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IAS 2019

HISTORY
TEST SERIES
By: PIYUSH KUMAR

TEST: 3

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History Test Series 2019

TEST - 03

HISTORY
Time Allowed: 3 hrs. Max. Marks: 250

1. (a) “Early medieval India has been described largely as a dark phase of Indian history.”
Critically examine.
(b) “It is generally believed that Early Medieval India marked a much greater agrarian dynamism
than seen in the preceding or succeeding period.” How far do you agree with the statement?
(c) It was the royal patronage, which promoted the Bhakti Movement. Analyse.
2. (a) Critically evaluate Kalhana's Rajtaringani as a source of Medieval Indian History.
(b) What has Al-Biruni explained about the caste system existing in India?
(c) “Landed magnets played as state agent in the Chola kingdom during Early Medieval period.”
Comment.
3. (a) Social recognizance emerged around the temples in early medieval India. Comment.
(b) To what extent you believe that transformation of lineages into ruling groups who established
supra-local state structures, defines the nature of Rajput sate.
(c) In temple architecture regional variation became the most common phenomenon in Early
Medieval period in India. Discuss.
4. (a) The impact of ulema class on the state varied in the reign of different emperors in Saltanat
period. Evaluate.
(b) Critically evaluate the concept of welfare state of Firoz Tuglaq.
(c) Discuss the concept of statecraft in the cotemporary sources under the Saltanate in India.
5. (a) “Although ‘Urdu’ as a language originated in North India but its actual development could
be seen in South India.” Critically evaluate.
(b) Discuss the contributions of the sultans in medieval period in the expansion of education
in India.
(c) What factors were responsible for creating the notion of power in the agrarian society
during the medieval period in India?

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