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M.A. – I (Semester – I) Examination, 2014
ANCIENT INDIAN HISTORY, CULTURE AND ARCHAEOLOGY
Ancient Indian History (Upto 650 A.D.) (Paper – I)
Day and Date : Friday, 14-11-2014
Time : 11.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m.
Max. Marks : 70
Instructions : 1) All questions are compulsory.
2) Right figure indicate full marks.
1. Write the appropriate word in blank place :
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1) In which edict did Ashoka refer to himself as a Ashokraja ?
a) Minar Rock Edict I at Maski in Karnataka
b) Minar Rock Edict I Gujarra M.P.
c) Minar Rock Edict II Brahmnagar in Karnataka
d) Minar Rock Edict II at Yerigudi in A.P.
2) Which of the following religion was supported by Bindusar ?
a) Buddhism
b) Jainism
c) Hinduism
d) Ajivik sect
3) Chandragupta Maurya born on _____________ B.C.
a) 345 B.C.
b) 322 B.C.
c) 333 B.C.
d) 336 B.C.
4) Emperor Ashok assume _______________ title.
a) Devanam Iadarshi
c) Devanam Janshkati
b) Devanam Priyadarshi
d) Maharaja Dhiraj
5) King Kanishka assume_______________title.
a) Devputra
b) Priyadarshi
c) Amitraghat
d) Indraraj
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6) _______________Saint came in to India in the period of Pallav king Gondofarnish
a) Saint Josef
b) Saint Adam
c) Saint Thomas
d) Saint Pitar
7) _______________ king lead down foundation of Huvishkapur town.
a) Kanishka
b) Huvishk
c) Kunal
d) Jalok
8) As per Puranas tradition _______________ was the founder of Satvahan
dynasty.
a) Satkarni
b) Simukha
c) Pulumavi
d) Hal
9) _______________ was the founder of Gupta dynasty.
a) Chandragupta
b) Samudragupta
c) Shrigupta
d) Ramgupta
10) Kalidas wrote the _______________ Mahakavya.
a) Raghuvansh
b) Kiritarujan
c) Kathasarit
d) Devichandraguptam
11) King Kanishka court _______________Buddhist scholar was exited.
a) Ravigupta
b) Ashvaghosh
c) Dandi
d) Kalidas
12) In Ancient India_______________ was the first Parthian king.
a) Mause
b) Gondofarnis
c) Ajesa
d) Minyandar
13) _______________ Satvahan king wrote the book entitle “Gatha Saptasathi”.
a) Huviksha
b) Satkarni
c) Hal
d) Pulumavi
14) As per Vaidic tradition _______________ is the creator of Vedas.
a) Vyas
b) Valmiki
c) Kalidas
d) None of these
2. Write a short note (any four) :
1) Copper Plate as source
2) Gondofarnis
3) Sri Satkarni
4) Town administration in Mauryan period
5) Pushyamitra Shunga.
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1) Explain the importance of Alexander invasion on India.
2) Describe the Satvahan period religious condition.
3) Discuss the political condition of India in the sixth Century B.C.
4) How did Chandragupta established the rule of the Mauryan dynasty ?
5) Elaborate the Shakas invasion and its reasons.
4. Write a long answers (any two) :
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1) Who were the Satvahanas ? Give an account of their political history.
2) Discuss the causes of the decline of the Gupta empire.
3) Describe the importance of coin and inscription in the study of the political
economical and social history of India.
5. Write a essay on Ashokas Dhamma policy.
OR
Evaluate the Samudraguptas political contribution
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No.
M.A. – I (Semester – II) Examination, 2014
ANCIENT INDIAN HISTORY, CULTURE AND ARCHAEOLOGY
Ancient Indian History (650 to 1200 A.D.) (New) (Paper – I)
Day and Date : Saturday, 15-11-2014
Time : 11.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m.
Max. Marks : 70
Note : 1) All questions are compulsory.
2) Digit of right indicate full marks.
1. Choose a correct alternative :
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1) ______________ dynasty sport the Buddhism in Bengal region.
A) Pal
B) Prathihar
C) Rashtrakut
D) Kadamb
2) Agrahar term related to ______________ system.
A) Land grant
B) Judicial
C) Education
D) Temple
3) ______________ was founder of the Rashtrakut dynasty.
A) Kark
B) Anand
C) Dantidurga
D) Bhandi
4) Kanchi was the capital of ______________ dynasty.
A) Pallav
B) Shilhar
C) Yadav
D) Kalchuri
5) ______________ was the founder of Yadav dynasty.
A) Bhillam
B) Ramdev
C) Krishnadev D) None of them
6) Chalukya king was follower of the______________ religion.
A) Vedic
B) Buddhism C) Jainism
D) None of them
7) ___________ political system emerged in 6th century A.D. in ancient India.
A) Central
B) Feudalism
C) External
D) None of them
8) Alavar term related to ______________ religious cult.
A) Vaishnav
B) Shaiv
C) Navyan
D) Mahayan
9) ‘Early India’ entitle book written by ______________ Author.
A) Karl Marx
B) Davlikar M. K.
C) Romila Thapar
D) R. S. Sharma
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10) ______________ Sangam held in ancient South India.
A) 4
B) 2
C) 5
D) 1
11) ______________ was the founder of Chalukya Dynasty.
A) Jaisingh
B) Rajsingh
C) Vinayaditya D) Kirtivarman
12) ______________ King develop the trading relation with the east Asian country
in Cholas age.
A) Rajendra I
B) Adityaraj
C) Dantidurga
D) All of above
13) ______________ Sangam was held in Kapatpuram.
