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MODEL QUESTION PAPER FOR HISTORY GENERAL
UNDER(CBCS)
Core Course I : History of India from Earliest Times up to 300 CE
MODEL QUESTIONS OF 1 MARK (WITHIN 20 WORDS)
1. What is Archaeology?
2. Who composed Indica?
3. Who composed Arthashastra?
4. Who were the discoverers of Harappa and Mohenjodaro?
5. Name one metal used by the people of the Indus Valley Civilization.
6. Identify one Harappan site outside the Harappa region.
7. In Which Veda did the 'Gayatri Mantra' hymn first appear?
8. Name any one women who composed a hymn during the Vedic period.
9. How many varnas were there in the Vedic society?
10. Name any one Mahajanapada of the sixth century B.C.
11. What is Tripitaka?
12. Where did Gautama Buddha attain Nirvana?
13.During whose reign did Megasthenes come to India?
14. Name the book written by Megathenes.
15. Name one bactrian Greek ruler of ancient India.
16. Name the last king of the Nanda dynasty.
17. Which emperor assumed the title " Devanang Piya Piyadasi"?
18. What was Dhamma?
19.Who introduced the post Dhammamahamatra?
20. What was the title adopted by Mauryan ruler Bindusara?
21. Who was the greatest king of the Satavahana dynasty?
22. Name the capital of the Satavahanas.
23. Who was the greatest king of the Kushana dynasty?
24. Name one Saka ruler of ancient period.
25. When was Saka Era introduced?
26. When did kaniska ascend the throne?
27. where was the capital of kaniska situated?
28. Who was gondophernes?
29. Who was Nahapana?
30. Whose achievements have been described in the Junagarh inscription?
31. Who wrote Nasik Prasasti?
32. Whose achievments were mentioned in Nasik Prasasti?
33. Which natural Phenomenon discovered in the First century A.D helped the Indo- Roman Trade?
34. Where were the three literary assemblies of the sangam Age held?
35. Name one epic in sangam literature.
36. Where did Gandhara art originate?
MODEL QUESTION OF 5 MARKS( WITHIN 250 WORDS)
1. Explain the importance of coins in reconstructing the history of ancient India.
2. Write a note on Harappa town planning.
3. Assess the significance of Arthashastra in the political history of ancient India.
4. Give a brief account of the Rig Vedic religion?
5. Write a note on the sixteen Mahajanapadas in the 6th century B.C.
6. What were the main teachings of Gautama Buddha?
7. Discuss the historic Importance of kalinga War.
8.Write a short note on kautilya's Arthasastra.
9 Evaluate the reign of Chandragupta Maurya.
8. Briefly discuss the achievements of Gautamiputra Satakarni.
9. Discuss briefly art and architecture of the Kushanas
10. What are the main features of Gandhara art?
11.What are the main features of Mathura art?
12. Discuss the nature of Sangam literature.
MODEL QUESTIONS OF 10 MARKS ( WITHIN 500 WORDS)
1. Assess the importance of literary sources in reconstructing the history of ancient India.
2. How far the archaeological sources help us to unearth the history of ancient India.
3. What were the causes of the decline of the Harappa civilization?
4. What do you know about the political condition of the Vedic period?
5. Briefly discuss the social and economic life of the Rig Vedic people. What developments took place in the later Vedic period?
6. What were the causes behind the rise of Magadhan Imperialism in the 6th century B.C?
7. What were the fundamental principles of Buddhism? How did they differ from Jainism?
8. What was the nature of Ashoka's 'Dhamma'? How far was it influenced by Buddhism?
9. To what extent Asoka was responsible for the decline of the Mauryan empire?
10.What were the possible causes behind the downfall of the Mauryan Empire?
11. Discuss the art and architecture of the Mauryan and post Mauryan period.
12. Review the features of the Mauryan administration.
13. Elucidate the achievements of Gautamiputra Satakarni as a ruler and conqueror.
14. Describe the political and cultural achievements of Kushana Emperor Kanishka.
15. What is Sangam literature? What was its impact on South Indian Culture?
MODEL QUESTION PAPER FOR HISTORY GENERAL
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Core Course II: History of India from. C.300 to1206
Model Questions of 1 Mark ( WITHIN 20 WORDS)
Who was the founder of the Gupta Empire?
