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BA 1st Semester (New) Exam., 2019 (W)

HISTORY

[ GHT S1–01 ]

( History of India from Pre-History till the Beginning of

the 13th Century C.E. )

Full Marks : 80

Time : 3 hours

The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions

1. (a) Answer the following questions in one or two sentence(s) : 1×8=8

t¡º¹ šøŗγèÒ¹ l¡üv¡¹ &i¡à ¤à ƒåi¡à ¤àA¡¸t¡ [ºJA¡ :

(i) How many Puranas are there in total?

³åk¡ ‘šå¹ào’ ëA¡ÒüJ>?

(ii) Who wrote Pancha Siddhanta ?

‘še¡[·ý¡à”z’ ëA¡àì> ¹W¡>à A¡[¹[áº?

(iii) To which geological age does the Neolithic period belong?

>¯šøÑz¹ ™åK ëA¡à>ìi¡à ®è¡t¡à[wA¡ ™åK¹ "”zK¢t¡?

(iv) Did Harappans use a script?

Ò¹Ùà¤àÎãìÚ [º[š ¤¸¯Ò๠A¡[¹[áºì>?

(v) Who was the founder of Sunga dynasty?

Ç¡}K ¤}Ź šø[t¡Ë¡àt¡à ëA¡à> "à[áº?

(vi) Name one Tamil epic.

&J> t¡à[³º ³ÒàA¡à¤¸¹ >à³ [ºJA¡¡ú

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(vii) What is the meaning of the term ‘Pallava’ ?

‘šÀ¯’ Ŧ¹ "=¢ [A¡?

(viii) What is Gopuram?

ëKàšå¹à³ [A¡?
(b) Choose the correct answer of the following : 1×4=4
t¡ºt¡ [ƒÚàì¤à¹¹ Ç¡‡ý¡ l¡üv¡¹ìi¡à ¤à[á l¡ü[º¯à*A¡ :

(i) Lothal / Harappa / Kalibangan was a port of Indus Valley.

ëºà=ຠ/ Ò¹Ùà / A¡à[º¤à}Kà> [ÎÞêå¡ l¡üšt¡¸A¡à¹ &A¡ ¤–ƒ¹ "à[ạú

(ii) Pastoralism / Agriculture / Trade was the main economy of the

Rig-Vedic people.
šÇ¡šàº> / Aõ¡[È / ¤à[o\¸ ˜¡Aô¡-í¤[ƒA¡ ™åK¹ ³à>åÒ¹ ³åJ¸ "=¢>ã[t¡ "à[ạú

(iii) The achievements of Kanishka / Gautamiputra Satakarni / Simuka

are recorded in the Nasik inscriptions.
A¡[oÍH¹ / ëKït¡³ãšåy Îàt¡A¡o¢ã¹ / [W¡³åA¡à¹ Îó¡ºt¡àì¤à¹ >à[W¡A¡ ëJà[ƒt¡ [º[št¡ [º[š¤‡ý¡
íÒ "àìá¡ú

(iv) Pulakeshin I / Vijayalaya / Bhoja was the founder of the Chola

dynasty.
šåºìA¡Åã šø=³ / [¤\ÚàºÚ / 뮡à\ ëW¡àº ¤}Ź šø[t¡Ë¡àt¡à "à[ạú
(c) Fill in the blanks : 1×4=4
Jàºã k¡àÒü šè¹ A¡¹A¡ :

(i) _____ was the author of Mrichchhakatikam.

_____ ‘³õZáA¡[i¡A¡³ô’ Nø”‚J>¹ ¹W¡A¡ "à[ạú

(ii) Samudragupta was given the title of ‘Kaviraja’ by his Court

poet _____.
γå‰P¡œ¡A¡ ët¡*ò¹ ¹à\A¡[¤ _____ëÚ ‘A¡[¤¹à\’ l¡üšà[‹ šøƒà> A¡[¹[ạú

(iii) The poet Chand Bardai wrote _____.

W¡à–ƒ ¤¹ƒàÒü >à³¹ A¡[¤K¹àA¡ãìÚ _____ Nø”‚ ¹W¡>à A¡[¹[ạú

(iv) _____ introduced Bhakti Movement in North India.

_____ l¡üv¡¹ ®¡à¹t¡t¡ ®¡[v¡û¡ "àì–ƒàº>¹ ÎèW¡>à A¡[¹[ạú

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2. Answer any five from the following questions (each within 50 words) :
2×5=10
t¡º¹ šøŗγèÒ¹ š¹à [™ ëA¡àì>à šòàW¡i¡à¹ l¡üv¡¹ [ºJA¡ (šø[t¡ìi¡à 50 Ŧ¹ [®¡t¡¹t¡) :

(a) Write a short note on the importance of coins of ancient India.

