MHI-110 · December 2025 · English
IGNOU MHI-110 December 2025 Previous Year Question Paper
URBANISATION IN INDIA—I (FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO C-1300)
Structured previous year question paper for MHI-110, December 2025 session.
Max marks: 100 · Questions: 10 · Sections: 2
Verified: 26 Jul 2026
MASTER OF ARTS (HISTORY) (MAHI)
Term-End Examination
December, 2025
MHI-110 : URBANISATION IN INDIA—I
(FROM THE EARLIEST
TIMES TO C-1300)
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note: Answer any five questions in about
500 words each. Attempt at least two
questions from each Section. All questions
carry equal marks.
Section—I
Q1.What is urban history ? Discuss the importance of comparative method for the study of urbanisation.
Q2.What are new methodologies used by archaeologists to study cities in Harappa ?
Q3.List the craft indicators excavated at Mohenjodaro. What patterns emerge out of these indicators ?
Q4.Discuss the chief characteristics of early historic urban centres between 500 BCE and 500 CE in the Ganga Valley.
Q5.What was the nature and pattern of the urban settlements represented in the ancient classical texts ?
Section—II
Q6.Give a brief account of the excavations in Taxila Valley.
Q7.How does Patliputra figure in the ancient literary texts ? Give examples.
Q8.Critically examine the characteristics of early historic urban centers in Deccan.
Q9.How do epigraphs and literary texts help in the construction of patterns of urbanization in the early medieval period ?
Q10.Write short notes on any two of the following in about 250 words each : 10+10
(a) Nagarjunakonda
(b) Amaravati
(c) Port towns
(d) Kannauj