A) 2
B) 1
C) 3
D) 4
14) In 9th century A.D. ______________ sub sect originate in Buddhism in Ancient
India.
A) Vajrayan
B) Mahayan
C) Hinyan
D) Navyan
2. Write a short note (any four) :
1) King Vastraja
2) Shrshthi
3) Mahayan cult
4) Madurai cultural importance
5) Prabhakarvardhan.
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3. Answer in short (any four) :
1) Describe the land grant system in ancient India.
2) Explain the cultural contribution of the Rashtrakut dynasty.
3) Write a brief information about the Cholas Village administration.
4) Describe the King Dharmpal political contribution.
5) Write a critic on Pallav dynasty religious policy.
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4. Write a long answer (any two) :
1) Elaborate the Yadav dynasty’s social and political contribution.
2) Discuss the Sangam literature.
3) Describe the ancient Indian education system.
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5. Write an essay on ancient Indian social and political changes between
650 to 800 A.D.
OR
Write a internal trading system in ancient India.
_______________
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M.A. – I (Semester – II) Examination, 2014
(New)
ANCIENT INDIAN HISTORY, CULTURE AND ARCHAEOLOGY
Ancient Indian Numismatics (Paper – III)
Day and Date : Thursday, 20-11-2014
Time : 11.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m.
Max. Marks : 70
N. B. : 1) All questions are compulsory.
2) Figures to the right indicate full marks.
1. Select appropriate word :
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1) _______________ King is depicted on a coin playing harp.
a) Chandra Gupta I
b) Samudragupta
c) Kumar Gupta
d) Chandra Gupta II
2) The standard weight of Punch Marked Coins known as Karsapana or Pana
was _______________
a) 48 grains
c) 36 grains
b) 57.8 grains
d) 24 grains
3) The gold dinaras of the Kushanas weighted __________
a) 64 grains
b) 84 grains
c) 124 grains
d) 100 grains
4) _______________ Indian dynasty was issued gold coins for the first time.
a) Indo-Greeks
c) Sakas
b) Indo-Perthian
d) Kushana
5) ______________ is known as Greek Goddess of ‘Victory’.
a) Apolo
b) Nike
c) Ordoksho
d) Zoos
6) The Gupta coins are known as ______________
a) Dinara
c) Kasharpanas
b) Rupakas
d) Suvarnas
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7) Ashvamedha type coin was issued by ________
a) Kanishka
b) Samudragupta
c) Harshavardhana
d) Pushyamitra Shunga
8) ______________ was issued the first gold coin in India.
a) Kadphesis I
c) Diodotus
b) Kanishka
d) Samudragupta
9) Azes II was succeeded by ____________
a) Azilises
b) Gondopharnes I
c) Maus
d) Menander
10) Potin coin was issued by ________________ dynasty.
a) Kshtrapa
c) Vakataka
b) Satvahana
d) Chola
11) Earliest depiction of Buddha Icon on coins was issued by the ___________
a) Kanishka
b) Huvishka
c) Vasudev
d) Kujul Kadphisis
12) The legend ‘Oasho’ was engraved on Kushana coin means _________
a) Vishnu
b) Shiva
c) Ganesh
d) Brahma
13) ___________________ Goddess was engraved with cornucopia on the reverse
side of Gupta’s gold coins.
a) Lakshmi
b) Parvati
c) Saraswati
d) Chamunda
14) The author of the book entitled ‘The Coinage of Gupta Empire’ is ____________
a) D. D. Kosambi
b) A. S. Altekar
c) P.L. Gupta
d) Devdutta Bhandarkar
2. Write short notes of the following (any four out of five) :
1) Ramgupta coins problem of identification.
2) Coins of Utam Chol.
3) Signs of chaitya on Punch marked coins.
4) Coins of Skandgupta
5) Coins of Vasudeo.
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3. Write short answers of the following (any four out of five) :
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1) What do you know about Lead coins of Satvahans ?
2) Discuss God and Goddess which depicted on Indo-Greek coins.
3) Describe the silver coins of Chandra Gupta II.
4) What is Ujjain symbol ? Describe with figure.
5) Write a critical note on Chalukya coins.
4. Answer any two of the following :
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1) Examine the reasons behind depiction of multi religious deities on the coins
of Kanishka.
2) Write characteristic features of coins of Vim-Kadphisis.
3) Discuss the various theories relating to origin of coinage in ancient India.
5. Describe the significance of Numismatics as a source of Indian history.
OR
Discuss the Punch-marked coins with reference to the following :
i) Antiquity
ii) Devices
iii) Techniques of manufacture.
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M.A. – I (Semester – II) Examination, 2014
ANCIENT INDIAN HISTORY, CULTURE AND ARCHAEOLOGY (New)
Development of Indian Tourism (Paper – IV)
Day and Date : Saturday, 22-11-2014
Time :11.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m.
Max. Marks : 70
N.B. : 1) All questions are compulsory.
2) Figures to the right indicate full marks.
