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HISTORY HONS PAPER II

Model Questions

Short Answer Type

1. What do you mean by the Agrahara (land grant) system?

2. What is the significance of Arab Conquest of Sindh?

3. Write a short note on ri!artite Struggle.

". Why #ere $%andalam& and 'alanadu& so im!ortant in Chola !olity?

. What #as the distinctieness of *arani as an historian?

+. What is meant by Chihalgani? Who destroyed their !o#er and #hy?

,. Who #ere the -huts and %uqaddams?

. What do you mean by -hara/0 aat0 i4ya and -hams?

5. Why did 6a4iya fail?

17. Assess %ali -afur&s contributions to -hal/i im!erialism.

11. What #as the im!ortance of *attle of arain in 8ndian history.

12.9ie t#o reasons #hy Alauddin -hal/i #anted to control !rices.

13. :o# did agannath cult deelo!?

1". When did 'asco da 9ama reach 8ndia? What #ere his ob/ecties?

1. Who built Adina %as/id? What #ere its architectural characteristics;

1+. Which #ere the ma/or Sufi silsilahs in 8ndia?

Essay Type

1. Would you consider the economic conditions and the agrarian system bet#een +7A< and 1777A< as feudal in nature?

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+. Assess the contribution of 8ltutmish to#ards the !olitical consolidation of the