History 2007 Mains Question Paper!

HISTORY MAINS 2007 QUESTION PAPER

PAPER I Section A :
1. mark any 15 of the following places on map & write short descriptive notes on the places marked . 4x15 = 60.

1. kotdigi
2. kalibangan
3. ahicchatra
4. bhimbaitka
5. kanauja
6. siddapura
7. udayagiri
8. kaveripoompattinam
9. tiruchirapalli
10. sisupalgarh
11. anuradhapura
12. hampi
13. srirangapatanam
14. puri
15. kolhapur
16. haldighati
17. golconda
18. chittagong
19. chitore
20. calicut

2. reconstruction of early indian history is hardly possible without the help of inscriptions & coins. discuss.

3. write what you know of the rise & spread of buddhism before the 1st century a.d.

4.throw light on the condition of common man in the gupta period.

Section B
5. write short essays in not more than 200 words.
a) alberuni on science in india
b) bahamani kingdom
c) mughal painting
d) chauth & sardeshnuki of the maratha rulers.

6. show that the administration system in india reached a very high level during the chola period.

7. the tenets of hindu & muslim mysties wine similar enough that the ground was ripe for syncretic movements including adherents of both religious. elucidate.

8. akbar built the mughal empire by enlisting the support of the rajputs. aurangazeb it by aliemating the rajputs . discuss critically.

PAPER II Section A
1. a) the revolt of 1857 seemed to call the very presence of the british into question. waht it did not do was reverse these change.

b) of the evils which corroded indian society in the 18 century were probably whose which stunted.

c) at karachi in 1931, the congress defined what swaraj would mean for the mases.

d) there is no other instances in the history of mankind of a poet & philosopher working such as a miracle in shaping the destinty of his people.

2. examine the major factors shaping the british land-revenue policy in india. how it affected indian society?

3. explain the circumstances leading to the alliance between the khilafat & ncm .was it a politically wise step on the party of the congress?

4. with great skill & masterfull diplomacy & using both persuasion & pressure. sadar vallabhbhai patel succeeded in integrating the hundreds of princely states with the indian union. discuss.

Section B
5.a) no event as uncompassing the french revolution occurs in an intellectual vacuum.

b) new imperialism was a nationalistic, not an economic phenomena.

c) the wars (first WW) most permanent contribution to the spirit of the post war years was disillusion.

d) NATO in many ways symbolized the key role that the united states had come to play in europe.

6. give reasons for the origin of the renaissance in Italy.

7. discuss the main characteristics of Fascism.

8. by the 1980s the communist system of the soviet union was incapable of maintaining the country 's role as a super power. explain this statement.