MHI-06: EVOLUTION OF SOCIAL STRUCTURES IN INDIA THROUGH THE AGES
 
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 are the historical tools used for writing the history of ancient India? Discuss.
2. Comment on the nature of the society in the paleolithic 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. Comment on the nature of overseas migration during the colonial period.
9. Did colonialism shape the perceptions of caste? Discuss. 
10. Comment on the participation of women in the national movement.