pyq/2014/history-optional-i/5

Answer the following questions in about 150 words each :

(a) Critically analyse the agricultural economy from 750 to 1200 CE. (10 marks, 150 words)

(b) Evaluate the contribution of Vaishnava saints to the growth of medieval Bhakti literature. (10 marks, 150 words)

(c) Analyse the ordinances mentioned by Barani which Alauddin Khalji promulgated for market control. (10 marks, 150 words)

(d) Give a brief account of resistance offered by Ahom State against the Mughal rule. (10 marks, 150 words)

(e) How was Cartaz system used by the Portuguese to maintain their control over the oceanic trade? (10 marks, 150 words)