1. Select the appropriate word :
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1) Universal federation and Travel agent and associates established in 1966
at _______________
a) Paris
c) Baralin
b) Rom
d) London
2) Paintings of Ajanta is based on _____________
a) A misconception
b) Belifs
c) Jataka Stories
d) Jain Stories
3) _____________ is the world heritage monument in Maharashtra.
a) Bhaje
b) Ajanta, Ellora
c) Karle
d) Pune
4) ______________ is the aim of individual tourism.
a) Change to food
c) To know the nature
b) Rest
d) Know the unknown
5) Who recognises a monument of place as world heritage ?
a) T.I.D.C.
b) UNESCO
c) I.M.F.d.
d) Indian Government
6) The Bhaje cave in Maharashtra was carved during _________ period.
a) Shung
b) Kanva
c) Gupta
d) Maurya
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7) ______________ is the most compulsory factor for external tourism.
a) Airbus
b) Visa
c) Passport
d) Guide
8) One thousand pillars hall is at _______ temple.
a) Meenakshi
b) Balaji
c) Kailash
d) Konark
9) The wheels of Sun temple of Konark are the symbols of ____________
a) Rathchakra
c) Kalchakra
b) Rashichakra
d) None of these
10) The famous painting of Padmpani Bodhisatva is at __________
a) Ter
b) Ajanta
c) Ellora
d) Kudalasangama
11) In 1981 at Britain tourist agency was organized a workshop at __________
state.
a) Cardic
b) London
c) Great Britain
d) None of these
12) Tourist department Corporation is mostly aware about ___________
a) Foreigner object
c) Foreigner tourist
b) Foreign currency
d) Foreigner tourism
13) __________ a world heritage monument in Tamil Nadu.
a) Madurai
b) Khajarao
c) Karle
d) Ter
14) Brahaddeshwar temple at Tanjore was constructed during in _______ rulers.
a) Ravivarma
b) Ravikirti
c) Vishnuvarma
2. Write short notes on (any four) :
1) Meenakshi temple
2) Heritage Tourism
3) Religious importance of tourism
4) WTO
5) Tourist Agency.
d) Rajraja
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1) Describe in detail the Kandariya Mahadev temple at Khajuroho.
2) Explain the political importance of tourism.
3) Give the work in tourism of I.T.D.C.
4) Why tourism developed after the Second World War ? Discuss it.
5) Explain the main features of Bhaje Chaitya.
4. Write answers to any two of the following :
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1) Give the information about good qualification to tourist guide.
2) Discuss the importance of state tourism department.
3) State the cultural importance of tourism.
5. Give work in tourism of I.T.D.C.
OR
Write a tour report you visited tourist place or archaeological site.
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M.A. – I (Semester – II) Examination, 2014
ANCIENT INDIAN HISTORY, CULTURE AND ARCHAEOLOGY
Computer Application in Archaeology (Paper – V) (New)
Day and Date : Tuesday, 25-11-2014
Time : 11.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m.
Max. Marks : 70
Note : 1) All questions are compulsory.
2) Digit of right indicate full marks.
1. Choose a correct alternative :
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1) Bandwidth is a measurement unit of ___________
A) Length
B) Size
C) Capacity
D) Area
2) ___________ is not a input device.
A) Key board
B) Mouse
C) Barcode reader
D) Pen drive
3) RAM is referred to as ___________ storage.
A) Direct
B) Secondary
C) Nonvolatile
D) Sequential
4) ___________ is the most popular internet activity.
A) Communication
B) Searching
C) Shopping
D) Entertainment
5) Building is denoted in vector data as ___________
A) Polygon
B) Polyben
C) Line
D) Circle
6) Software that allows your computer to interact with the user, applications,
and hardware is called ___________
A) Application software
B) Word processor
C) System software
D) Graphics software
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7) Input and output device means ___________
A) Data entry device
B) Remote entry device
C) Translator
D) None of them
8) GIS stand for ___________
A) Global Input System
C) Global Insight System
B) Geographical Information System
D) All of the above
9) Road is denoted in vector data as ___________
A) Polygon
B) Polyben
C) Line
D) Circle
10) Errors on Google earth errors are around ___________ meters.
A) 500 to 600 m
C) 100 to 125 meters
B) 1 to 2 m
D) None of these
11) GPS satellites are controlled by ___________ nation.
A) Iraq
B) India
C) England
D) America
12) ___________ is the most powerful type of computer.
A) Minicomputer
B) Microcomputer
C) Mainframe computer
D) Super computer
13) Keyboard, mouse, printer, storage device and memory are ___________
of operating system.
A) Programs
B) Resource
C) Hardware
D) Utilities
14) In MS-Excel, a workbook is made up of one or more ___________
A) Workpages
B) Worksheets
C) Booksheets
D) Bookpages
2. Write a short note (any four) :
1) G.P.S.
2) Bluetooth
3) Components of G.I.S.
4) Explain Remote sensing
5) Explain Google earth software.
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3. Write a short answer (any four) :
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1) What is network ?
2) Write down types of networks.
3) Segments of G.P.S.
4) Explain the three types of CD’s.
5) What is software ?
4. Write a long answer (any two) :
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1) What is input ? Discuss input devices.
2) What is remote sensing ? Explain satellite remote sensing.
3) Describe the different types of search engines. Give an example of the type.
5. Elaborate the various types of output devices.
OR
What is the G.I.S ? It importance in Archaeological research.
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No.
M.A. – I (Semester – I) Examination, 2014
ANCIENT INDIAN HISTORY, CULTURE AND ARCHAEOLOGY
Introduction to Archaeology (Paper – II)
Day and Date : Monday, 17-11-2014
Time : 11.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m.
Max. Marks : 70
Instructions : 1) All questions are compulsory.
2) Figures to the right indicate full marks.
