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IGNOU BHIE-142 June 2025 Previous Year Question Paper

HISTORY OF MODERN EAST ASIA : JAPAN (c. 1868-1945)

Structured previous year question paper for BHIE-142, June 2025 session.

Max marks: 100 · Questions: 8 · Sections: 2

Verified: 22 Aug 2026

B. A. (GENERAL)/B. A. (HONOURS)

HISTORY (BAG/BAHIH)

Term-End Examination

June, 2025

BHIE-142 : HISTORY OF MODERN EAST ASIA:

JAPAN (C. 1868-1945)

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.Describe the main features of classical period in Japan.

Q2.Examine different views on the Meiji Restoration.

Q3.Discuss the growth and suppression of labour movement in Japan.

Q4.Write short notes on any two of the

(a) Culture in Tokugawa Japan

(b) The National Army

(c) Conservatives and the educational reforms

(d) Amalgamation of Shinto shrines

Section-II

Q5.Describe Japan’s efforts to abolish unequal treaties with western powers.

Q6.How did education contribute in the development of militarist nationalist ideas ?

Q7.What do you understand by Dual Structure ? Discuss the role of traditional sector in Japanese economy.

Q8.Write short notes on any two of the

(a) The Allied Occupation

(b) Ideologies of Expansion

(c) Race and the Civilizing Mission

(d) Party Cabinet System

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