IGNOU SOLVED ENGLISH ASSIGNMENTS M.A HISTORY FIRST YEAR COURSES

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:

  1. How were Neolithic tools different from late Paleolithic? (20 marks)
  2. How was the irrigation system in Harappa different from Mesopotamia? (20 marks)
  3. What were the remarkable features of the Maya settlements? (20 marks)
  4. Write a brief note on the standardization of coinage in the Persian empire. (20 marks)
  5. 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:

  1. How could the rise in urban centers have led to the decline of feudalism? (20 marks)
  2. How did printing influence society? (20 marks)
  3. Describe the main ills afflicting the church in the late 15th and early 16th century that gave birth to Protestantism. (20 marks)
  4. Describe the growth of towns in Europe during the medieval period. (20 marks)
  5. 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:

  1. What are the major ideas of enlightenment on man and society? Explain the arguments of Romantics against the enlightenment. (20 marks)
  2. Discuss different theories of the state. (20 marks)
  3. Define bureaucratization. Analyze the bureaucratization of the state in the 19th-20th century. (20 marks)
  4. “The transformation of society—from agrarian to industrial—created the conditions for the rise of nation and nationalism.” Explain. (20 marks)
  5. 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:

  1. Explain the expansion of Europe in the non-European world through migration between 1400-1800. (20 marks)
  2. Describe the nuclear arms race in the cold war. Examine the international efforts to control nuclear proliferation. (20 marks)
  3. What are the major features of the new political culture that emerged after the French Revolution? (20 marks)
  4. Discuss the role of mobilization of military manpower and technology in modern warfare. (20 marks)
  5. 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:

  1. Write a note on the Satvahana state.
  2. Discuss the debate on the study of early medieval polity.
  3. How have modern historians looked at state formation during the Delhi Sultanate period? Elaborate.
  4. Discuss the nature of state formation of the Vijayanagara kingdom.
  5. Write a note on the formation of the Kingdom of Malwa.

Section B:

  1. Comment on the state during the Chola times.
  2. Discuss the administration of the state during the Pandyan times.
  3. What was the nature of the Mughal administration? Discuss.
  4. Comment on the nature of the colonial forest policy.
  5. 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:

  1. Discuss the recent trends in the economic history writings of Ancient India. (20 marks)
  2. Discuss the salient features of Satvahana Economy. (20 marks)
  3. Analyse the recent development in Feudalism debate. (20 marks)
  4. Critically examine the nature of foreign trade during 300 BC to 300 AD, with special reference to Peninsular India. (20 marks)
  5. 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:

  1. To what extent did means of artificial irrigation stimulate agrarian production during the medieval period? (20 marks)
  2. Critically examine the distinctive characteristics of the Mughal land revenue system. (20 marks)
  3. Discuss the impact of European interventions on Indian merchants and trade during the eighteenth century. (20 marks)
  4. Examine the nature of population growth during the colonial period in India. (20 marks)
  5. 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

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