LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – HISTORY

SECOND SEMESTER – APRIL 2006

                                    HT 2951 – MODERN ECOLOGICAL HISTORY OF INDIA

 

 

Date & Time : 03-05-2006/FORENOON     Dept. No.                                                       Max. : 100 Marks

 

 

PART –A                   (4 x 5 = 20 marks)

 

  Answer any FOUR OF THE following in 100 words each.

 

1. Forest resource
2. Nomadic Pastoralism
3. Baden Powell
4. Forest Act of 1952
5. Wild life conservation
6. Selective felling

 

PART-B                     (2 x 10 = 20 marks)

 

  Answer any TWO of the following in 200 words each.

 

7. “Colonialism is an Ecological watershed” – Explain.
8. Examine the role of Tribal woman in social forestry.
9. Explain briefly the salient features of the Forest Act of 1894
10. What are the causes that led to the Declaration of Kyoto protocol? Point out its

objectives

 

 

 

PART-C                     (3 x 20 = 60 marks)                                                        

 

Answer any THREE of the following in 1200 words each

 

11. Shifting cultivation was the characteristic form of agriculture in many parts of India . Discuss.
12. Distinguish the four stages in the Industrial orientation of Indian forestry and discuss them in detail
13. Point out the significance of Environment Debates and their effects
14. Discuss the forest policy of India up to 1947.
15. Explain the various features of the Chipko Movement.

 

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