BHIC-131 · December 2024 · English
IGNOU BHIC-131 December 2024 Previous Year Question Paper
HISTORY OF INDIA : FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES UP TO C. 300 CE
Structured previous year question paper for BHIC-131, December 2024 session.
Max marks: 100 · Questions: 8 · Sections: 2
Verified: 22 Aug 2026
B. A. (GENERAL) HISTORY
(BAG)
Term-End Examination
December, 2024
BHIC-131 : HISTORY OF INDIA : FROM THE
EARLIEST TIMES UPTO C-300 C.E.
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note:Answer any five questions in about
400 words each. Attempt at least two
questions from each Section. All questions
carry equal marks.
Section—I
Q1.Discuss the tools, subsistence-pattern and social organisation of the Mesolithic cultures.
Q2.Examine the spatial pattern of early Harrapan settlement and their characteristic features.
Q3.Write an essay on sixteen Mahajanapadas.
Q4.Write short notes on any two of the following in
(a) Iron technology and its impact
(b) Early Vedic religion
(c) PGW culture
(d) Harappan religion
Section—II
Q5.Critically examine the rise of new religious ideas in the sixth century BCE with special reference to Buddhism.
Q6.Discuss economy and society of the Mauryan Empire.
Q7.Discuss briefly the early state formation in the Deccan.
Q8.Write short notes on any two of the following in
(a) Ajivikas
(b) Tamilaham
(c) Indo-Greeks
(d) Kalinga War