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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI 600 034
B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION HISTORY
FIFTH SEMESTER NOVEMBER 2017
HT 5400 ECONOMIC HISTORY OF MODERN INDIA
Date: 11-13-2017 Dept. No. Max. 100 Marks
Time: 09:00-12:00
PART-A
Write a note on any TEN of the following in five lines each: (10x2=20)
1. East India Company
2. British Raj
3. GDP
4. Unequal Trade
5. The fall of Rupee
6. Setback of Agriculture
7. Capital enterprises
8. Dadabai Nauroji
9. Import of British goods
10. Modernization of Indian Economy
11. Managing Agency System
12. Shattered Structure of Cottage
PART-B
Answer any FOUR of the following in two pages each: (4x10=40)
13. Write a note on Self-Sufficient Communities of India.
14. What is oppression of artisans?
15. Brief the Centralised Administrative System.
16. Give an account of the Commercialization of Agriculture.
17. State the emergence of Indian Capitalist Enterprises.
18. Explain the Semi-Feudal Economy and Backward Economy.
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PART-C
Answer any TWO of the following in four pages each: (2x20=40)
19. Discuss in detail the Indian Economy of the mid-18th Century.
20. Write an essay on Colonial Exploitation.
21. Elucidate the growth of External and Internal Trade in India.
22. Examine the economic consequences of the British rule.