LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034 M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – HISTORY SECOND SEMESTER – APRIL 2006 HT 2800 - HIST. OF LABOUR & PEASANT MOVEMENT Date & Time : 19-04-2006/FORENOON Dept. No. PART –A Max. : 100 Marks (4 x 5 = 20 marks) Answer any FOUR of the following in not exceeding 100 words each 1. Agrarian Change 2. Zamindari System 3. Bardoli Satyagraha 4. N M Lokhande 5. May Day 6. The First Factories Act PART – B (2 x 10 = 20 marks) Answer any TWO of the following in not exceeding 200 words each 7. Examine the causes and issues that led to the formation of First International. 8. Comment on the characteristics of the Trade Union Act of 1926. 9. Give reasons for the Commercialisation of Agriculture. 10. Discuss the causes for the Mappila Uprising. PART – C (3 x 20 = 60 marks) Answer any THREE of the following in not exceeding 1200 words each 11. Discuss the various theories of Economic History. 12. Describe the causes, course and results of Telengana Movement. 13. Give an account of the Indigo Uprising. 14. “All India Trade Union Congress played a crucial role in the History of the Trade Union Movement” – Discuss. 15. Critically examine the World Economic Crisis of 1929 and its impact on India. ______________ 98876971 Page No. 1