No.
of Printed Pages : 6 MHI-006
MASTER OF ARTS (HISTORY)
Term-End Examination
June, 2022
MHI-006 : EVOLUTION OF SOCIAL STRUCTURES
IN INDIA THROUGH THE AGES
Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note : Attempt any five questions in about 500 words
each. Attempt at least two questions from each
section. All questions carry equal marks.
SECTION I
1. Mention archaeological evidence for early food
producing societies. What was the social
structure of early food producing societies ? 20
2. Discuss the role varna played during the Vedic
period. 20
3. Describe briefly the guild structure and its
functions from 6th century BCE to 4th century
CE. 20
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4. Critically examine the feudalism debate. 20
5. Write short notes on any two of the following in
about 250 words each : 10+10
(a) Urbanism and the State Societies
(b) Role of Asceticism
(c) Sangam Literature
(d) Iron Age Cultures
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SECTION II
6. Who were the Balutedars ? Analyse the types of
services performed by them and the pattern of
their remuneration. 20
7. Do you agree with the view that the eighteenth
century was a century of growth and prosperity ? 20
8. Discuss the aspects of social reform movements
that impacted the women’s question and brought
women into the political space. 20
9. Discuss briefly the growth of indigenous
capitalist class during the colonial period. 20
10. Write short notes on any two of the following in
about 250 words each : 10+10
(a) Social Mobility in the Medieval Period
(b) Palaiyakkarars
(c) Orientalist Perception of Caste
(d) Colonial Forest Policy and its Impact
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