*BAHIS6* BAHIS 6First Year B.A. Examination, November 2011HISTORY (Paper 6)Ancient Indian HistoryTime : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 75Instructions :1) Question paper is divided intothreeParts.2) Each Part is of25 marks.3) Assumesuitable data if necessary.PARTAAnsweranythreequestions.(QuestionNo.1 iscompulsory)1. AnalysetheimportanceofliteraryandarchaeologicalsourcesforthereconstructionofancientIndianhistory.2. DescribethecharacteristicfeaturesofNeolithicculturesinNorthIndiawithreferencetofoodproduction.3. Discuss the main features of urbanization in Harappan civilization.4. Analyse the nature of the Later Vedic Period, with reference to social, economicand religious structure.5. Write short-notes onany two of the following :a) Mesolithicperiod b) Late Harappan culturesc) Irontechnology d) Rig-VedapolityP.T.O.BAHIS6 -2- *BAHIS6*PARTBAnsweranythreequestions.(QuestionNo.6iscompulsory)6. Do you agree with the view that the 6 century BC saw second urbanization inIndia ? Give reasons.7. Analyse the essential characteristics of Ashokas Dhamma.8. Discussthedevelopmentsinreligionsandcultureinpost-Mauryanperiod.9. Describe the society and economy as reflected in Sangam literature.10. Write short-notes onany two of the following :a) 16Mahajanapadas b) IndoGreeksc) Pallava Art d) Position of women in Ancient IndiaPARTC11. Fill in the blanks. (Each question carries2 marks)i) ThestoryofNachiketaisgiveninthe_________Upanishad.ii) AccordingtotheGordenChilde,thepeopleoftheIndusVallybelongtothe___________race.iii) TheoriginalBuddhisttextwerewrittenin__________.iv) ChandraGuptawasthefounderof__________empire.v) Saptangatheorywaswrittenby___________.12. Multiple Choice Questions. (Each question carries2 marks)i) NexttotheVedas,twogreatepics,theRamayanaandtheMahabharathaare the most famous books ina) Sanskrit literature b) Hindi literaturec) Pali literature d) English literature*BAHIS6* -3- BAHIS6ii) TheMongolo-Dravidiantypewasbefoundina) Punjab,Bihar b) Bengal, Orissac) Karnataka,AndhraPradesh d) None of theseiii) HowmanyUpanishadwehave?a) Four b) Sixc) Seven d) Eightiv) ThefollowersofBuddhismweredividedintoa) TwoParts b) FourPartsc) Six Parts d) EightPartsv) ThelastruleroftheSungas,Devabhumiwaskilledbyaslavegirlattheinstructionofa) Vasudeva b) Kanvac) Bhumimitra d) Narayana13. True orFalse.(Each question carries1 mark)i) ChediroughlycorrespondtomodernBundelkhand.ii) LichchhaviswereTibetansinorigin.iii) Kapila was the author of the Yoga Darshan.iv) Dhammapadaisacollectionof426sayingofBuddha.v) The Jatakas deal with the previous births of Buddha.