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Banking, Insurance and Credit Systems

Banking, Insurance and Credit Systems

Section titled “Banking, Insurance and Credit Systems”

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Towns, commerce with Europe through Dutch, English and French companies: a trade revolution. Indian mercantile classes, banking, insurance and credit systems

  1. Examine the economic condition of the rural agricultural classes and of the urban artisans and traders during the Mughal period. [1979, 60m]
  1. Examine the factors which were responsible for opening and development of European trade in India during the 16th and 17th centuries. [1981, 60m]
  1. Which were the major European Powers engaged in trade with India in the medieval period? How did they organise their trade and what were the chief items of trade? [1984, 60m]
  1. Write a short essay on: “The Mughals and the European trading companies.” [1989, 20m]
  1. Do you agree with the view that the advent of the Turks and the Mughals in India heralded many changes in the means of production? Give reasons in support of your answer. [1995, 60m]
  1. Give your opinion on the urban development in India during the Mughal times. [2005, 60m]
  1. Critically evaluate various approaches to study medieval Indian towns. [2010, 20m]
  1. Discuss the different types of Karkhanas in Mughal India. How was the production organized in the different Karkhanas? [2010, 30m]
  1. Medieval Indian towns were merely as extension of villages. Comment. [2012, 10m]
  1. Give a sketch of Indian trade with Europe during the Mughal period. [2013, 10m]
  1. “India had been for hundreds of years the Lancashire of the Eastern world.” Critically examine this view. [2014, 15m]
  1. Analyse the Mughal monetary system and examine their policy of minting of coins. [2014, 20m]