Punjab University 2010 B.A History - : A, : Part - II - Question Paper

B.A. second Year

History

Paper:A:History of India(1750-1964)A.D.


Time Allowed: 3 Hours] [Maximum Marks:90

Note:- (i) Attempt 5 ques. in all.

(ii) Selecting 1 ques. from every Unit.

(iii) ques. No. I is compulsory.

(iv) All ques. carry equal marks.

(v) An outline map of India is attached herewith.

I. Answer any 9 of the subsequent in about 25-30 words each:

(i) When and ranging from whom the battle of Plassey fought ?

(ii) Who was Mir Jaffar ?

(iii) Give 2 advantages of Dual System in Bengal.

(iv) Write the names of 4 States annexed by Policy of Lapse.

(v) What do you understand by rural indebtedness ?

(vi) What do you mean by commercialization of agriculture ?

(vii) Who started the weekly 'Harijan' and when ?

(viii) When, where and by whom Brahmo Samaj was founded ?

(ix) When was Cabinet Mission sent to India ? Name its 3 members.

(x) When and ranging from whom Lucknow Pact was signed ?

(xi) Who is known as the 'Iron Man of India' and why ?

(xii) Name the Prime Minister of England and his party on the eve of India's

Independence ?

(xiii) Who was the Last Viceroy of India ?

(xiv) What do you understand by PEPSU ?

(xv) Which Iron and Steel industries were established during the 2nd

Five Year Plan ?[Marks 2x9=18]


UNIT-I

II. Briefly define the reforms of Lord Cornwallis.[Marks 18]

OR

III. Give the outcomes of the uprising of 1857.[Marks 18]


UNIT-II

IV. Describe the origin and achievements of Arya Samaj.[Marks 18]

OR

V. Describe the contribution of Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar for the uplift of the

depressed classes.[Marks 18]


UNIT-III

VI. Discuss the progress of Freedom Movements in India upto 1919.[Marks 18]

OR

VII. Narrate the circumstances leading to the Non-cooperation

Movement. What was its significance ?[Marks 18]

UNIT-IV

VIII. explain the Industrial development in India during 1947-1964.[Marks 18]

OR

IX. On the outline Map of the India, show the subsequent historical places and write

explanatory note on any four:-

Delhi,Goa,Surat,Buxar,Amritsar,Lucknow,Aligarh,Madras,Bombay,

Calcutta.[Marks 10,8=18]

Earning:   Approval pending.