Essays
1. Mark any fifteen of the following on the map supplied to you and give descriptive notes on, them:
(i) Avanti
(ii) Asirgarh
(iii) Amaravati
(iv) Aihole
(v) Brahmagiri
(vi) Daulatabad
(vii) Fathrpur Sikri
(viii) Golkonda
(ix) Gangaikondacholapuram
(x) Hampi
(xi) Jaunpur
(xii) Kapilavastu
(xiii) Kanauj
(xiv) Kanchipuram
(xv) Lothal
(xvi) Paithan
(xvii) Panipat
(xviii) Ranthambhor
(xix) Rupar
(xx) Samugarh
(xxi) Salsette
(xxii) Tamralipti
(xxiii) Takshashila
(xxiv) Talikota
(xxv) Somnath
(xxvi) Kalinjar
(xxvii) Mandu
(xxviii)Warangal
(xxiv) Murshidabad
Section A
2. Give an appraisal of town planning of the Indus cities and evaluate the various reasons for their decline.
3. Give an account of the Geography of the Vedic texts and describe the social life during the Vedic times.
4. Discuss the nature of Ashoka’s Dhamma. Was it responsible for the downfall of his empire? 5. Describe the expansion of the Gupta empire under Samudragupta with the help of the
Allahabad pillar inscription.
6. Discuss the contribution of the Pallavas to South Indian art. Was this art wholly indigenous?History (Mains) Question Paper 1980
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Section B
7. Describe the village administration of the Chola period as known from the Uttaramerur inscriptions. 8. Bring out the essential features of the administration of Ala-ud-din Khalji.
9. Give an account of the polity and society of Vijayanagara empire under Krishnadevaraya.
10. In which respects did the policies of Aurangzeb contribute to the disintegration of the
Mughal empire?
11. Examine the economic condition of the rural agricultural classes and of the urban artisans and traders during the Mughal period.
Paper-II
Section A
1. Assess critically the economic impact of the British rule in India till the end of the nineteenth century.
2. ‚1858 is the Great Divide in modern Indian history, as the policy, practice and ideals of
the
(i) Avanti
(ii) Asirgarh
(iii) Amaravati
(iv) Aihole
(v) Brahmagiri
(vi) Daulatabad
(vii) Fathrpur Sikri
(viii) Golkonda
(ix) Gangaikondacholapuram
(x) Hampi
(xi) Jaunpur
(xii) Kapilavastu
(xiii) Kanauj
(xiv) Kanchipuram
(xv) Lothal
(xvi) Paithan
(xvii) Panipat
(xviii) Ranthambhor
(xix) Rupar
(xx) Samugarh
(xxi) Salsette
(xxii) Tamralipti
(xxiii) Takshashila
(xxiv) Talikota
(xxv) Somnath
(xxvi) Kalinjar
(xxvii) Mandu
(xxviii)Warangal
(xxiv) Murshidabad
Section A
2. Give an appraisal of town planning of the Indus cities and evaluate the various reasons for their decline.
3. Give an account of the Geography of the Vedic texts and describe the social life during the Vedic times.
4. Discuss the nature of Ashoka’s Dhamma. Was it responsible for the downfall of his empire? 5. Describe the expansion of the Gupta empire under Samudragupta with the help of the
Allahabad pillar inscription.
6. Discuss the contribution of the Pallavas to South Indian art. Was this art wholly indigenous?History (Mains) Question Paper 1980
Page 3 of 56 ► For more on UPSC, visit mrunal.org
Section B
7. Describe the village administration of the Chola period as known from the Uttaramerur inscriptions. 8. Bring out the essential features of the administration of Ala-ud-din Khalji.
9. Give an account of the polity and society of Vijayanagara empire under Krishnadevaraya.
10. In which respects did the policies of Aurangzeb contribute to the disintegration of the
Mughal empire?
11. Examine the economic condition of the rural agricultural classes and of the urban artisans and traders during the Mughal period.
Paper-II
Section A
1. Assess critically the economic impact of the British rule in India till the end of the nineteenth century.
2. ‚1858 is the Great Divide in modern Indian history, as the policy, practice and ideals of
the