Thursday, October 29, 2009

IAS Mains 2009: History Paper 1

Candidates should attempt Question No. 1 and 5 which are
compulsory and any three of the remaining questions selecting
at least one question from each Section.

SECTION – A
1. Marks any fifteen of the following places on the map
supplied to you and write short descriptive notes on these
places marked by you. 4×15=60
i. Koldihwa
ii. Kuchai
iii. Utnar
iv. Patne
v. Semthan
vi. Bagasra
vii. Balatha
viii. Hallur
ix. Kandahar
x. Ter
xi. Uchh
xii. Gyaraspur
xiii. Uttaramerur
xiv. Lalkot
xv. Sittanavasal
xvi. Mansura
xvii. Jaunpur
xviii. Daojali Hading
xix. Machilipatnam
xx. Mahisadal

2. In what ways are the accounts of the Graeco Romans and
the Chinese helpful in reconstructing the social history of
India ? How far is their information corroborated by other
Contemporary sources. 60

3. a). Evaluate the various approaches to the understanding of
vedic religion. 30
b). Give an account of the use of gold coins by commoners
in the Gupta Period. 30

4. Bring out the regional variations in the early South Indian
Temple’s architectural styles. 60

SECTION B

5. Write short essays in not more than 200 words each on any
three of the following: 20×3=60

a). Applicability of the term ‘ Indian Feudalism’ to early
Medieval Society.
b). Muhammad Tughluq as an agrarian innovator.
c). Implications of Akbar’s notion of Sulh-i-kul.
d). Estimates of population of Mughal India.

6. a). How far can the village assemblies or communities
under the Cholas be really called democratic. 30
b). Assess Kalhana’s views on History. 30

7. a). Identify the main factors that sustained the expansion of
urban economy in the Delhi Sultanate. 30
b). Give an estimate of Akbar as a promoter of technology.30

8. a). Give a critical assessment of the contributions of Amir
Khusarau and Barani to Indo – Persian Literature. 30
b). The major cause of revolts against the Mughal Empire
during the latter half of the 17th century were economic ,
rather than religious.” Discuss. 30

10 comments:

Unknown said...

hi viany which books did u refer for history mains

Vinay said...

Hi Hema.. i refered many books initially. .but later i only used IGNOU notes for all sections.. IGNOU notes would cover more than 80% of syllabus... would advise you to definitely study from them... in any other doubt let me know...

Unknown said...

thanks a lot.........

Unknown said...

Where do we IGNOU notes for all sections?..in net only three sections about Indian History ..I hav downloaded ..

saawdhan: It's your voice said...

Hi Vinay,

Could you plz help me to know that for pre what all things i need to go through must for history.

And does IGNOU notes are good for Public Add also


Please help me i am preparing for target 2010

Vinay said...

@Hema.. i would suggest you to buy hardcopy of IGNOU notes as from softcopy you wont b able to read properly... u can buy them from IGNOU center or from patel chest or book stores near JNU in Delhi..

Vinay said...

@saawdhan ... i would suggest you to read IGNOU notes... read each n every line very carefully n try to remember all facts given in them as ques r mostly fact based in pre... you can also buy krishna reddy.. thr r many MCQs at the end of each chapter.. you can try to solve them after finishing each chapter..

For Ancient you can read DN JHA.. also thr is one very good book in hindi medium for history pre... its Kiran PUblication Bharatiya Ithihas.. it generally covers almost 80% ques asked in history pre... so if you are comfortable with hindi I would suggest you to buy that also.. u can keep reading IGNOU Notes n other books n keep comparing it with kiran so that no important fact is missd....
in case of any further query do let me know....

saawdhan: It's your voice said...

thank you vinay....

and all the best for results

INVESTOR said...

Where are the ignou notes avl in pune? how to prepare for places in Paper one.

Super Digital Learning said...

Thanks for providing the interview help. It is really hard to crack this round while preparing for civil services exam.No Books for UPSC or IAS Exams help you like this way.