šøàW¡ã> ®¡à¹t¡¹ ³å‰àì¤à¹¹ P¡¹ç¡Œ δšìA¢¡ &[i¡ W¡³å ëi¡àA¡à [ºJA¡¡ú

(b) Write a short note on the religious life of the Harappan people.
Ò¹Ùà >àK[¹A¡¹ ‹³¢ãÚ \ã¯> δšìA¢¡ &[i¡ W¡³å ëi¡àA¡à [ºJA¡¡ú

(c) Define ‘mode of production’.

‘ë³àƒ "¯ šøl¡àA¡Wô¡>’ ¤å[ºìº [A¡ ¤åì\?

(d) State into how many divisions Megasthenes divided the Mauryan society.
ë³Kà[Ñ‚[>ìá ë³ï™¢ γà\A¡ [A¡³à>i¡à ®¡àKt¡ ®¡àK A¡[¹[áº, l¡üìÀJ A¡¹A¡¡ú

(e) Who was Mihir Bhoja?

[³[Ò¹ 뮡à\ ëA¡à> "à[áº?

(f) Who were the Nayanars and Alvars?

>Ú>๠"à¹ç¡ "ຯà¹ÎA¡º ëA¡à> "à[áº?

3. Answer any six from the following questions (each in around 120 words) :
4×6=24
t¡º¹ šøŗγèÒ¹ š¹à [™ ëA¡àì>à áÚi¡à¹ l¡üv¡¹ [ºJA¡ (šø[t¡ìi¡à šøàÚ 120 Ŧ¹ [®¡t¡¹t¡) :

(a) Write a short note on the Neolithic Age.

šøâ—šøÑz¹ ™åK¹ *š¹t¡ &[i¡ W¡³å ëi¡àA¡à [ºJA¡¡ú

(b) State the main features of the Rig-Vedic society.

˜¡Aô¡-í¤[ƒA¡ γà\¹ šø‹à> í¤[ÅÊ¡¸ì¤à¹ l¡üìÀJ A¡¹A¡¡ú

(c) Write a short note on Alexander.

"àìºA¡ì\r¡à¹¹ [¤ÈìÚ &[i¡ W¡³å ëi¡àA¡à [ºJA¡¡ú

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(d) Describe the administrative system of the Mauryan Empire.

ë³ï™¢ Îà´÷à\¸¹ šøÅàÎ[>A¡ ¤¸¯Ñ‚๠[¤ÈìÚ ¤o¢>à A¡¹A¡¡ú

(e) Explain Samudragupta’s policy of expansion.

γå‰P¡œ¡¹ Îà´÷à\¸ [¤Ñz๠>ã[t¡¹ [¤ÈìÚ ¤¸àJ¸à A¡¹A¡¡ú

(f) State the features of the temple architecture of early medieval India.
"à[ƒ ³‹¸™åK¹ ®¡à¹t¡¤È¢¹ ³[–ƒ¹ Ñ‚àšt¡¸¹ í¤[ÅÊ¡¸Î³èÒ l¡üìÀJ A¡¹A¡¡ú

(g) Write briefly about the Bhakti Movement of South India.

ƒ[Û¡o ®¡à¹t¡¹ ®¡[v¡û¡ "àì–ƒàº>¹ [¤ÈìÚ W¡³åîA¡ [ºJA¡¡ú

4. Answer any five from the following questions (each in around 200 words) :
6×5=30
t¡º¹ šøŗγèÒ¹ š¹à [™ ëA¡àì>à šòàW¡i¡à¹ l¡üv¡¹ [ºJA¡ (šø[t¡ìi¡à šøàÚ 200 Ŧ¹ [®¡t¡¹t¡) :

(a) Account for the rise of religious sects in the 6th century BC.
Jøã@ šè@ ÈË¡ Å[t¡A¡àt¡ ‹³¢ãÚ ÅàJàγèÒ¹ l¡üxà>¹ A¡à¹A¡Î³èÒ [ºJA¡¡ú

(b) State the history of caste system in ancient India.

šøàW¡ã> ®¡à¹t¡¤È¢t¡ \à[t¡ì®¡ƒ šø=๠Òü[t¡Òàι [¤ÈìÚ l¡üìÀJ A¡¹A¡¡ú

(c) Discuss the position of women in the Gupta period.

P¡œ¡ ™åKt¡ ³[Һ๠[Ñ‚[t¡¹ [¤ÈìÚ "àìºàW¡>à A¡¹A¡¡ú

(d) Critically estimate the reign of King Harshavardhana.

¹\à ÒÈ¢¤‹¢>¹ ÅàÎ>A¡àº¹ γàìºàW¡>à³èºA¡ &[i¡ [¤ìÅÃÈo "àK¤Øn¡à*A¡¡ú

(e) Discuss the factors responsible for the downfall of the Gupta Empire.
P¡œ¡ Îà´÷à\¸¹ št¡>¹ A¡à¹A¡Î³èÒ "àìºàW¡>à A¡¹A¡¡ú

(f) Explain Sankara’s philosophy of Advaitavada.

Å}A¡¹¹ "î‡t¡¤àƒ ƒÅ¢>¹ [¤ÈìÚ ¤¸àJ¸à A¡¹A¡¡ú

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