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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI 600 034
B.A.DEGREE EXAMINATION HISTORY
FIFTHSEMESTER APRIL 2018
HT 5400- ECONOMIC HISTORY OF MODERN INDIA
Date: 10-05-2018 Dept. No. Max. 100 Marks
Time: 09:00-12:00
PART-A (10x2=20 Marks)
Answer any TEN of the following in about FIVE lines each
1. Reserve Bank of India
2. Nascent Capitalism
3. Ryotwari System
4. Preferential Tariffs
5. Unequal Trade
6. National Market
7. Feudalism
8. Unemployment
9. Factory Act
10. Centralization
11. Drain of Wealth
12. R.C. Dutt
PART-B (4x10=40 Marks)
Answer any FOUR of the following in ONE page each
13. Brief the evolution of Modern Banking in India.
14. How were the artisans exploited by the colonist?
15. "Indian Economy in the British period has been characterized by Stagnation"-Explain.
16. Highlight the various trends towards a Market Economy.
17. What were the causes for poverty in India?
18. Give an account of the Food Corporation of India.
PART-C (2x20=40 Marks)
Answer any TWO of the following in not exceeding FOUR pages each
19. Discuss the characteristic features of the Indian Economy under the British.
20. Examine the impact of commercialization on agriculture in India.
21. Write an essay on the Indian Capitalist Enterprises.
22. Describe the systematic methods of exploitation in colonial India.