Who wrote Allahabad Prasasti?
Name two scientists of the Gupta Period.
Which Foreign traveller came to India during Chandragupta II?
Which Gupta king resisted the invason of Hunas?
Name two works of kalidasa
What was the name of the book written by Varahamihira?
Who was Susruta?
in which year did Harshavardhana ascend the throne?
Which foreign traveller came during Harshavardhana?
Who is referred as Uttarapathanatha?
Which South Indian king defeated Harshavardhana?
Name the book written by Banabhatta.
Who is banabhatta?
When was the Nalanda university founded?
Who composed Aihole prasasti?
Where was the capital of Pallavas situated?
Which chola king is referred as ' Gangaikonda'?
What was the capital of the Chalukyas of Badami?
Name two temples of the Pallava period?
Who was the first elected king of Bengal?
Who was the leader of the kaivarta rebellion?
Who was Atish Dipankar?
Among whom was the Tripartite Struggle fought?
In which year did the Arabs invade Sind?
Who wrote Ramacharita?
Name two famous ports of ancient Bengal.
Who was Sultan Mahmud?
Name the book written by Alberuni.
In which year was the First Battle of Tarain fought?
Between whom was the Second Battle of Tarain fought?
In which year was the Sultanate of Delhi founded in India?
Model Questions of 5 Marks (within 250 words)
Write a short note on Chandragupta II.
Who are the Vakatakas.
What is meant by the Agrahara System in early Medieval India?
Evaluate the role of Nalanda University in the development of education.
Discuss the scientific progress of India in the ancient period.
Write a short note on Pulakeshin II.
Review the role of Rajendra Chola in the history of South India.
What is a guild?
9. Discuss about the importance of kanauj.
10. Discuss briefly the condition of Bengal on the eve of the reign of the Palas.
11. Why did the Arabs invade Sind? What was its significance?
12. Why did Mahmud of Ghazni invade India?
13. Account for the reasons behind the Turkish victory over the Rajputs.
14. Discuss the social customs of the Rajputs.
Model Questions of 10 Marks (within 500 words)
Review the imperial policy of Samudragupta.
what was the main features of the Gupta asministration?
Discuss the reasons for the decline of the Gupta Empire.
What is referred as feudalism Debate in early Medieval India?
Do you think the Gupta age can be referred as Golden age?
Discuss the achievements of harshavardhana.
Write an essay on Pallava art and architecture.
Discuss the administrative system of the Cholas with special reference to their local self Government.
Discuss about the Maritime activities of the Cholas.
10. Describe the Tripartite Struggle among the Palas, the Rashtrakutas, and the Pratiharas in the early medieval period.
11. Who was the greatest ruler among the Pala rulers? Discuss his achievements.
12. Discuss the probable causes of the rise of Rajput States.
13. State the reasons for the victory of the Arabs over Sind.
14. Make a comparative study on Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni and Muhammad Ghori's attack on India.
MODEL QUESTION PAPER FOR HISTORY GENERAL
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Core Course III : History of India from 1206 to1707
MODEL QUESTIONS OF 1 MARK( WITHIN 20 WORDS)
1. When did Iltutmish rule?
2. Who was Razia?
3. Who were the Neo-Muslims?
4. Who was the first Delhi Sultan to lead an expedition to the Deccan?
5. Who introduced token currency?
6. Who was Barani?
7. Who started the construction of Qutb Minar?
8. Who built the Alai Darwaza and when?
9. Name any one important saint of the Sufi movement.
10. Name the poet who received the title of Gunraj Khan in medieval Bengal?
11. Who was the founder of the Bahmani kingdom in the Deccan?
12. Name of the foreign traveler who visited the Vijaynagar Empire.
13.What is kabuliyat and Patta?
