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B.A DEGREE (CBCS)EXAMINATION, AUGUST 2021

Third Semester
Core Course - HY3CRT03 - POLITY, SOCIETY AND ECONOMY IN PRE COLONIAL
INDIA
Common to B.A History Model I, B.A History Model II Archaeology and Museology, B.A History
Model II Communication and Publishing Sciences & B.A History Model II Forestry and
Environmental History
2017 Admission Onwards
D062364C
Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks : 80
Part A
Answer any ten questions.
Each question carries 2 marks.

1. Akbar Namah

2. Abul Fazal

3. Siri

4. Zakat

5. Adhai din ka jhombra

6. Humayun nama

7. Saraff

8. Nizamuddin Auliya

9. Humayun's tomb

10. Tuluva

11. Mahmud Bahmansha

12. Sachiv
(10×2=20)
Part B
Answer any six questions.
Each question carries 5 marks.

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13. Bring out the major primary sources for reconstructing medieval Indian history.
14. Critically evaluate the concept of kingship and sovereignty under Delhi Sultanate.

15. Bring out the role of Sufi and Bhakti Saints in bringing religious harmony.

16. Briefly explain the currency system under Delhi Sultanate.

17. Comment on the establishment oif Mughal Empire in India

18. How far the personality of Akbar helped in integrating various religious orders into the Din
Ilahi.

19. "Banjaras, in this country, were a class of people, who were accompanied by thousands
of oxes and their own army". Comment

20. Comment on the growth of science and technology under Mughals.

21. Bring out the importants of Peshwaships in Maratha empire

(6×5=30)
Part C
Answer any two questions.
Each question carries 15 marks.

22. How far Sufi Literature contributed to the study of Medieval India?

23. Explain the evolution of Indo Islamic culture and its influence on Indian society.

24. Disscuss the factors of decline of Mughal empire with special reference to Jagirdary
crisis.

25. Explain the features of Nayaka system under the Vijayanagara Empire
(2×15=30)

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