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History (315)
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Max Marks: 20

Note:
i. All questions are compulsory. The Marks allotted for each question are given beside the questions.
ii. Write your name, enrollment numbers, AI name and subject on the first page of the answer sheet.

1. Answer any one the following question in about 40-60 words. 2
(a) ‘Inscriptions play an important role in the reconstruction of history’. Examine the limitations of Inscriptions as a source for reconstructing History. (See Lesson 1)
(b) “Coins provide useful information regarding economic history”. Analyze the statement with examples. (See Lesson 2)

2. Answer any one the following question in about 40-60 words. 2
a) ‘The policy of Dhamma has nothing to do with the propagation of Buddhism’. In the light of this statement analyze the role of the Policy of Dhamma in strengthening and unifying the Mauryan Empire. (See Lesson5)
b) Do you think that the socioeconomic transformations that took place during the early medieval period had shaped the trajectory of socio-economic development during medievalperiod? Evaluate with example. (See Lesson-8)

3. Answer any one the following question in about 40-60 words. 2
a) ‘Landed intermediaries during Mughal period put unnecessary burdenon the peasantry’. Do you agree with the statement? Explain with example. (See Lesson 13)
b) ‘The social life in eighteenth century India was continuation of the past legacy’. Analyze the statement with example. (See Lesson15)

4. Answer any one the following question in about 100-150 words. 4
a) ‘It is often believed that the colonial administration encouraged the commercialization of agriculture that improved the position of peasants in many areas of the Indian colony’. Evaluate the statement with example. (See Lesson17)
b) The ‘drain of wealth’ theory exposed the hollow economic policies of the colonial government. Examine this statement in the context of the economic impact of imperialism. (See Lesson17)

5. Answer any one the following question in about 100-150 words. 46
a) Analyze how industrialization has shaped social and economic structures across the world. What lessons can newly industrializing nations learn from the experiences of advanced and post-colonial economies? (See Lesson 27)
b) How have global political forces influenced decolonization, and what challenges have newly independent nations faced in achieving sustainable development and reducing dependency? (See Lesson 26)

6. Prepare any one project out of the given options: 6
a) Study the emergence of regional states in India during 12th to 18th century. Based on your study prepare the following lists:
i. economic changes
ii. social changes
iii. political changes
(See Lesson 11)

b) Study the Lesson ‘The world in 1900: the nineteenth century legacy’. Based on your study write about the following question:
i. Visualize population patterns in different regions of the world in 1900.
ii. Visualize modern patterns of energy and resource use.
(See Lesson 22)