LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – HISTORY

FIRST SEMESTER – APRIL 2006

                   HT 1806 – SOCIO-ECONOMIC & CULTURAL HISTORY OF MODERN T.N.

Date & Time : 28-04-2006/AFTERNOON   Dept. No.                                                       Max. : 100 Marks

PART A                     (4 ´ 5 = 20 marks)

Answer any FOUR of the following in not more than 100 words each

1. Samskaras
2. Orientalists
3. Permanent Land Revenue Settlement
4. Wakf Board
5. Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddi
6. “Navasakthi” and “Swadesamitran”

PART B                     (2 ´ 10 = 20 marks)

Answer any TWO of the following questions in not more than 200 words each

7. Write a brief note on social conditions of Tamil society during the 19th Century
8. Elucidate the consequences of Industrialisation and Urbanisation in Tamil Nadu.
9. Give an account of the Linguistic Re – Organisation of states of the Madras Presidency.
10. Narrate the importance of Demographical study in the Social History.

PART C                     ( 3 ´ 20 = 60 marks)

Answer any THREE of the follwing questions in 1200 words each

11. Describe the Economic impact of British rule in the Tamil Country.
12. Write an eassy on Self – Respect Movement of Periyar E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker.
13. Discuss the achievements of DMK rule in Tamil Nadu.
14. Discuss the important achievements of Fourth Five Year Plan in Tamil Nadu.
15. Describe the factors responsible for the various kinds of Environmental Pollutions in Tamil Nadu.

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