LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – ENGLISH LITERATURE

LO 30

SECOND SEMESTER – APRIL 2006

                            EL 2900 – CONTEMPORARY COMMUNICATIVE CONCERNS – I

 

 

Date & Time : 28-04-2006/9.00-12.00         Dept. No.                                                       Max. : 100 Marks

 

 

SECTION – I

 

BASIC ECONOMICS

TOTAL = 25 MARKS

PART – A

Answer THREE questions                                                                (3 X 5 = 15 marks)

 

1. Explain the concept of globalization.
2. Describe diagrammatically the law of demand.
3. What is inflation? Explain its types.
4. Define demand & supply. What are the exceptions to the law of demand.

 

PART – B

 

Answer any ONE questions                                                             (1 x 10 = 10 marks)

 

5. Bring out India’s role as a major Economic Power in South Asia.
6. Has the benefits of liberalization & globalization reached the poor.

 

SECTION – II

 

BEHAVIOUR PHYCHOLOGY

TOTAL = 25 MARKS

 

Answer ALL questions.  Each question carries 5 marks                    (5 x 5 = 25 marks)

 

1. Why should students of literature gain an understanding of Behaviour Psychology?
2. ‘Adolescence is a sensitive and crucial period in a person’s life’ – Give 5 points to justify this.
3. Briefly explain how environmental factors can influence the personality of individuals.
4. Bring out five major differences between Psychoses and Neuroses.
5. List any five major psychosocial problems faced during old age.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION – III

 

INIDAN CONSTITUION

TOTAL = 25 MARKS

 

Answer any FIVE of the following in 200 words each                    ( 5 x 5 = 25 marks)

 

1. Preamble of the Constitution.
2. Concept of ‘Secularism’ in the Constitution.
3. Office of Profit
4. Freedom of Religion and Conscience
5. Kuldip Nayyar’s case in the Supreme Court
6. Issues in Union-State Relations
7. Freedom of Press and Reasonable Restrictions
8. Free Primary Compulsory Education – 86^th amendment to the Constitution.

 

SECTION IV

 

CURRENT AFFAIRS

TOTAL = 25 MARKS

 

Answer any FIVE of the following in 200 words each                     (5 x 5 = 25 marks)

 

1. Civilian Nuclear Deal between US and India.
2. Statehood for Palestine
3. Major Conventions of Human Rights
4. Employment guarantee and information Acts
5. OBC reservations in IIM and IIT.
6. International Criminal Court.
7. Restructuring of UN
8. Human Development Indicators.

 

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