MHI-01 : Ancient and Medieval Societies
MHI-02 : Modern World
MHI-04 : Political Structures in India
MHI-05 : History of Indian Economy
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MHI-01: Ancient and Medieval Societies
Assignment Code: MHI-01/AST/TMA/2024-25
Total Marks: 100
Note: Attempt any five questions, at least two from each section. All questions carry equal marks.
Section A:
- How were Neolithic tools different from late Paleolithic? (20 marks)
- How was the irrigation system in Harappa different from Mesopotamia? (20 marks)
- What were the remarkable features of the Maya settlements? (20 marks)
- Write a brief note on the standardization of coinage in the Persian empire. (20 marks)
- Write short notes on any two of the following in 250 words each: (10+10 marks)
i. Hominids
ii. The Huns
iii. Aramaic
iv. Cuneiform literature
Section B:
- How could the rise in urban centers have led to the decline of feudalism? (20 marks)
- How did printing influence society? (20 marks)
- Describe the main ills afflicting the church in the late 15th and early 16th century that gave birth to Protestantism. (20 marks)
- Describe the growth of towns in Europe during the medieval period. (20 marks)
- Write short notes on any two of the following in 250 words each: (10+10 marks)
i. Manors
ii. Banjaras
iii. Modern world
iv. Karimi Merchants
MHI-02: Modern World
Assignment Code: MHI-02/AST/TMA/2024-2025
Total Marks: 100
Note: Attempt any five questions, at least two from each section. All questions carry equal marks.
Section A:
- What are the major ideas of enlightenment on man and society? Explain the arguments of Romantics against the enlightenment. (20 marks)
- Discuss different theories of the state. (20 marks)
- Define bureaucratization. Analyze the bureaucratization of the state in the 19th-20th century. (20 marks)
- “The transformation of society—from agrarian to industrial—created the conditions for the rise of nation and nationalism.” Explain. (20 marks)
- Write a short note on any two of the following in about 250 words each. (10+10 marks)
i. Modernization and problems of mass society
ii. Theory of proto-industrialization
iii. Secular opening in the Renaissance
iv. The capitalist entrepreneur
Section B:
- Explain the expansion of Europe in the non-European world through migration between 1400-1800. (20 marks)
- Describe the nuclear arms race in the cold war. Examine the international efforts to control nuclear proliferation. (20 marks)
- What are the major features of the new political culture that emerged after the French Revolution? (20 marks)
- Discuss the role of mobilization of military manpower and technology in modern warfare. (20 marks)
- Write a short note on any two of the following in about 250 words each: (10+10 marks)
i. Cultural legacy of the French Revolution
ii. Debate over unipolarity
iii. Demographic Transition Theory
iv. Importing of new plants and animal species
MHI-04: Political Structures in India
Assignment Code: MHI-04/AST/TMA/2024-2025
Total Marks: 100
Note: Attempt any five questions, at least two from each section. All questions carry equal marks.
Section A:
- Write a note on the Satvahana state.
- Discuss the debate on the study of early medieval polity.
- How have modern historians looked at state formation during the Delhi Sultanate period? Elaborate.
- Discuss the nature of state formation of the Vijayanagara kingdom.
- Write a note on the formation of the Kingdom of Malwa.
Section B:
- Comment on the state during the Chola times.
- Discuss the administration of the state during the Pandyan times.
- What was the nature of the Mughal administration? Discuss.
- Comment on the nature of the colonial forest policy.
- What were the objectives of the colonial revenue policy? Discuss.
MHI-05: History of Indian Economy
Assignment Code: MHI-05/AST/TMA/2024-25
Total Marks: 100
Note: Attempt any five questions, at least two from each section. All questions carry equal marks. Answer each question in about 500 words.
Section A:
- Discuss the recent trends in the economic history writings of Ancient India. (20 marks)
- Discuss the salient features of Satvahana Economy. (20 marks)
- Analyse the recent development in Feudalism debate. (20 marks)
- Critically examine the nature of foreign trade during 300 BC to 300 AD, with special reference to Peninsular India. (20 marks)
- Write short notes on any two of the following in about 250 words each. (10+10 marks)
i) Radio Carbon dating
ii) Guilds
iii) Indo-Roman Trade
iv) Weavers, Textile Production and Trade in South Asia
Section B:
- To what extent did means of artificial irrigation stimulate agrarian production during the medieval period? (20 marks)
- Critically examine the distinctive characteristics of the Mughal land revenue system. (20 marks)
- Discuss the impact of European interventions on Indian merchants and trade during the eighteenth century. (20 marks)
- Examine the nature of population growth during the colonial period in India. (20 marks)
- Write short notes on any two of the following in about 250 words each. (10+10 marks)
i) Porterage
ii) Taxes other than Land tax during the Mughal period
iii) Historiography of Asian Trade
iv) Globalization