BHIE-141 · December 2025 · English

IGNOU BHIE-141 December 2025 Previous Year Question Paper

HISTORY OF CHINA : c 1840 - 1978

Structured previous year question paper for BHIE-141, December 2025 session.

Max marks: 100 · Questions: 9 · Sections: 2

Verified: 22 Aug 2026

B. A. (GENERAL)/

B. A. (HONOURS) HISTORY

(BAG/BAHIH)

Term-End Examination

December, 2025

BHIE-141 : HISTORY OF CHINA (C-1840—1978)

Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note: Answer any five questions in about

400 words each. Attempt at least two

questions from each Section. All questions

carry equal marks.

Section—I

Q1.Review the contribution of Buddhism in the evolution of Chinese thought.

Q2.Write a note on the First Opium War.

Q3.Describe the nature and impact of the Taiping rebellion.

Q4.Write short notes on any two of the following

(a) The Treaty Ports

(b) The Boxer Protocol

(c) Self-strengthening Movement in China

(d) Development of Chinese Nationalism

Section—II

Q5.What do you understand by war lordism ?

Q6.How did it affect the socio-economic conditions of China ?

Q7.Write a note on the Cultural Revolution in China.

Q8.Discuss the significance of the Long March in the growth of communism in China.

Q9.Write short notes on any two of the following

(a) The birth of Marxism in China

(b) The Yan’an strategy

(c) The 1911 Revolution

(d) The Socialist Education Movement ait, U, CATA) /