Monday, October 31, 2011

M.A. History Assignments July 2011 and January 2012 Sessions

M.A. HISTORY
FIRST YEAR COURSES

 
(MAH)



 
Assignments 
     For July 2011 and January 2012 Sessions



 
                  MHI-01: Ancient and Medieval Societies
                  MHI-02: Modern World
                  MHI-04: Political Structures in India
                  MHI-05: History of Indian Economy

 
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Faculty of History
School of Social Sciences
Indira Gandhi National Open University
Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110 068 


M.A. History – 1st Year
Assignments – July 2011 and January 2012 Sessions
 
Dear Student,

 As explained in the Programme Guide for M.A. in History you will have to do one assignment in each course.  The assignments are compulsory.  Each assignment covers the whole course. 
It is important that you write the answers to all the assignment questions in your own words. Your answers should be within the approximate range of the word-limit set for a particular question. 
The assignment should be submitted to the Coordinator of your Study Centre.  You must obtain a receipt from the Study Centre for the assignments submitted and retain it.  If possible, keep a photocopy of the submitted assignments with you. 
The Study Centre will have to return the assignments to you after they are evaluated.  Please insist on this.  The Study Centre in turn will send the marks to the Student Evaluation Division at IGNOU, New Delhi.  These will be entered in your grade card. 

 Submission of Assignments
You should note that the submission of assignments is compulsory before taking up Term-end Examination.  It is therefore suggested that you do them within time.  In M.A. first year you will have to do a total of 4 assignments.  We have given you a lot of time to do the assignments but we advise you to do them one by one along with your study of the particular course and submit them so that you may get back the marks and comments of the Counsellor with evaluated assignment.  With a proper planning you will be able to do them within the stipulated period.  Please do not wait for the last date to submit all the assignments because it would be difficult to do all of them in one go.  Specific dates for the submission are given below.   
Last Date of Submission of Assignment  
July 2011 Session Students    31st March 2012
January 2012 Session Students   30th September 2012
 Where to submit the assignments the Coordinator of your Study Centre

Before attempting the assignments please read the detailed instructions provided in the Programme Guide sent to you separately

Now read the guidelines carefully before answering the questions:

GUIDELINES FOR ASSIGNMENTS
 The assignments have two types of questions:

1) Essay Type Questions which you have to answer in about 500 words each and they carry 20 marks each.
2) Short notes to be answered in about 250 words each and they carry 10 marks each.
 You will find it useful to keep the following points in mind:

a) Planning: Read the assignments carefully. Go through the units on which they are based.  Make some points regarding each question and then re-arrange these in a logical order.
 b) Organisation:  Be a little more selective and analytical before drawing up a rough outline of your answer.  In an essay-type question, give adequate attention to your introduction and conclusion.  The introduction must offer your brief interpretation of the question and how you propose to develop it.  The conclusion must summarise your response to the question.

 Make sure that your answer:
ois logical and coherent;
ohas clear connections between sentences and paragraphs;
ois written correctly giving adequate consideration to your expression, style and presentation;
odoes not exceed the number of words indicated in your question.
 c)  Presentation: Once you are satisfied with your answers, you can write down the final version for submission, writing each answer neatly and underlining the points you wish to emphasis.

d)   Interpretation: Interpretation is a constant process in history writing. It is already reflected in your planning and selection. Explanatory comments with phrases like may be, because, could be, etc., immediately introduce an element of interpretation in writing itself. Here you have to be careful that these comments can be supported by the material you have in the answer.


 

MHI-01: ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL SOCITIES

             Course Code:  MHI-01

      Assignment Code:  MHI-01/AST/TMA/2011-12

      Total Marks:   100


Note:  Attempt any five questions. The assignment is divided into two Sections 'A' and 'B'.  You have to attempt at least two questions from each section in about 500 words each.  All questions carry equal marks.
SECTION A
       1. Discuss the various theoretical approaches for understanding transitions to agriculture.                                                                                                          20
       2. Write a note on the social structure that prevailed in the Bronze Age.               20
       3. Analyse  the process of the consolidation of the Persian empire during the rule of Cyrus and Darius.                                                                                                20
       4. Discuss in brief the organization of government and economy of South Africa.              
                                                                                                                                        20                                                                                                    
       5. Write Short notes on any two of the following in 250 words each.              10+10
                                        i.    Neolithic Revolution
                                      ii.    Pastoral Nomadism  
                                    iii.    Comitia Curiata
                                    iv.    Religion of the Inkas. 
 SECTION B
        6. Briefly discuss the rule of the Umayyad and the reasons for decline of their rule
                                                                                                                                        20
        7. Analyses the relationship of Lords, Vassals and Peasants in the feudal system. 
                                                                                                                                        20
        8. Write a note on the role of the Baniyas in conducting trade in India.                20

