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 B.A. / B.Sc. (Honours) 4th  Semester
History Paper-II: Social and Cultural Trends in Medieval India

 

Time allowed: 3 Hours][ Max. Marks: 90 

NOTE:- Attempt five questions in all, including Question No.1 which is compulsory, and selecting one question from each Unit. 

Attempt any nine of the following in about 25-30 words each:

a) What was Turk-i-Chahalgani? 

b) Who were Tazik nobles under the Delhi Sultanate? 

c) What was the responsibility of Shaikh-al-Islam in the Delhi Sultanate? 

d) Write two features of Vaishnavism in Bengal. 

e) What was 'Maya' according to Guru Nanak Dev?

f) What is 'Futuh' in Sufism? g) What was 'Sama' in Chishti Silsila? 

h) Name two significance works of Ziauddin Barani. 

i) Write two significant features of Abul Fazl's writings. 

j) What was Mahzar?

k) Write two significant features of Mahdawi movement. 

l) Write two significant features of devotional writings of saint Ravidas. 

m) Mention two important contributions of Malik Muhammad Jaisi. 

n) Write two important developments in Mughal architecture under Akbar. 

o) Write two important developments in Paintings under Jahangir.

UNIT -I 

II. Critically examine the position of women in the Delhi Sultanate.

III. Discuss the significance and impact of Saint Kabir's teachings.

UNIT -II 

IV. Study the organization of Chishti order with special reference to its teaching and practices.