1. Select the appropriate word :
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1) The word Archaeology came from ___________ language.
a) Latin
b) Greek
c) French
d) English
2) ___________ is known as the father of Indian Archaeology.
a) Pratap Singh
c) Raja Jaisingh
b) Alexander Cunningham
d) Anderson
3) Archaeological survey of India was established in the year of _________
a) 1859
b) 1860
c) 1861
d) 1862
4) The book on Environment and Archaeology is written by _________
a) Pit Rivers
b) Child Graden
c) Crober A.
d) Cral Batzar
5) _____________ put forth the theory of three age.
a) C. J. Thompson
b) Wualli Sirliwonard
c) Shalliman
d) Leyard
6) O.G.S. Crawford wrote the book of ___________
a) Pre-history India
b) History of South Asia
c) Archaeology in the field
d) Archaeology
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7) Robert Bruce foot discovered first prehistoric hand axe in 1861 at the
__________
a) Renuguntur
b) Arikamedu
c) Pallavarm
d) Kanchi
8) The Harappan site of Faramana excavated by _________
a) V. Shinde
b) S. B. Deo
c) D. D. Kosambi
d) M. Wheeler
9) The Charsada site in Pakistan was excavated by ___________
a) Sir John Marshall
b) Man Singh
c) Bhupal Sing
d) None of above
10) Pit Mark is known as ____________
a) The father of excavation techniques
b) The father of Indian Archaeology
c) The father of pre History
d) The father of Indian History
11) Royal Asiatic Society started the journal periodical _____________
a) New trend
b) New world
c) Search
d) Research
12) We get the proof of farming in the ancient times can be found through the
study of ____________
a) Zoology
b) Earth Science
c) Botany
d) Indian Science
13) ____________ introduced the stratigraphy method in India.
a) B. B. Lal
b) K. N. Dixit
c) S. R. Rao
d) N. Nadaf
14) Excavated material studied in ___________ branch of science.
a) Botany
b) Zoology
c) Chemistry
d) Ethnoarchaeology
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2. Write short notes on any four of the following :
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1) Aims of Archaeology
2) Physic and Archaeology
3) S. B. Deo
4) Experimental Archaeology
5) Excavated material.
3. Write short answers on any four of the following :
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1) Give the brief meaning of Archaeology.
2) Write the work of M. K. Dhavalikar.
3) Explain the information of Environmental Science.
4) Explain the role of computer science in the Archaeology.
5) State the nature of Archaeology in the Ancient period.
4. Write long answers on any two of the following :
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1) Explain the relationship between social sciences and archaeology.
2) Discuss the nature of Archaeology.
3) State the importance of Anthropology in Archaeology.
5. Explain the contribution of D. D. Kosambai and Sir John Marshall.
OR
Discuss the importance of Zoology and Botany in Archaeology.
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M.A. – II (Semester – III) Examination, 2014
(New)
ANCIENT INDIAN HISTORY, CULTURE AND ARCHAEOLOGY
Paper – I : Art and Architecture in Ancient India
Day and Date : Friday, 14-11-2014
Time : 3.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m.
Max. Marks : 70
N.B. : 1) All questions are compulsory.
2) Figures to the right indicate full marks.
1. Select appropriate word :
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1) The famous painting of Padmapani is in _______________ cave complex.
a) First
b) Second
c) Third
d) Forth
2) Finest specimen of Mouryan Art the Lion Capital is at _____________
a) Mathura
b) Sarnath
c) Lucknow
d) Vaishali
3) In Harappa culture dockyard found at ___________
a) Lothal
b) Kalibangan
c) Dholavira
d) Rakhigari
4) Sculptures of ______________ deity was created in Gandhara art.
a) Buddha
b) Kubera
c) Yakshi
d) Shiv
5) The book ‘Prachin Bhartiya Kala’ is written by _____________
a) G. B. Deglurkar
b) M. S. Mate
c) M. K. Dhavlikar
d) S. B. Dev
6) Sanchi Stupa was built in the reign of ____________
a) Harsha
b) Samudragupta
c) Ashoka
d) Kanishka
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7) According to Hindu mythology ______________ is an architect of God.
a) Maya
b) Indra
c) Kubera
d) Vishwakarma
8) Archaeological remains at Kumrahar are _______________
a) Palace of the Patliputra
b) Temple of the Patliputra
c) Stupa
d) Fort
9) Dancing girl of Mohenjodaro is made of _______________
a) Bronze
b) Silver
c) Gold
d) Iron
10) _______________ describes Patliputra as the capital of Magadha.
a) Huen-stang
b) Plini
c) Megasthanis
d) Fahiyan
11) The Great Bath was found at ______________
a) Harappa
b) Mohenjodaro
c) Lothal
d) Ropad
12) A portrait of Kirtiverma has located at _____________
a) Ajanta
b) Bagh
c) Badami
d) Sittanvasal
13) In India prehistoric rock art found at _____________
a) Bagh
b) Ajanta
c) Bhimbetka
d) Badami
14) The painting of, “The procession of elephants” is at ______________
a) Bhimbetka
b) Bhaje
c) Bagh
d) Ajanta
2. Write short notes on the following (any four out of five) :
1) Yaksha and Yakshini in Mathura school of art.
2) Dhamek stupa, Sarnath.
3) Religious art.
4) Art of Stucco.
5) Sculptures of Harappan culture.
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3. Write short answers of the following (any four out of five) :
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1) What is half relief ? Give some examples of relief sculptures.
2) Explain two and three dimension.
3) Explain torana of Sanchi stupa.
4) What is Laat ? Write a note on Ashokan laat.
5) Write a critical note on Kushana art.
4. Answer any two of the following :
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1) Discuss Mathura school of art.
2) Describe in detail the salient features of paintings at Badami.
3) Which are characteristic features of Gandhara Art ?
5. Describe the structural features of Harappan architecture with suitable examples.
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Write in detail the development of Indian painting from prehistoric to historic
period.
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M.A. – II (Semester – III) Examination, 2014
ANCIENT INDIAN HISTORY, CULTURE AND ARCHAEOLOGY
Paper – II : Introduction to Ancient Indian Palaeography and
Epigraphy (New)
Day and Date : Monday, 17-11-2014
Time : 3.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m.
Total Marks : 70
Note : 1) All questions are compulsory.
