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(a) On the basis of contemporary sources assess the nature of banking and usuary in ancient India. (15)

(b) Social norms for women in the Dharmasastra and Arthasastra tradition were framed in accordance with the Varnashrama tradition. Evaluate critically. (20)

(c) “The varna concept may always have been largely a theoretical model and never an actual description of society.” Comment in the context of Ancient India. (15)