BHIC 107 Question Paper December 2025 is your best practice set for History of India IV. It shows how IGNOU frames the Delhi Sultanate, Tughlaq expansion, Sultanate revenue administration and the Bhakti and Sufi movements. If your exam is in 2026, start your prep right here.
What is the BHIC-107 December 2025 Question Paper?
The BHIC 107 December 2025 question paper is the official IGNOU Term-End Examination paper for History of India-IV, covering c. 1206 to 1550. It is set in English and Hindi medium for 100 marks across 3 hours.
The paper holds eight questions split over two sections. You answer any five, taking at least two from each section, with every question worth 20 marks. It moves from Tughlaq expansion and Sultanate administration to agrarian technology, the Bhakti Movement, Indo-Islamic fort architecture and Sufi institutions like the Chishti Silsilah.
About IGNOU BHIC-107 History of India IV
BHIC-107 is the Delhi Sultanate course in the IGNOU Bachelor of Arts Honours History (BAHIH) programme. It traces the establishment and growth of Sultanate power, then the machinery that held it together: the administrative structure under the Delhi Sultans and the revenue arrangements that funded the state.
Alongside the polity, the course examines agrarian technology of the 13th to 15th century, the rise of the Bhakti Movement and the Sufi silsilahs, the Khanqah and Dargah as institutions, and the context and structural forms of forts built under the Sultans. Regional powers such as the Ahom Kingdom and the Nayaka system also feature.
This page was prepared by Prateek Talwar and reviewed by the Unnati Educations academic team with history and medieval-studies content reviewers. It is anchored to the IGNOU Term-End Examination, December 2025. Last updated June 2026.
BHIC-107 Question Paper December 2025 Exam Pattern and Marks
| Aspect | Detail |
|---|---|
| Medium | English and Hindi |
| Duration | 3 hours |
| Total marks | 100 |
| Total questions in the paper | 8, across Section-I and Section-II |
| Questions to attempt | Any five, with at least two from each section |
| Marks per question | 20 each, all questions carry equal marks |
| Question type | Long descriptive essays plus short-note clusters worth 10+10 |
| Word guidance | About 400 words per main answer and about 200 words per short note |
All Questions in the BHIC-107 December 2025 Paper
Note : Attempt any five questions in about 400 words each. Attempt at least two questions from each Section. All questions carry equal marks.
Section—I
- Discuss the expansion of the Delhi Sultanate under the Tughlaqs. (20)
- Analyze the nature of administration under the Delhi Sultans. (20)
- Explain the revenue administration of the Delhi Sultans. (20)
- Write short notes on any two of the following in about 200 words each : (10+10)
- (a) Amir Khusrau
- (b) The Ulama
- (c) The Nayaka System
- (d) Ahom Kingdom
Section—II
- Discuss agrarian technology used during 13th-15th century. (20)
- Analyze the factors that led to the rise of the Bhakti Movement. (20)
- Discuss the context and structural forms of forts built under the Delhi Sultans. (20)
- Write short notes on any two of the following in about 200 words each : (10+10)
- (a) Khanqah and Sarais
- (b) Chishti Silsilah
- (c) Vedantic tradition
- (d) Dargahs
Topics Covered in the BHIC-107 Paper
- The expansion of the Delhi Sultanate under the Tughlaqs
- The nature of administration under the Delhi Sultans
- The revenue administration of the Sultanate
- Amir Khusrau, poet and chronicler of the Sultanate court
- The role of the Ulama in Sultanate polity
- The Nayaka system
- The Ahom Kingdom of the northeast
- Agrarian technology of the 13th to 15th century
- The factors behind the rise of the Bhakti Movement
- The context and structural forms of forts under the Delhi Sultans
- Khanqahs and Sarais as Sufi and travel institutions
- The Chishti Silsilah
- The Vedantic tradition
- Dargahs and their place in popular devotion
How to Use BHIC-107 Question Paper to Score in the 2026 Exam
Notice first how Q2 and Q3 sit side by side: one asks about the general nature of administration under the Delhi Sultans, the other narrows to revenue administration specifically. Prepare them as a pair but keep your answers distinct, because mixing the iqta and diwan-i-wizarat material into both will cost you marks for repetition.
Bhakti and Sufi questions, like Q6 and the Chishti Silsilah note, reward names. Drop in Ramananda, Kabir, Nizamuddin Auliya or a named khanqah rather than writing about devotion in the abstract. The fort question (Q7) works the same way: use architectural terms and a named example such as Tughlaqabad to ground your points.
Across recent IGNOU December TEE sittings, Sultanate administration, the Bhakti Movement and fort architecture recur often, so weight those three when time is short.
Sample Answer Approach of BHIC-107 Question Paper (not a full answer)
Take Q3, the revenue administration of the Delhi Sultans. Here is the shape of a 20-mark answer, not the answer itself.
Framing: open by placing revenue at the heart of how the Sultanate sustained its army and court.
Points to cover: the iqta system and its assignment of revenue, the role of the diwan-i-wizarat, Alauddin Khalji's market and measurement reforms, the kharaj and other levies, and the shift in collection methods over time.
Worked example: use Alauddin Khalji's price-control and revenue measures as your concrete case.
Conclusion: one line on how revenue policy shaped the Sultanate's military strength.
Five evidenced points with one named example is enough for the full twenty.
Frequently Asked Questions about the BHIC-107 Question Paper December 2025
Is BHIC-107 the authentic IGNOU December 2025 Question Paper?
It is the real December 2025 Term-End Examination paper for BHIC-107, shown exactly as IGNOU printed it. Both sections, the Note line, every 20-mark value, the 10+10 short notes and all sub-parts from Amir Khusrau to Dargahs are intact. Nothing has been reworded, so the Tughlaq, administration and Bhakti questions you practise here are the genuine ones.
Will BHIC-107 Question Paper help my 2026 attempt?
Considerably. As the latest official paper, it mirrors what you'll likely face next on the Delhi Sultanate, agrarian technology and the Sufi silsilahs. IGNOU tends to circle back to Sultanate administration, fort architecture and the Bhakti Movement, so rehearsing this set under the two-section rule sharpens both your topic depth and your question-selection instinct.
Can I get a BHIC-107 December 2025 Question Paper’s solved version?
A solved BHIC-107 paper with structured model answers can be arranged on request. The answers handle the long essays on Tughlaq expansion and revenue administration at roughly 400 words, and the short notes on the Chishti Silsilah or the Nayaka system at around 200. Message the desk on WhatsApp to request it for this December 2025 paper.
Does it support assignment work too?
It does, indirectly. Themes here, such as Sultanate administration, the rise of the Bhakti Movement and Sufi institutions, overlap heavily with common BHIC-107 assignment questions. When you drill these exam questions, you strengthen the same material your tutor-marked assignment tests, so a single focused study session feeds both tasks.
How quickly is it delivered?
Delivery is fast and runs over WhatsApp directly. Send your course code to the desk and the material, including a solved version covering the Tughlaqs, fort architecture and the Vedantic tradition note, reaches you without a long wait, letting you begin revising the same day instead of hunting through scattered sources.
What help can I get?
Direct, personal help over WhatsApp for any doubt on this paper, whether it's the two-section selection rule or how to separate the administration and revenue questions on the Delhi Sultans. If a topic like agrarian technology or the Khanqah note is unclear, the team responds itself and points you toward the right approach rather than sending an automated reply.
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