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First Year B.A. Examination, November 2011

HISTORY (Paper 6)
Ancient Indian History
Time : 3 Hours

Max. Marks : 75

Instructions : 1) Question paper is divided into three Parts.

2) Each Part is of 25 marks.
3) Assume suitable data if necessary.
PART A
Answer any three questions. (Question No. 1 is compulsory)
1. Analyse the importance of literary and archaeological sources for the
reconstruction of ancient Indian history.
2. Describe the characteristic features of Neolithic cultures in North India with
reference to food production.
3. Discuss the main features of urbanization in Harappan civilization.
4. Analyse the nature of the Later Vedic Period, with reference to social, economic
and religious structure.
5. Write short-notes on any two of the following :
a) Mesolithic period

b) Late Harappan cultures

c) Iron technology

d) Rig-Veda polity

P.T.O.

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PART B
Answer any three questions. (Question No. 6 is compulsory)
6. Do you agree with the view that the 6 century BC saw second urbanization in
India ? Give reasons.
7. Analyse the essential characteristics of Ashokas Dhamma.
8. Discuss the developments in religions and culture in post-Mauryan period.
9. Describe the society and economy as reflected in Sangam literature.
10. Write short-notes on any two of the following :
a) 16 Mahajanapadas

b) Indo Greeks

c) Pallava Art

d) Position of women in Ancient India

PART C
11. Fill in the blanks. (Each question carries 2 marks)
i) The story of Nachiketa is given in the _________ Upanishad.
ii) According to the Gorden Childe, the people of the Indus Vally belong to
the ___________ race.
iii) The original Buddhist text were written in __________.
iv) Chandra Gupta was the founder of __________ empire.
v) Saptanga theory was written by ___________.
12. Multiple Choice Questions. (Each question carries 2 marks)
i) Next to the Vedas, two great epics, the Ramayana and the Mahabharatha
are the most famous books in
a) Sanskrit literature

b) Hindi literature

c) Pali literature

d) English literature

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ii) The Mongolo-Dravidian type was be found in

a) Punjab, Bihar

b) Bengal, Orissa

c) Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh

d) None of these

iii) How many Upanishad we have ?

a) Four

b) Six

c) Seven

d) Eight

iv) The followers of Buddhism were divided into

a) Two Parts

b) Four Parts

c) Six Parts

d) Eight Parts

v) The last ruler of the Sungas, Devabhumi was killed by a slave girl at the
instruction of
a) Vasudeva

b) Kanva

c) Bhumimitra

d) Narayana

13. True or False.(Each question carries 1 mark)

i) Chedi roughly correspond to modern Bundelkhand.
ii) Lichchhavis were Tibetans in origin.
iii) Kapila was the author of the Yoga Darshan.
iv) Dhammapada is a collection of 426 saying of Buddha.
v) The Jatakas deal with the previous births of Buddha.