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.