2) Digit of right indicate full marks.
1. Choose a correct allternative :
Select the appropriate word :
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1) Sati stone known as ______________ in Gujarat.
A) Paliya
B) Mastikallu
C) Sati
D) Stone God
2) Indian palaeography book written by ______________
A) Dr. Ahemed Husen Dani
C) Jagdish Settar
B) D. C. Sarkar
D) Dr. R. S. Sharma
3) ______________ scholar read the Brahmi script first time.
A) Tod
B) Princep
C) Jons
D) Barges
4) ______________ has mentioned that Indians are using Bhurjapatra for writing.
A) Caritus
B) Nearcus
C) Megasthenese
D) Itsing
5) Chalukya king ______________ pillar located at Eihol.
A) Simukha
C) Pulkeshi Second
B) Rudradaman
D) None of these
6) Name the author of entitled, Indian Palaeography ______________
A) A. H. Dani
B) James Burgess
C) D. C. Sarkar
D) G. H. Ojha
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7) ______________ is the oldest script in India.
A) Brahmi
B) Kharoshti
C) Tamil
D) Devanagari
8) Emperor Samudragupta stand ______________ at Allahabad.
A) Jai Stambha
C) Sati stone
B) Vijastambha
D) None of above
9) ______________ author wrote book entitle Sanshodantaran.
A) Anand Kumbhar
B) M. J. Patil
C) M. K. Davlikar
D) R. Swami
10) Colnal Tod wrote the ______________ book.
A) Annals and antiquity of Rajasthan
B) Indian Epigraphy
C) Sarnath
D) All above
11) In Sanskrit ink known as ______________
A) Massi
C) Som
B) Drawan
D) None of these
12) ______________ writing material not used by ancient Indian people.
A) Tad patra
B) Cotton
C) Paper
D) Laser pen
13) Sanskrit word Ishika is used for ______________
A) Ink
B) Inkpot
C) Pen
D) Paper
14) Paper was discovered by ______________
A) Indonesia
B) America
C) China
D) India
2. Write a short note (any four) :
1) Copper plate
2) Sati stone
3) Brujpatra
4) Bricks writing material
5) Massi.
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3. Write a short answer (any four) :
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1) Explain the Indian tradition of epigraph writing.
2) Explain the stone as writing material.
3) Explain Indian inscription structure.
4) Describe the paper as writing material.
5) Elaborate the Buddhist writing evidence.
4. Write a long answer (any two) :
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1) Explain the ancient Indian writing material.
2) Evaluate the cultural importance of copper plate.
3) Describe the Indian scholar contribution in epigraphy.
5. Explain the defeat and deficiency in epigraphical evidence.
OR
Write a essay on Indian Ancient writing tradition.
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No.
M.A. – II (Sem. – III) Examination, 2014
ANCIENT INDIAN HISTORY CULTURE AND ARCHAEOLOGY
Introduction to Museology (Opt. Paper – V) (New)
Day and Date : Friday, 21-11-2014
Time : 3.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m.
Max. Marks : 70
N. B. : 1) All questions are compulsory.
2) Figures to the right indicate full marks.
1. Select the appropriate word :
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1) In ___________ of the following source the Goddessess of intelligence and
art called as muses.
a) Greek Puranas
b) Bible
c) Buddhist Literature
d) Indian Puranas
2) According to _________ the ‘Child is Father of Man’.
a) Word Bear
b) Word Hawel
c) Words Worth
d) None of above
3) ‘Museum is the place where various antiques are displayed in a proper way’
this definition given by ___________
a) Bharatiya Sanskriti Kosh
c) Ketkar S. M.
b) Kher B.
d) UNESCO
4) In India Archaeology department started with the attempts of _________
a) Tata brothers
b) Ambani brothers
c) British
d) Lord Curzon
5) Museums are useful to create _________
a) Religious unity
b) Cultural exchange
c) National Unity
d) All of these
6) ‘Musion’ the temples of the Goddesses were at _________
a) Forest
b) Village
c) City
d) River side
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7) Victoria Memorial Hall is in _________ city.
a) New Delhi
b) Surat
c) Kolkata
d) Banaras
8) Pyramids are constructed at _________
a) Iran
b) Egypt
c) Greece
d) China
9) Aristotle had made the first attempt to establish a museum in the
_________ city
a) Sparta
b) Alexandria
c) Athens
d) Thibs
10) The personal museum objects belonging to Tipu Sultan are kept in ________
a) Hyderabad
b) Chennai
c) Mysore
d) Shrirang Pattanam
11) ‘Royal Asiatic Society’ was established by _________
a) Cunning Ham
b) Mortimar Vhilar
c) William Johns
d) Marshal
12) Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalay located in _________ city.
a) Bhopal
b) Nagpur
c) Pune
d) Nashik
13) _________ receiving is the economic importance of the Museum.
a) Foreign currency
b) Display
c) Exhibition
d) Photographs
14) _________ is the headquarter of Museum in India.
a) Mumbai
b) Pune
c) Kolkata
2. Write short notes on any four of the following :
1) National Museum
2) Lord Curzon
3) Museum and school education
4) Mobile exhibition
5) Sayajirao Gaikwad.
d) Delhi
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3. Write short answers on any four of the following :
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1) Explain the development of Museum in India after independence.
2) Describe the excavated site Museums.
3) Describe the importance of Museums in human life.
4) State the contribution of Museums for national integration.
5) Explain the scope of Museums.
4. Write answers on any two of the following :
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1) Explain the methods of acquisition of objects for Museums.
2) Give information about different types of Museum.
3) Museums are considered as educational and cultural centres in modern times.
Discuss.
