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Unique Paper Code: 231501 o5 Name of the Paper: History of India V (c.1550-1605)Name of the Course: B.A. (Hons) History 11 Semester: V

Duration: 3 Haurs Maximum Marks: 75

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Attempt any four questions.

All questions carny equal marks.

Q1. Account for the growih of Persian as a language of administration and political power during Akbar's reign.

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"in the works of Keshavdas, the strands of historical and literary discourse are deepiy intenwoven." Discuss.

Q2. Do you agree that Sher Shah's attempt at centralization was within the parameters of Afghan political tradition?

3. Evaluate the role of gunpowder technology in the early miltary successes of the Mughals.

4, How did the growth of mansab and jagir sysiem help Akbar n converting the Mughal Umara

into instruments of the fulfilment of royal will?

Q5. Account for thie incorporation of Rajputs and oiher indigenous groups in the Mughal nobility.

Q6. Highlighting the issue of ownership of land discus the nature of land rights under the

Mughals.

Q7. With special reference to the role of Indian merchants describe the pattern of India's overseas trade during the sixteenth century

Q8. Analyse the ideotogical and political background of the evolution of Akbar's policy of sulh-i kul.

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Name of the Course BA (Hons.) History

Name of the Subject History Name of the Paper History of India (c. 1750-1857)

Semester

Duration:3 Hours Max. Marks : 75

Instruction for Candidates

Write your Roli No. on the top immediately on receipt of this question paper 2. Altempt cuny four questions.

3. All question carry equal marks

Answer may be written either in English or Hindi.: but the same medinum shonld be used throughout the paper.

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Discuss the main features of the Permancnt Settlement introduced by the English East India Company at the end of the 18" cetury. Do you think it rctarded the economic growth of Bengal?

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What steps were taken to conquer Bengal by the British?

wat initative was taken by the British for the growth of English education system in India?

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DiSCuss the main features of the development of modern industries in India. How did the British rule hamper it?

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What is Drain of Wealth? Why is economic drain considered peculiar to the British rule in India?

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6. Discuss the state of Indian Economy in the 18" century. Why was it stagnant?

1. What were the causes of Revolt of 1857? 1857 taalE rI DRU ?

Write Short Notes on any two of the following: Subsidiary Alliance 8.

(a) (b) Utilitarianism

Mangal Pandey (c) (d) Indigo Revolt. 1860

(a) yttiarere (T

ET a aaTE, 1860

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Title of Paper History of China & Japan I (c. 1840-1949)

Semester/Annual V

Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 75

yTiC:75 (Write your Roll No. on the top immediately on receipt of this question paper)

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1. Traditional Chinese beliefs and institutions were based on Confucianism. Comment.

2Examine the causes and effects of the Opium Wars. How was the Second Opium War (1858) different from the First (1840-42)?

(1840-42)A fAT T2) What do you mean by the "Self-Strengthening Movement?" Did it succeed in its objectives?

ho Vi ho tuan (Boxer) Movement. How was it different fram th

Assess the significance of the Yi ho tuan (Boxer) Movement. Hau

4. Taiping Mcvement?

ne.

5How did the railway crisis contribute to tne i91l Revolution? Examine

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an Shikai with reference to both republicanism and warlardico 6 Critically evaluate the role of Yuan shikai with reference to both ran.

7. The May Fourth Movement was a manitestation of Chinese nationalism Commen

8. Write short notes on any two of the following:

a) Sino-Centrism

taaTT b) Extra-territoriality

c Hong Xiuquan

d) Kang Youwei

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tie of Paper History of Modern Europe-l (e.1780-1939-

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Maximum Marks: 75 3 ve yUTT 75

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Attempt any four questions. All questions carry equal marks.

. What is meant by the crisis of the Ancient Régime? How did it contribute to the outbreak of the French revolution?

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How has the historical scholarship on the French revolution traced the experiences of Women?

2 The French Revolution attacked privilege not property. Elaborate.

3. Napoleon often projected himself as being the 'son' or 'heir' of the French Revolution. To what extent is such a claim acceptable?

What is meant by the "springtime of the people"7 Diseuss the outcomes of these mid- nineteenth century revolutions.

Write a note comparing industrial development in France and Germany in the nineteenth century.

How did industrialization transform gender relations. class structure and everyday life in nineteenth century Europe?

Nationalism was perhaps the "least inmportant of the causes of unification. Comment with

reference to Italy or Germany.

