WBCS MAIN ( OPTIONAL MEDIEVAL ) : OVERALL MEDIEVAL CONCEPT

  1. How do you account for the rise of heterodox religious movements in the fifth century B.C.?
  2. What are Agrahara and Brahmadeya land grants? What role did they play in the history of early medieval times?  20
  3.  How do you account for the proliferation of castes in early medieval India, during the 7th to 12th centuries? 30.
  4. Write an essay on the role played by Sufisum in the social life of medieval India.10
  1. Write a short note on Indian Ocean trade during 17th centuries.
  1. Review the impact of Bhakii movement on Indian society. 20
  2. Discuss the main features of India's commercial contacts with South-East Asia in early Medieval India. 10
  1. Analyse the salient features of the Bhakti movement. 20
  2. Social conditions of India in Eighteenth century. 30
  1. The 18th Century Debate.30
  2. Assess the cultural significance of the Bhakti movement.30
  1. Discuss the accounts of India presented in the writings of foreign travelers such as Huen Tsang, Fa Hien, Alberuni etc. 30
  2. Discuss the impact of the Sufi Movement on Indian society and culture. 10
  3. How would you explain the origin of the Bhakti Movement in medieval India ? 20
  1. Evaluate Ziauddin Barani as a historian. 10
  2. Write a short note on the Iqta system of land grant in Medieval India. 10
  1. Assess briefly, the historical significance of the Bhakti cult movement of India from 14th to 16th Century. 30
  1. Access the contribution of Amir Khusru as a historian and political thinker. 10
  2. Write a short note on the public works of Firuz Tuglaq . 10
  3. 18th Century debate. 40/30
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