14. When was the second battle of Panipat fought?
15. When did the battle of Haldighati take place?
16. What is the title of Babur's autobiography?
17.Name a historian contemporary of Akbar
18.When was the Ibadat khana established?
19. Name two foreign travellers in the court of Jahangir.
20. During whose reign was Fatepur Sikri built?
21. Give two examples of architecture during Shah Jahan's reign.
22.Who was called Zindapir?
23.Who was Malik Amber?
24. Name two shia kingdoms of south India conquered by Aurangazeb.
25.Write the name of Rajput ruler during the reign of Aurangazeb.
26.With whose administration is the term 'Astapradhan' related?
27.What was chauth and sardeshmukhi?
MODEL QUESTION OF 5 MARKS( WITHIN 250 WORDS)
1. Can Iltutmish be called 'the real founder' of the Delhi Sultanate?
2. Discuss Balban's theory of kingship.
3. What was the significance of the Khalji Revolution?
4. Discuss the salient features of the Iqta System.
5. What were the salient features of the Bhakti movement.
6. Assess the role of Mahmud Gawan in the emergence of the Bahmani Kingdom.
7. What was the significance of the battle of Khanua and Ghagra?
8. What do you understand by Kabuliyat and Patta?
9. What was the main principles of Din-i Ilahi?
10. What is mahazar?
11. Write a note on Mansabdar system.
Discuss the impact of Noorjahan's rise to power on contemporary politics.
12. What do you understand by Deccan Ulcer?
13. Explain Khalisa and jagir.
14. What was the contribution of Shah Jahan in Mughal Architecture?
MODEL QUESTIONS OF 10 MARKS ( WITHIN 500 WORDS)
1. How did Balban consolidate the Delhi Sultanate?
2. Discuss the various economic reforms introduced by Alauddin Khalji.
3. Discuss the various experiments introduced by Muhammad bin Tughlaq.
4. How far were Muhammad bin Tughlaq and Firoz Shah Tughlaq respectively for the disintegration of the Delhi Sultanate?
5. In what respect does the reign of Iliyas Shah open up a new chapter in the history of Bengal?
6. Assess the significance of the reign of Hussain Shah in the cultural history of medieval Bengal.
7. Describe the Mughal Afgan conflict between 1526-1556.
8. Review the features of Sher shah's administration.
9. Discuss the Rajput Policy of Akbar.
10. Discuss the religious policy of Akbar.
11. Describe Akbar's Mansandari system.
12. Discuss the religious Policy of Aurangazeb. How far did it damage the stability of the Mughal Empire.
13. How would you explain the rise of Marathas under shivaji?
MODEL QUESTION PAPER FOR HISTORY GENERAL
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Core Course IV: History of India; 1707-1950
MODEL QUESTIONS OF 1 MARK( WITHIN 20 WORDS)
When was the Farrukshiyar Farman Passed?
Who is Nadir Shah?
In which year did Ahmed Shah Afdali first attacked India?
Who was the first Peswa of the Marathas?
Which Peswa introduced Hindu Pad Padshahi?
Who signed the treaty of Surat and when?
In which place did Vasco Da Gama first landed in India?
What is Golden Farman?
When and between whom the Third Battle of Panipat took place?
Which were the settlements of Portugese in India?
When and withiin whom was the Battle of Bassein took place?
When was the second Carnatic War took place?
Who wrote about Black Hole Incident in Calcutta?
When and by whom was the Treaty of Alinagar signed?
By which treaty company got the Diwani of Bengal?
When and between whom was the Battle of plassey fought?
When was the Battle of Buxar took place?
In which year Regulating Act was passed?
In which year Pitts India Act was passed?
When the first Anglo Maratha War took place?
Who introduced Subsidiary Alliance?
Which Indian state was first to accept subsidiary Alliance?
Tree of Liberty was established by which ruler?
Which Treaty ended the Third Anglo Mysore War?
In which year Treaty of Lahore was signed and by whom?
When and by whom was the Treaty of Amritsar Signed?