. Write short notes on uny two

a. Thermidorian Reaction

b. Congress of Vienna

C. Frank furt Parliament

d. The Berlin Congress

e. Partition of Ireland

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(c. 1780-1939) - Old Course - SEC

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Name of Course :B.A. (Hons) History - CBCS

Semester V

Duration :3 hours Maximum Marks :75

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NoTE Answers may be written either in English or in Hindi;

but the same medium should be used throughout

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Attempt any four questions.

All questions carry equal marks.

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1, Explain how the foundations of the Ancient Regime were

4. Do you agree that the 1848 revolutions were the outcome

challenged and undermined by enlightened philosophers and of a conjunction of an economic and politial crisis in the

writers. mid-nineteenth century?

Or (7)

How far have recent trends in the historiography of the

French Revolution transformed our understanding of the 5. Discuss the various factors which determined the divergent

phenomenon? pace and pattern of industrialization in France and Germany

between 1888-1914.

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2. Women played an important role in the French Revolution.

Discuss.

6. How did industrializationa impact upon gender relations and

everyday life in Britain and France in the nineteenth century?

3. Napoleon Bonaparte's empire marked a period of revolutionary

reforms both within and outside France. Is it correct to say that

his reforms both preserved and destroyed the ideals of the French

7. Discuss the causes and consequences of the growth of

Revolution? nationalism in the Balkans during the last quarter of the

nineteenth century.

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nation states in the nineteenth century? Discuss with referene to Germany or Italy.

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VT: 75

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3. In the short run the revolutions of 1848 failed to of the French

Discuss the intellectual origins of the Frenel Revolution and the impact of the Enlightenment on

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achieve almost all their aims, however it trans formed t the future course of European politics. How far do the events leading up to 1789. on

you agree with this assessment?

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Discuss the various approaches to the study of the 4. "Between the period 1750-1914, Europe experienced 4. French Revolution. three major waves of industrialization".

Clive Trebilcock

In the light of the above statement discuss the

industrialization of modern Europe.2. The revolution was significant for women and women 2.

"1750-1914 3fau aaa, qduà ztariesrm were important for the revolution. Discuss in the

context of the French Revolution.

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The French economy showed signs of retardation or Critically examine Napoleon's relationship with the

stagnation in the nineteenth century. Is this a valid French revolution.

assessment? Substantiate.

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3. The period 1815 to 1860 was a transformative period 3.

for European politics, economy and society. It

drew from the experiences of the French revolution, the Napoleonic era and the industrial revolution. 5. Examine the inmpact of the industrial revolution on the Comment. lives of women in nineteenth-century Eurôpe.

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6. The British parliamentary system was transformed Or /T through the course of the nineteenth century. To what

extent was this process a response to political Write short notes on any two of the following pressures and popular democracy?

(i) Suffragists and Suffragettes

ii) Chartist movement

(ii) Second International

(iv) Patterns of Urbanization in the first hàlf of the 7. Discuss the main trends in socialist ideas from 7.

nineteenth century early to the late nineteenth century

(v) French revolution between 1789-1791

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12311502 : History of India VII

(c. 1605-1750) Old Course Name of Course B.A. (Hons) History- CBCSS Semester V

Duration :3 hours

Maximum Marks 75

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1. With reference to the writings of Bernier and Manucci examine the importance of foreign travellers 7917

for the study of Mughal Indian Histor nts 4. Critically examine the notion of 'Agrarian Crisis' with respect to the decline of Mughal Empire.

Or (3HeeT)

With special reference to Braj literature, discuss the importance of vernacular literary traditions as a sourck for the study of India in the 17th and 18th

5. How do Mughal visual cultures of the 17th century reflect imperial ideology? Discuss with reference to

either Mughal architecture or painting. rce

century.

6. Critically examine the factors that led to the rise of the

Marathas under Shivaji.2. With reference to the writings of Shaikh Ahmad

Sirhindi, Miyan Mir, Sarmad and Dara Shikoh discuss

the trends of orthodoxy and syncretism in India in the

17the century.

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How have the regional studies changed our perception of India in the first half of the 18th century?

3. Was Aurangzeb's attitude towards religion and state

guided by the zeal of a bigoted Muslim ruler? 8. Growth of craft technology in Mughal India was

dictated by pragmatic needs. Comment.

