DU SOL Question Paper 2018 BA History

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Your Roll No....
Sr. No. of Question Paper 6656 G

Unique Paper Code A-302

Name of the Paper In Lieu of Language Courses :

History of India up to Eighth
Century A.D. .

Name rrf the Course B.A. (Prog) / I
S emester Annual
Duration : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100
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Instructions for Candidates
1. Write your Roll No. on the top immediately on receipt of
this question paper.
2. Answer any Five questions, selecting at least two questions
from each unit.
3. All questions carry equal marks.
4. Answers may be written either in English or Hindi; but the
same medium should be used throughout the paper.

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1. Discuss the various historiographical trends of writing
Ancient Indian History.

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2. Discuss the characteristic features of palaeolithic and
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3. Write an essay on the Harappan economy.

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4. Analyse the social and religious conditions of the later vedic
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5. Write short notes on any two of the following:
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(b) Neolithic Revoiution

(c) Vedas

(d) Megaliths

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6. Discuss the importance of the sixth century B.C. in the
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7. Highlight the main features of Mauryan administration.

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8. Who were the Kushanas ? Briefly discuss their cultural
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9. what was the contribution of the chalukyas to the art and
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10. Write short notes on any two of the following:
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(b) Indo-Greeks

(c) Gandhara school of art

(d) Pallavas

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