pyq/2015/history-optional-i/5

Answer the following questions in about 150 words each : (10x5=50)

(a) Give a brief account of the early medieval temple architecture of Kashmir. (10 marks, 150 words)

(b) Why is Mamallapuram famous ? (10 marks, 150 words)

(c) Mention the salient features of the polity of Vijayanagara Empire under Krishnadevaraya. (10 marks, 150 words)

(d) What measures did Balban adopt to combat the Mongol menace ? (10 marks, 150 words)

(e) How does Tuzuk-i-Babri testify that Babar had been a cultured man ? (10 marks, 150 words)