IGNOU MHI-107 June 2025 Previous Year Question Paper

Q1.Critically examine emergence of Chettiars, Marwaris and Shikarpuris in the eighteenth century.

Q2.What was the socio-economic impact of commercialisation during the colonial period ?

Q3.Critically examine the impact of colonial rule on Indian economy.

Q4.Write a brief note on famines in colonial India. How useful were famine-codes?

Q5.Write short notes on any two of the following in about 250 words each : 10+10

(a) Hundis

(b) Rise of European Private Trade

(c) Tenancy Reforms

(d) Drain of Wealth Debate

Q6.Write a note on the nature of small scale and large scale industries during the colonial period.

Q7.Critically assess the condition of the working class during the colonial period.

Q8.Assess the nature of Indian economic growth in the first three five-year plans.

Q9.Provide a brief account of the P. C. Mahalanobis plan. What were its long-term impacts ?

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

(a) Abolition of Zamindari

(b) Bird Heilgers and Co.

(c) Deindustrialisation

(d) Liberalisation of Indian economy