M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2017
First Semester
History
HISTORY OF INDIA FROM AD 1206 TO AD 1707
(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 built the main portions of Qutub Minar at Delhi?
2. Which king transferred the capital city from Delhi to
Daulatabad?
3. Who was the commander of Alauddin Khilji?
4. Who built the Red fort at New Delhi?
5. When did the second battle of Panipat take place?
6. Whom did Akbar give the responsibility of reform in Land
revenue system?
7. Who was the author of Ain i Akbari?
8. What is the period of composition of Raj Tarangini?
9. Who was the author of Amukta Malyda?
10. Who was the first sultan to be free from the influence of
Ulemas?
Sub. Code
415102
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WK16
Part B 5 25)
Answer the following questions in about 200 words each.
11. Write a note on Tajmahal.
Or
Discuss the administrative reforms under Jahangir.
12. Write a note on Ramanuj.
Or
Discuss the role of Alvars in the religious movement
in Tamil nadu?
13. Write a note on the war of succession during Shaj
Jahan period.
Or
Write a note on Ibn Batuta.
14. Write a note on the administration under Razia
sultan.
Or
Discuss the role of Caliph in the Muslim states of
India of l2th century AD.
15. Write a note on the monuments at Hampi, the
capital city of Vijayanagara.
Or
Discuss the salient features of Mughal's Paintings.
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WK16
Part C 10 30)
Answer any following three questions in about 500 words each.
16. Write an essay on the Bakthi movement in India.
17. Discuss the foreign policy of Akbar the Great.
18. Write an essay on the religious policy of Aurangzeb.
19. Discuss the development of Mughal's Administration.
20. Write an essay on the Economy and Society under the
Mughals.
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