IAS Mains History Papers 1994
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IAS Mains History 1994
Paper I
Section A
- Mark any fifteen of the following places on the map supplied to you and write short notes on the answer book on the places marked on the map:
- Akhnur
- Arikamedu
- Barabar
- Bagh
- Bhumra
- Bodh gaya
- Bhagatav
- Chandraketugrah
- Dhamner
- Elephanta
- Eran
- Gop
- Gyarspur
- Harappa
- Harwan
- Karle
- Mohenjo Daro
- Martand
- Maski
- Mehendragiri
- Mukhalingam
- Nachna
- Piprahwa
- Rajim
- Sanghol
- Sisupalgarh
- Sirpur
- Sonkh
- Sutkagen-Dor
- Tigwa
- Discuss the pattern of trade during the Indus Valley civilization. How for did it affect the nature of contemporary settlements in the Indian sub-continent?
- Determine-the veracity of Megasthenes descriptions of Indian society and economy with the help of other contemporary evidences.
- Trace the scientific and technological developments in India up to c. A. D. 750.
Section B
- Write short essays of not more than 200 words each on any three of the following:
- Ziauddin Barani as a historian
- Narrative paintings under Jahangir and Akbar
- Meaning and features of the Maharshtra Dharma
- Mughals and the British East India Company
- Do you agree with the view that the form and content of temple architecture in South India between c. A. D. 750 and 1200 were products of a specific economic and political milieu?
- What light do inscriptions and accounts of European travelers throw on the antecedents and legacy of the administrative structure of the Vijayanagar Empire?
- Aurangzeb is a much maligned monarch. Argue the case for and against the proposition.
Paper II
Section A
- Comment on any three of the following statements in about 200 words each:
- The Widow Remarriage Act was, in many ways, a logical sequel to the abolition of Sati
- The new attitude of caution and conservatism can detected in almost every sphere of British activity in India after the Revolt of 1857.
- The British Raj had a deeply racist aspect and it ultimately existed to protect colonial exploitation.
- To glorify the strength of the Congress and deny that of the League is to be blind (PC Joshi, 1945) .
- How did th British establish their control over Maharashtra in the first two decades of the 19th century? Why did the Maratha challenge ultimately collapse?
- How do you account of the rise and growth of the Business enterprise in India during the first half of the 20th century?
- Gandhi restrained mass-movements yet he retained his popularity among the masses. How do you explain this paradox?
Section B
- Comment on any three of the following statements in about 200 words each:
- The Renaissance was not a political or religious movement. It was a state of mind
- Protestantism contributed substantially to the rise of capitalism.
- Asian Nationalism is just a product of Western impact on the Asian intelligentsia in the last decades of the nineteenth century.
- The countries in the Middle East became, after 1919, the scene of constant effervescence and some striking changes.
- To what extent were the advances in scientific knowledge in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries a product of the needs of a changing society?
- The perpetuation of the economic malaise was the main cause of the political instability of Europe during the next two decades (1919 − 39) . Explain.
- Show how the presence of a weak and helpless China next door brought about the rise of militarism and collapse of democracy in Japan.