LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI– 600 034
M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – HISTORY
FIRST SEMESTER – NOVEMBER 2003
HT 1800/H 715 CULTURAL HERITAGE OF INDIA
04.11.2003 Max: 100 Marks
1.00 – 4.00
PART –A (4 ´ 5= 20 Marks)
Answer any FOUR of the following not exceeding 100 words each
- Vedas and upa-vedas
- ‘Four Noble Truths’
- Define ‘CASTE’ what are its characteristics?
- Four Buddhist Councils
- Indo-Saracenic style of Architecture
- Charles Wood’s education despatch (1854)
Part – b (2 ´ 10 = 20 Marks)
Answer any TWO of the following in 300 words each
- What are the distinctive characteristics of Indian culture?
- Explain the ‘Aryan problem’ and describe the various theories regarding the
original homeland of the Aryans.
- What is the significant contribution of Tamil to the growth of literature
in Ancient India?
- Trace the contribution of western scholars to the revival of glorious cultural past
of India.
PART – C (3 ´ 20 = 60 Marks)
Answer any THREE of the following not exceeding 1200 words each
- Point out the salient features of Harappan culture and civilisation and examine
the causes for its disappearance.
- Account for the rise of reform movements and discuss the life and teachings of
Mahavira in relation to that.
- Describe the political, economic and religious condition of the later vedicage.
In what respect did it differ from the Rigvedicage?
- How are far is it right to characterise the Mauryan period as the ‘Age of imperial
unity’?
- “The Gupta period stands at the centre of Indian history”. Discuss the development of Arts and Literature in the Gupta period in the light of this
statement.
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