Kumaun University Sample Papers

I am doing BHM IInd Year Program from Kumaun University. The Exam Dates for IInd Year Program is announced. So I need sample papers of this Exam. Tell me from where I can download sample question papers of BHM IInd Year Exam of Kumaun University?

Can you provide me the Syllabus for the Post Graduate in History (Semester system) Sem I of Kumaun University, Nainital on which the question paper is based?

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The Syllabus for the Post Graduate in History (Semester system) Sem I of Kumaun University, Nainita is as follows:

M.A. (Ancient Indian History Group)

Semester I
Paper I- World History (1453 A.D. -1648 A.D.)
1. Decline of Feudalism: Salient features of medievalism; different manifestations of feudalism: economic, political and cultural.
2. Advent of Modern Age: Modernism-economic. political and cultural.
3. Emergence of Nation States and new absolute monarchies: rise and fall of absolutism; constitutionalism; Churchism and secular states.
4. End of the Theo-centric Europe; Thirty years' War and Treaty of Westphalia.

Paper II- Historiography : Sources and Trends
1. History, nature, object and scope.
2. Subject matter of history and its relationship with other disciplines.
3. Philosophy of history and theories.
4. Methodology.-Itihasa and Purana tradition.
6. Historical ideas in early Buddhist and Jain literature.
7. Development of biographical literature in India.

Paper III - Political and Economic History of India (600 B.C.-320 A.D.)
1. Rise of Magadha.
2. Republics during the age of the Buddha and their administration.
3. Mauryas: Sources; rise of Chandragupta, his conquests and empire; Bindusar; AsokaCharacter
and achievements; decline of the Mauryas; administration.
4 Sungas and Kanvas; Kharavela of Kalinga.
5. Satavahanas: rise of Satavahans; Gautamiputra Satakarni, political condition of
Dakshinapatha under Satavahans
6. Endo-Greek: invasion; Menander.
7. Saka Kshatrapas of Western India.
8 Kushanas: rise of Kushanas: Kanishka.
9. Land system: ownership; survey and measurements,
10. Agriculture; irrigation.
11. Industry and labour.
12. Trade and commerce.
13. Guild System
14. Revenue System
15. Monetary system.
16. Slavery

Syllabus Post Graduate in History (Semester system) Sem I Kumaun University, Nainita