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Course Code
BHI – 08

Term End Examination – June, 2023

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in History (BAHI)

RISE OF THE MODERN WEST–II
Time : 3 hours Full Marks : 100
The figures in the right-hand margin indicate marks

Answer all Groups as directed

Group—A
1. Answer all the questions, each in
1 word : 1×10=10
(a) The conquest of Constantinople by
——— signalled the fall of
Byzantine Empire.
———þæœÿZÿ LÿœÿúÎæ+ç{œÿæ¨àÿ ’ÿQÁÿ
¯ÿæBfæœÿúsæBœÿú Óæþ÷æf¿Àÿ ¨†ÿœÿÀÿ Óí`ÿœÿæ
{’ÿB$#àÿæ >
(b) The English Civil War ended with
the Parliamentarian victory at the
battle of ——— on September 3,
1651.
1651 þÓçÜÿæ 3 {Ó{¨uºÀÿ{Àÿ
ÓæóÓ’ÿþæœÿZÿ ——— ¾ë• ¯ÿçfߨ{Àÿ
Bó{Àÿf SõÜÿ¾ë•Àÿ ¨ÀÿçÓþæ©ç {ÜÿæB$#àÿæ >
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(c) The term scientific revolution was

popularized by Butter Field in his
work ———.
†ÿæZÿÀÿ ——— Lÿõ†ÿç{Àÿ ¯ÿsÀÿ üÿçàÿï
{¯ÿðjæœÿçLÿ ¯ÿç¨È¯ÿ ɱÿLÿë fœÿ¨÷çß LÿÀÿçd;ÿç >
(d) ——— has been called the father of
empiricism.
———Zÿë ¨÷S†ÿç¯ÿæ’ÿÀÿ fœÿLÿ LÿëÜÿæ¾æF >
(e) The Royal Society of London was
established in ——— AD.
àÿƒœÿ {Àÿæßæàÿ {ÓæÓæBsç ———
þÓçÜÿæ{Àÿ ¨÷†ÿçÏæ {ÜÿæB$#àÿæ >
(f) England began the first large-scale
and integrative approach to
mercantilism during ——— Era.
Bóàÿƒ{Àÿ ¯ÿ~çLÿ¯ÿæ’ÿÀÿ ¯ÿÜÿëÁÿ ÓæþS÷çLÿ
{¨÷æûæÜÿœÿ ——— ¾ëS{Àÿ AæÀÿ»
{ÜÿæB$#àÿæ >
(g) Mercantilism was primarily an
agent of ———.
¯ÿ~çLÿ¯ÿæ’ÿ þëQ¿†ÿ… ———Àÿ FLÿ ¯ÿæÜÿLÿ >
(h) ——— numbers of American
colonies of Great Britain first
started the War of Independence in
1775.
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{S÷s ¯ÿ÷{ç sœÿÀÿ ——— {Sæsç Aæ{þÀÿçLÿêß

D¨œÿç{¯ÿÉ 1775 þÓçÜÿæ{Àÿ ¨÷${þ
Ó´æ™êœÿ†ÿæ ÓóS÷æþ AæÀÿ» LÿÀÿç$#{àÿ >
(i) ——— was the commander of all
British troops in North America.
DˆÿÀÿ Aæ{þÀÿçLÿæ{Àÿ ÓþÖ ¯ÿ÷çsçÉ {ÓœÿæÀÿ
{œÿ†ÿõ†ÿ´ ——— {œÿB$#{àÿ >
(j) George Washington assumed the
command the American forces at
——— on 3rd July 1775.
1775 þÓçÜÿæ 3 fëàÿæB{Àÿ ——— vÿæ{Àÿ
ffö H´æÓçósœÿ Aæ{þÀÿçLÿêß {ÓœÿæÀÿ {œÿ†ÿõ†ÿ´
{œÿB$#{àÿ >
Group—B

2. Answer any ten questions each should

be within 2 sentences : 2×10=20
(a) What are the two criteria outlined
by Hobsbawn for capitalism to
dominate?
Üÿ¯ÿúÓ³œÿZÿ {LÿDô ’ÿëBsç þæœÿ’ÿƒÀÿ
Àÿí¨{ÀÿQ ¨ëqê¯ÿæ’ÿLÿë ÓÉNÿ Lÿ{Àÿ?
(b) Who is regarded by some as the
father of electricity and magnetism?
What was the name of his book
written in 1600 AD ?
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{Lÿ{†ÿLÿZÿ þ†ÿ{Àÿ LÿçF ¯ÿç’ÿ뿆ÿú H `ÿëºLÿ

