MHI-108 · June 2025 · English
IGNOU MHI-108 June 2025 Previous Year Question Paper
ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORIES OF THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT
Structured previous year question paper for MHI-108, June 2025 session.
Max marks: 100 · Questions: 10 · Sections: 2
Verified: 26 Jul 2026
MASTER OF ARTS (HISTORY)
(MAHI)
Term-End Examination
June, 2025
MHI-108 : ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORIES OF
THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT
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 question
carry equal marks.
Section—I
Q1.Do you agree that environmental history is inter-disciplinary in character ? Explain with suitable examples.
Q2.Evaluate the ways in which archival sources help to understand India’s environment in the pre-modern period.
Q3.Ecology played an important role in the evolution of human settlements and civilisation in India. Comment.
Q4.Discuss the salient features of the deltaic and the doab ecologies.
Q5.What are the distinctive features of desert and grassland ecologies ?
Section—II
Q6.Did the plantation economy in the colonies impact the ecosystems ? Examine.
Q7.How will you explain the role of railways and refrigeration in facilitating and sustaining the “factory farming” ?
Q8.Discuss the role of colonial knowledge systems in managing the ecology of Kolkata.
Q9.Write a note on the natural calamities during ancient and medieval times in India.
Q10.Answer any two questions of the following in about 250 words each : 10+10
(a) Canal Colonies
(b) Climate change
(c) Human-wild life conflicts
(d) Deforestation during the colonial period