MHI-111 · December 2025 · English
IGNOU MHI-111 December 2025 Previous Year Question Paper
URBANISATION IN INDIA-—2
Structured previous year question paper for MHI-111, 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-111 : URBANISATION IN INDIA-2
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note: Attempt any five questions in about
500 words each. Attempt at least two
questions from each Section. All questions
carry equal marks.
Section—I
Q1.Discuss the major themes in the study of urban history in India.
Q2.Critically examine various debates pertaining to the rise of towns in the Sultanate period.
Q3.Write a note on the architecture and town planning of Jaunpur.
Q4.Discuss the salient features of the temple towns in Peninsular India.
Q5.To what extent does the spatial layout of the city of Vijayanagara reflect high level of urbanization ?
Section—II
Q6.Write a note on the emergence, growth and decline of Surat.
Q7.“City of Lucknow represents a combination of Mughal, Nawabi and European architectural legacy.” Comment.
Q8.Discuss the emergence of cantonment towns during the colonial period.
Q9.What were the urban pressures that emerged in the immediate post- independence decades ? How were they met ?
Q10.Write short notes on any two of the following in about 250 words each: 10+10
(a) Sacred city space : Banaras
(b) New Delhi : Planning and Imperial City
(c) Hyderabad
(9) Mandu