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(Paper) IAS Mains Paper (2007 ) : HISTORY - I
IAS Mains Paper (2007 )
HISTORY-I
Time Allowed: Three Hours
Maximum Marks: 300
INSTRUCTIONS : Candidates should attempt Question No.1 and 5 which are compulsory, and any three of the remaining questions selecting at least one question from each section.
Section 'A'
1. Mark any fifteen of the
following places on the map supplied to you and write short descriptive notes on
the places marked. (4x15=60)
(i). Kot digi
(ii). Kalibangan
(iii). Ahicchatra
(iv). Bhimbaitka
(v). Kanauj
(vi). Siddapura
(vii). Udayagiri
(viii). Kaveripoompattinam
(ix). Tiruchirapalli
(x). Sisupalgarh
(xi). Anuradhapura
(xii). Hampi
(xiii). Srirangapatnam
(xiv). Puri
(xv). Kolhapur
(xvi). Haldighati
(xvii). Golconda
(xviii). Chittagong
(xix). Chitore
(xx). Calicut
2."Reconstruction of Early Indian history is hardly possible without the
help of inscriptions and coins." Discuss. (60)
3. Write what you know of the rise and spread of Buddhism before the first
century A.D. (60)
4. Throw light on the condition of common man in the Gupta period. (60)
Section 'B'
5. Write short essays in not more than 200 words each on any three of the
following: (20x3=60)
(a) Alberuni on science in India
(b) The Bahamani Kingdom
(c) Mughal painting
(d) Chauth and Sardeshmukhi of the Maratha rulers
6. Show that the administrative system in India reached a very high level
during the Chola period. (60)
7."The tenets of Hindu and Muslim mystics were similar enough that the
ground was ripe for syncretic movements involving adherents of both the
religions." Elucidate. (60)
8."Akbar built the Mughal Empire by enlisting the support of the
Rajputs; Aurangzeb destroyed it by alienating the Rajputs." Discuss
critically. (60)