Exam Details
| Subject | Evolution of Social Structures in India Through the Ages | |
| 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. State the Mesolithic-Neolithic continuum with special reference to the process of domestication.
2. What were the implications of iron metallurgy in the development of urbanism and state structures?
3. Examine the importance of Chaityas and Viharas as Buddhist sacred complexes.
4. Discuss the various debates pertaining to early medieval society.
5. Write short notes on any two of the following in about 250 words each:
Epigraphy as source of History
Sangam literature
Proliferation of castes during the early medieval period
Hinayana and Mahayana
6. Trace the process of peasantisation of the tribal society during the medieval period.
7. Discuss the popular devotional movements in South India during the early medieval period.
8. Discuss the pattern of overseas migration of the Indians during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
9. Highlight the dominant features of popular protests in the 19th century.
10. Write short notes on any two of the following in about 250 words each:
Women in medieval society
Orientalists' perception of caste
Growth of capitalist class in India during the colonial period
Notion of racial superiority
2. What were the implications of iron metallurgy in the development of urbanism and state structures?
3. Examine the importance of Chaityas and Viharas as Buddhist sacred complexes.
4. Discuss the various debates pertaining to early medieval society.
5. Write short notes on any two of the following in about 250 words each:
Epigraphy as source of History
Sangam literature
Proliferation of castes during the early medieval period
Hinayana and Mahayana
6. Trace the process of peasantisation of the tribal society during the medieval period.
7. Discuss the popular devotional movements in South India during the early medieval period.
8. Discuss the pattern of overseas migration of the Indians during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
9. Highlight the dominant features of popular protests in the 19th century.
10. Write short notes on any two of the following in about 250 words each:
Women in medieval society
Orientalists' perception of caste
Growth of capitalist class in India during the colonial period
Notion of racial superiority
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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