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Sl. No. of Ques. Paper: 7917A Unique Paper Code :12311504 Name of Paper

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: History of India V (c. 1600-1750)

Name of Course B.A. (Hons.) History: CBCS-

DSE-1 Semester :V

Duration :3 hours Maximum Marks 75

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L. How do recent studies of Jahangirnama reflect on

Jahangir as a Mughal ruler? P.T.O.

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5. Describe the Mughal courtly culture in the 17th century with special reference to Umara and Haram. Or (372T)

Mangal Ka as a Evaluate

the importance

of Mangal

study of 17th century India. vernacular

source for the study of 17th cent

6, How does architecture of Shahjahanabad reflect the articulation of Mughal imperial authority?

2. With special reference to Mewar and Marwar. dices.

the role of Rajput political culture in state formation

Or (3aT) in Rajasthan in the 17" century.

Analyse the imperial ideology embedded in the Mughal paintings of the reigns of Jahangir and Shah Jahan.

3. Did Maratha polity under Shivaji mark a departure

from that of the Deccan and Mughal rulers? 7. Discuss the developments in the crafts and technology in India during the 17th century.

4. Was Aurangzeb's policy towards Jaziya, temples and

music guided by his religious orthodoxy? 8. Critically examine the 'Dark Age' and Economic

Prosperity' theories related to interpretation of first

half of 18th century India.

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History of the United States of America (c.1776-1860s) - OC

Name of the Paper

:B.A. (Hons.) History CBCS (DSE-I)

Name of the Course

Semester V

Duration:3 Hours Maximum Marks: 75

Instructions for Candidates Write your Roll No. on the top immediately on receipt of this question paper.

1.

2. Attempt any four questions in all. 2.

3. All questions carry equal marks. 3.

Answers may be written either in English or Hindi; but the 4. same medium should be used throughout the paper.

1.

3.

A.

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OR America.

Analyze the main tenets of Jacksonian demoeracy. Was it

tilted towards sectionalism or equalitarianism?

Discuss the British imperialist policies after 1763 that made American Revolution imminent.

5. Discuss the challenges posed by the Shawnee tribe to

American democracy in the antebellum America.

Analyze the social roots of the Constitution of 1787. Was it based on the economic interests or philanthropy?

6. In view of its significance in international diplomacy analyzethe causes of the War of 1812.

A Discuss the political and administrative reforms under

7. Examine the different facets of the slave resistance to the Thomas Jefferson. To what extent were they different from

plantation economy of the 'Agrarian South'. Hamiltonian federalism?

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History of the USA

Independence to Civil War -

USA:

Name of the Paper

NC

:B.A. (Hons.) History - CBCS DSE-I Name of the Course

V Semester

Duration:3 Hours Maximum Marks :75

Instructions for Candidates Write your Roll No. on the top immediately on receipt

of this question paper. 1.

2. Attempt any four questions in all.

3. All questions carry equal marks.

Answers may be written eíther in English or Hindi;

but the same medium should be used throughout the

4.

paper.

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2.

3.

4.

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Critically examine the role and

contributions of

1.

(OR)

different forms of labour to the consolidation of the

Comment on the significance of Turner's hypothesis of the Frontier as 'safety valve.

colonial economy in America.

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2. Do you agree with the view that the British imperialist 2.

Examine critically the social evolution and political participation of the immigrants in ante-bellum America with special reference to Irish immigrants.

policies after 1763 made the Revolution imminent?

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Evaluate Charles Beard's interpretation of the 3.

Constitution of 1787. What were the responses of his

critics?

Analyze critically the, origins of the War of 1812. 6. Was it a prelude to Manifest Destiny?

Comment on the American racist and ethnic bias 4. 1812 3H HTATT-TT fAYUT I T

towards the indigenous tribes. Examine with special

reference to the resistances of the Shawnee and

Cherokee tribes. 7. Evaluate the validity of the definition of slavery as

political economy. Was it distinct from northern

capitalism?

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Examine the patterns of slave resistance with

particular reference to the challenges posed by female

slaves in nineteenth century America.

Is it fair to suggest that the Civil War was a 'brutal 8.

and a horrible experience for the soul of America'.

Explain in the context of the issues that led to the

War.

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Name of the Paper :History of the USSR: From Revolution to World War II (1917-1945) - NC

Name of the Course :B.A. (Hons) History CBCS DSE I

V Semester

Maximum Marks : 75 Duration:3 Hours

Instructions for Candidates 1. Write your Roll No. on the top immediately on receipt

of this question paper.

