MHI-104 · December 2024 · English
IGNOU MHI-104 December 2024 Previous Year Question Paper
POLITICAL STRUCTURES IN INDIA
Structured previous year question paper for MHI-104, December 2024 session.
Max marks: 100 · Questions: 10 · Sections: 2
Verified: 26 Jul 2026
MASTER OF ARTS IN HISTORY
(MAHI)
Term-End Examination
December, 2024
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.Write a note on the Satvahana state.
Q2.How did the study of socio-economic processes advance the understanding of political processes between the 6th-8th century CE?
Q3.Comment on the politics in Eastern Himalaya region between 7th-13th century CE.
Q4.What do textual sources tell us about the state and statecraft under the Delhi Sultanate?
Q5.Write an essay on the foundation of the Vijayanagara Kingdom.
Section—II
Q6.Discuss the various interpretations of the Mughal state.
Q7.What were the salient features of the administrative structure of the Marathas?
Q8.How do you account for the Dutch domination of the Indian oceanic trade in the seventeenth century ?
Q9.Comment on the nature of the central administration of the Delhi Sultanate.
Q10.How did the documentation project of the colonials state impact colonial governance ? Comment.