NATIONAL LAW INSTITUTE UNIVERSITY

BHOPAL
B.A.LL.B. Hons. , V TRIMESTER
END TERM EXAMINATION, DECEMBER- 2006
HISTORY

Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 50

INSTRUCTIONS :
1. All questions are compulsory.
2. All questions carry equal marks.

Ques. 1: Discuss the social life of the later Vedic people. Was it different from the Rig
Vedic life?
OR
Examine the social aspects of Buddhism and Jainism and explain the causes
responsible for the decline of Buddhism.

Ques. 2: Discuss the salient features of the administration of Guptas. How was it different
from the Mauryan administration.
OR
Discuss the administration of the Imperial Cholas. Do you think it had elements of
self government at the local level? Give reason.

Ques 3: Critically examine the (three) experiments of Mohd-bin-Tughlaq.

OR
Discuss the market reforms of Alaudin Khalji.

Ques.4: In what ways was Aurangzeb’s religious policy different from his predecessors?
What were the consequences of his religious policy?

OR
Discuss the evolution of the religious views of Akbar. Write a short note on his
policy of Sulk-i-Kul.

Ques.5: Discuss the salient features of the Mansabdari system of the Mughals.

OR

Discuss the salient features of Akbar’s Dahsala system.