MHI-104 · June 2025 · English
IGNOU MHI-104 June 2025 Previous Year Question Paper
POLITICAL STRUCTURES IN INDIA
Structured previous year question paper for MHI-104, June 2025 session.
Max marks: 100 · Questions: 10 · Sections: 2
Verified: 26 Jul 2026
MASTER OF ARTS IN HISTORY
(REVISED) (MAHI)
Term-End Examination
June, 2025
MHI-104 : POLITICAL STRUCTURES IN INDIA
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note : Attempt at least two questions from each
Section. In all you have to answer five
questions. Each answer is to be in about
500 words each. All questions carry equal
marks.
Section—I
Q1.Comment on the rule of the Vakatakas from 4th to 6th centuries C.E. in Peninsular India.
Q2.Discuss the nature of State formation under the Rajputs.
Q3.What was the influence of Hinduism, Islam and Buddhism on the tribal polities of North-Eastern India between 13th-18th centuries C.E. ?
Q4.Write a note on the formation of the Bahamani Kingdom.
Q5.How do you explain the decline of the Mughal Empire ?
Section—II
Q6.What were the salient features of the society and economy of Maharashtra during the eighteenth century.
Q7.How do you see the genesis of the new ‘princely order’ during the colonial rule?
Q8.Discuss the revenue administration under the Delhi Sultanate.
Q9.Comment on the colonial forest policy under the British.
Q10.How did the documentation project of the colonial state impact colonial governance ? Discuss.