History Honours Semester 4 Previous Year Question Papers

Sample questions from History Honours Semester 4 papers

• Climate Change and Human History (2025)

  What is anthropogenic climate change, and how can it be studied as a historical actor?

• Delhi Through the Ages (2026)

  Discuss the role of migration in shaping modern Delhi. QS. Examine the significance of Humayun's Tomb in Mughal architecture.

• Educational Arrangements and Knowledge in Modern India (2026)

  Do you think that Indian educational arrangements were ‘backward’ at the eve of colonial encounter ? Explain.

• Environmental History of the Indian Subcontinent (2026)

  Examine environmental historians' interpretations of British colonial forest policy in India, with reference to the Indian Forest Acts of 1865 and 1878 and the works of E

• History of India – IV: c.1200 – 1500 (2026)

  Discuss different types of historical sources such as Persian texts, inscriptions, and literary traditions.

• History of Modern Japan (c. 1868 – 1950s) (2026)

  What were the distinctive features of the Bakuhan System? What led to its decline?

• History of South East Asia – II (2026)

  Attempt four questions in all. Compare the rise of Dutch and English power in Southeast Asia.

• History of Vernacular Literature (2026)

  1 (a) Find the one correct option for the following multiple-choice questions 1x5=5

• Religious Traditions in the Indian Subcontinent (2026)

  Describe the main features of early and later Vedic religious traditions in ancient India in the context of socio-economic and political transitions.

• Rise of the Modern West – II (2026)

  Critically analyse the socio-political and economic dimensions of the 17th century crisis. What was its impact on the European' economy ?

• Sacred Spaces, Temple and Temple Economy (North and South Indian Traditions) (2025)

  How have scholars defined the 'sacred' and 'profane' from the perspective of non-dualism?