MHI-107 · December 2024 · English
IGNOU MHI-107 December 2024 Previous Year Question Paper
HISTORY OF INDIAN ECONOMY-II (C. 1700-2000)
Structured previous year question paper for MHI-107, December 2024 session.
Max marks: 100 · Questions: 10 · Sections: 2
Verified: 26 Jul 2026
MASTER OF ARTS (HISTORY)
(MAHI)
Term-End Examination
December, 2024
MHI-107 : HISTORY OF INDIAN ECONOMY-II
(C. 1700-2000)
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note:Attempt any five questions in about
500 words each. Answer at least two
questions from each Section. All questions
carry equal marks.
Section—I
Q1.Give a critical assessment of the colonial historiography of the Indian economy.
Q2.What role did the Banias and Sarrafas play in the seventeenth and early eighteenth century trade ?
Q3.How does the debate on agricultural statistics enhance our understanding of agricultural production ?
Q4.Provide a critique of nationalists’ ideas on drain of wealth.
Q5.Write short notes on any two of the following in
(a) Permanent Settlement
(b) Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897
(c) Mortality and Fertility trends in Colonial India
(d) The Herschell Committee
Section—II
Q6.Give a brief account of Daniel Thorner’s critique of the nationalists’ argument on deindustrialisation.
Q7.Examine the growth pattern of Bird Heilgers & Co. and Birla Brothers.
Q8.Why were land reforms of post-independence India a success in Bengal and Kerala ?
Q9.What were the early difficulties faced by banking sector in post-independence India ?
Q10.Write short notes on any two of the following in
(a) Green Revolution
(b) Industrial Sickness
(c) Post-1990s Reforms
(d) Science and Technology in Colonial India wart Bi