2. Attempt Four questions in all.

3. All questions carry equal marks. 3. 4. Answers may be written either in English or Hindi; A.

but the same medium should be used throughout the

paper.

2.

4.

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Do you think the T sar could have survived the stress

produced by World War I if he had not obstructed the What were the reasons for the Great Purge of 1937-

38? What was the impact of this purge on party, army,

1.

process of reforms after 1905?

peasants and nationalities ?

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Discuss the features of Soviet nationality policy during 6.

The Provisional Government collapsed because of its 2. the 1920s and 1930s. Do you agree with the assessment

failure to end the war and introduce land reforms. of the Soviet Union as an affirmative action empire?

Discuss.1920 3it 1930zTiaka faa TaaI a-it Aa

Discuss the achievements of the NEP period. Why 3. Why did Stalin sign the Non-Aggression pact with 7.

Hitler in August 1939? ere NEP policies eventually abandoned ?

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8. Write short notes on any two of the following topics 4. Discuss the industrialization of Russia during the 4.

1930s. Why was the Soviet Union able to achieve

high rates of growth?(a) War Communism

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(6) Kronstadt Uprisings of 1917 and 1921

1917 3it7 1921 TE faRTE

(c) Comintern

(d) Bukharin

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S. No. of Ques. Paper : 8157 JBRARY Unique Paper Code 12317505 Name of Paper Modern East Asia -

(1840-1919) Old Course Name of Course B.A. (Hons) History CBCS DSE-2 Semester :V

Duration :3 hours Maximum Marks 75

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4. Critically examine the various trends of Chinese nationalism 1. Confucianism

formed the basis of Chinese civilization

in the first decade of the 20th century. Discuss.

2. Trace the developments contributing

to the breakdown of

.Analyse the political and cultural aspects of the May Fourth the Canton System which precipitated the clash between

Movement. Britain and China.

3. Would you regard the 'Dynastic Cycle Theory' an adequate

explanation for the outbreak of the Taiping Movement?

6. Write a detailed note on the reorganisation of the Kuomntang (KMT). What were its new ideological underpinnings?

7. Outline the main changes in the leadership and programmes of "We support the Ching regime and aim to wipe out

the Chinese CommunistParty in the period 1927-37. foreigners, let us do our utmost to defend our country and

safeguard the interests of our peasants." (Public Notice of

Boxers in 1900). What light does the above statement throw

on the nature of the Boxer Movement?

8. Write short notes on any two of the following:

(i) First Treaty Settlement (1842-44)

(ii) Kang Yu Wei

1900 T aTcas ) (ii) Open Door Policy

iv) Warlordism.

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Name of Paper 12317512

History of Modern Chita M84 1960) NC

Name of Course B.A. (Hons) History : CBCS DSE-2

Semester V

Duration :3 hours

Maximum Marks 75

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NOTE: Answers may be written either in English or in

Hindi; but the same medium should be used

throughout the pape

Atempt any four questions. All questions carry equal marks.

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1, Critically analyse the major historiographical

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e context of 4. Assess the role of the various social classes and groups

in the 1911 revolution with special reference to the role of the bourgeoisie.

China.

2. What were the problems in the Anglo-Chinesrelations in the 19" Century? In what ways did opium

in the Anglo-Chinese if

5. Analyse the socio-political, cultural and intellectual

currents within the May Fourth Movement. precipitate the 1839-42 war?

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3. Critically evaluate the main currents within the

Taiping and Boxer movements with special reference

to their popular character.

6. Trace the different stages of the peasant struggle in

China from 1928-49 with special reference to Mao

Tse-Tung's strategy of revolution.

7, In what ways was the Great Leap Forward different

from the Soviet model of development? Would you

regard this phase as success or failure? Give reasons

for your answer.

Or (Huen)

Do you agree with the view that the Taiping

Movement was a full-fledged revolution and not a

mere traditional peasant rebellion?

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following: 8. Write short notes on any (wo of the following:

(a) Secret Societies

(b) The Self-Strengthening Movement

(c) The Boxer Protocol

(d) Chinese Communist Party (1921-27)

(e) Chiang Kia-Shek

(Early efforts towards Socialism in People's

Republic of China.

(a) TTTOA

(b) T7-ETI 3TRA

(c) aTT sTEIÍCT

(d) s-i Ar YTei (1921-27 do)

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