        9. Briefly discuss the nature of administration, economy and society of medieval town.                                                                                                                   20
  
   10.Write short Notes on any two of the following in around 250 words each.                                                                                                         10+10
(i)                 Confucianism
(ii)               Fairs
(iii)             Anabaptists
(iv)             Gunpowder Revolution.

MHI-02 Modern World
Course Code: MHI-02
Assignment Code: MHI-02/AST/TMA/2011-12
Total Marks: 100 
Note: The assignment is divided into sections A and B. You have to attempt at least two questions from each section in 500 words each. In all you have to attempt five questions. All questions carry equal marks.

Section A

1. Write a comparative essay on the capitalist and the socialist patterns of industrialization.                                                                                                         20

2.  In What ways did the Renaissance and the Enlightenment contribute to the making of modern world?                                                                                                       20

3.  What is welfare state? Make a comparison between the English and the Japanese      welfare states.                                                                                                            20
                                                                                                                                        
4.  What are the ways in which Imperialism has been understood and explained?       20 
                                                                                                                          
5.   Write short notes on any two of the following in about 250 words each.
                                                                                                                                  10+10                     
(i)                 Liberal view of the state
(ii)               Transition from Feudalism to Capitalism
(iii)             Theories of Nationalism
(iv)             Nature of Industrial Society.

Section B

6. What is the legacy of the French Revolution for polity in the modern world?          20                                                                                                          
7. Write a note on the international rivalries among the major superpowers of   the world in the first half of the 29th century.                                                                 20
8. What are the ways in which the revolutions in the realm of knowledge influence the modern world?                                                                                                           20               
9. Why did the first socialist revolution occur in Russia?                                              20
10. Do you agree with the view that the modern industrial development has come at a cost for the entire humankind? Mention some of them.                                            20
MHI-04: POLITICAL STRUCTURES IN INDIA
                       Course Code: MHI-04
Assignment Code: MHI-04/AST/TMA/2011-12
Total Marks: 100 
Note: Attempt any five questions.  The assignment is divided into two Sections ‘A’ and ‘B’. You have to attempt at least two questions form each section in about 500 words each. All questions carry equal marks
SECTION A
 
  1. Discuss the transition form pre-state in early North India.                                20
  2. Analyse the nature of state formation under the Rajputs in the early medieval period.                                                                                                                20
  3. Explain the nature of early medieval polities in peninsular India between 8th-
12th centuries A.D.                                                                                             20
  1. Critically examine the various interpretations regarding the nature of  Mughal state.                                                                                                                   20
  2. Give a brief account of the process which led to the emergence and consolidation of 18th century polities.                                                               20                                                                                                                             
SECTION B
6.  Critically examine the 18th century debate.                                                        20
7.  Discuss the working of the Mansab and Jagir system under the Mughals.                                                                                                                                       20
8.    Describe the central, provincial and local administration under the Delhi             Sultanate.                                                                                                             20
        9. Write a note on the administration system of the Cholas.                                  20
       10. Write short-notes in about-250 words each                                                 10+10
            i) Colonial forest policy
           ii) Orientalists.




MHI-05: HISTORY OF INDIAN ECONOMY 
Course Code: MHI-05
Assignment Code: MHI-05/AST/ TMA/2011-12
Total Marks: 100 
 Note: Attempt any five questions. The assignment is divided into two Sections 'A' and 'B'.  You have to attempt at least two questions from each section in about 500 words each.  All questions carry equal marks.
 
