M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2017
First Semester
History
HISTORY OF INDIA FROM PRE HISTORY TO AD 1206
(CBCS 2016 onwards)
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
Part A (10 x 2 20)
Answer all questions in about a sentence or two each.
1. Who discovered the city of Harappa?
2. Which Veda deals with Music?
3. Who was the first Tirthankara of Jainism?
4. Which Indian ruler opposed the Invasion of Alexander?
5. Where the Third Buddhist Council took place?
6. Who founded the Sunga Dynasty?
7. Who Wrote Shakuntalam?
8. Which dynasty was ruled in Northern India during the
visit of Fa-Hien?
9. Who shifted the Capital from Thaneshwar to Kannauj?
10. Who was the ruler of Sindh when
Muhammad-bin- Qasim Invaded?
Sub. Code
415101
RW-701
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WK16
Part B 5 25)
Answer the questions in about 200 words each.
11. Discuss the features of Paleolithic Age.
Or
Analyse the Neolithic Age.
12. Write a short note on Great Bath.
Or
Explain the various Theories about the Original
Home of the Aryans.
13. Discuss the later vedic literature.
Or
Write an account of Mahajanapadas.
14. Analyse the importance of Alexander Invasion.
Or
What are the steps taken by Chandragupta Maurya
for the foundation of the Mauryan Dynasty?
15. Discuss the Contribution of Nalanda University to
Ancient Indian Education.
Or
Describe the Social condition of Northern India
during the Muslim Invasion.
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WK16
Part C 10 30)
Answer the following questions in about 500 words each.
16. Write an Essay on Indus Valley Civilization.
17. Critically Analyse the Socio and Economic condition of
later Vedic period.
18. Estimate the Mauryan Administration.
19. Critically Analyse the Political, Economic and Social
condition during the Gupta period.
20. Analyse the role of Rajputs in Northern India in the
Post Harsha.
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