Distinguish between religiousness/religiosity and communalism. Give one example of how the former has got transformed into the latter in independent India.

What are the main features of Vedic society and religion? Do you think some of the features of Vedic society are still prevailing in Indian society?

What are the major teachings of Mahavir? Explain their relevance in the contemporary world.

How do you justify the view that the level of excellence of Gupta numismatic art is not at all noticeable in later times?

Highlight the importance of the new objectives that got added to the vision of Indian independence since the twenties of the last century.

The women’s questions arose in modern India as a part of the 19th-century social reform movement. What were the major issues and debates concerning women in that period?

Examine how the decline of traditional artisanal industry in colonial India crippled the rural economy.

Why did the ‘Moderates’ fail to carry conviction with the nation about their proclaimed ideology and political goals by the end of the nineteenth century?

Clarify how mid-eighteenth century India was beset with the spectre of a fragmented polity.