HISTORY Paper-I civils mains 2008
[A-4R14-KI-IJA)
Vision IAS
(nme Allowed: Three Hours] Maximum Marks: 300]
INSTRUCTIONS
Each question is printed both in Hindi and
in English.
Answers must be written in the medium
specified in the Admission Certificate issued
to you, which must be stated clearly on the
cover of the answer-book in the space
provided for the purpose. No marks will be
given for the answers written in a medium
other than that specified in the Admission
Certificate.
Candidates should attempt Question Nos. 1 and
5 which are compulsory, and any three of the
remaining questions selecting at least one
question from each Section.
The number of marks carried by each question
is indicated at the end of the question.

SECTION-A
Mark any FIFTEEN of the following places on the map supplied to you and write short descriptive notes on the places marked by 15x4 =60
Burzahom
Banawali
Ahar
Gimar
Chandraketugarh
Brahmagiri
Bayana
(viii) Gangai Kondacholapuram
Tamralipti
Muziris
Ambari
Modhera
(xiii) Devnimori
Bhadreshwar
Byndi
Gingee (Jinjee)
(xvii) Antichak
(xviii) Gaur
Sasaram
Mahasthamgarh.
(Contd.)

2. Discuss the distribution and significance of farming cultures outside the Indus system. 60

3. How justified are we in characterizing the post-Mauryan five centuries as the "Dark Period" of Indian History Give reasons in support of your answer. 60

4. How do recent archaeological findings and Sangam literary texts enlighten us about the early state and society in South India 60

SECTION-B

5. Write short essays in not more than 200 words each on any THREE of the following 3 x20=60

The Ahom Kingdom
Significance of the arrival of the Portu?? in India
The of Forty' and its relations with the Sultan
Evolution of the Khalsa Panth.

6. What are the manifestations of Tamil devotional cults How do you account for their growth between C.750 and C.1200 CE? 60

7. Delineate the striking features of agricultural and craft production d uring the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in India. How did they impact the social fabric of the country 60

8. What are the distinguishing components of the debate on "The Eighteenth Century" 60