5. Explain the obstacles in the development of Museums.
OR
Review the development of Museum in India after independence.
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Seat
No.
M.A. – II (Semester – III) Examination, 2014
ANCIENT INDIAN HISTORY, CULTURE AND ARCHAEOLOGY (New)
Research Methodology in Archaeology (Opt. Paper – VIII)
Day and Date : Monday, 24-11-2014
Time : 3.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m.
Total Marks : 70
Instructions : All questions are compulsory.
Right figure indicate full marks.
1. Choose right alternative :
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1) Scientific research starts with __________ and then moves towards theorizing.
A) Observation
B) Facts
C) Purpose
D) Theory
2) ___________ is the more subjective in social science.
A) Fact
C) Observation
B) Theory
D) Hypothesis
3) ___________ are known as alphabet of Archaeology.
A) Potsherd
B) Coin
C) Weapon
D) Bead
4) Case study is a part of ______________
A) Qualitative research
B) Quantitative research
C) Survey research
D) All of above
5) What is the purpose the conclusion in research report ?
A) It is explain how concept were operationally defined and measured
B) It summaries the key finding in relation to the research question
C) It is contains a useful review of the relevant literature
D) All above
6) Which of the following is not research design ?
A) Diagnostics
B) Sample
C) Descriptive
D) Experimental
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7) ___________ are solidly based on evidence.
A) Sample
B) Case studies
C) Theory
D) Hypothesis
8) The suggested explanation of research problem is called as __________
A) Fact
B) Theory
C) Hypothesis
D) Axiom
9) Who is known as the pioneer of positivism tradition ?
A) Max Weber
B) Karl Marx
C) August Comte
D) Herbert Spencer
10) The set of structured questions which are filled by the interviewer face to the
situation is called __________
A) Questionnaire
B) Personal questionnaire
C) Interview schedule
D) Interview questionnaire
11) Which of the following is not a sources for collection of Primary data ?
A) Case studies
B) Observation method
C) Archival material
D) None of these
12) Census is mainly conducted after every ___________
A) Every five year
C) Every year
B) Every ten year
D) None of these
13) ___________ are the characteristic of Research.
A) Objective
B) Precision
C) Design
D) All of above
14) Social Sciences research primarily deal with ____________
A) Economic data
B) Human behavior
C) Environmental behavior
D) None of these
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2. Write a short note (any four) :
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1) Case study
2) Content analysis
3) Secondary data
4) Internal criticism
5) Qualities of Good Research.
3. Write a short answer (any four) :
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1) What is Positivism ?
2) What is Exploration ?
3) Explain the Primary Data.
4) Elaborate the importance of Questioners.
5) Explain the Pre-historic Exploration Method.
4. Write a long answer (any two) :
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1) Explain the scientific method of archaeological exploration.
2) What is vertical excavation ?
3) Describe the excavation methodology used in Wakav excavation.
5. Discuss the Philosophical roots and importance of social research.
OR
Write a importance of an Arial Photography in Archaeology.
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Seat
No.
M.A. (Part – I) (Semester – I) Examination, 2014
ANCIENT INDIAN HISTORY CULTURE AND ARCHAEOLOGY
Ancient Indian Iconography (Paper – III)
Day and Date : Wednesday, 19-11-2014
Time : 11.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m.
Total Marks : 70
Instructions : 1) All questions are compulsory.
2) Figures to the right indicate full marks.
1. Select appropriate alternatives :
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1) Aadinath is _____________ Tirthankar of Jain religion.
a) 1st
b) 2nd
c) 22nd
d) 24th
2) _____________ is the vehicle of Mahishasurmardini.
a) Bull
b) Elephant
c) Mahisha
d) Lion (Simha)
3) Bhahumukhi Shivalinga in Hattarsang Kudal has _____________
Shivamukhas.
a) 360
b) 359
c) 364
d) 300
4) _____________ is the Bodhivriksha.
a) Peepal
b) Banyan (Vad Vruksha)
c) Audumber
d) Nariya (coconut)
5) _____________ is vehicle of Indra.
a) Dog
b) Elephant
c) Horse
d) Lion
6) 5th incarnation of Vishnu is _____________
a) Mastya
b) Kurma
c) Vaman
d) Varaha
7) Kartikeya has _____________ faces.
a) 1
b) 3
c) 4
d) 6
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8) To raise weight is the main duty of _____________
a) Yaksha
b) Kinnara
c) Vidhyadhar
d) Vyala
9) Lakulisha is incarnation of _____________
a) Vishnu
b) Shiva
c) Brahma
d) Kartikeya
c) Elephant
d) Deer
10) _____________ is vehicle of Vayu.
a) Dog
b) Horse
11) “Darpana” the Sursundari having _____________ in his hands.
a) Lotus
b) Rose
c) Conch
d) Mirror
12) Icon of Bramhe-Shan-Janardhan-arka means synchronization of
_____________
a) Brahma, Shiva, Vishnu and Surya
b) Ganesha, Vishnu, Kartikeya and Brahma
c) Vishnu, Shiva, Vayu and Indra
d) None of these
13) Ashvavyal is combination of _____________
a) Parrot and lion
b) Eagle and lion
c) Horse and lion
d) Sparrow and lion
14) _____________ is the name of the Lord Vishnu’s Disk (Chakra).
a) Panchyajanya
b) Koumudi
c) Sudarshan
d) Padma
2. Write short notes on the following (any four out of five) :
1) Neminath
2) Tara
3) Icons of Trivikrama
4) Gandharva
5) Vidyadhara.
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3. Write short answers of the following (any four out of five) :
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1) Write critical note on Surya icons.
2) Discuss Gajasuravadhamurti.
