Answer any oNE of the following questions in about 500 words

l. critically examine the reasons for the decline of Mauryan empire.

2. Is it justified to argue that the Buddhist ideas of social justice brought about a 'revolution' in ancient India? Discuss.

3. What do you understand by the term Sufi? Examine critically the philosophy and growth of the Sufi movement in medieval India.

4. Expansion of urban centres during medieval India also meant expansion of Industrial production and trade. Assess the statement.

5. What is 'modern' about modern India?

6. What were the major differences between Mahatma Gandhi and Subhas Chandra Bose?


Write Short Essays of 200 words each on any TWO of the following Questions


7. Discuss the validity of Aryan migration theory.

8. What is varnasramadharma?

9. Medieval society cannot be seen as 'Hindu Society' and 'Muslim Society'. Comment.

10. Can we attribute the decline of the Mughal empire to the Jagirdari crisis?

11. How and why did the Self-respect movement gain momentum in South India?

12. Why did Muslims largely stay away from the politics of Indian nationalism?

Write brief notes on any TEN of the following.
Each note should not exceed 25 words.

13. Protohistory
14. Kaliyuga
15. Waqf
16. The Holy Roman Empire Dargah
17. The new woman
18. Radicalism
19. Culture
20. Megalith
21. Karma
22. Begari
23. Satyagraha
24. Mixed economy
25. Ideology
26. Tripitaka
27. Zakat
28. Tith
29. Renaissance
30. Centralism
31. Oral tradition
32. Dargah