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MASTER OF ARTS (HISTORY)

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MHI 08 : HISTORY OF ECOLOGY AND
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ENVIRONMENT IN INDIA
Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100
(Weightage 70%)
Note : Answer any five questions in about 500 words each.
Select at least two questions from each section. All
questions carry equal marks.

SECTION A -

1. Examine the nature of environmental writings on 20

pre-colonial India.

2. Write a detailed note on renewable and 20

non-renewable natural resources.

3. Discuss the salient features of nomadic 20

pastoralism in India.

4. Analyse regional variations in early agricultural 20

developments in India.

5. Discuss the relationship between the behaviour 20

of the rivers in the Indus region and the growth
of agriculture.

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SECTION - B

6. Enumerate various forms of energy resources. 20

Discuss the historical pattern of their use.

7. What is conservation ? Analyse Indian views of 20

conservation.

8. Give a politico-legal analysis of the forest policies 20

in India.

9. Describe briefly the following : 10+10

(a) Project of Inter-linking the Rivers.
(b) Debate on big dams versus small dams.

10. Analyse Chipko Movement and its environmental 20

concerns.

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