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 B.A./B.Sc. (General) 1st Semester
History 
Paper-History of India up to 1200 A.D.

Time Allowed: Three Hours]   [Maximum Marks: 90 

Note:- (1) Attempt five questions in all. All questions carry equal marks. 

(2) Question No. 1 is compulsory.

(3) Attempt one question from each unit. 

1. Answer any nine questions of the following in about 25 to 30 words: 

(1) Which animals did the Harappans rear up? 

(2) How did the Indus people dispose off dead bodies ? 

(3) Write two names of learned women mentioned in Rig Veda. 

(4) What was Somras ? 

(5) What were the names of Mahavir Swami's Parents ? 

(6) Write the names of Tri-Pitake. 

(7) What was the head of a district called during Mauryans ?

(8) Which were the Courts of Justice for two, ten, 400 and 800 villages during Mauryan Period ? 

(9) Who was last Mauryan ruler ? 

(10) Write down two causes of the downfall of Mauryan Empire. 

(11) Who composed Allahabad inscription ? 

(12) Write down name of a village head called in Gupta Age. 

(13) Who founded the Rashtrakuta dynasty ? 

(14) Which Rashtrakuta rules got the Kailash Temple built in Ellora? 

(15) State the taxes imposed by the Pandya Government to increase income.

UNIT-I 

2. Describe the extent and town planning of the Indus Valley people. 

3. Give an account of the political and religious life of the Rigvedic Aryan.

UNIT-II 

4. Give a brief account of the rise and growth of the kingdom of Magadha. 

5. Define Ashoka's Dhamma. Explain the main principles and importance of Ashoka's Dhamma.

UNIT-III 

6. Describe various achievements of Kanishka. 

7. Explain various achievements of Chandra Gupta II Vikramaditya.

UNIT-IV 

8. Write down the administration of Chalukyas.

9. Mark the following historical places on the Map of India and write explanatory notes on four of them : 

(1) Ajanta 

(2) Kalinga 

(3) Kannauj 

(4) Taxila 

(5) Varanasi.