Attempt all the problems in about 500 words each.

problem1) Discuss the latest historiographical trends in a study of the economic history of the colonial period.   

problem2) List main characteristic features of Harappan cities.   

problem3) Critically examine information given in Junagarh prasasti. To what extent is it useful for understanding the agrarian economy of the period?   

problem4) Analyse the implications of various types of land grants for the rural economy during the early medieval period.   

problem5) How was craft production organized during medieval period?   

SECTION B

problem6) ‘The eighteenth century was the century of universal decline.’ Comment.   

problem7) Describe changing pattern of India’s trade at the time of the second half of the 19th century.   

problem8) Analyze impact of colonial interventions on the tribal economy.   

problem9) Define industrialization. Describe nature of industrialization during 1900-1946.

problem10) prepare short notes on the following:

i) Southern Neolithic Ash Mound Tradition

ii) Textile technology at the time of the medieval period

iii) Partnership at the time of the medieval period

iv) Five Years Plans