*BAHIS6* BAHIS 6 First Year B.A. Examination, November 2011 HISTORY (Paper 6) Ancient Indian History Time : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 75 Instructions : 1) Question paper is divided into three Parts. 2) Each Part is of 25 marks. 3) Assume suitable data if necessary. PART A Answer any three questions. (Question No. 1 is compulsory) 1. Analyse the importance of literary and archaeological sources for the reconstruction of ancient Indian history. 2. Describe the characteristic features of Neolithic cultures in North India with reference to food production. 3. Discuss the main features of urbanization in Harappan civilization. 4. Analyse the nature of the Later Vedic Period, with reference to social, economic and religious structure. 5. Write short-notes on any two of the following : a) Mesolithic period b) Late Harappan cultures c) Iron technology d) Rig-Veda polity P.T.O.
*BAHIS6* BAHIS 6First Year B.A. Examination, November
2011HISTORY (Paper 6)Ancient Indian HistoryTime : 3 Hours Max.
Marks : 75Instructions :1) Question paper is divided
intothreeParts.2) Each Part is of25 marks.3) Assumesuitable data if
necessary.PARTAAnsweranythreequestions.(QuestionNo.1
iscompulsory)1.
AnalysetheimportanceofliteraryandarchaeologicalsourcesforthereconstructionofancientIndianhistory.2.
DescribethecharacteristicfeaturesofNeolithicculturesinNorthIndiawithreferencetofoodproduction.3.
Discuss the main features of urbanization in Harappan
civilization.4. Analyse the nature of the Later Vedic Period, with
reference to social, economicand religious structure.5. Write
short-notes onany two of the following :a) Mesolithicperiod b) Late
Harappan culturesc) Irontechnology d) Rig-VedapolityP.T.O.BAHIS6
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*BAHIS6*PARTBAnsweranythreequestions.(QuestionNo.6iscompulsory)6.
Do you agree with the view that the 6 century BC saw second
urbanization inIndia ? Give reasons.7. Analyse the essential
characteristics of Ashokas Dhamma.8.
Discussthedevelopmentsinreligionsandcultureinpost-Mauryanperiod.9.
Describe the society and economy as reflected in Sangam
literature.10. Write short-notes onany two of the following :a)
16Mahajanapadas b) IndoGreeksc) Pallava Art d) Position of women in
Ancient IndiaPARTC11. Fill in the blanks. (Each question carries2
marks)i) ThestoryofNachiketaisgiveninthe_________Upanishad.ii)
AccordingtotheGordenChilde,thepeopleoftheIndusVallybelongtothe___________race.iii)
TheoriginalBuddhisttextwerewrittenin__________.iv)
ChandraGuptawasthefounderof__________empire.v)
Saptangatheorywaswrittenby___________.12. Multiple Choice
Questions. (Each question carries2 marks)i)
NexttotheVedas,twogreatepics,theRamayanaandtheMahabharathaare the
most famous books ina) Sanskrit literature b) Hindi literaturec)
Pali literature d) English literature*BAHIS6* -3- BAHIS6ii)
TheMongolo-Dravidiantypewasbefoundina) Punjab,Bihar b) Bengal,
Orissac) Karnataka,AndhraPradesh d) None of theseiii)
HowmanyUpanishadwehave?a) Four b) Sixc) Seven d) Eightiv)
ThefollowersofBuddhismweredividedintoa) TwoParts b) FourPartsc) Six
Parts d) EightPartsv)
ThelastruleroftheSungas,Devabhumiwaskilledbyaslavegirlattheinstructionofa)
Vasudeva b) Kanvac) Bhumimitra d) Narayana13. True orFalse.(Each
question carries1 mark)i)
ChediroughlycorrespondtomodernBundelkhand.ii)
LichchhaviswereTibetansinorigin.iii) Kapila was the author of the
Yoga Darshan.iv) Dhammapadaisacollectionof426sayingofBuddha.v) The
Jatakas deal with the previous births of Buddha.