Who introduced Doctrine of Lapse?
Who wrote the book "1857"?
Name the book written by Ramesh Chandra Majumdar on the revolt of 1857.
Who was the leader of Sepoy Mutiny of 1857 in Allahabad?
Which historian called the Sepoy mutiny as the 'first war of Independence'?
In which year and by whom the Permanent Settlement was introduced in India?
When and by whom the Ryotwari System was introduced?
Who was the first to use the term " Plassey Plunder"?
Who propagated the theory of " Drain of Wealth"?
Who wrote the book " Poverty and Un-British Rule in India"?
Who was the founder of the Arya Samaj?
Name one paper edited by Tilak.
What is the 'Safety Valve' Theory?
Name one secret society of Bengal in the early 20th century.
Write the name of one woman participant in the Swadeshi Movement of Bengal.
Who took the initiative in founding the Muslim League?
When was the partition of Bengal annulled?
Name the authors of the two books namely Hind Swaraj and Discovery of India.
What was the Rowlatt Satyagraha?
Who gave the call for Non-Cooperation Movement and when?
Who was Muhammad Ali Jinnah?
What was the significance of the Lahore session of the Congress of 1929?
Who were associated with the formation of the Congress Socialist Party?
Who founded the Forward Bloc and when?
Who was the last Viceroy and Governor-General of India?
MODEL QUESTIONS OF 5 MARKS( WITHIN 250 WORDS)
1.Write a short note on Treaty of Salbhai?
2. Evaluate the provisions of Regulating Act of 1773?
3. Write a short note on Pitts India Act of 1784?
4. What is Subsidiary Alliance?
5. What is Doctrine of Lapse?
6. Write a short note on Ryotwari Settlement?
7. Write a short note on Mahalwari Settlement?
8. What is queen's Proclamation?
9. Write a short note on Wahabi Movement.
10. Assess the role of Faraizi Movement in Indian national struggle.
11. Write a note on the Derozians.
12. Evaluate the role of Sir Sayyid Ahmed as the founder of the Aligarh Movement.
13. Write a note on the formation of political associations in India before the birth of the Indian National Congress in 1885.
14. What is the significance of the Ghadar Party in the Indian National Movement?
15. What is the significance of the Lucknow Pact of 1916.
16. Why did Mahatma Gandhi withdraw the Non-Cooperation movement after the Chauri Chaura incident. Do you support his decision?
17. What was the Communal Award?
18. What was the Mountbatten Plan?
MODEL QUESTIONS OF 10 MARKS ( WITHIN 500 WORDS)
Discuss on the historical debate about the decline of the Mughal Empire.
Evaluate the role of Hyder Ali and Tipu sultan.
Evaluate the achievements of Ranjit Singh.
Discuss the history of the political ascendency of the East India Company in Bengal between 1757-1765.
What were the reasons for bitter relationship between Siraj -ud-daulah and English East India company?
Discuss the significance of Diwani in Bengal.
Describe Anglo-Sikh Relations during the rule of the East India Company.
Assess Anglo- Mysore relation during the reign of Haidar ali and Tipu Sultan.
Discuss the main features of Permanent Settlement in Bengal in 1793?What was its impact on rural society?
Critically analyse the Nature of 1857 Revolt
What id de-industrialization? How did it damage Indian economy in colonial period.
What was the Drain of wealth? Describe its impact on colonial India.
Discuss the role played by Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar in the education and social reform movement in Bengal.
How would you account for the birth of the Indian National Congress in 1885.
What were the main objectives behind the partition of Bengal? How was the anti-partition movement organized?
Analyse the political context of the rise of Mahatma Gandhi in the Indian National Movement.
Give an account of the Khilafat and Non-Cooperation Movement.
Evaluate the role of Subhas Chandra Bose in India's struggle for independence.
How would you characterize the Quit India Movement?
Do you think the Partition of India was inevitable?
