LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI  600 034.
M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION  HISTORY
FOURTH SEMESTER  APRIL 2003
HT 4800 / H 1015  CONTEMPORARY INDIA (1964  94)
11.04.2003
1.00  4.00
Max : 100 Marks
PART  A
Answer any FOUR of the following not exceeding 100 words each.
01.
02.
03.
04.
05.
06.
(4 5=20 marks)
Operation Blue Star.
Bofors Scandal
New Panchayati Raj Act.
Global Warning
Nationalisation of Banks.
Pokhran  II
PART  B
Answer any TWO of the following in not more than 300 words each.
(2 10=20 marks)
07. In what ways did the emergency of 1975 affected Indian democracy.
08. Write a note on the policies adopted by the government to protect the tribals from
injustice.
09. Highlight the significance of the New Educational policy of 1986.
10. Give an account of the Mandal Commission Report.
PART  C
Answer any THREE of the following not exceeding 1200 words each.
(320=60 marks)
11. Discuss the problem of untouchability and the initiatives taken by the Dalits for their
development.
12. Examine the problem of communalism in India and state whether it is a threat to
secularism.
13. Discuss the growth of Science and technology in India in the recent past.
14. Identify the major contribution of media to Indian Culture.
15. Critically evaluate the impact of globalisation on environment.
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