B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, APRIL 2018
First Semester
English
SOCIAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND
(CBCS 2017 onwards)
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
Part A (10 X 2 20)
Answer all questions.
1. What is the most important invention of the
Renaissance?
2. What is the daily routine of a Puritan?
3. Name the settlement that the Dutch formed.
4. Who were called the Royalists?
5. How long did Queen Anne rule England?
6. Who invented a drill for sowing seeds?
7. What is the significance of 14th July 1789?
8. Which Reform Act gave the right of vote to all men and
women?
9. Which is often called a war of liberation?
10. What led to formation of federations?
Sub. Code
7BEN1C1
AFS-0318
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Wk 7
Part B X 5 25)
Answer all questions, choosing either or
11. Bring out the impact of Renaissance in literature.
Or
Analyze Puritan contribution to English literature.
12. How is British power established in South Africa?
Or
Trace the origin of political parties in England.
13. What are the social vices in the Age of Queen Anne?
Or
Analyze the results of the Agrarian revolution.
14. Explain Corn Law.
Or
Explain teetotalism.
15. Explain the Trade Union Act of 1971.
Or
Analyze the changes in dress after the two World
Wars in England.
AFS-0318
3
Wk 7
Part C X 10 30)
Answer any three questions.
16. Examine the results of the Reformation movement.
17. Discuss the causes for the Civil War and its impact on
England.
18. Bring out the causes and results of the Industrial
Revolution.
19. Analyze the rise of humanitarian movements in England.
20. Discuss the growth of Trade Unionism in England.
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