ÉNÿçÀÿ fœÿLÿ As;ÿç? 1600 þÓçÜÿæ †ÿæZÿ
’ÿ´æÀÿæ àÿçQ#†ÿ ¨ëÖLÿÀÿ œÿæþ Lÿ'~?
(c) Who was Newton? Name his two
literary contributions.
œÿçDsœÿ LÿçF? †ÿæZÿÀÿ ’ÿëB{Sæsç ÓæÜÿç†ÿç¿Lÿ
Lÿõ†ÿçÀÿ œÿæþ Lÿ'~?
(d) Mechanical calculator was invented
by whom and when?
¾æ¦êLÿ LÿæàÿLÿë{àÿsÀÿÀÿ D—ÿæ¯ÿLÿ LÿçF?
FÜÿæÀÿ D—ÿæ¯ÿœÿ {Lÿ{¯ÿ {ÜÿæB$#àÿæ?
(e) What is Protestant Reformation
Movement? Who is known to have
initiated the Movement?
{¨÷æ{sÎæ+ ÓóÔÿæÀÿ Aæ{¢ÿæÁÿœÿ Lÿ'~?
LÿæÜÿæ ’ÿ´æÀÿæ FÜÿæÀÿ ¨÷æÀÿ» {ÜÿæB$#àÿæ?
(f) Which incident resulted in the
passing of the 1628 Petition of
Right?
{LÿDô Ws~æ 1628 þÓçÜÿæÀÿ A™#LÿæÀÿ
Aæ{¯ÿ’ÿœÿ ¨†ÿ÷Lÿë ¨æÀÿç†ÿ LÿÀÿç¯ÿæ{Àÿ üÿÁÿæüÿÁÿ
A{s?
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(g) Whom did Smith see as the major

creator of Mercantile System? In
which of his literary work he has
mentioned about it?
{LÿDô ¯ÿ¿NÿçZÿë Ó½$ ç ú ¯ÿ~çLÿ¯ÿæ’ÿÀÿ þëQ¿
fœÿ½’ÿæ†ÿæ ÜÿçÓæ¯ÿ{Àÿ S~œÿæ LÿÀÿ;ÿç? †ÿæZÿÀÿ
{LÿDô ¨ëÖLÿ{Àÿ {Ó †ÿæÜÿæ ¯ÿ¿æQ¿æ LÿÀÿçd;ÿç?
(h) Who is Thomas Mun? What are his
ideas on a positive balance of
trade?
{$æþæÓú þëœÿú LÿçF? {¨æfçsµç ÿú ¯ÿæ{àÿœÿÛ Aüÿú
{s÷xÿú D¨{Àÿ †ÿæZÿÀÿ þ†ÿæþ†ÿ Lÿ'~?
(i) What is known as a commoner and
how common lands used by
number of person?
LÿþœÿÀÿ LÿæÜÿæLÿë LÿëÜÿæ¾æF? FLÿæ™#Lÿ ¯ÿ¿Nÿç
{Lÿþç†ÿç Óæ™æÀÿ~ µÿíþÀç ÿ ¯ÿ¿¯ÿÜÿæÀÿ LÿÀÿ;ÿç?
(j) The Americans fought War of
Independence on land with
essentially two types of
organizations. What are those?
Aæ{þÀÿçLÿêßþæ{œÿ Ó´æ™êœÿ†ÿæ þÜÿæÓþ{Àÿ
×ÁÿµÿæS{Àÿ ¾ë• LÿÁÿæÓþß{Àÿ ’ÿëB{Sæsç
ÓóSvÿœÿ ¯ÿ¿¯ÿÜÿæÀÿ LÿÀÿç$#{àÿ > {ÓSëÝçLÿ
Lÿ'~ Lÿ'~ $#àÿæ?
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(k) The world’s first Antislavery Society

was founded by whom and when in
Philadelphia.
¨õ$#¯ÿêÀÿ ¨÷$þ A~Lÿ÷ç†ÿ’ÿæÓ Óþæf LÿæÜÿæ
’ÿ´æÀÿæ H {Lÿ{¯ÿ üÿçàÿæ{xÿàÿúüÿçAæ{Àÿ ¨÷†ÿçÏæ
{ÜÿæB$#àÿæ?
(l) What are the most important
long-term economic consequences
of American Revolution?
Aæ{þÀÿçLÿêß ¯ÿç¨È¯ÿÀÿ SëÀÿë†ÿ´¨í‚ÿö
Óí’ÿëÀÿ¨÷ÓæÀÿê A$ö{œÿð†ÿçLÿ üÿÁÿæüÿÁÿ Lÿ'~
$#àÿæ?
Group—C

3. Answer any ten questions each should

be within 75 words : 3×10=30
(a) What is the time period of early
Modern Europe? Mention two
incidents of that time.
Aæ’ÿç Aæ™ëœÿçLÿ ßë{Àÿæ¨Àÿ œÿç”}Î Óþß
Lÿ'~? {ÓÜÿç ÓþßÀÿ ’ÿëB{Sæsç ¨÷þëQ
Ws~æ DàÿâQ LÿÀÿ >
(b) What is Parliamentary Monarchy?
How does it differ from Absolute
Monarchy?

