IAS Main History Question Paper I -1998

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) holds the Civil Services Examination every year in two parts, i.e. Preliminary Test and Main Examination; the Main Examination comprises a written Test and a Personality Test. The Question paper of the IAS Main History Paper I  –1998 is given as below:

HISTORY

PAPER-I-1998

Time Allowed: Three Hours

Maximum Marks: 300

Candidate should attempt Question 1 and 5 which are compulsory and any THREE of the remaining question, selecting at least ONE question from each Section. All question carry equal marks.

SECTION A

1. Mark any fifteen of the following places on the map supplied to you and write brief descriptive notes on the places marked by you on the map:

(i) Aihole           

(ii) Amaravati

(iv) Besnagar       

(iv) Bhagwapura

(v) Bhrigukachchha 

(vi) Dhola Vira

(vii) Daimabad     

(viii) Girinagara

(ix) Inamagaon          

(x) Kalinganagar

(xi) Kanheri       

(xii) Karle

(viii) Kausambi   

(xiv) Kayatha

(xv) Kiki-Ghul Mohammad  

(xvi) Kot Diji

(xvii) Kushinagar   

(xviii) Mamallapuram

(xix) Maski       

(xx) Mehargarh

(xxi) Prayag       

(xxii) Pushkalavati

(xxviii) Sarnath   

(xxiv) Srughna

(xxv) Suraparaka   

(xxvi) Tekkalakotta

(xxvii) Topra       

(xxviii) Ujjayini

(xxix) Uraiyur       

(xxx) Valabhi

2. Give a brief account of the social and economic conditions of the Later Vedic Aryans. What role did iron play in changing their political and economic life?

3.Furnish a critical and comparative account of various schools of art in the Post-Mauryan period (c.200 B.C-c.300 A.D.)                                                                  

4. Highlight the achievements of the Gupta period in the field of literature, science and technology.

SECTION B

5. Write short essays of not more than 200 words each on any three of the following :

(a) Social structure of the Rajputs

(b) Al-Biruni’s India

(c) Nurjahan

(d) Third Battle of Panipat

6. Critically evaluate the achievements of the Cholas.

7. Throw light on the land Revenue System of Sultanate period.

8. Trace the development of art architecture under the Mughals and point out mingling of Hindu elements in them.

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