pyq/2020/history-optional-i/5

Answer the following questions in about 150 words each:

(a) Critically evaluate the Muslim Nobility during the period of Tughlaq dynasty. (10 marks, 150 words)

(b) Describe in detail about the foreign travellers' accounts which gave information of Vijayanagar kingdom. (10 marks, 150 words)

(c) How did international trade support urbanisation in North India during the 13-14th century CE. (10 marks, 150 words)

(d) Evaluate the aim and impact of the translation of Sanskrit scriptures into Persian language during Mughal period. (10 marks, 150 words)

(e) Examine the sources of the history of Chhatrapati Shivaji with special reference to Shivabharat and Sabhasad Bakhar. (10 marks, 150 words)