113/1 I
2008
HISTORY
Paper 1
Time: 3 110urs I Maximum Marks: 300

INSTRUCTIONS
Each question is printed both in English and in Kannada.
An8wers must be written in the medium specified (English or Kannada) m the Admission Ticket issued to you, which must be stated clearly on the cover of the answer book in the space provided for this purpose. In case of any doubt in the Kannuda text, please refer to English text.
This paper has four parts:
A 20 marks
B 100 marks
C 90 marks
D 90 marks

Marks allotted to each question are indicated in each part.
All questions in Part Part B and Part C arc compulsory. Answer any three questions in Part sclecting at least one question (rom each Section.

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PART A 4x5:20 Answer each question in about 50 words. Each question carries 5 marks.
1. Identify the geographical area covered by the Early Vedic literature. Give evidence to support your identification.
What aTe the distinctive features of the Gandhara School of Art?
Bring out Khilji. the major aspects of the market regulations of Alauddin
Write a note Vijayanagara. on the working of the nayankara system under

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2. Bring Qut the way in which archaeology sheds more light on the Later Vedic period. Answer with special reference to the Upper and Middle Ganga valleys.
3. Discuss the factors favouring the rise of Magadha as the pre-eminent mahajanapada in the 6th century B.C.
4. WTite a note on the way in which inscriptions in Tamil Brahmi have helped the understanding of early South Indian history.
5. Comment on the Harshacharita of Banabhatta as a work of history.
6.
Write a note on the cave temples of Badami.

7.
Examine the working of the sabha under the Cholas.

8.
Why was Muhammad bin Tughlaq called a "mixture of opposites"

9.
Assess the importance of Portuguese sources for the history of Vijayanagara.

10.
Bring out the importance of the Jat and Satnami revolts under Aurangzeb.

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PARTe 6x15=90
Answer each question in about 150 words. Each question carries
15 marks.

12.
How did the "Second Urbanization" in Northern India lead to revolutionary changes In society and politics in the middle of the first millennium B.C.

13.
Do you think that the Gupta and post-Gupta periods witnessed a decline of trade and decay of urban centres?

14.
How did the expeditions of the Sultans of Delhi influence the course of history in South India

15.
Show how the age of the Chalas experienced a veritable agrarian revolution.


16. Examine the working of the mansabdari system.
17. What were the factors behind the dis.integration of the Mughal Empire?
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18.
How did the contestation between the established orthodoxy and the aspirations of newly rising groups intensify changes in religious practice and metaphysical speculation in the 6th century B.C.

19.
To what extent was Asoka's dhamma a political and social policy?

20.
Bring out the nature of the Chola state. Was it a "centralised empire", a "segmentary state" or "a feudal polity"

21.
Do you agree with the view that the religious policy of Akbar was influenced as much by political needs as by a realistic understanding of the India of his age?

22.
Examine the nature of international trade in India in the sixteenth and seventeenth century and bring out its implications for economy 'and society.



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113/2 I
2008
HISTORY
Paper 2
Time: 3 Hours J Maximum Marks: 300

INSTRUCTIONS
Each question is printed both in English and in Kannada.
Answers must be written in the medium specified (English or Kannada) in the Admission Ticket issued to you, which must be stated clearly on the cover of the answer book in the spqce provided for this purpose. In case ofany doubt in the Kannada text, please refer to English text.
This paper has four parts:
A 20 marks
B 100 marks
C 90 marks
D 90 marks

Marks allotted to each question are indicated in each part.
All questions in Part Part B and Part C are compulsory. Answer any three questions in Part selecting at least one question from each Section.

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.1. What were the chief features of British paramountcy over the
Princely States
Was Chauri Chaura reason enough for the withdrawal of
Non-CD-operation Movement?
Enumerate the salient features of the Enlightenment.
Why was the Treaty of Versailles humiliating to Germany?

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2.
Why did the early resistances against the British fail

3.
Show how poverty increased in India under British colonial rule.

4.
Bring out the extent of civil participation in the Revolt of 1857.

5.
Assess the role of INA in India's struggle for freedom.

6.
What was the "Vidurashwattha Episode" What is its importance in the Independence Movement in Mysore

7.
How far was Voltaire a "one-man Enlightenment"

8.
What were the principles followrd in the Vienna Settlement?

9.
Bring out the role of Bismarck in the Unification of Germany.

10.
What were the issues involved in the Eastern Question

11.
In what way was the Great Depression an "economic consequence of the Peace"


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12.
Trace the stages through which colonialism came to be established In India.

13.
Bring out the part played by the peasants and workers in India's struggle for freedom.

14.
Trace the role played by literature and literary figures III the movement for the Unification of Karnataka.

15.
What is the significance of the Reformation III bringing III a new era In world history?

16.
To what extent was 1848 a "turning point at which European history refused to turn"

17.
Trace the factors responsible for the emergence of Nazi power In Germany.


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To what extent were the leaders of the Indian Renaissance trying to graft bourgeois values and aspirations on a decadent feudal society?

19.
Write an essay on the genesis of the Indian National Congress. Was it a "safety valve"

20.
What were the factors that led to Absolutism in Europe?

21.
How did the Industrial Revolution change the face of Earth

22.
WritE' an essay on Russian Revolution, bringing out its causes and course.


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