Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) 2009 B.C.A Computer Application Term End , ember- (FHS-1 : Foundation in Humanities and Social Sciences) - Question Paper

BDP/BCA/BTS
Term-End exam
December, 2009
FHS-1 : FOUNDATION COURSE IN HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Time : three hours Maximum Marks : 100
(Weightage 70%)

Note : ans any 2 ques. from DCQ and any 4 from MCQ. ques. no.13 is compulsory.

Descriptive Category ques. (DCQ) :

Answer any 2 of the subsequent ques. in about 500 words every :
1. Discuss the characteristic features of the Harappan civilization. Why did it decline? [Marks 20]

2. Give a detailed account of the mass movements launched by Mahatma Gandhi after the 1st World War. [Marks 20]

3. What do you understand by secularism? elaborate the main issues of promoting secularism in India? [Marks 20]

4. Discuss the educational status of the Indian women. [Marks 20]


Middle Category ques. (MCQ) :

Answer any 4 of the subsequent ques. in about 250 words every :
5. Explain the terms Race and Racism. Do they have any scientific basis? discuss.[Marks 12]

6. How did the social organization of humans change after they adopted agriculture? [Marks 12]
Discuss.
7. Discuss the main social reform movements in the nineteenth century India. [Marks 12]

8. Discuss the different steps taken to eradicate rural and urban employment in India. [Marks 12]

9. Dis cuss the major modifications made in land revenue system by the British in India. [Marks 12]

10. Give a brief account of the directive principles of State Policy. [Marks 12]

11. Evaluate the social role of voluntary organizations in India. [Marks 12]

12. Is militarism a threat to our eco-system? explain. [Marks 12]


Short Category ques. (SCQ) :

13. Write short notes on any 2 of the subsequent in about 100 words every : [Marks 6+6]

(a) The magical form of knowledge
(b) Drain of wealth from India
(c) The process of sanskritisation
(d) Women and adverse sex ratio in India

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