MHI-01: Ancient And Medieval Socities
Course Code: MHI-01
Assignment Code: MHI-01/AST/TMA/2023-24
Note: Attempt any five questions. The assignment is divided into two Sections 'A' and 'B'. You have to attempt at least two questions from each section in about 500 words each. All questions carry equal marks.
Section – A
1.Define pastoral nomadism. Analyze society and economy of pastoral nomads.
2.Discuss the role of trade in the Bronze Age civilizations.
3.Explain the political structure of the early Roman Empire.
4.Briefly discuss polity, society and economy of West Africa.
5.Write short notes on any two of the following in 250 words each:
i)Origins of humans
ii)The Harappan seals
iii)Darius I
iv)Economic life of the Inkas.
Section – B
6.Briefly discuss the major debates on feudalism.
7.Write a note on the textile manufacture during the medieval period.
8.Discuss the changes in trading activities during the period of transition to Modern World.
9.Give a brief account of the growth of towns in Europe during the medieval period.
10.Write short notes on any two of the following in 250 words each:
i)Taoism and Buddhism in China
ii)India’s maritime trade
iii)Banjaras
iv)Contribution of Copernicus.
MHI-02: Modern World
Course Code: MHI-02
Assignment Code: MHI-02/AST/TMA/2023-2024
Note: Attempt any five questions. The assignment is divided into two Sections 'A' and 'B'. You have to attempt at least two questions from each section in about 500 words each. All questions carry equal marks.
Section – A
1.Enlightenment marked a sharp break from the past’. Explain giving reference to scientific knowledge and religion.
2.How did modernity influence urbanization and social structure?
3.Define nationalism. Write a note on Gellner and Smith debate on nationalism.
4.Discuss different theories on the emergence of capitalism.
5.Write short notes on any two of the following in about 250 words each.
i)Nietzsche
ii)Welfare state
iii)Bureaucratization
iv)Meaning of underdevelopment.
Section – B
6.Discuss various factors behind migrations during different periods in history.
7.Write a note on de-colonization and non-aligned movement.
8.What was the legacy of the Russian Revolution ?
9.Briefly analyze the rise of awareness towards ecological issues and the people’s
movements against ecological destruction.
10. Write short notes on any two of the following in about 250 words each.
i) Imperialism
ii) Knowledge revolution
iii) Modern medicines
iv) Malthusian theory of demographic change.
MHI-04: Political Structures In India
Course Code: MHI-04
Assignment Code: MHI-04/AST/TMA/2023-2024
NOTE: Attempt any five questions. The assignment is divided into two Sections ‘A’ and ‘B’. You have to attempt at least two questions from each section in about 500 words each. All questions carry equal marks.
Section-A
1.Write a note on the Satvahana state.
2.Discuss the process of state formation of the Rajputs.
3.How have the modern historians looked at the state formation during the Delhi Sultanate period? Elaborate.
4.Discuss the nature of state formation of the Vijayanagara kingdom.
5.Write a note on the formation of the Kingdom of Malwa.
Section-B
6.Comment on the state during the Chola times.
7.Discuss the administration of the state during the Pandyan times.
8.What was the nature of the Mughal administration? Discuss.
9.Comment on the nature of the colonial forest policy.
10.What were the objectives of the colonial revenue policy? Discuss.
MHI-05: History Of Indian Economy
Course Code: MHI-05
Assignment Code: MHI-05/AST/ TMA/2023-2024
Note: Attempt any five questions. The assignment is divided into two Sections 'A' and 'B'. You have to attempt at least two questions from each section in about 500 words each. All questions carry equal marks.
Section A
1 In what ways did the post -1950s ancient Indian economic historical writings represent a departure from early 20 th century historical writings?
2. Enumerate the chief characteristic features of the Harappan cities.
3.Discuss the nature of Roman trade in India. What was its long term impact?
4.How was the craft production organized during the medieval period?
5. Write short notes on any two of the following. Answer in about 250 words each.
i)Impact of seasons on economy
i)Merchant Guilds
ii)Pariharas or Immunities
iii)Balutedars
Section B
6.Give a historiographical assessment of the Oceanic trade. Evaluate Van Leur’s hypothesis of peddling trade.
7.Critically analyse the pattern of communication network during the medieval period.
8Briefly discuss the recent researches on De -industrialisation debate.
