LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – HISTORY
SIXTH SEMESTER – APRIL 2011
HT 6604 - INDIAN POLITY AND THE CONSTITUTION
Date : 09-04-2011
Time : 9:00 - 12:00
Dept. No.
Max. : 100 Marks
SECTION – A
Answer any TEN of the following in TEN Lines
(10 x 2 = 20)
1. Unitary State
2. Election Manifesto
3. Dr. Ambedkar
4. Cash for Vote
5. Bahujan Samaj Party
6. Preamble
7. Adult Sufferage
8. Speaker
9. National Emergency
10. Appointment of Governor
11. Constitutional Review Committee
12. No Confidence Motion.
SECTION – B
Answer any FOUR of the following in One Page Each
(4 x 10 = 40)
13. Do you consider democracy as the best form of Government?
14. Bring out the merits of Federal Government.
15. Describe the importance of Fundamental Rights.
16. Assess the role of Pressure Groups in focusing the peoples problem.
17. Explain the composition and powers of the Indian Loksabha.
18. Narrate the powers of the Supreme Court.
SECTION – C
Answer any TWO of the following in FOUR Pages each
(2 x 20 = 40)
19. Critically evaluate the role of Political Parties in democracy.
20. Describe the Directive Principles of State Policy as enshrined in the Indian constitution.
21. What are the Rights that are guaranteed under the ‘Right to equality’ and ‘Freedom of
religion’.
22. Explain the various aspects of Centre-State Relations.
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