CLASS: B.A. HISTORY
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St. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) TIRUCHIRAPPALLI – 620 002
SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS – APRIL 2015
TIME: 3 Hrs.
MAXIMUM MARKS: 100
SEM
SET
PAPER CODE
TITLE OF THE PAPER
VI
2012
11UHS630213
CONTEMPORARY INDIA (UPTO 2005)
SECTION – A
Answer all the questions:
20 x 1 = 20
Choose the correct answer:
1. The chairman of Constituent Assembly for making Indian
constitution was
a) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
c) Sardar Patel
d) L.B. Sastry
2. Abolition of privy purses was related with
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Indira Gandhi
c) Raijiv Gandhi
d) Narasima Rao
3. The Mandal Commission was implemented by
a) V.P. Singh
b) Chanddra Sekar
c) P.V. Narasimha Rao
d) I.K. Gujral
4. Planning Commission was set upt in
a) 1950
b) 1951
c) 1952
d) 1953
5. The last country which entered in SAARC is
a) Bangladesh
b) Pakistan
c) Afghanistan
d) Srilanka
Fill in the blanks:
6.
7.
The chief architect of India’s Foreign policy was ______.
K.Kamaraj played a crucial role in clearing the way for ______ to
become Prime Minister.
8.
On request from Sri Lanka Government ______ despatched an
Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) to Sri Lanka.
9.
Green Revolution was also known as ______ Revolution.
10. The first summit of the SAARC held at ______.
State True or False:
11. Lal Bahadur Sastri was known as iron man of India.
12. Moraji Desai was the first non-congress Prime Minister of India.
13. The object of the Rath Yatra to construct Ram temple in the way
Somnath temple was rebuilt.
14. The first Indian Mission to the Moon was Chandrayan I.
15. There were 24 Afro-Asian nations participated in the Bandung
Conference of 1955.
Answer in one or two sentences:
16.
17.
18.
19.
When did our constitution come to effect?
Expand MISA.
During whose Prime Minister ship Indo-Srilanka pact was signed.
Expand ISRO.
20. Name the president of Tashkent Agreement.
SECTION – B
Answer all the questions:
5 x 7= 35
21. a. Write a critical note on partition of India and its impact.
OR
b. Give an account on the features of India’s Foreign policy.
22. a. Explain the concept of Abolition of Privy purses.
OR
b. List out the Indira Gandhi’s 20 points programme.
23. a. Bring out the features of Rajiv-Gorbachev 10 points
declaration.
OR
b. Write a critical note on Rath Yatra.
24. a. Examine Vinobabave and Boodan Movement.
OR
b. State the role of Panchayat Raj System in India.
25. a. Bring out the impact of Indo-China War of 1962.
OR
b. Give an account on Simla Agreement.
SECTION – C
Answer any THREE questions:
3 x 15 = 45
26. Describe the salient features of the Indian Constitution.
27. Critically evaluate the foreign policy of Indira Gandhi.
28. Throw light on the New Education Policy of Rajiv Gandhi.
29. Discuss the development of science and technology in
Contemporary India.
30. Sketch the India’s role in the world affairs.
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