pyq/2025/history-optional-i/5

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

(a) "Religious themes inspired a large section of literature in provincial languages in late medieval India.” Comment. (10 marks, 150 words)

(b) "Alauddin Khilji's economic measures aimed at centralising political authority in the Delhi Sultanate.” Elucidate. (10 marks, 150 words)

(c) "Critically assess the role of imperial Karkhanas in Mughal India. How did they reflect the ideological and functional imperatives of the Mughal State?" (10 marks, 150 words)

(d) "The principles of Sikhism represented a harmonious blend of Islamic and Indic religious beliefs and practices.” Comment. (10 marks, 150 words)

(e) "Gunpowder changed the character of warfare in India during the Mughal era.” Elucidate. (10 marks, 150 words)