IGNOU BSHF-101: Humanities and Social Science Question Paper

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BSHF-101
FM-20 Answer any two questions in about 500 words each
Dec,2017
  1. Explain the changes that we see in the social structure of post-industrial society.
  2. Discuss the impact of British rule on the Indian economy.
  3. What are the basic feature of the Indian Constitution?
  4. What do you mean by ‘environment’? What are the various environmental reform initiatives taken in India?
Jun,2017
  1. What do you understand by the term “Protestant Revolution” ?
  2. Discuss the impact of the colonial rule in India.
  3. Describe the important processes administration.
  4. Discuss the different roles of Information and Communication Technology.  
Dec,2016
  1. Discuss about the art and culture of the Renaissance period.   
  2. Discuss the various factors which led to the growth of national consciousness.
  3. Discuss the chif characteristics of good governance.
  4. Assess the broad constitutional provisions and other safeguards for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
Jun,2016
  1. Explain the nature of the post-industrial society. How is it a different social stage?
  2. Discuss the role of Mahatma Gandhi in the National Movement.
  3. What do you understand by the term Social Structure?
  4. Discuss the term Human Security. Explain its changing dimensions.
Dec,2015
  1. Discuss the evolution of human being as tool making animals.
  2. What was the contribution of Renaissance to art and architecture?
  3. Explain the functions of the family as an institution.
  4. In your view what are the aims of education?
Jun,2015
  1. Discuss the nature and significance of modern geographical discoveries and colonisation.
  2. Define the concept of social change. Discuss the various approaches to understand social change.
  3. Evaluate the performance of the Indian economy in the era Economic Reforms.
  4. Discuss the main challenges to peace in modern times.
Dec,2014
  1. Discuss the Western and Indian viewpoints on the impact of Colonial rule.
  2. Define and elaborate the notion of marginalised social groups. Describe the Constitutional provisions for them in India.
  3. What are the main objective of planning in India? Discuss the resource allocation under the first two Five Year Plans in India.
  4. Discuss the role and significance of Information and Communication Technology(ICT).
Jun,2014
  1. What do you understand by social change? What are the various factors of social change?
  2. What are the important features of Indian Constitution?
  3. Discuss the role of Five Year Plans in the Indian Economy.
  4. What do you understand by Economic Reforms in India? Explain
Dec,2013
  1. What do you understand by family? Briefly discuss the relation between family and marriage.
  2. Do women constitute a marginalised group? Give reasons for your answer.
  3. What is global warming? What could be the future impact of global warming?
  4. How can ICT be used for development in India?
Jun,2013
  1. Discuss the factors that led to the capitalist economic development in Europe.
  2. Describe the fundamental rights and the directive principles of state policy in the Indian Constitution.
  3. Outline the shifts in the strategy of five year planning in India over time.
  4. Discuss the main ideas of human security in our Contemporary Context.
Dec,2012
  1. What do you understand by ‘Protestant Revolution’? What kind of economic and political changes accompanied it?
  2. Discuss the legacy of nationalist movement in India.
  3. Who are termed as the Scheduled Tribes? What provisions have been made for them in the Indian constitution?
  4. Examine the Post-Rio progress in meeting the environmental challenges.
Jun,2012
  1. Compare and contrast the meaning of ‘industrial’ and ‘post-industrial’ society.
  2. “The twentieth century has been the most violent one in human history”. Discuss the attempts at resolution of violence mentioned in this 1998 Human Development Report.
  3. Discuss the basic idea behind the concept of human security
  4. Discuss the Renaissance in Europe. Was it merely a revival of ancient learning?
BSHF-101
FM-12 Answer any four questions in about 250 words each
Dec,2017
  1. What do you understand by the term ‘Urban Revolution’?
  2. Write a note on the revolutionaries in the Indian National Movement.
  3. What do you understand by the term ‘Sanskritization’?
  4. Discuss the important characteristics of governance.
  5. What do you understand by liberalisation of the economy?
  6. Discuss the key features of modern Indian painting.
  7. Discuss the different roles of Information and Communication Technology.
  8. Explain the concept of Food Security.
Jun,2017
  1. Discuss the various characteristics specified by Daniell Bell for the post-industrial society.
  2. Write a note on the Swadeshi movement in India.
  3. Describe the various functions of the family.
  4. What are the basic features of the Indian Constitution?
  5. What were the objectives of planning in India?
  6. Discuss the different forms of Literature.
  7. Discuss the various challenges to Education.
  8. Discuss the concept of “Food Security”.
Dec,2016
  1. Write about the various land settlements introduced by the British, and their characteristics.
  2. Discuss the concept of “social structure”.
  3. Discuss the role and functions of the Election Commission of India.
  4. What do you understand by the term ‘globalisation of the economy’?
  5. What do you understand by the term ‘Digital Divide’?
  6. What do you understand by the term ‘Environment’?
  7. What are the key features of the musical tradition in India?
  8. Name the various forms of classical dances in India. Elaborate briefly on any one of them.
Jun,2016
  1. What do you understand by term Renaissance? Did the Renaissance in Europe lead to flourishing of Humanism and Individualism?
  2. How do you see Information and Communication Technology (ICT) as facilitating education?
  3. What do you understand by the term globalisation?