MODEL QUESTION PAPER FOR HISTORY GENERAL
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DSE-A-2- SOME ASPECTS OF EUROPEAN HISTORY
C.1780-1945
MODEL QUESTIONS OF 1 MARK EACH (WITHIN 20 WORDS):
1. Who was Voltaire?
2. Who was Marie Antionette?
3. What is the importance of the date 14th July, 1789?
4. Who ruled for One Hundred Days?
5. What were the three main principles of the Vienna Congress?
6. What was the period when the July monarchy ruled in France?
7. Who was Louis Kossuth?
8. When were the Second Republic and Second Empire established in France?
9. Why was the National workshop formed in France after the Revolution of 1848?
10. Which year in the history of Europe is known as the 'Year of Revolutions'?
11. Name any two Italian leaders who were associated with the unification of Italy?
12. Who introduced the Policy of 'Blood and iron'?
13. Who wrote 'Communist Manifesto'?
14. When did the murder of Serajevo occur?
15. Who adopted the policy of Welt Politik?
16. Who drew up the Fourteen points?
17. Who was Mussolini?
18. When did Hitler come to power in Germany?
19. Who wrote Mein Kampf?
20. When was the Locarno treaty signed?
21. When was kellog Briang Pact signed?
22. Name any one foreign power involved in the Spanish Civil war
23. When was the Nazi Soviet Non- Aggression Pact signed?
24. Who was Stalin?
25. Who signed the Munich pact and when?
26. Which countries formed the Triple Alliance and Triple Entente?
MODEL QUESTIONS OF 5 MARKS EACH (WITHIN 250 WORDS):
1. What was the role of the Philosophers in the French Revolution?
2. What were the social and economic conditions of France on the eve of the French Revolution?
3. What was the significance of the Reign of Terror in the history of France?
4. How did the continental system expedite the fall of Napoleon Bonaparte?
5. What was Metternich System?
6. How did the Zollverein Foster German nationalism?
7. What was the aim of the Young Italy movement?
8. How would you explain the 'Blood and Iron' policy?
9. Discuss briefly about Welt Politik.
10. How the territorial clauses of the Treaty of Versailles affect Germany?
11. How did Mussolini Came to power?
12. What is meant by Nazism?
13. Briefly describe the background of the Nazi- Soviet Non - Aggression Pact.
14 . Write a short note on Great Depression
15. Review the features of Weimer Republic.
16. Write a short note on Locarno pact
17. Write a short note on Kellog Briand Pact.
18. What is Policy of Appeasement?
MODEL QUESTIONS OF 10 MARKS (WITHIN 500 WORDS):
1. How far the Bourbon monarchy was responsible for the outbreak of the French Revolution?
2. Critically examine the changes introduced by the French Constituent Assembly (1789-1791).
3. Discuss the internal reforms of Napoleon.
4. What were the guiding principles of the Vienna Congress?
5. Discuss the causes and consequences of the July Revolution of 1830.
6. Explain why central Europe rather than France was the storm centre of the Revolution of 1848?
7. Write an essay on the unification of Italy.
8. Do you agree with the view that Bismarck was the chief architect of the unification of Germany?
9. Discuss the Causes of the First World War.
10. Discuss the context of Russian Revolution of 1917.
11. What were the clauses of the Treaty of Versailles? How far it was responsible for the Second World War?
12. Was the Treaty of Versailles a "dictated Peace"?
13. How far Germany was responsible for the outbreak of the First World War?
14. Discuss the rise of Nazism in Germany.
15. Discuss the rise of fascism in Italy.
16. How far was the Hitler's foreign policy responsible for the Second World War?
17 What was the role of League of nations in establishing world peace after the First World War?
18. Write an essay on Spanish Civil War
MODEL QUESTION PAPER FOR HISTORY GENERAL
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DSE-B-2
Some Aspects of Society and Economy of Modern Europe: 15th -18th century
MODEL QUESTION OF 1 MARK ( WITHIN 20 WORDS)
1)Renaissance first began in which country?
2)Name two persons who started the Humanism movement in the 14th century.
3) Name two Renaissance sculptors.
4) Name two Renaissance artist.
