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The document is an exam paper for a history course covering India from the 8th to 15th centuries AD. It contains 3 sections with a total of 12 questions. Section I has 4 long answer questions asking about urbanization patterns, new Turkish technologies, Iqtas systems, and Sufi orders. Section II has 12 short answer questions on temple architecture, Mongol incursions, Khalji and Tughluq campaigns, land revenue reforms, regional states, monotheistic movements, and Tughluq architecture. Section III asks for short notes on select topics related to medieval sculptural art, Samantas, the Nayankara system, and the origin of Urdu language.

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EHI-03 - ENG-D16 - Compressed

The document is an exam paper for a history course covering India from the 8th to 15th centuries AD. It contains 3 sections with a total of 12 questions. Section I has 4 long answer questions asking about urbanization patterns, new Turkish technologies, Iqtas systems, and Sufi orders. Section II has 12 short answer questions on temple architecture, Mongol incursions, Khalji and Tughluq campaigns, land revenue reforms, regional states, monotheistic movements, and Tughluq architecture. Section III asks for short notes on select topics related to medieval sculptural art, Samantas, the Nayankara system, and the origin of Urdu language.

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No.

of Printed Pages : 8 I EHI-031

BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMME


Term-End Examination
December, 2016

ELECTIVE COURSE : HISTORY


EHI-03 : INDIA FROM 8th CENTURY TO
15th CENTURY A.D.

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : This question paper has three sections. The


students have to attempt any two questions in
about 500 words each from Section I, any
four questions in about 250 words each from
Section II and any two short notes in about
100 words each from Section III. The marks are
mentioned against each question.

SECTION I

1. Critically examine the regional pattern of the


emergence of urban centres in the 9 th —13th
centuris.Whaoldpfertina
grants and bhakti play in the growth of
urbanisation in the early medieval period ? 20

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2. Mention the new technologies introduced by the
Turks in India. What were its impacts ? 20

3. What were Iqtas ? In what ways did Iqtas help


in the consolidation and later decline of the
Delhi Sultanate ? 20

4. Discuss the growth of sufi orders in India during


the Sultanate period. 20

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SECTION II

5. Discuss the salient features of different styles of


temple architecture. 12

Briefly discuss the Mongol incursions in


13th —14th century India. 12

7. Compare Alauddin Khalifs and Muhammad bin


Tughluq's Deccan and Southern campaigns. 12

8. What innovations did Alauddin Khalji introduce


in the land revenue administration ? Did he
succeed in eliminating the intermediaries ? 12

9. Who were Afaqis ? Examine the conflict between


Afaqis and Dakhanis in the Bahmani kingdom. 12

10. Discuss the characteristic features of the


regional states of North India in the 14 th — 15th
centuris.Cahybelcdt
successor states of the Sultanate ? 12

11. Write a note on some of the popular monotheistic


movements of North India and their
characteristics. 12

12. Account for some of the major stages of


development in the Tughluq architecture. 12

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SECTION III

13. Write short notes on any two of the following in


about 100 words each : 6+6=12

(a) Sculptural art in the early medieval period


(b) Samantas

(c) The Nayankara System


(d) Origin and growth of Urdu language during
the 13th — 15th centuries

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