Exam Details

Subject Modern World
Paper
Exam / Course Master of Arts in History
Department School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date June, 2016
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

No. of Printed Pages: 4

MASTER OF ARTS (HISTORY)
Term-End Examination
June, 2016

MHI-02 MODERN WORLD
Time 3 hours Maximum Marks: 100
Note: Answer any five questions ill about 500 words each. Attempt at least two questiolls from each section. All questiolls carry equal marks.

SECTION

1. Analyse the influence of the Enlightenment ideas on the socio-political order in Europe.

2. Discuss the differences between the capitalist and the socialist patterns of industrialization.

3. What are the ways in which imperialism has been understood and explained

4. Discuss the nature of violence by the non -state actors in contemporary world.

5. Write short notes on any two of the following in about 250 words each: 10+10=20

Secular Ideology

Gandhian perspective on the state

The New Economic Policy

Proto -Industrialization


SECTION

6. Discuss the nature of international rivalries in the 20th century.

7. Write a note on the Non -Aligned Movement.

8. What are the ways in which the revolutions in the realm of knowledge influence the modern world?

9. Analyse the impact of the Russian revolution on 20th century politics.

10. Write short notes on any two of the following in about 250 words each: 10+10=20

Stages of colonialism

Decolonization

Developments in Modern Medicines

Industrialization and Ecology


Departments

  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
  • School of Agriculture (SOA)
  • School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
  • School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
  • School of Education (SOE)
  • School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
  • School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
  • School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
  • School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
  • School of Health Science (SOHS)
  • School of Humanities (SOH)
  • School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
  • School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
  • School of Law (SOL)
  • School of Management Studies (SOMS)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
  • School of Sciences (SOS)
  • School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
  • School of Social Work (SOSW)
  • School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
  • School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
  • School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
  • School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
  • Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)

Subjects

  • Ancient and Medieval Societies
  • Evolution of Social Structures in India Through the Ages
  • Historiography
  • History of Ecology and Environment: India
  • History of Indian Economy
  • Modern World
  • Political Structure in India