9. Discuss the colonial policy towards science education in India.
10. Write short notes on any two of the following. Answer in about 250 words each.
i)Mughal Artillery
ii)Permanent Settlement
iii)Forest Economies in Colonial India
iv)Globalisation
MHI-03:Historiography
Course Code: MHI-03
Assignment Code: MHI-03/AST/TMA/2023-2024
Note: Attempt any five questions. The assignment is divided into two Sections ‘A’ and ‘B’.
You have to attempt at least two questions from each section in about 500 words each.
All questions carry equal marks.
Section-A
1. What is causation? Discuss the manner in which historians use causation to explain any historical phenomenon.
2.Discuss the distinctive features of traditional Chinese historiography.
3.Write a note on the Annales School of historiography.
4.Describe the important features of Indo-Persian tradition of history-writing during the Mughal period.
5.Give an analytical account of the various traditions of historiography which constitute the Positivist tradition.
Section-B
6.What is postmodernism? Discuss the postmodernist views on history.
7.Write a note on the colonial historiography on Indian history.
8. What do you understand by the term ‘subaltern’? Discuss the two phases the Subaltern Studies in India.
9. Write a note on the conflicting views on Indian Renaissance.
10. Write short notes in about 250 words each on any two of the following:
a)Kalhana and the Rajtarangini
b)Early Indian Historiography
c)Feminist Historiography in India
d) The Cambridge School
MHI-06: Evolution Of Social Structures In India Through The Ages
Course Code: MHI-06
Assignment Code: MHI-06/AST/TMA/2023-2024
Note: Attempt any five questions. The assignment is divided into two Sections ‘A’ and ‘B’.
You have to attempt at least two questions from each section in about 500 words each.
All questions carry equal marks.
Section- A
1.Discuss the role of objectivity and interpretation in writing the history of ancient India.
2.Comment on the nature of the society in the Neolithic period.
3.What do rituals reveal about the nature of society in the Vedic period? Elaborate.
4.Comment on the socio-religious and intellectual ferment that marked the rise of Buddhism and Jainism.
5.Discuss what is meant by the early medieval society?
Section- B
6.Comment on the nature of rural society in the peninsular India?
7.Discuss the origin and rise of the Rajputs with reference to the researches of B.D. Chattopadhyaya and N. Zeigler?
8.How do you study tribes under colonialism? Discuss.
9.Did colonialism shape the perceptions of caste? Discuss.
10.Comment on the participation of women in the national movement.
MHI-08: History Of Ecology And Environment: India
Course Code: MHI-08
Assignment Code: MHI-08/AST/TMA/2023-2024
Note: Attempt any five questions. The assignment is divided into two Sections ‘A’ and ‘B’.
You have to attempt at least two questions from each section in about 500 words each.
All questions carry equal marks.
Section-A
1.Do you agree that the environmental histories of Colonial India are histories of disruptions
and exploitation. Evaluate.
2.Write a note on the physical features of the plains of Northern India.
3.Discuss the various principles defining the Water Rights in India. .
4.Critically examine the Indian view of Conservation
5.Write a note on the geographical spread of hunting-gathering communities in India.
Section-B
6.Discuss the salient features of Indian Colonial Forest policy.
7.Write a note on the various approaches examining the development and environmental concerns
8.Critically evaluate Inter-linking Rivers project and the National Water Grid.
9.Write a note on the meaning and importance of Biodiversity.
10.Critically evaluate the provisions of Trade related aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS).
MHI-09: Indial National Movement
Course Code: MHI-09
Assignment Code: MHI-08/AST/TMA/2023-2024
Note: Attempt any five questions. The assignment is divided into two Sections 'A' and 'B'.You have to attempt at least two questions from each section in about 500 words each.
All questions carry equal marks.
Section-A
1.Discuss the modernist theories about the emergence of nations and nationalism.
2.Explain the idea of economic nationalism. Discuss the main views of its earliest proponents.
3.Describe the ideologies and activities of the revolutionary nationalists during the 1920s and 1930s.
4.Analyse the successes and failures of the Civil Disobedience Movement.
5.Write short notes in about 250 words each on any two of the following:
a) Non-modernist theories of nationalism
b) Political ideas of the Swaraj Party
c) Philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi
d) Achievements of the Congress Ministries during 1937-39.
