2015
(May)
HISTORY
(Major)
Course: 603
(World Revolutions)
Full Marks: 80
Pass Marks: 32
Time: 3 hours
The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions.
1. (a) Answer the following questions in one word or in one sentence each: 1x8=8
- Who is considered as the father of Modern Physics?
- In which year was the ‘Declaration of American Independence Resolution’ adopted by the Continental Congress?
- What was Tennis Court Oath?
- Who invented ‘Flying Shuttle’?
- Who issued the ‘April Theses’?
- In which year was the Manchu Dynasty overthrown?
- Who is considered as the Father of Green Revolution?
- What is the full form of IMF?
(b) Write short notes on the following (any four): 4x4=16
- Copernicus.
- Diderot.
- Impact of Industrial Revolution on Women.
- Russian Revolution of 1905.
- Negative Impact of Green Revolution.
- Globalization and its Impact on Society.
2. Discuss the causes and consequences of Glorious Revolution. 11
Or
Prepare a note on the progress made in the field of Medical Science in the 16th and 17th centuries Europe.
3. Discuss how the ideas of Rousseau and Voltaire contributed to the development of Humanitarianism. 11
Or
How far was the Bourbon Monarchy responsible for the outbreak of the French Revolution? Explain.
4. Why did revolution break out again in France in 1848? Discuss its impact. 8+4=12
Or
What do you mean by Industrial Revolution? Explain how Industrial Revolution led to the emergence of Imperialism? 4+8=12
5. Discuss the role of Lenin in the October Revolution. 11
Or
Narrate briefly the conflict between the Communists under Mao Ze-dong and the Kuomintang under Chiang Kai-shek in the Chinese Civil War. Account for the success of the Communists. 8+3=11
6. Discuss how Information Technology has changed our life. 11
Or
What do you understand by the term ‘Globalization’? Discuss its impact on culture. 3+8=11
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