LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – APPLIED HISTORY
THIRD SEMESTER – APRIL 2012
HT 3810 – STATE COLONIALISM AND MODERNITY
Date : 21-04-2012 Dept. No. Max. : 100 Marks
Time : 1:00 – 4:00
Part-A (4×5=20 Marks)
Answer any FOUR of the following in 100 words each.
- Woods Despatch of 1854
- Mapila Uprising of 1921
- Baptist Missionary Society
- Literary Works of Anil Seal
- Vernacular Press Act of 1878.
- Champaran Satyagraha
Part-B (2×10=20 Marks)
Answer any TWO of the following in 200 words each.
- Mention the reforms of Lord Dalhousie.
- Bring out the contribution of Alexander Duff to Education in India.
- Write a short note on the Permanent Settlement of Bengal of 1793.
- Explain briefly the contributions of Ranajit Guha to Subaltern Studies.
Part-C (3×20=60Marks)
Answer any THREE of the following in 1200 words each.
- Assess the impact of the British Rule in India.
- Highlight the role of Communal Politics and its growth in Contemporary India.
- Explain the policies adopted by the British for the formation of Indian States.
- Narrate the role of Film industry in reforming the Indian Society.
- Critically analyse the impact of the Cambridge School of Thought in Indian History.