(d.)-What name did its ruler bear ?

(e.)-Give the names of any other ancient kingdoms of the Deccan that you know.

II. (a.)-Briefly state the leading tenets of Boodhism.

(b.)-Name its founder, the Boodha that gave a fixed character to its institutions, and the king who chiefly supported it also give the approximate dates when these three personages flourished.

III (a.)-Assign events to the following dates :-B. C. 327 and 56; (b.) state in what year the Portuguese first landed in India and name the greatest of their commanders here.

IV. "Sultan Baber captured Delhi and established the Mogul dynasty, which continued to flourish for a hundred and eighty years, under a succession unprecedented in India, of six monarchs distinguished by their prowess in the field, and, with one exception, by their ability in the cabinet."

(a.) Define by dates the period over which the one hundred and eighty years referred to extend.

(b.)-Name the six monarchs in the order of their accession to the Mogul throne.

(c.)-Explain why such succession is spoken of as unprecedented in India.

(d.)-Name the one exception and mention without narrating the principal occurrences of his reign.

PART II.

V. Describe-(a.) Akber's character; (b.) His policy and its results; (c.) By what act or acts did his great-grandson alienate the loyalty of his Hindoo subjects?

VI. (a.) Trace the course of events from the treaty of Surat which resulted in the treaty of Salbye.

(b.) Give the date of the latter, its leading provisions and the names of the contracting parties.

VII. Give a short account of each of the following personages, specifying the times in which they lived, and for what they are chiefly remarkable :-Beiram Khan, Rezia Begum, Mahabut Khan, Chetoo, Nana Furnavis. Who is generally known in Indian History as "the King Maker ?"

VIII. State when and under what circumstances the following places were acquired by the English :-The Konkan, The Punjab, The Baramahal and Coorg.

(1.) The addition made to British territory during the administration of Warren Hastings.

(2.) The addition made to British territory in Southern India during the administration of the Marquis Wellesley.

(3.) The annexation of Assam, Nagpore and Scinde.

X. Write short historical notes on any six of the following particulars - The Board of Control-Dupleix Fatihabad-The gates of Somnath-The College of Fort William--Taj Mahal-Kutub Minar--The abolition of Suttee-The suppression of Thuggee-The introduction of Railways.

XI. Sketch the career, and give an estimate, of any four of the following persons :-Hyder Ali-Chaitanya-Rammohun Roy-The last of the Peishwas-Sir John Shore-Sowae Jey Sing-Sir Henry Lawrence.

XII. Write such an account of the Goorkhas, the Coles, and the Pindarees, as to show their place in the history of British India.

FRIDAY, 20TH DEC., 10 TO 12 A.M.
PHYSICS.

E. P. METCALFE, M.A.: C. NAGOJI RAU, B.A.

PART I.

1. Name the several natural forces which are brought into action

in the following operations :

(1.) Lighting a fire.

(2.) Building a mud wall.

(3.) Using your blotting paper.

(4.) Climbing a toddy tree.

II. State and explain the effect on the mercury of a barometer (1.) when the lower part is immersed in water

(2.) when it is placed under a partially exhausted re

ceiver.

III. Under certain conditions it is possible to bring the water of a canal over the bank into the fields below without labour and without cutting the bank. State the conditions and means employed.

IV. 108 lbs. of mercury, whose specific gravity is 135, are immersed and weighed in water. Find their weight and explain the cause of the difference.

V. Draw a rough sketch of a Bramah press with force pump and cistern, showing the directions and positions of the valves,

PART II.

VI. What is energy and how is it measured? Compare the energy of a body weighing 4 lbs. and moving with a velocity of 5 ft. per second with that of another weighing 5 lbs, and moving with a velocity of 4 ft. per second.

VII. Define specific heat.

3 lbs. Weight of mercury at 70° is mixed with 1 lb. of water at 15° and the temperature of the mixture is found to be 20°. What must be the specific heat of mercury, that of water being taken as the unit ?

VIII. How is ebullition caused?

A vessel containing water at the ordinary temperature is placed under the receiver of an air-pump and the air pumped out. What change will you observe in the water, as the receiver is exhausted?

IX. When water and sulphuric acid are mixed together, the solution is found to be hot. When snow and salt are mixed together, a very cold solution is obtained. Account for the production of heat in the former case and cold in the latter.

FRIDAY, 20TH DEC., 2 TO 5 P.M.

GEOGRAPHY, PHYSICAL AND GENERAL.

W. H. WILSON, PH.D.: C. W. PEARCE, Esq.: W. MORGAN, ESQ.

PART I.

I. Enumerate the disintegrating or depressing forces at work on the earth's surface, arranging them under the head of Chemical or of Mechanical agencies. Select any one of these forces, and give a brief description of its action.

II. Give an explanation of the following circumstances:

(a.) The snow line on the southern slope of the Himalayas is but little over 13,000 feet, and on the northern nearly 21,000 feet.

(b.) The annual range of the thermometer at St. Helena is about 9° F. and at Orenburg about 62° F.

(c.) The amount of salt in the surface water of the ocean is greater in the tropics than in temperate and polar regions.

III. What impurities would you expect to find (1) in rain and (2) in spring water? What is meant by the hardness of water and how can it be removed?

PART II.

IV. The "British India Steam Navigation" Company's steam. ers sail up and down the Indian and British Burmah coasts.

At what ports do you think they would be likely to touch, and what cargo would they probably take in and discharge?

(a).-Six of the most important native states of India with their chief towns.

(b.) The highest peaks of the Himalayas.

(c.)-The town (1) near the juuction of the Jumna with the Ganges. (2) at the mouth of the Tapty. (3) in the delta of the Irawady.

VI. (a.)— Describe the position of the following and give one remarkable fact in connection with each :-(1) Singa.

pore, (2) Kars, (3) Texas, (4) Buffalo, (5) Port Jackson, (6) Manitoba.

(b.)-Mention (1) the longest river flowing into the Arctic Ocean, (2) the chief tributaries of the Mississippi, (3) the chief towns of Mexico.

VII. Give a brief account of New Zealand, with reference to:

(1) Its position.

(2) Its coast line.

(3) Its mountains and rivers.

(4) Its divisions, physical and political.

(5) Its chief towns.

(6) Its exports and imports.

PART III.

(N. B.-Correct spelling is required.)

VIII. The Captain of a ship sailing eastward on the 21st December, finds the sun to be vertical at noon, and his chronometer shows that the time at Greenwich is 6 A.M. Where about is the ship? Where is it likely to be going to, and why? What important commercial city would it arrive at if it changed its course and sailed due north.

IX. A ship sails from the second seaport in Great Britain to the chief town of the largest British Possession in the West Indies, and thence to the southernmost city of importance on the E. coast of S. America, whence it returns to the chief seaport in France, and then to the richest city in the world. Describe its course as accurately as you can; tell the names and situations of the places it visits, and the cargoes it is likely to take from each port to the next.

X. In what country in Europe is each of the following articles most largely produced for export :--Cork, Brandy, Mercury, Dried fruits, Hemp, Hides, Ironware, Eggs, Olive oil, Paper, Wood-tar. (N. B.-Put the answer to the above in the form of a table.)

XI. Of what does the kingdom of Denmark consist? What and where is its capital?

XII. Draw a neat map of Africa, marking in it 5 large lakes, 5 large rivers, 5 important towns, 5 capes, 5 islands or groups of islands, and 5 portions of the sea.

(N. B.—The names must be entered in the map, not written by the side.)