Exam Details

Subject History of Indian Economy
Paper
Exam / Course Master of Arts in History
Department School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date December, 2015
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

1. In what ways did the post-1950s historical writings on Ancient Indian economy differ from early 20th century writings?

2. Analyse the growth of trade and urban development during the century 200 Be to AD 300.

3. Discuss the debates over the issue of urban decay during the early medieval period (7th -12th century).

4. Discuss the organisation of craft production in the medieval period.

5. Write short notes on any two of the following in about 250 words each:

Guilds in Gupta Period

Chalcolithic cultures in Rajasthan

Sluices in the Pandayan region

Pahi /Pai Kasht

6. What was the nature and working of postal system in Mughal India?

7. What role did the Indian merchants play in India's trading economy during the late 19th century?

8. What is commercialisation? Do you agree that Indian commercialisation began with British imperialism?

9. What was the colonial policy towards science education in India?

10. Write short notes on any two of the following in about 250 words each:

Sarrafs

Bird-Heilgers and Company

Five Year Plans

Economic reforms in the 1990s


Departments

  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
  • School of Agriculture (SOA)
  • School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
  • School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
  • School of Education (SOE)
  • School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
  • School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
  • School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
  • School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
  • School of Health Science (SOHS)
  • School of Humanities (SOH)
  • School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
  • School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
  • School of Law (SOL)
  • School of Management Studies (SOMS)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
  • School of Sciences (SOS)
  • School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
  • School of Social Work (SOSW)
  • School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
  • School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
  • School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
  • School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
  • Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)

Subjects

  • Ancient and Medieval Societies
  • Evolution of Social Structures in India Through the Ages
  • Historiography
  • History of Ecology and Environment: India
  • History of Indian Economy
  • Modern World
  • Political Structure in India