CS (Main) Exam:2015 H I S T O R Y P a p e r I

Q l
Identify the following places marked on the map supplied to you (on page
and write a short note of about 30 words on each of them in your
Questi.on-cum-Answer Booklet. Locational hints for each of the places marked
on the map are given below seriatim 2—x20=50

A Neolithic site

A Neolithic site

A Harappan site

Megalithic site

A Harappan site

A painted-Grey-ware site

An inscriptional site

(viii) An important ancient city

(ix)An ancient port

A site of ancient cave-paintings

A Buddhist site

An educational centre

(xiii) Brahmadeya village

An ancient capital

An ancient capital

A temple site

(xvii) An ancient capital

(xviii) An ancient sea-port

An archaeological temple site

A Harappan site


Q2. How far can the ancient Indian Sruti literature be used as historical
sources

The decline of Harappan civilization was caused by ecological
degradation rather than external invasion. Discuss.

“Archaeology knows of no Aryans; only literature knows of Aryans.”
Examine critically.

Q3. How far is it correct to say that changes in the post-Vedic economy gave
birth to new religious movements in India

Delineate the nature and impact of India’s contact with Western Asia
and the Mediterranean world during the Mauryan period.

“Not only does ancient Tamil literature furnish an accurate picture of
widely disparate classes; it also describes the social condition of Tamil
country as it was.” Discuss.

Q4. Trace the role of guilds and trade organisations in the development of
early Indian economy. .

Kailasa temple built at Ellora marks the culmination of rock-cut
architecture in India. Elucidate.

How could the local self-government under the Cholas adjust with their
centralised administrative structure

Q5. Answer the following questions in about 150 words each 10x5=50

Q5 Give a brief account of the early medieval temple architecture of
Kashmir.

Q5 Why is Mamallapuram famous

Q5 Mention the salient features of the polity of Vijayanagara Empire under
Krishnadevaraya.

Q5 What measures did Balban adopt to combat the Mongol menace

Q5 How does Tuzuk-i-Babri testify that Babar had been a cultured man

Q6. Do the evidences of land ownership at our disposal support the theory of
the prevalence of feudalism in early medieval India

Discuss in brief the land-revenue system and judicial administration of
the Delhi Sultanate.

“Sufis and medieval mystic saints failed to modify either the religious
ideas and practices or the outward structure of Islamic/Hindu societies
to any appreciable extent.” Comment for/against.

Q7. Make an estimate of Rana Kumbha as a patron of literature and art.

Why should the sixteenth century be regarded as the period of Indian
Renaissance

“Taritrism, if not in practice, at least on conceptual level challenged
patriarchy.” Examine Tantrism specially keeping in mind the above
context.

Q8. “In medieval Indian history Akbar was unique for his religio-political
ideas and policies.” Analyse this statement.

Will it not be correct to say that the rural economy in Mughal India was
relatively self-sufficient

Compare the Peshwas’ bureaucratic management with that of the
Imperial Mughal administration.