5) Name two Renaissance Humanist.
6)What was the centre of trade in the sixteenth Century.
7) When did Martin Luther publish his 95 theses?
8) Mention the name of a leader of the Anabaptist movement.
9) Who was known as the ‘Morning Star of the reformation movement’?
10) Which countries of Europe were the centers of the Anabaptist movement?
11) Who first used the term 'Second Serfdom'?
12)Who was the leader of the Reformation movement in Scotland?
13)Who were the Anabaptists?
14) What was Inquisition? Who wrote the book 'Studies in the Development of Capitalism'
15)What is Reformation Movement?
16)Name two books written by Luther.
17)Who were known as Puritans?
18)Who circumnavigated the earth and reached India?
19)America was discovered by whom?
20) Name two countries who participated in Geographical expeditions.
MODEL QUESTION OF 5 MARKS ( WITHIN 250 WORDS)
1) To what extent was the Black Death responsible for the 14th-century crisis.
2) Inherent crisis or long-distance trade-which was really responsible for the decline of feudalism.
3) Socio-economic impact of Industrialization in England.
4)Evaluate the effect of Rennaisance on Painting of the period.
5)Write a short note on Northern Humanism.
6)Write Short note on Erasmus.
7) What was Indulgence?
8) Who was John Wycliffe?
9) Counter-Reformation.
10) Discuss the role of Antwerp in sixteenth century economy of Europe.
11) What were the motives behind geographical expedition in Europe.
MODEL QUESTIONS OF 10 MARKS( WITHIN 500 WORDS)
1) Discuss the nature of feudal society.
2) Write a note on Dobb-Sweezy controversy regarding the decline of feudalism.
3) How would you explain the crisis of feudalism?
4)) Why did the Industrial Revolution first take place in England?
5)Why Italy and specially Florence became the birthplace of Renaissance
6)How will you evaluate the rise of Humanism in Italy?
7)Was Niccolo Machiavelli was a humanist political thinker?
8) Analyze the background of the Reformation movement in the16th century Europe with special reference to Germany.
9) Assess the contribution of Martin Luther to the relative success of the reformation in Germany.
10)What do you understand by Price Revolution?What was its effect on the economy of sixteenth century Europe?
11)What is meant by enclosure? How did it affect the agriculture of the sixteenth century.
12)Review the geographical expeditions of Portugal and Spain to the new world.
MODEL QUESTION PAPER FOR HISTORY GENERAL
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SEC A-1-Historical Tourism: Theory and Practical
Model Question of 50 marks:(within 1000 words)
A) Write a report on any heritage monument or museum which you have visited recently or made a virtual tour.
B) Model Questions of 15 marks each:(within 700 words)
i) Temple Architecture in ancient India
ii) Sanchi Stupa
iii) Bodh Gaya
iv) Ajanta and Ellora
v) Adina Mosque
vi) Taj Mahal
vii) Indian Museum
viii) Victoria Memorial
ix) History of Indian Architecture in the period of Delhi Sultanate
x) Historical Tourism with special reference to Indian Architecture
xi) Nalanda
xii) One of the chief features of religious or cultural tourism in pilgrimage. Discuss, citing specific examples in support of this view.
xiii) Explain the term heritage with special reference to Art and Architecture in India.
xiv) Explain the different modalities of conduction tourism.
xv) Write an essay on Architecture of Sultanate period.
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Paper-SEC-B-1
Museums and Archives in India
A) Model Question of 50 marks:(within 1000 words)
Write a report based on your recent visit to any one of the following:
● Museums
● Archives
B) Model Questions of 15 marks each:(within 700 words)
a)What do you understand by the term 'museum'? Classify the different kinds of museums.
b) What do you mean by 'documentation'? Write a brief note on the various stages of documentation.
c) Discuss the exhibition policy of a museum.
d) What is an 'archive'? Assess the role of archives in education and society.
e) Discuss the history of the beginning of the establishment of different Indian museums with the establishment of the Indian Museum in 1814.
f) What are the different types of archives? Discuss each of them.
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