3) Explain in brief about icon of Mahishasurmardini.
4) Write down salient features of Buddha icon of Gupta period.
5) What is Ardhanarishwar ? Write about Ardhanarinateshwar.
4. Answer the following (any two out of three) :
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1) What is Lanchana ? Write down importance of Lanchana in iconography.
2) Explain the origin and development of Mother Goddesses in India.
3) Explain the iconographical importance of Ganesh.
5. Give broad outline of Iconography of Vishnu.
OR
Write the importance of iconography in detail.
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Seat
No.
M.A. – I (Semester – I) Examination, 2014
ANCIENT INDIAN HISTORY, CULTURE AND ARCHAEOLOGY
Pre and Protohistory of South Asia (Paper – IV)
Day and Date : Friday, 21-11-2014
Time : 11.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m.
Total Marks : 70
Instructions : 1) All questions are compulsory.
2) Figures to the right indicate full marks.
1. Select appropriate word :
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1) The Neolithic age is the beginning of ___________
a) Rock painting
b) Food production
c) Ritual burial
d) Building house
2) ___________ Megalithic site is very famous for gold ornaments.
a) Naikund
b) Mahurzari
c) Takalghat khapa
d) Bhagimayari
3) On _________ river bank the town Nevasa is located.
a) Bhima
b) Godavari
c) Krishna
d) Pravara
4) Malwa culture remains have been found in the state of __________
a) Rajasthan
b) Gujarat
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Maharashtra
5) Kayatha culture belongs to the ___________
a) Palaeolithic age
b) Chalcolithic age
c) Mesolithic age
d) Iron age
6) _________ found first hand axe in India.
a) Robert Bruce Foote
b) Sir Mortimer Wheeler
c) John Marshall
d) Devdatta Bhandarkar
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7) Cenozoic age means __________
a) Age of mammals
b) Age of dinosaurs
c) Age of reptiles
d) Age of primitive
8) _________ pottery was highly lustrous and polished.
a) O.C.P.
b) N.B.P.W.
c) P.G.W.
d) Black and Red
9) The stone Lapis Lazuli found at __________
a) Sahyadri hills
b) Badakshan hills
c) Shivalik hills
d) Sukur Rohri hills
10) Earliest evidence of artificial irrigation was reported from __________
a) Kalibangan
b) Dholavira
c) Inamgaon
d) Banavali
11) The hominid fossil site of Hathnora is located on ____________
a) The Chambal river
b) The Narmada river
c) The Son river
d) The Belan river
12) The earliest evidence for rice cultivation comes from ___________
a) Damdama
b) Bramhagiri
c) Koldihawa
d) Atirampakkam
13) Bagore site was excavated by __________
a) G. R. Sharma
b) R. K. Varma
c) V. N. Mishra
d) S. B. Deo
14) Evidence of first ploughed field has been found at ___________
a) Ropad
b) Kalibangan
c) Mehrgarh
2. Write short notes of the following (any four) :
1) Middle Paleolithic tools.
2) Australopithecus.
3) Definitions of Protohistory.
4) Grate bath of Mohenjodaro.
5) Three age system.
d) Dholavira
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3. Write short answers of the following (Any four) :
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1) Discuss the method of grinding and polishing tools.
2) Write a critical note on atmospheric changes in stone age.
3) Explain the salient features of the mesolitic age.
4) Difference between Black and Red Ware, Black on Red ware.
5) Types of Burials in Megalithic period write in brief.
4. Answer any two :
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1) Discuss religious belief in Paleolithic culture.
2) Discuss origin and development of pottery in India.
3) Why the Neolithic age is called as revolutionary age ? Explain.
5. Write an essay on Bhimbetka paintings.
OR
Write a critical note on Early (pre) Harappan cultures.
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No.
M.A. (AIHC & A) (Sem. – I) Examination, 2014
WRITING AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS, CURRENT AFFAIRS
(Paper – V)
Day and Date : Monday, 24-11-2014
Time : 11.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m.
Total Marks : 70
Instructions : 1) All questions are compulsory.
2) Figures to the right indicate full marks.
1. Choose the correct alternative :
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`mo½` n`m©` {ZdS>m.
1) The second world war was started in ________
a) 1938
b) 1945
c) 1939
Xwgao _hm`wÕ
a) 1938
b)
_Ü`o gwê$ Pmbo.
1945
c) 1939
d) 1941
d)
1941
2) The first atom bomb dropped on Hiroshima on ________
a) 6th August 1944
b) 6th August 1945
c) 6th August 1946
d) None of these
{hamo{e_mda n{hbm AUw~m°å~
a) 6 Am°JñQ> 1944
c) 6 Am°JñQ> 1946
b)
d)
amoOr Q>mH$bm.
6 Am°JñQ> 1945
`mn¡H$s Zmhr
3) UNO is established on ___________
a) 25th Oct. 1945
b) 23rd Oct. 1945
c) 24th Oct. 1945
d) 22nd Oct. 1945
"`wZmo'Mr ñWmnZm
a) 25 Am°ŠQ>mo~a 1945
c) 24 Am°ŠQ>mo~a 1945
amoOr Pmbr.
b) 23 Am°ŠQ>mo~a 1945
d) 22 Am°ŠQ>mo~a 1945
4) How many elected MLA’s in Maharashtra Assembly ?
a) 290
b) 288
c) 289
d) 250
_hmamîQ´> {dYmZg^oV {ZdSy>Z Ambobo gXñ` {H$Vr AgVmV ?
a) 290
b) 288
c) 289
d)
250
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5) _________ is the writer of ‘freedom at midnight.’
a) Khushwant Singh
b) Mahatma Gandhi
c) Larry Collins and Dominique Lapiye
d) None of these
"_Ü`amÌrMo ñdmV§Í`' Mo boIZ
a) Iwed§V qgJ
c) b°ar H$m°{bÝg Am{U S>m°{_{ZH$ b°{nE
ho AmhoV.
b) _hmË_m Jm§Yr
d) `mn¡H$s Zmhr
6) Rupart Mardok is related with _________
a) CNN
b) BBC
c) Star network d) ETV
ê$nQ>© _aS>m°H$ ho
a) grEZEZ
b)
er g§~§{YV AmhoV.