Section-B
6.Outline the political developments which led to the Quit India Movement.
7.Discuss the views of various historians regarding the relationship between nationalism
and peasantry.
8.How did the Gandhian method of mass mobilisation succeed in bringing women into public life?
9.Analyse the main strengths and weaknesses of the legacies of the Indian national movement.
10.Write short notes in about 250 words each on any two of the following:
a)Salient Features of the Indian Constitution
b)Poona Pact, 1932
c)Nationalists and the Workers in the Early Phase
d)Pakistan Demand and its Consequences.
MHI-10: Urbanisation In India
Course Code: MHI-10
Assignment Code: MHI-10/AST/TMA/2023-2024
Note: Attempt any five questions. The assignment is divided into two Sections 'A' and 'B'.You have to attempt at least two questions from each section in about 500 words each.
All questions carry equal marks.
Section-A
1.How are the spatial aspects of urbanism reflected in the archaeological record? Comment taking the case of the Harappan civilisation .
2.Critically examine chief characteristics of early historic urban centres.
3.Discuss the notions of space after the emergence of urban centres in the sixth century BCE.
4.Early medieval centres unlike the early historic centres were primarily nodal points in local exchange.Comment
5.Write short notes on any two of the following. Answer in about 250 words each.
i)Lefebvre’s notion of space
ii)Portuguese Cities a Polisgarchic
iii)Burial Practices of the Harappans
iv)Bhir Mound
Section-B
6. Discuss the process of urbanization under the Delhi Sultans.
7.Tanjavur emerged as the chief ‘ceremonial’ centre by the political will of the Cholas.Comment
8.Analyse sacred zones and khandas of Banaras. How did it influence the cityscape?
9.Describe the emergence of canal colonies. What was its impact? How did it alter the urban spaces?
10.Write short notes on any two of the following. Answer in about 250 words each.
i)Capital cities of Mandu
ii)Masulipatnam
iii)Cities in the Kutchh-Gujarat Region
iv)Improvement Trusts
MPSE-003: Western Political Thought (From Plato to Marx)
Course Code: MPSE-003
Assignment Code: ASST/TMA/2023-24
Answer any five questions in about 500 words each. Attempt at least two questions from each section. Each question carries 20 marks.
Section –I
1.Examine the nature and context of western political thought.
2.Discuss the philosophical foundations of Plato’s political theory.
3.Write a note on Aristotle’s theory of revolution.
4.What is the grand synthesis St. Thomas Aquinas talked about? Elaborate.
5.Elaborate upon Machiavelli’s concept of Universal Egoism.
Section –II
Write a short note on each part of the following questions in about 250 words.
6.a) Thomas Hobbes on the laws of nature and the Covenant
b)John Locke on social contract and civil society
7.a) Rousseau’s theory of General Will
b)Edmund Burke’s critique of the French Revolution
8.a) Immanuel Kant’s formulation of the categorical imperative
b)Bentham’s political philosophy
9.a) Tocqueville on democracy, revolution and the modern state
b)J. S. Mill on equal rights for women
10.a) Hegel on Idealism
b) Marx’s theory of Surplus Value
MPSE-004:Social And Political Thought In Modern India
Course Code: MPSE-004
Assignment Code: ASST/TMA/2023-24
Answer any five questions in about 500 words each. Attempt at least two questions from each section. Each question carries 20 marks.
Section –I
1.Discuss the nature of state and sovereignty in ancient India.
2.Write an essay on the construction of India in the 19 th century.
3.Trace the trajectory of Muslim thought in colonial India..
4.Elaborate upon the religio-political ideas of Dayanand Saraswati.
5.Describe the importance of Lal-Bal-Pal in the nationalist movement.
Section –II
Write a short note on each part of the following questions in about 250 words.
6.a) Sri Aurobindo on Renaissance in Hinduism
b)V.D. Savarkar on social reforms
7.a) Maulana Maududi’s views on nationalism
b)Jaipal Singh as a champion of Adivasi identity
8.a) Gandhi’s theory of Trusteeship
b)Nehru’s theory of culture
9.a) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar on Constitutional Democracy
b)M.N. Roy’s Radical Humanism
10.a) EMS Namboodiripad on the strategy of Indian Revolution b) Socialist thought of Jayaprakash Narayan
