LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI  600 034.
M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION  HISTORY
FIRST SEMESTER  APRIL 2003
HT 1800 / H 715  CULTURAL HERITAGE OF INDIA
04.04.2003
1.00  4.00
Max : 100 Marks
PART  A
Answer any FOUR of the following not exceeding 100 words each.
01.
02.
03.
04.
05.
06.
(4 5=20 marks)
Harappan Polity
Popular Assemblies of the Vedic age
Varnashramadharma
Buddhist and Jaina theory of Government
Nalanda Mahayana University
Impact of Christianity on Tamil Society
PART  B
Answer any TWO of the following not exceeding 300 words each.
(2 10=20 marks)
07. What do you know about the Religion and Rituals of the Harappan people?
08. Write a note on the merits and demerits of the caste system in India.
09. Analyze the nature and extent of Asoka’s Dhamma. How far did it reflect the teachings
of Buddhism?
10. Survey the nature and impact of English language and western education on Indian
cultural ethos.
PART  C
Answer any THREE of the following not exceeding 1200 words each.
(320=60 marks)
11. Describe the political, social, economic and religious condition of the Rig Vedic Age. In
what respect did it differ from Later Vedic Age.
12. “The religion of Asoka’s edicts was not any particular religion but an amalgamation of
all religions in India”. Comment.
13. Discuss the life and teachings of Mahavira. What are their contributions to Indian
Culture.
14. Critically examine the social and cultural contributions of the Imperial Guptas.
15. Write a detailed essay on the impact and contribution of Islam. Did it result in the
emergence of an Indian Cultural ethos?
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