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 B.Sc. (Hons.) Biotechnology

First Semester 

BIOT-Sem-I-II-T: History and Culture of Punjab from the Earliest 

Time to 1849 Time allowed: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 45 

NOTE: Attempt five questions in all, including Question No. I which is compulsory and selecting two questions from each Unit.

1. Answer any five questions of the following in about 25-30 words:

a) Town planning of the Harappan civilization.

b) What was the position of women in the Vedic age? 

c) What is the importance of Taxila? 

d) Name two important orders of the Sufis in the Punjab. 

e) Define the Masand system. 

f) What do you understand by Miri and Piri? 

g) When and where was Guru Arjan Dev martyred? 

h) Who were the Panj Pairas? 

i) What do you understand by Rakhi? 

j) Define Gurmat. (5x1)

UNIT-I

II. What do you know about the socio-economic life of the Harappan civilization? (10)

III. Give an account of the impact of Buddhism in the Punjab. (10)

UNIT –II

IV. What do you know about socio-economic life under the Lodhis in the Punjab? (10)

V. Examine the main features of Bhakti. (10)

UNIT - III

VI. Give an account of the new ideology of Guru Nanak. (10)

VII. Discuss the causes leading to the martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev. (10)

UNIT - IV 

VIII. Give an account of society during Maharaja Ranjit Singh's rule. (10) 

IX. a) Mark the following places on the outline map of the Punjab: Lahore, Ropar, Tarn Taran, Goindwal, Sanghol, and Kiratpur. (6x1) 

b) Write a brief note on any two places mentioned above,(2x2)