LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – HISTORY
FIFTH SEMESTER – APRIL 2012
HT 5500 - HISTORY OF FREEDOM MOVEMENT
Date : 25-04-2012
Time : 9:00 - 12:00
Dept. No.
Max. : 100 Marks
PART – A
Write Short notes on any TEN of the following,
not exceeding FIVE lines each:
(10 x 2 = 20 marks)
1. Divide and rule policy
2. Partition of Bengal
3. Surat Split
4. The Home rule league
5. Rowlatt Act
6. Khilifat Movement
7. The Chauri Chaura incident
8. The Swaraj Party
9. The Simon Commission
10. Gandhi – Irwin pact
11. The Interim Govt.
12. The Mountbatten plan
PART – B
Answer any FOUR of the following in about ONE page each:
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(4 x 10 = 40 marks)
Explain the important factors that contributed to the rise of Nationalism in India.
Bring out the main difference between the Extremists and Moderates.
Why Rowlatt Act of 1919 was condemned by the Indian Nationalists?
When did the peasants begin to take a more active part in the National Movement?
What were the reasons behind the failure of the Cripps Mission in 1942?
On what principles was the demand for Pakistan made?
PART – C
Answer any TWO of the following in about FOUR pages each:
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(2 x 20 = 40 marks)
Trace the course of the Swadeshi Movement.
Estimate the Gandhian Era in the struggle for freedom.
Discuss the role played by communal parties during the struggle for freedom.
Discuss the circumstances leading to the Transfer of Power in India.
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