LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – HISTORY

LT 42

THIRD SEMESTER – APRIL 2006

                                                      HT 3806 – CONTEMPORARY INDIA

(Also equivalent to HT 4800)

 

 

Date & Time : 27-04-2006/9.00-12.00         Dept. No.                                                       Max. : 100 Marks

 

 

PART A                                 (4 ´ 5 = 20 marks)

 Auswer any FOUR of the following in not exceeding 100 words each.

1. Morarji Desai
2. Article 370
3. Print Media
4. Panchayat Raj
5. Medha Patkar
6. Urban Unemployment

 

                                                            PART B                                 (2 ´ 10 = 20 marks)

 Answer any TWO of the following in not exceeding 200 words each.

7. Explain the emergence of ‘Regional Political Parties’ in India.
8. Discuss the salient features of Twenty – Point programme. Under what circumstances it  was announced?
9. What were the objectives and priorities of the First Five Year Plan?
10. Analyze the relevance of Gandhi’s views to the Modern Society.

PART C                                 (3 ´ 20 = 60 marks)

 Answer any THREE of the following in not exceeding 1200 words each.

11. Write an essay on how the secular fabric of India is disturbed by communal tension.
12. Assess the Foreign Policy of Rajiv Gandhi.
13. Write a note on the programmes initiated by the Government of India to develop rural areas
14. Critically examine the various policies and legislations meant for the progress of Indian Women.
15. Comment on the recognition and performance of sports activities in India.

 

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