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B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION
JUNE 2009.

First Year

English/English and Communication

(AY 2004-05 onwards)

SOCIAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND

Time : 3 hours Maximum marks : 75

1.         Answer any FIVE of the following in about
30 words each : (5 2 = 10)

             (a) King Alfred, the Great.

             (b) Martin Luther.

             (c) Divine Right of Kings.

             (d) Bill of Rights.

             (e) Oxford Movement.

             (f) The East India Company.

             (g) The Pilgrim Fathers.

             (h) The Railways.

             (i) Indian Mutiny 185758.

             (j) Green House Effect.

2.         Write short notes on any THREE of the following in about 100 words each : (3 5 = 15)

             (a) Anglo - Saxons.

             (b) William Caxton and his contribution.

             (c) The Civil War of 1642.

             (d) Education and Marriage in Queen Anne's period.

             (e) Use of Iron and Steel.

3.         Write on TWO of the following in about
200 words : (2 10 = 20)

             (a) British King as The Supreme Head of the Church in England.

             (b) Causes for dissolution of Monasteries.

             (c) Counter Reformation.

             (d) Various educational reforms instituted during the 19th century.

4.         Write any TWO essay in about 300 words each :
(2 15 = 30)

             (a) Describe the effect of the Renaissance in England.

             (b) Discuss the colonial expansion that took place in the 16th century.

             (c) What is Industrial Revolution and what are the causes and results of this revolution in England?

             (d) Write an essay about the great strides that took place in the field of transport and communication during the Victorian era.