~r~rgr
c) ñQ>ma ZoQ>dH©$
d)
B©Q>rìhr
7) _________ is the writer of the ‘Asian Drama’ ?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Mahatma Gandhi
c) Gunnar Mirdal
d) None of these
a)
c)
ho "E{e`Z S´>m_m' Mo boIH$ AmhoV.
Odmhabmb Zohê$
b) _hmË_m Jm§Yr
JwÝZma {_aXmi
d) `mn¡H$s Zmhr
8) _________ is the writer of ‘Jana Gana Mana’.
a) Bankimchandra Chattarji
b) Rabindranath Tagore
c) Mahatma Gandhi
d) None of these
a)
c)
`m§Zr "OZ JU _Z' {b{hbo.
~§{H$_M§Ð MQ>Ou
b) aqdÐZmW Q>mJmoa
_hmË_m Jm§Yr
d) `mn¡H$s Zmhr
9) National Commission for women is established in _________
a) 1990
b) 1992
c) 1991
d) 1967
amîQ´>r` _{hbm Am`moJmMr ñWmnZm
a) 1990
b) 1992
c)
_Ü`o Pmbr.
1991
d) 1967
10) _________ is the village working institute.
a) Gramsabha
b) Grampanchayat
c) Panchayat Samiti
d) None of these
a)
c)
hr JmdmMm H$ma^ma Mmb{dUmar g§ñWm Amho.
J«m_g^m
b) J«m_n§Mm`V
n§Mm`V g{_Vr
d) `mn¡H$s Zmhr
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11) Sangola is famous for _________
a) Cotton
b) Pomegranate
c) Flower farming
d) None of these
a)
H$mnyg
gmR>r gm§Jmobm à{gÕ Amho.
b) S>mqi~
c) \y$beoVr
d)
`mn¡H$s Zmhr
d)
nwUo
12) Sant Vidyapith is established in _________
a) Paithan
b) Pandharpur
c) Alandi
d) Pune
a)
n¡R>U
`oWo g§V {dÚmnrR> ñWmnZ Ho$bo Amho.
b) n§Tanya
c) Ami§Xr
13) _________ is the Governor of RBI.
a) Raghuram Rajan
b) Subbarao
c) Vimal Jalan
d) None of these
Ama~rAm` Mo JìhZ©a
a) aKwam_ amOZ
b)
ho AmhoV.
gwã~mamd
c) {d_b OmbZ
d)
`mn¡H$s Zmhr
14) Whose signature is on one rupee note ?
a) Finance Secretary
b) Governor of RBI
c) Finance Minister
d) None of these
EH$ ê$n`mÀ`m ZmoQ>oda H$moUmMr ñdmjar AgVo ?
a) {dÎm g{Md
b) Ama~rAm`Mo JìhZ©a
c) {dÎm _§Ìr
d) `mn¡H$s Zmhr
2. Write short notes (any four) :
{Q>nm {bhm (H$moUË`mhr Mma) :
1) Gram sabha
J«m_g^m
2) World Bank
OmJ{VH$ ~±H$
3) First World War
n{hbo _hm`wÕ
4) UNO
`wZmo
5) Terrorism.
XheVdmX.
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3. Write the answers in 150 words (any four) :
nwT>rb àíZm§Mr CÎmao 150 eãXmV {bhm (H$moUVohr Mma) :
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1) Explain the various types of the newspaper writings.
d¥ÎmnÌ boIZmMo {d{dY àH$ma ñnîQ> H$am.
2) State the importance of ‘background information’.
"~°H$J«mC>§S> BÝ\$m°_}eZ'Mo _hÎd {deX H$am.
3) State in detail the various types of communication.
g§dmXmMo {d{dY àH$ma g{dñVa Z_yX H$am.
4) Write in detail the functioning of Zilla Parishad.
{Oëhm n[afXoÀ`m H$m_H$mOm~m~V g{dñVa {bhm.
5) State the reasons of Second World War.
Xwgè`m _hm`wÕmMr H$maUo gm§Jm.
4. Write the answers in 250 words (any two) :
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nwT>rb àíZm§Mr CÎmao 250 eãXmV {bhm (H$moUVohr XmoZ) :
1) Discuss in detail about the ‘Food Security Bill’.
AÝZ gwajm {dYo`H$m~m~V g{dñVa MMm© H$am.
2) Write an essay on ‘Solapur University’s Youth Festival’.
"gmobmnya {dÚmnrR>mMm `wdm _hmoËgd' `mda {Z~§Y {bhm.
3) Write a speech on ‘Child Labour’.
"~mb H$m_Jma' `m {df`mda ^mfU {bhm.
5. Write the answer in 500 words.
nwT>rb àíZmMo CÎma 500 eãXmV {bhm.
Highlight on International Rural Woman’s Day.
"Am§VaamîQ´>r` J«m_rU _{hbm {XZ' `mda àH$me Q>mH$m.
OR/qH$dm
‘Media’s are the fourth estate of Democracy’ – Discuss.
_mÜ`_o bmoH$emhrMm Mm¡Wm Im§~ AmhoV - MMm© H$am.
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