  4. Discuss the importance of Fundamental Rights in the Indian Constitution.
  5. What steps can be taken in your opinion to deliver juvenile justice?
  6. “Peace means absence of war.” Comment in the light of today’s context.
  7. Compare and contrast Bharatnatyam and Kathak as classical dance forms.
  8. Why is communication within an organisation important?
Dec,2015
  1. What is the role of planning in the administrative process?
  2. Explain the concept of governance. Do you see any changes in this concept in recent times?
  3. How do people’s movements help in spreading democracy?
  4. What do you understand by the term ‘demographic transition’?
  5. Discuss the important features of Ajanta paintings.
  6. Discuss the social problems faced by the disabled people.
  7. What are the features of the hunting-gathering economy?
  8. Discuss the nature of the Protestant revolution in Europe.
Jun,2015
  1. Discuss the various forms of human-nature interactions.
  2. Write a note on the rise of nation-states.
  3. Evaluate the commercialization of agriculture under colonial rule in India.
  4. Describe the emergence of Gandhi on the Indian political scene.
  5. Write a note on denotified tribes.
  6. List the measures for promoting “good governance”.
  7. Discuss the main Environmental Reforms initiated in India.
  8. Describe the features of the earliest cave paintings in India.
Dec,2014
  1. Discuss the salient features of Renaissance.
  2.  Describe the main contributions of the Scientific revolution.
  3. Discuss the main functions of family as an institution.
  4. Evaluate the role of non-State actors in the democratic process.
  5. Critically analyse the concept of mixed economy.
  6. Evaluate the significance of the Protestant revolution.
  7. What is the role of education in nurturing democracy?
  8. Discuss the three main constituents of music.
Jun,2014
  1. What do you understand by local self government in India? Explain.
  2. What was the role of Mahatmii Gandhi in the national movement?
  3. What is budgeting ? Explain its role in administrative process.
  4. Do you think agrarian economy is different from industrial economy? Give reasons.
  5. Discuss any one evolutionary theory in detail.
  6. What is the role of the UNO in conflict management?
  7. How can education lead to development in a country like India ? Give reasons.
  8. Do you think technology can be a means to social empowerment ? Give reasons.
Dec,2013
  1. What is food security ? Discuss its importance in India.
  2. What are the different types of Indian cinema today?
  3. What do you understand by the term fine arts? Give a brief outline of fine arts in India.
  4. What have been the environmental reform initiatives in India?
  5. What according to you is the relation between poverty, conflict and globalization?
  6. What are the factors of social change? Explain.
  7. What in your view, is civil society?
  8. What do you understand by 'digital divide'? Explain.
Jun,2013
  1. Have religion and science got separated in modern times?
  2. Highlight the achievements in the field of art and architecture during Renaissance.
  3. Discuss the commercialisation of Indian agriculture under the colonial rule
  4. Assess the rule of Gandhi in Indian national movement.
  5. Describe different types of marriages and rules governing marriages
  6. Define religion. What are its positive and negative aspects for society?
  7. Define governance. What are its main characteristics?
  8. What was the rationale for economic reforms of 1990s in India?
Dec,2012
  1. Briefly discuss the scientific advances made during the Renaissance.
  2. Evaluate the role of Swadeshi in the Indian national movement.
  3. Discuss the functions of family as a social institution.
  4. Describe the basic features of Indian constitution.
  5. Explain the essentials of decision – making in administrative organisations.
  6. Describe the various stages of demographic transition.
  7. Discuss the three components/constituents of music.
  8. Explain the significance of human rights.
Jun,2012
  1. What has the Indian state done to a ameliorate the plight of orphaned, delinquent and destitute children?
  2. How can ICT help in uplifting the marginalized sections of our society? Give your own view.
  3. Discuss the key issues in modern governance.
  4. Critically examine the functions family as an institution performs.
  5. What is the role of communication in an organisation? Discuss.
BSHF-101
FM-6 Answer any two questions in about 100 words each
Dec,2017
  1. The New Stone Age
  2. Swadeshi Movement
  3. Denotified Tribes
  4. Bagh Paintings
Jun,2017
  1. The Bronze Age
  2. Mixed Economy
  3. Bagh Paintings
  4. Rio Summit
Dec,2016
  1. The Iron Age
  2. Development strategies in the 1960s in India
  3. Sanskritization
  4. Demographic Transition in India
Jun,2016
  1. Rio Summit
  2. Institution of Family
  3. Studying Society
  4. Fundamental Duties
Dec,2015
  1. Directive Principles of State Policy
  2. Drama as Literature
  3. Scheduled Castes as marginalised groups
  4. Panchayati Raj
Jun,2015
  1. Type of Authroity
  2. Globalization as a factor in poverty and conflict
  3. Commercial sex-workers
  4. Modern Indian Painting
Dec,2014
  1. Importance of Environmental Education
  2. Swadeshi Movement
  3. Notion of Human Security
  4. Issues in 'Good Governance'
Jun,2014
  1. Ajanta Caves
  2. Scheduled Tribes
  3. Preamble of the Indian Constitution
  4. Role of teachers in education
Dec,2013
  1. Different types of literature
  2. Directive principles of state policy
  3. De-notified tribes.
  4. UNO.
Jun,2013
  1. Urban Revolution
  2. Regional Imbalances
  3. Industrial Economy
  4. Globalisation
Dec,2012
  1. Division of knowledge into Disciplines
  2. Drain of wealth theory
  3. The Election Commission of India
  4. Notion of a Mixed Economy
Jun,2012
  1. Food security
  2. Gandhi and Non-Cooperation Movement
  3. Social structure
  4. Features of Indian Music

Location: India

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