History Paper-1 [Year: 2024]
Q1
Evaluate Kharavela's contribution to religion, art and culture, and how his patronage reflects the pluralistic and dynamic nature of
early Kalingan society.
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Q3
Discuss the changes in the settlement patterns from the late Harappan phase to the early Iron Age in the context of evolving socio-economic structures of early India.
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Q4
Elaborate the political, social and economic life of Tamilaham as reflected in the Sangam texts.
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Q5
Explain the importance and limitations of archaeological evidence in understanding the political, economic and cultural life of early
India.
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Q6
Identify the advances in mathematics in early India with reference to the works of Aryabhata, Brahmagupta and Bhaskara.
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Q7
Construct the economic trends of the Gupta and post-Gupta eras in the light of numismatic and inscriptional evidences.
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Q8
Analyse the social and economic transformations of post-Mauryan India, with special reference to trade, craft production and urbanisation.
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Q9
What factors contributed to the transformation from huntinggathering to pastoral and agricultural practices in the Indian subcontinent?
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Q11
Compare and contrast the teachings of Mahavira and Buddha and their influence on early Indian polity and culture.
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Q12
What is the meaning of the term 'Samanta' in the context of polity during the seventh century? How did it transform the nature of
Indian polity and administration?
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Q13
Assess the impact of the Arab conquest of Sindh and the Ghaznavid invasions on Indian politics, economy and cultural interaction with
the Islamic world.
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Q14
Trace the interaction among politics, religion and art in medieval Odisha under the Somavamsis, Gangas and Gajapatis, with special reference to temple architecture and the Jagannatha tradition.
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Q15
Compare the Bhakti movements in South India and the Lingayat movement in the context of challenging social orthodoxy and promoting new religious and ethical ideas.
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Q16
Evaluate the role of Indian mercantile classes, banking, insurance and credit systems during the Mughal period.
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Q17
Elaborate the contributions of Sher Shah Suri to the evolution of administrative and revenue institutions in India.
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Q18
Illustrate Alberuni's contribution to the study of Indian science, religion, civilisation and to the reconstruction of the cultural history of 11th-century India.
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