LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – HISTORY
FOURTH SEMESTER – APRIL 2012
HT 4503/HT 4500 - EAST INDIA COMPANY AND ITS AFTERMATH
Date : 24-04-2012
Time : 1:00 - 4:00
Dept. No.
Max. : 100 Marks
PART – A
Answer any TEN of the following in not exceeding FIVE lines each:
(10 x 2 = 20 marks)
1. Fort St. George
2. Battle of Buxar
3. Regulating Act of 1773
4. Abolition of Sati
5. Treaty of Salbai
6. Treaty of Srirangapattinam
7. Bahadur Shah Zafar
8. Queen’s Proclamation
9. Ripon
10. Madras Mahajana Sabha
11. Dupleix
12. Robert Clive
PART – B
Answer any FOUR not exceeding ONE PAGE each:
(4 x 10 = 40 marks)
13. Write a note on the dual system of administration in Bengal.
14. Evaluate the reforms carried out by Lord William Bentinck.
15. Discuss the Anglo-Sikh relations after the death of Ranjith Singh.
16. Give an estimate of the Government of India Act, 1858.
17. Trace the beginning of nationalism in the Pre-Congress era.
18. Examine results of the Battle of Plassey.
PART – C
Answer any TWO of the following in not exceeding FOUR PAGES each:
(2 x 20 = 40 marks)
19. Describe the Anglo-French rivalry and list out the causes for English victory.
20. Evaluate the imperialist policies of Lord Wellesley and Lord Dalhousie.
21. Describe the Anglo-Mysore rift and its consequences.
22. Trace the causes, course and consequences of the 1857 Revolt.
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