HIST/II/02 Student's Copy
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Pre-CBCS
2nd Semester
HISTORY
SECOND PAPER
History of India up to post-Maurya Period
Revised
Full Marks 75
Time 3 hours
PART A—OBJECTIVE
Marks 25
The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions
SECTION—A
Marks 10
Tick the correct answer in the brackets provided 1×10=10
1. In the Harappan sites, a dockyard was discovered at
Ropar
Kalibangan
Lothal
Harappa
2. The metal, which was unknown to the Harappans, was
bronze
gold
silver
iron
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3. The idea of the soul is called
Atman
Karma
Samsara
Brahman
4. The early Vedic period covers roughly between
2500 BCE and 1000 BCE
1500 BCE and 1000 BCE
1000 BCE and 500 BCE
700 BCE and 200 BCE
5. The Ajivikas were
religious sect
Buddhist scriptures
Jain monks
Untouchables
6. The Indian prince, who opposed Alexander, was
Porus
Ashoka
Ambhi
Chandragupta Maurya
7. Rock-cut architecture was first found in
the Mauryan period
the post-Mauryan period
the Sangam period
the Gupta period
8. Who was the last Mauryan king?
Kunala
Dasaratha
Brihadratha
Bindusara
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9. The Kushanas were the first rulers in India to issue
copper-plate inscriptions
gold coins on a large scale
land grants
paper currency
10. Kanishka was a great patron of
Brahmanical Hinduism
Mahayana Buddhism
Hinayana Buddhism
Sufism
SECTION—B
Marks 15
Answer any five questions in not more than 5 sentences each 3×5=15
1. What do you mean by palaeontology?
2. What do you mean by dhamma?
3. What is meant by stri-dhana?
4. What do you mean by the terms gahapati and setthi?
5. What are the two kinds of states that are mentioned in the list of
Mahajanapadas?
6. What are the five great vows (panch-mahavrata) for monks and nuns in Jainism?
7. Who was Chandragupta Maurya?
8. What is Arthasastra?
9. What were the guilds?
10. What is the importance of the site of Arikamedu for the Indo-Roman trade?
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PART B—DESCRIPTIVE
Marks 50
The questions are of equal value
1. Discuss the literacy sources for the reconstruction of early Indian history.
OR
Discuss the decline and continuity of the Harappan culture.
2. Make an analysis of the debate on the origin of the Aryans.
OR
Examine the archaeological and literary records of the material culture of
Northern India in the sixth century BCE.
3. Examine the teachings and social implications of Buddhism.
OR
Give an account of the Macedonian invasion and its impacts.
4. What was the extent of the state's control over economic activities in the
Mauryan empire?
OR
Discuss the Mauryan art and architecture.
5. Discuss the history of the Satavahanas.
OR
Discuss the society in early historical South India as reflected by the
Sangam literature.