1. Critically examine the regional pattern of the emergence of urban centres in the 9th -13th centuries. What role did proliferation of land grants and bhakti play in the growth of urbanisation in the early medieval period?

2. Mention the new technologies introduced by the Turks in India. What were its impacts

3. What were Iqtas In what ways did Iqtas help in the consolidation and later decline of the Delhi Sultanate?

4. Discuss the growth of sufi orders in India during the Sultanate period.

5. Discuss the salient features of different styles of temple architecture.

6. Briefly discuss the Mongol incursions in 13th -14th century India.

7. Compare Alauddin Khalji's and Muhammad bin Tughluq's Deccan and Southern campaigns.

8. What innovations did Alauddin Khalji introduce in the land revenue administration Did he succeed in eliminating the intermediaries?

9. Who were Afaqis Examine the conflict between Afaqis and Dakhanis in the Bahmani kingdom.

10. Discuss the characteristic features of the regional states of North India in the 14th -15th centuries. Can they be truely called the successor states of the Sultanate?

11. Write a note on some of the popular monotheistic movements of North India and their characteristics.

12. Account for some of the major stages of development in the Tughluq architecture.

13. Write short notes on any two of the following in about 100 words each:

Sculptural art in the early medieval period

Samantas

The Nayankara System

Origin and growth of Urdu language during the 13th -15th centuries