19) MWO-23A/13 By 2 “tascur # 2013 semiatebovtibesin SUBJECT 1 HISTORY-PAPER-r ” ‘Time Allowed : 3 Hours Full Marks 1 100 If the questions attempted are in excess of the prescribed number, only the questions attempted first up to the pres- Sribed ninber shall be valued and the remaining ones ignored. Answers may be written either in English or in Bengali wut all answere mst be in one and the same language. Group-A Answer any three questions (word limit : 200-250 words) + (a) Explain the terms - Archaeology, Numismatics + “(b) Write in brief about the antiquity of the Indus Civilization + (c) Weite a short note on the Rig Vedic Tribal assenblies ; (@) Write a short note on the extent of Ascka's empire 7 (e) What do you know about the various types of Taxes (revenue resources) prevalent during the Gupta period 7 (£) Write a short note on Sankaracharya ; 5x3 2, Answer any two questions (word limit 1 700-800 words) + Aa) “Reconstruction of Early Indian History is hardly possible without the help of Inscriptions and coins". Discuss. (b) What are the lar explanations of the decline of the °°" Indus Civilization ? (c) What Light do the Vedic texts throw on the Gender relations during the Vedic Period 7 OR Is it historically correct to say that the Vedic age was a golden age for the Indian women ? (4) How have the historians assessed and explained the nature and structure of the Maurya empire 7 10 xX 2 3. Weite an essay on any one of the following (word Limit + 1500 words) + 4a) The stages of evolution of the Indus civilization and -°™ principal features of the Mature Harappan phase 5 (b) Expansion of Trade activity and India's commercial contact with the outside world (C, 300 BCE - 300 CE) + (©) The Age of the Guptas - a classical age in the sphere of cultural development ; 2 Group-B Answer any three questions (word limit : 200-250 words) + (a) Determine the significance of the Arab conquest of Sind ; (b) Assess the contributions of Ziauddin Barani as a historian + ‘Ae) What do you know about Balban's theory of kingship ? A) What were the essential features of Akbar's Rajput policy 7 Ake) How would you explain the consequences, of the incursions of the invaders, Nadir Shah and Ahmad Shah Abdali ; A(€) write a short note on the Mansabéari system introduced by Akbar + ee 5x3 contd...P/2.Mwo~23A/13 2 5. Answer any one question (word limit + 700-800 words) + fa) Briefly examine the nature and structure of the political administration of Delhi Sultanate ; () Examine the impact of the Bhakti ideology on the religious thought in Medieval India (13th - 16th Centuries) + _Ae) Give a critical account of Sher Shah's administration ; 10 6. Weite an essay on any one of the following (Word limit 1 1500 words) + Aa) Interaction and assimilation of the cultural traditions and growth of Indo-rslemic culture in Medieval India + (b) Spiritual awakening of Akbar and development of his religious jeas 7 {c) The process of State Formation in India in the 17th - 18th centuries = the emergence of regional states. 20 www.allaboutwbes.in Facebook Like Page: allaboutwhes