ort arte errata afar eo vert fear) 4 700 | aPrinted Pages : 4 Roll No..\644\4-A \18) + REFNO 010987 M.A. (Semester-I) Examination, 2018-19 A.L.H.C. & Archaeology Paper : DCC-02 Literature : As Source of Ancient Indian , History and Culture Time : Three Hours Full Marks : 70 (Write your Roll No. at the top immediately on the receipt of this question paper) Note: Attempt all questions. Questions in Section-A, B and C carry 15, 10 and O1 mark each { respectively. aa seit & sax AR) @es- a, a sit aw B wa a ap ies HIT 15, 10 atx 0181 Section - A as - F (Leng Answer Type Questions) (arf aeatr ae) 1. Classify the literary sources of Ancient Indian History and discuss their importance and limitations. areca sfeera & GRien tian aio foe wen oA Fest vd Gaeii ar fades ifr a PT.O \?Describe the conditions of important Buddhist ce! jn Northern India during the time of Fa-hian's visit crea wart os eee TET TET A ari a Rafe or wi afar | SECTION ~ C aus - 4 Note: Attempt in briefest possible way. Ora Lary Boot en Wma A SAR SI tne kot Age o 6, Mention the names of Pargiter's books-on-the Puranas. ae a e eit ae ufefex oF erat oar aaensy | \ 13 1 he staat ce 7 TO which Veda does the Vajesaneyi Samhita elang? | Frackion re eet ber or wr Poe AEA ? i “ee Posts\tort i g, Waite the names of the Vedangas. \ sein am FARES ara) Gi a Tare \ joe ae: eeu > Aaa 9, Name a Jataka which has some relevance on Rama Katha: Se ge are oF ot TET EHH wer yueifre @1 Ga aide 40. What do you know about the author of the Periplus of the Exythrean Sea? seas aig etter #8 See SO aa s? Beet c2tste ot) (4) ©41, When did Atberuni visit Uiuse - sera aaeet wa STAT eT? La enr- {ol -2eCRP 42. Who is the author of the Ratnavali ? eeuach a teas BE ? GEER 43. The Bhagavad-gita belongs to which parvan of the Mahabharat ? arate & a ears eres At af SEY rae ghosha 2, 414, Mention the names of two o works of Asva; ? agady 3 2 fof BATA ATAGT! “ paren 45. What is Dvyasraya Kavya ? Name one for an example. ee aaergy | an Shetek ee. Purwrte chose Pa tefsh Hanes agent BOSE pate ey er) 100 (5)REFNO 010987 : OR aaa Write a note on the hist ‘Mudrarikshasa’. hee ees Section - C ams - 4 Note: Answer in briefest possible way. an @ oa gat A sax ce! orical importance of 6. (i) Mention the names of Pargiter’s books on the Paranas. Aart oe aiBiex a get & ars fers (ii) Write the name of any four avadanas of Divyavadana. : Seren 3 fart ax cert & are fafee (iii) Which is the ent Peel in ee At Fi (v) When did Al-Birani visit India ? weeded and ot ara at ? ab elareg) 4 600