·CS (Miin) Exam.

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There are EIGHT questions divided in TWO SECTIONS and printed both in HINDI and in
ENGLISH.
Candidate has to attempt FIVE questions in all.
Questions No. 1 and S are compulsory and out of the remaining, any THREE are to be
attempted choosing at least ONE question from each Section.
The number of marks carried by a question/part is indicated against it.
Answers must be written in the medium authorized in the Admission Certificate which
must be stated clearly on the cover of this Question-cum-Answer (QCA) Booklet in the space
provided. No marks will be given for answers written in a medium other than the authorized one.
Word limit in questions, wherever specified, should be adhered to.
Attempts of questions shall be counted in sequential order. Unless strUck off, attempt of a
question shall be counted even if attempted partly. Any page or portion of the page left blank
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Identify the following places marked on the map supplied to you and write a short
note of about 30 words on each of them in your Question-cum-Answer Booklet.
Locational hints for each of the places marked on the map are given below seriatim.
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(i) "k-frrfJRr ＠ｾ ｾ＠ ＨｸｩＩｾＭ＠

Brick temple site · A Rock-cut cave site

(ii) atl<fi11Cfl ｜＿ｾｴｱｩｃｦｬｊｉＧＱ＠ ｾ＠ ( xii) "'Sffifr.:r <I ｜ｩｦｾ＠ I;ft ｾ＠

Early Harappan site Ancient capital city

(iii) '5fRfAｬＴｾ＼ﾷＱ＠ｃ "l{Ci" "OqTqR ｾ＠ (xiii) ｾ＠ ＠ｾ

Ancient seaport and trade centre Famous temple site

(iv) ｾＭｃｦｬｩｊＱＧ＠ ＠ｾ (xiv) ｾＭ＠ ｾ＠

Stone age site Centre of School of art

(v) ＧＱｱｩｾｉｏＭｃｦｬｊ＠ ｾ Ｎ＠ (xv) "'Sffifr.:r 31 ｦＱｾｊｩｱ＠

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Neolithic site Ancient inscriptional site

(vi) ｬ｣ｴｩｾｃｦ＠ ｾ＠ (xvi) ＠ｾ

"'Sffifr.:r fttm
Archaeological site Ancient education centre

(vii) ｾ＠ ＨＱ｜ｊｦｾｬ［ｴ＠ rf1R (xvii) ｾＭ｜＿ｴｱＱｃｦｩｊｬＧ＠ ＠ｾ

Ancient capital city Pre-Harappan site

(viii) ｾ＠ ＨＱ｜ｊｦｾｬ［ｴ＠ (xviii) ｴＱＮ［ｱｾＰｦＧ＠｣ ｾ＠

Ancient capital Chalcolithic period site

(ix) ｾ＠ -CfliJI'1 ｾ＠ (xix) ｾ＠

Harappan site Early inscriptional site

(x) ｾ＠ ＱｒｬｾＦ＠Ｓ ｾ＠ (xx) ｾ＠ Ｑｭｾｵｦ＠ ｾ＠

Ancient inscriptions site Ancient petroglyphs site

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2.(a) w ｾ＠ ｾ＠ 1ffi "« ｾ＠ ｾ＠ fcfi ＳＨＱ､ｬｾＴｩ＠ ｭｾ＠ ｭ＼ｾＺ＠ ｴｬｾｱ［＠ -mat <R ｾ＠ ｾ＠
if ｩｪｾｬｴ､＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ? flcqoft ct'li{;w'{ I

Do you agree that archaeological evidence often helps in the better understanding of
literary sources ? Comment. 15

2. (b) ｾ＠ qm;r GRA Cfi<1l ｾ＠ cmg q;r fcfq;rn ｾ＠ m\UTT <R ｾ＠ ｾ＠ Cfi\dT t fcfi ｾ＠ ｾﾭ
fcrotft ｾ＠ I ＱＴｾＢＧ＠ 4il i{;w '{ I

The development of art and architecture during the Sunga period belies the belief
that they were anti-Buddhist. Discuss. 15

2.(c) W ｾＭｓＴ｣ｦｴｏｩ､ｬ＠ ｾ＠ ｾＭＴｩｊ｜ＧＱ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ if ＧＳｾｬＨｗｴＱ＠ q;r CfiFf M ?

ＱＴｾＢＧ＠ 4i'l ｾ＠ '{ I

Did the ｭ｡ｳｴｾ＠ over agriculture act as a leverage for the rise of Harappan towns and
cities ? Discuss. 20

3.(a) ｾＭ＠ ＠ｾ ＳｴＢ､ｬｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ fcrcmr qj) 3tti!Rrch ｓｴｬｦｩＱｾＧ＠ ｾ＠ I

ＱＴｾＢＧ＠ ct'li{;w'{ I

The flourishing international trade during the Kushana period gave tremendous
impetus to the development of art. Discuss. 15

3.(b) ｱｻｬｾｯＱ＠ ｾ＠ fcfi ｾｒｱ［＠ "« ｾＭ＠ CfiR1 ｾ＠ CJVf ｾ｣ｗＴＱ＠ ｾ＠ €\ql"d(OI ｾ＠ fu"tt1 cfiT
ｾ＠ qj) ｾ＠ wm: ｓＴｾＱｍ､＠ ｾ＠ 1 .