I/23(113) (Continued)
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ÓóÓ’ÿêß Àÿæf†ÿ¦ Lÿ'~? œÿçÀÿëZÿëÉ Àÿæf†ÿ¦

vÿæÀÿë FÜÿæ Lÿç¨Àÿç µÿçŸ?
(c) Give an account of climate change
of 17th Century Europe.
Ó©’ÿÉ É†ÿæ±ÿê ßë{Àÿæ¨Àÿ fÁÿ¯ÿæßë
¨Àÿç¯ÿˆÿöœÿ D¨{Àÿ FLÿ ¯ÿç¯ÿÀÿ~ê ¨÷’ÿæœÿ
LÿÀÿ >
(d) What is Mercantilism? When did it
become a dominant school of
economic thought?
¯ÿ~çLÿ¯ÿæ’ÿ Lÿ'~? FÜÿæ Lÿç¨Àÿç FLÿ
¨÷µÿæ¯ÿÉæÁÿê A$ö{œÿð†ÿçLÿ ¯ÿç`ÿæÀÿ™æÀÿæÀÿ Àÿí¨
{œÿàÿæ?
(e) Write a short note on formation of
American National identity.
Aæ{þÀÿçLÿæÀÿ fæ†ÿêß ¨Àÿç`ÿß Svÿœÿ D¨{Àÿ
FLÿ Óíä½{àÿQæ ¨÷Öì†ÿ LÿÀÿ >
(f) Throw light on absolute monarchy.
œÿçÀÿZÿëÉ Àÿæf†ÿ¦ D¨{Àÿ Aæ{àÿæLÿ¨æ†ÿ
LÿÀÿ >
(g) Write a short note on Telescope.
’ÿíÀÿ¯ÿçä~ ¾¦ D¨{Àÿ FLÿ {àÿQæ ¨÷Öì†ÿ
LÿÀÿ >

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(h) Who is A. R. Hall? What are his

views on Scientific Revolution?
F. AæÀÿú. Üÿàÿú LÿçF? {¯ÿðjæœÿçLÿ ¯ÿç¨È¯ÿ
D¨{Àÿ †ÿæZÿÀÿ þ†ÿ Lÿ'~ $#àÿæ?
(i) What is Scientific Revolution?
When and where did it take place
first?
{¯ÿðjæœÿçLÿ ¯ÿç¨È¯ÿ Lÿ'~? {Lÿ{¯ÿ F¯ÿó
{LÿDôvÿç FÜÿæ ¨÷${þ AæÀÿ» {ÜÿæB$#àÿæ?
(j) What is ‘Mother Country’ in
mercantilism?
¯ÿ~çLÿ¯ÿæ’ÿ{Àÿ "þæ†ÿõ{’ÿÉ' Lÿ'~?
(k) Make an account of the siege of
Boston.
{¯ÿæÎœÿ A™#LÿæÀÿ D¨{Àÿ FLÿ ¯ÿç¯ÿÀÿ~ê
{àÿQ >
(l) Throw light on the Tea Act.
`ÿæ AæBœÿ ¯ÿçÌß{Àÿ Aæ{àÿæLÿ¨æ†ÿ LÿÀÿ >
Group—D

4. Answer any four questions each should

be within 500 words : 10×4=40
(a) Write an essay on Glorious
Revolution.
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{SòÀÿ¯ÿþß ¯ÿç¨¯È ÿ D¨{Àÿ FLÿ ¨÷¯ÿ¤ÿ

{àÿQ >
(b) Briefly discuss the major forms of
Absolutism.
œÿçÀÿZÿëÉ ÉæÓœÿÀÿ þëQ¿ ¨÷LÿæÀÿ{µÿ’ÿ ¯ÿçÖõ†ÿ
µÿæ¯ÿ{Àÿ Aæ{àÿæ`ÿœÿæ LÿÀÿ >
(c) Discuss about the impact of new
ideas over Scientific Revolution.
{¯ÿðjæœÿçLÿ ¯ÿç¨¯È ÿ ¨æBô {LÿDô Ó¯ÿë œÿí†ÿœÿ
¯ÿç`ÿæÀÿ™æÀÿæÀÿ ¨÷µÿæ¯ÿ Aæ{àÿæ`ÿœÿæ LÿÀÿ >
(d) Point out the key elements of
Mercantilism.
¯ÿ~çLÿ¯ÿæ’ÿÀÿ þëQ¿ D¨æ’ÿæœÿSëÝçLÿ D{àÿâQ
LÿÀÿ >
(e) Describe the scientific background
of Industrial Revolution.
ÉçÅÿ ¯ÿç¨È¯ÿÀÿ {¯ÿðjæœÿçLÿ ¨õϵÿíþç ¯ÿ¿æQ¿æ
LÿÀÿ >
(f) Explain in detail about the new
political order that prevailed after
the American Revolution.
Aæ{þÀÿçLÿæÀÿ ¯ÿç¨È¯ÿ ¨Àÿ¯ÿˆÿöê œÿí†ÿœÿ
Àÿæf{œÿð†ÿçLÿ Éõ\ÿÁÿæ ¯ÿçÉ’ÿú µÿæ¯ÿ{Àÿ D{àÿâQ
LÿÀÿ >
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