BA 3rd Semester History ( Honours) Previous year question Paper and Syllabus
TRIPURA UNIVERSITY BA 3rd Semester
History ( Honours) Previous year question Paper and Syllabus
B.A, Semester-Ill
History (Major)
Paper-III: History of India (A.D, 1550- A.D. 1818)
Unit-I 1. Sources and Historiography of Mughal History
2. Mughal- Afghan contest for supremacy
3. Sher Sha's administrative reforms
4. Establishment of Mughal rule: Babur and Humayun
Unit-II
1. Religious and Rajput Policies of Mughals: from Akbar to Aurangzeb
2. Administration under the Mughals: from Akbar to Aurangzeb
3. Revenue Reforms under the Mughals: from Akbar to Aurangzeb
4. Central Asian and Deccan Policy of the Mughals: from Akbar to Aurangzeb
Unit-III
1. Art and Architecture under the Mughals
2. Music, literature and society under the Mughals.
3. Religious Developments: Sufi and Bhakti traditions, Sikhism
4. Decline of Mughal power: major debates
Unit-TV
1. Colonialist and Nationalist perceptions of le century India
2. Expansion and Consolidation of British power (1740s-1818): military expansions and
` commercial interests
3. British administration in India: Clive, Warren Hastings, Cornwallis. Wellesley
4. Impact of colonial policies: Bengal famine of 1770; Sannyasi and Fakir uprisings.
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3RD SEMESTER HISTORY HONOURS PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTION PAPER
2016
UNIT-I
1. Evaluate the importance of the works of Abul Fazl and Badauni in
reconstructing the history of the Mughals. 5+5=10
2. Give an account of Mughal-Afghan conflict during Humayun's reign. 10
3. How did Sher Shah, organize his provincial and judicial administration? 6+4=10
UNIT-II
4. Discuss the religious policy of Akbar. 10
5. What were the salient features of Akbar's central and provincial administration? 5+5=10
6. Narrate Aurangzeb's Deccan policy. 10
UNIT-III
7. Assess Jahangir's and Shah Jahan's contribution in respect
of Mughal painting and architecture. 10
8. Give an account of the Sufi Movement in India. Assess its
impact on the cultural . history of Medieval India. 5+5=10
9. Do you think court politics and foreign invasions
were responsible for the downfall of the Mughal empire? 5+5=10
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2017
UNIT-I
1. Evaluate the importance of the literary works as the sources of the Mughal History. 10
2. Discuss the reforms introduced by Sher Shah in Medieval India
with special reference to his revenue reforms. 5+5=10
3. Assess the contributions of Babur and Humayun in
establishing Mughal rule in India. 5+5=10
UNIT-II
4. Examine the relations of the Mughals with the Uzbeks in Central Asia. 10
5. Discuss the religious policy of Aurangzeb. How far was it responsible
for the downfall of the Mughal Empire in India? 5+5-10
6. What were the salient features of the revenue. system
introduced by Mughal Emperor Akbar? 10
UNIT-III
7. Narrate the social condition of India under the
Mughals with special reference to the agrarian society. 6+4=10
8. Discuss the origin and the features of the Sikhism. 4+6=10
9. Explain debate on the downfall of Mughal Empire. 10
UNIT-IV
10. Describe the circumstances leading to the Treaty of Bassein in 1802.
Why is this treaty rightly regarded as one of the most
important landmarks in the history of British dominion in India? 6+4-10
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2018
UNIT-I
1. Analyze the salient features of the historiography of
Abul Fazl and Abdul Hamid Lahori on the history of the Mughals. 5+5=10
2. Narrate the Mughal-Afghan contest for establishing supremacy
over India from 1526-1556. What were its consequences? 7+3=10
3. Make an estimate of Sher Shah Suri as a benevolent administrator of Medieval India. 10
UNIT-II
4. Discuss the Rajput Policy of the Mughals with special reference to Akbar. 5+5-10
5. Point out the chief features of the administrative reforms of Akbar and Jahangir. 6+4=10
6. Discuss the Deccan policy of Aurangzeb with special
reference to the conflict with Shivaji. 6+4=10
UNIT-III
7. Discuss the development of art and architecture during
the reign of Akbar and Shah Jahan in Medieval India. 5+5=10
8. How did Sanskrit and Hindi literature flourish in Mughal India? 6+4=10
9. Narrate the development of Bhakti traditions
during the Mughal period of Medieval India. 10
UNIT-IV
10. Discuss colonialist and nationalist perceptions of 18th century India. 10
11. Discuss the administrative reforms introduced by Lord Cornwallis in British India. 10
12. Discuss the causes and impact of Bengal Famine of 1770 AD. 5+5=10
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2019
UNIT-I
1. Evaluate the importance of the literary works as the sources of the Mughal History. 10
2. Review the role played by Babur and Humayun in
establishing the Mughal rule in India. 5+5=10
3. Assess the importance of the revenue reforms
of Sher Shah Suri. Was he forerunner of Akbar in this respect? 6+4=10
UNIT-II
4. Explain Akbar's religious policy. How did Aurangzeb depart from it? 6+4-10
5. Review the land revenue system of Akbar with
special reference to the Zabti system. 7+3=10
6. Discuss the Central Asian Policy of Shah Jahan. Why did it fail? 7+3=10
UNIT-III
7. What were the basic principles of Sufism? What was
the impact of Sufism on Indian society? 6+4=10
8. Trace the origin of Sikhism in India. What were its features? 5+5=10
9. How far was the Mughal nobility responsible for the decline of the Mughal Empire? 10
UNIT-IV
10. Trace the different stages of British relations with
Mysore during the period of Tipu Sultan. 10
11. What were the major administrative reforms introduced by Warren Hastings? 10
12. Write notes on the Sanyasi and Fakir uprising in Bengal. 6+4=10
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2021
UNIT-I
1. Evaluate the importance of the literary works as the sources of the Mughal History. 10
2. Discuss the revenue reforms introduced by Sher Shah in Medieval India. 10
3. Assess the contributions of Babur and
Humayun in establishing Mughal rule in India. 5+5=10
UNIT-II
4. Explain the religious policies under the Mughals. 10
5. Review the land revenue system of Akbar and Jahangir. 5+5=10
6. Narrate the Central Asian Policy of Mughals with special reference to Shah Jahan. 10
UNIT-III
7. Trace the origin of Sikhism in India. What were its features? 5+5=10
8. Do you think court politics and foreign invasions were
responsible for the downfall of the Mughal Empire? 5+5=10
9. Narrate the development of Bhakti traditions during the
Mughal period of Medieval India. 10
UNIT-IV
10. Discuss the growth of British power in Bengal from the
Battle of Plassey to the Battle of Buxar. 10
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