Calicut University 2009 B.A History VI – (ii) Historical Geography of India - Question Paper

PART – A
(Map Study)
I. 1) Mark on the outline map given the major agrarian regions in Moghul India.
OR
Mark on the outline map given the Princely states of India in 1947. 8

PART – B
(Essay Form)
II. ans any 3 of the subsequent :
2) Sketch the relation ranging from Geography and other social sciences.
3) discuss the geographical and ecological composition of pre-historical settlements
of India.
4) Enumerate the ecological features of Ashoka's Dhamma.
5) Review the characteristic features of village community in the Indian Agrarian
society.
6) Examine the expansion of commercial cultivation in the Moghul India.
7) Analyse the geographical history of integration of India. (3×20=60 Marks)

PART – C
(Short essays)
III. ans any 4 of the subsequent :
8) Trace the importance of Indian Ocean in the historical geography of India.
9) define the formation of major rivers in South India.
10) Write a note on the Narmada valley.
11) Analyse the ecological transformation of the Indus valley.
12) provide an account of the geographical features of the neital region.
13) How did the trade routes promote the rise of urban centres in India ?
14) discuss the role of Malayalam in the formation of cultural regions in India.
15) Review the ecological base of the Kashmir issue. (8×4=32 Marks)

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