UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD
ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS, JUNE 2011
Ph.D History)
TIme 2 hours
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INSTRUcnONS
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L The question paper contains two parts (Part-A and Part-B)
2. Part has two sections. 5ection-lls major essay and sectlon-21s short essays.
3. Part consists of concepts and should be answered on separate sheet.
4. Before you start wrIt1nc your answers, please check that this question paper does nat have
any unprinted or tom or mlsslnc paces or Items.
Part A • Section 1
PhD EntrllDcc History 2011
Marks 30
Answer anyone oftbe following six questions in about SOD words.
l.Discuss the political and economic dimensions ofthe Chola state.
2.How did the institution ofcaste evolve in ancient Indi'lll history?
3.Do you agree with the category of 'carly medieval period' in Indian hislory?
4.'Eightecnth century in Indian hislory is a pcrind both continuity and change.'
Comment.
S.What part did the peasantry play in lbe s!ruggle lor India's independence?
6.Critically evalWlte the tenct- ofthc so-called Cambridge Scbool with respect to lbe study of
Indian nationalism.
Part A • Section 2 Marks 2 x 15 =30
Write sbort essays of 200 words each on two out of Ibc following eight questions. Eacb
Question carries 15 marks.
I.How centralized was lbe Mauryan statc?
2.Discuss different lbeorics pertaining to Aryan migration iulo India.
3.Writc a notc on the jagirdari crisis in medieval Indian history.
4.Discuss the relationship between lbe Chisti sufis and lbe medieval stale.
5.WbaI were lbe political differences between Gandhi and Subhas Chandra Bose?
6.Wbat arc lbe various factors that explain lbe occurrence oflbe Deccan riols of
?1s 'history' a science or art?
8.'History carries the bias of the historian.' Comment.
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PartB Markll0 x 4 40
Concepts
Write brief notes on any ten of the foUowing. E:aeb nole should nol exceed 2S words.
Pur.ma Agrahara Athnrvn Veda Advnitn
Sreni !Cali-yoga Snllekhana Khudkasht
Hindawi Khutba Fitna Banjar
Taluqdar °Jin-kathiya Mahalwari Shuddhi
Census Separate Electorate
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