Examine how the transformation of the Varna system from the Rigvedic to the
Later-Vedic period affected the position of women. 15

3.(c) ｾ＠ ･ｾｒｴ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ m ｾｃｦｬ＠ m '%'l ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ qm;r ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ 3(1dlkit4i

ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ I ｾ＠ ｾ＠ cfiT ｾＱ＼ＹＴ＠ ｾ＠ I

There are no literary sources for the Harappan culture and no archaeological
evidence for the Vedic period. Explain the phenomenon. 20

4.(a) ｾＱ＼ＹＴ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾｩｦ｣＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ wm: ｾ＠ q;r wim (l\i14lfaq; ｾ＠ ｾ＠ aqCfi(UI ｾ＠ ｾ＠

ｩｦｾ＿＠

Explain how Ashoka used religion as a tool of political aggrandizement ? 15

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4. (b) CflrT 3tTtf ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ fcti ｾ＠ -qtCfltCcfi ｾ Ｍ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ 3Wl'l1fCJTR"ft M it wm ｾ＠
ｾＴｩｃｦＨｕｉ＠ ｾ＠ ｴｈｾ､＠ qf ?

Do you agree that the system of land grants from the Gupta-Vakataka period was
connected with the decentralisation of state in any way ? 20

4.(c) lta•u('te wu ｬｩＱｾＢ＠ <tl m ｾ＠ Ｂｊｴ＼､ｬｾＭ｀ｒ＠ OlfTlm q;t ･ｴ｣ｱｾｩＱ＠ CfiRi 1t ｾ＠ ｾ＠ fun
ｾ＠ cfrr I flcquft "fGil{ I

The discovery of monsoons by Hippalus gave a new direction to Indo-Roman trade

during the Satavahana period. Comment. 15

&U:S 'B' • SECTION 'B'

Answer the following questions in about 150 words each :

Discuss how Vijayanagar empire became the cultural capital of the south ? 10

Examine the status of Sanskrit in Mughal India. 10

Assess the rule of Zainul Abedin in Kashmir. 10

S.(d) ＳﾫＱＭｾ＼ｦｒ＠ ｾ＠ '4i 3lTftfCfl ｾ＠ ｾ＠ <t\i141fdCfl ｾＢＧｯｴ＠ '4i ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ I

ｾＺｱｩＱ＠ ｣ｦｬＩｾｻ＠ I

The economic measures of Alauddin Khalji were aimed at greater political control.
Discuss. 10

Examine the European impact on Mughal paintings. 10

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6.(a) ｾ＠ ｾ＠ CfiT ｾ＠ ｾ＠ 1$ Ｇｾｪｱ［ＨｬｩＴ＠ ｾ＠ ｾｒ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ mfi:fcfi ｾ＠ -ij Stlifu
m- ｾ Ｇ ｉ＠

Assess the statement that 'the philosophy of Shankaracharya revolutionised religious

thoughts in India'. 20

Delineate the state of agriculture during the Sultanate period. 15

6.(c) ｾ＠ ｾ＠ mffi fcRRT ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾＭ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾｒｊｨ＠ "JlFffi q;) ｾｇｉＧ､ｬ＠ "5JGFT ctl1
ｾ＠ ＴｩｬｾｴＺ＠ I

Sufi and Bhakti thoughts ennobled Indian psyche amidst the vagaries of time. ·
Elucidate. 15

7.(a) ＡｊｾｉＨＱｱ［ｪｬ＠ -ij ＳｴｬＨｾｱ［＠ ｴｾｱｩｇ＠ CfiT ｾ＠ ｾ Ｚ＠ ＧＱｾｃｍｕｉ＠ ｾ＠ cttfOt;:4lCMUI ｾ＠ CfiR'OT

ｾ｡ｲ＠ 1 R:lliuft ｾ＠ 1

The emergence of early capitalism in the Mughal period was primarily due to
urbanisation and commercialisation. Comment. 20

7.(b) . att"ftftq; ｾ＠ ＠ｾ ＠ｾ .q ｾ＠ oqfffi•td Ｑｾｱ［ｩ･ｮ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ Ｂｾｒ＠ 3ffifiJtVT q;vn ｾ｣ｩｴ＠

ｾ＠ ｐｴＦｩｾｯ＠ qr I f4C\:q'11 ｣ｴＩｾＺ＠ I

Internal strife and conflict beset with ｰ･ｲｳｯｮｾ＠ ambitions was enough of an invitation
for the Ghurids to invade India. Discuss. 15

The Mughals built like Titans and embellished like jewellers. Comment. 15

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8. (a) ｴＱＧｾｯｱＢｩ［＠ ｦＴｾｵＱ＠ ｾ＠ fcs ｾ＠ ｾ＠ <fit t1'ii(1dl CfiT ｾ＠ ｾ＠ "ij'Wf \Jft•fi<Gi<l
-atrr '1'1t1Gt<;l<l "'Sitrr ｾ＠ CfiR'OT qr ?

Critically analyse whether the success of the Mughals is to be credited to their

robust Jagirdari and Mansabdari system. .15

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8.(b) ＠ｾ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ 'tf ｓｬｾ＠ ｾ＠ cfa 3t<4¥il"1'11 ｾ＠ Iscff ｾｩｴ＠ 'tf(R
CJ1) ｾｦｵｒｲ＠ ｊｾｇｒ＠ cfiT 1 flcq oft 4i) N1 ｾ＠ 1 .

It ｾ｡ｳ＠ as much the court intrigues as also the defiance of the provincial powers
that hastened the decline of the Mughals in the 18th century. Comment. 20

Shivaji was not merely a military conqueror but also was an enlightened ruler.
Discuss. 15

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