MHI-102 · June 2025 · English

IGNOU MHI-102 June 2025 Previous Year Question Paper

MODERN WORLD

Structured previous year question paper for MHI-102, June 2025 session.

Max marks: 100 · Questions: 10 · Sections: 2

Verified: 26 Jul 2026

MASTER OF ARTS (HISTORY)

(MAHI)

Term-End Examination

June, 2025

MHI-102 : MODERN WORLD

Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note: Answer any five questions in about

500 words each. Attempt at least two

questions from each Section. All questions

carry equal marks.

Section-I

Q1.What are the major characteristics of different forms of bureaucratization ?

Q2.Explain the contemporary challenges to democracy.

Q3.Analyze various welfare measures introduced by the nation-state in England.

Q4.Define ‘nation’. How were nations formed ?

Q5.How was bourgeois culture different from the aristocratic culture ?

Section-II

Q6.Write a note on forced migration and slavery.

Q7.Write a note on the nuclear arms race and its consequences.

Q8.Define the distinctive features of modern armies in the colonies.

Q9.Explain the causes for the failure of political reforms in the U.S.S.R.

Q10.Write short notes on any two of the following in about 250 words each: 10+10

(a) Nation-State system and International Relations

(b) Process of migrations to South and North America

(c) Liberal conception of the state

(d) The Human Genome Project