SECTION A 
1.        Analyse the prevailing ideas on economic history of the ancient period. Discuss new emerging trends in the historiography of ancient India during the early 1960s.                                                                                                                  20

     2.   Write a brief note on the culture contemporary with the Harappan Civilization.      
                                                                                                                                        20                                          
3.   Was there feudalism in Indian history? Comment.                                              20
4.   Analze the role of nadu, nagaram and nakharas in the growth of urbanization in South India.                                                                                                         20  
                                                              
5. Critically analyze the presence of different categories of cultivators in the medieval period.                                                                                                    20
SECTION B
6.  Critically analyze the growth of coinage during the medieval period.                 20
                                                                                                  
7.  Write a note on the Indian merchant communities during the 19th century.         20  
                                                                                       
8. Early Colonial Forest Policy was governed by commercial rather than conservation needs, Comment.                                                                              20

9.    Discuss the changes in the textiles and leather industries in India during the first half of the 20th Century.                                                                                        20

10.     Write Short notes on any two of the following, Answer in about 250 words each.                                                                                                                10+10

1.                                 Fluvial routes  
2.                                 Damoder Copper Plate inscription
3.                                 Historiography of Asian trade
4.                                 Early census of colonial India.

Sunday, October 30, 2011

Foundation Course in Humanities and Social Sciences

FOUNDATIONCOURSE IN HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
BSHF-101
for BDP/B.A/BSC.B.COM.BSW.(IGNOU)
Final Suggestive Question Paper For Term End Examination December-2011
Note: Answer any two Questions from DCQ and any four from MCQ. Question No.13 is compulsory.
         Descriptive category questions (DCQ)
        Answer any two of the following questions in about 500 words each. 20X2=40
1. Describe the main features of the post - industrial society. 20
2. Discuss the Renaissance in Europe. Was it merely a revival of ancient learning? 20
3. Compare and contrast the civil disobedience movement and the non - co – operation movement.or Give a detailed account of the mass movements Launched by Mahatma Gandhi after the First World War.
4. Describe the plight of orphaned, destitute and delingnent children. Did the Juvenile Justice Act of 1986 takes care of their plight.
5. Discuss the characteristics feature of the Harappan Civilization?  Why did it decline?
6. What do you understand by secularism? What are the main problems of promoting secularism in India?
7. Discuss the educational status of Indian women.
8. Discuss the factors which led to the growth of industrial revolution in England.
9. Give a detailed account of the socio-religious movements in the nineteenth century India.
10. Explain the fundamental Right as given in the Indian constitution.
Middle category Question (M CQ)
        Answer any four of the following questions in around 250 words each. 12X4=48
1. Discuss the Delor's report on education and values submitted to the U.N or Is militarism a threat to our eco-system? Discuss. 12
2. Discuss the different theories of social stratification.12
3. What do you understand by the term 'de-industrialization' in the colonial context? 12
4. Highlight the key issues in modern governance.12
5. What do you understand by the term 'digital - divide’? Explain.
6. Discuss the different concerns debated in the context of review of the Indian constitution.or Discuss the major areas of conflict and tension between centre and states in Indian federal system.12
7. What do you understand by the term 'planning'? Discuss. Or. What are the major successes and failures of planning in India? 12
8. Write a brief note On the Modern Indian Painting. 12
9. Explain the term, Race, and ‘Racism`. Do they have any scientific basis? Explain.
10. How did the social organization of humans change after they adopted agriculture? Discuss. Or Describe the impact of commercialization of agriculture of Indian peasantry.
11. Discuss the main social reform movements in the nineteenth century India.
12. Discuss the various steps taken to eradicate rural and urban employment in India.
13. Discuss the major changes made in the land revenue system by the British in India.
14. Give a brief account of the directive principles of state policy.
15. Evaluate the social role of voluntary organization in India.
Short category questions (SCQ)
13. Write a short note any two of the following questions in abound 100 words each. 6+6
(a) De-notified Tribes
(b) The meaning of Environment
(c) Food Security
(d) Disinvestment since 1991.
(e).the magical of knowledge
(f).Drain of wealth of India.
(g). the process of sanskritisation.
(h).women and adverse sex ratio in India.
(i).Neolithic Revolution.
(j). Mixed Economy.
(k). Women and adverse sex ration in India.
(l). Importance of Eco-systems.