PYQs: Period of Mahajanapadas (1985-2024)

 

PYQs: Period of Mahajanapadas (1985-2024)

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1. Discuss the social & economic factors for the rise of Buddhism. How far was it influenced by Upnisadic thought? (1987)
2. Write short essays of not more than 200 words on: The intellectual revolution in the Sixth Century B.C. (1988)
3. Trace the rise of Magadhan imperialism up to the times of the Nandas with particular reference to its policy towards the non-monarchical state. Discuss the factors that contributed to its success. (1990)
4. Give an account of the republics in the preMaurya period. Discuss the factors which contributed to their decline. (1992)
5. Write brief essay on Essence of Early Jainism. (1995)
6. Write brief essay on Social and economic conditions of North India during the PreMauryan period (600-325 B.C.) (1996)
7. Analyse the causes of the success of the Magadhan imperialism upto the reign of Ashoka the Great. (2001)
8. “The Sixth century B.C. was a period of religious and economic unrest in India.” Comment. (2003)
9. Explain the social aspects of Buddhism and account for its decline in India. (2004)
10. Write what you know of the rise and spread of Buddhism before the first century A.D. (2007)
11. Assess the importance of Jain tenets and their relevance to humanity. (2011)
12. Evaluate the introduction of iron technology in the development of human history of ancient India. (2011)
13. Explain as to how the early Buddhist Stupa art, while using folk motifs and narratives and common cultural symbols, succeeded in transforming these themes for expounding the Buddhist ideals. (2013)
14. Buddha’s teachings to a large extent could be helpful in understanding and resolving the problems of today’s society. Analyse critically. (2014)
15. How far is it correct to say that changes in the post-Vedic economy gave birth to new religious movement in India? (2015)
16. Examine the relationship among the economic growth, ‘urbanization and state formation from c. 7th century BCE to 3rd century BCE. (2016)
17. Buddhism and Jainism were social movements under the umbrella of religion. Comment. (2017)
18. Give an account of gana-sanghas (non-monarchical state systems) ? Why did they decline? (2018)
19. The concept of Shramanic religions, with particular reference to Buddhism, hadtheir roots in Upanisadic ideas. Discuss. (2018)
20. Discuss the factors that played an important role in the process of urbanisation after the Later-Vedic period. (2020)
21. A number of scholars considered Alexander as ‘The Great’, although long term impacts of Alexander’s invasion on India need to be re-evaluated. Comment. (2020)
22. “The political and economic needs of rulers, combined with economic and status needs of the merchant class, together provided the receptive cultural milieu in which Buddhism flourished.” Comment. (2021)
23. Though some of the ideas of Buddhism may have had their origin in Vedic-Upanishadic traditions but it was an altogether new religion with its own specific principles and institutions. Discuss. (2022)
24. Symbiotic relationships between Buddhist establishments, traders, artisan guilds, and royal support led to a close proximity of religion, economy, and polity in the Mauryan and post-Mauryan periods. Examine the statement. (2024)