WBCS Exam Main Optional Question Paper on History [Paper I] - 2015

WBSC EXAMINATION OPTIONAL PAPER - 2015

HISTORY PAPER- I

Time Allowed - 3 hours                                                       Full Marks - 200

GROUP -A

1. Answer any three questions ( word limit 200-250 words ) :10 x 3

a) Determine the importance of epigraphy for writing ancient Indian history .

b) Write a brief note on the decline of the Harappan civilization .

c) write short note on the Early Vedic Society .

d) Write a short note on the extent of the empire of Chandragupta Maurya..

e) Write a short note on the Sunga Art.

2. Answer any two questions ( word limit 700-800 words ) :20 x 2

a) Write an essay on the states of the Sangama Age.

b) Write an essay on the evolution or in India from the Mahajanapadas to 12^th Century .

c) Identify the main features of urbanisation in India from 500 B.C to 1000 AD .

3.  Write any essay on any one of the following ( word limit: 1500 words ): 40

a) Evolution of caste system in ancient India.

b) Growth of regional language and text in India from the 8^th Century to 12^th Century AD

GROUP -B

4.  Answer any three questions ( word limit 200-250 words ) 10 x 3

a) Access the contribution of Amir Khusru as a historian and political thinker.

b) Write a short note on the public works of Firuz Tuglaq .

c) Write a short note on Vijayanagara-Bahmani contest.

d) How would you analyse the contribution of the lliyas Shahi Dynasty in the history of Bengal.

e) Write a short note on the peasant revolts during the Mughal rule in India.

5.  Answer any one questions ( word limit : 700-800 words): 20 x 1

a) Analyse the Religious Policy of Auranzeb.

b) Write any essay on economy of the Vijayanagara empire.

c) How did the Mughal Maratha conflict during the 17^th and early 18^th centuries affect the Mughal Imperial fortune .?

6. Write an essay on any one of the following ( word limit 1500 words ) 40 x 1

a) Nature of the Delhi Sultanate as “State“.

b) 18^th Century debate.

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