Exam Details

Subject Foundation course in humanities And social sciences
Paper
Exam / Course Bachelor Degree Programme
Department School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date June, 2016
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

1. Explain the nature of the post-industrial society. How is it a different social stage?

2. Discuss the role of Mahatma Gandhi in the National Movement.

3. What do you understand by the term Social Structure?

4. Discuss the term Human Security. Explain its changing dimensions.

5. What do you understand by the term Renaissance Did the Renaissance in Europe lead to flourishing of Humanism and Individualism

6. How do you see Information and Communication Technology as facilitating education?

7. What do you understand by the term globalisation

8. Discuss the importance of Fundamental Rights in the Indian Constitution.

9. What steps can be taken in your opinion to deliver juvenile justice?

10. "Peace means absence of war." Comment in the light of today's context.

11. Compare and contrast Bharatnatyam and Kathak as classical dance forms.

12. Why is communication within an organisation important?

13. Write short notes on any two of the following in about 100 words each:

Rio Summit

Institution of Family

Studying Society

Fundamental Duties

14. Discuss the nature and importance of the First War of Independence in 1857.

15. How far did the planning strategy in India help in removing poverty and unemployment?

16. Discuss the Fundamental Rights as given in the Indian Constitution.

17. What are the legal measures and the government actions which have helped in changing the condition of women in India?

18. What led to the separation of scientific and religious forms of knowledge?

19. Discuss the changes in human society and organisation after the coming of agriculture.

20. Describe the attitude of intellectuals towards British rule in India up to the end of the 19th century.

21. What is meant by market failure Briefly discuss the major weaknesses of the free market economy.

22. How has caste influenced electoral politics in India?

23. What are the main areas of tension between the Centre and States in the functioning of the Indian federation?

24. Discuss the present level of people's participation in the development process. How can it be increased

25. Discuss the main factors responsible for environmental degradation.Short Category Questions

26. Write short notes on any two of the following in about 100 words each:

Neolithic Revolution

Gandhi and Nehru's views on Secularism

Backward Caste Movements

Dangers of Nuclear War


Departments

  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
  • School of Agriculture (SOA)
  • School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
  • School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
  • School of Education (SOE)
  • School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
  • School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
  • School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
  • School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
  • School of Health Science (SOHS)
  • School of Humanities (SOH)
  • School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
  • School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
  • School of Law (SOL)
  • School of Management Studies (SOMS)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
  • School of Sciences (SOS)
  • School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
  • School of Social Work (SOSW)
  • School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
  • School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
  • School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
  • School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
  • Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)

Subjects

  • Adhunik Bhartiya Sahitya: Navjagran Aur Rashtriya Andolen
  • Administrative Theory
  • AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA
  • Communication Skills in English Communication Skills In English
  • Comparative Government and Politics
  • Development Administration
  • Economic Development: Comparative Analysis And Contemporary Issues
  • Effective Course: Rural Development
  • Elementary Mathematical Methods in Economics
  • Elementary Statistical Methods and Survey Techniques
  • Elements of Urdu Structure
  • English For Practical Purposes
  • Feature Writing Samachar Patra and feauture Lekhan
  • Financial Administration
  • Foundation Course : Assamese
  • Foundation Course : Bengali
  • Foundation Course : Gujarati
  • Foundation Course : Hindi
  • Foundation Course : Kannada
  • Foundation Course : Malayalam
  • Foundation Course : Marathi
  • Foundation Course : Oriya
  • Foundation Course : Punjabi
  • Foundation Course : Tamil
  • Foundation Course : Telugu
  • Foundation Course : Urdu
  • Foundation Course in English-I
  • Foundation course in humanities And social sciences
  • Foundation Course inEnglish-II
  • Foundation Course: Bhojpuri
  • Fundamentals of Economics
  • Government & Politics in India
  • Government & Politics in Australia
  • Government & Politics in East and South East Asia
  • Government And Politics In India
  • Hindi Bhasha Ki Sarachna
  • Hindi Gadhya
  • Hindi Kavya
  • Hindi Sahitya : Ithas Aur Vartman
  • Hindi Sahitya Ka Ithiyas Evam Sahitya Parichay
  • History of China and Japan 1840-1949
  • History of India From Earliest Times to 8th Century A .D.
  • History of Urdu Language
  • India Mid 18th Century to Mid-19th Century
  • India from 8th TO 15th Century A .D.
  • India from16th Century to mid 18th Century
  • Indian Administration
  • Indian Economic Development Since Independence
  • Indian Economic Development: Issue and perspectives
  • Indian Financial System
  • INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA
  • International Relations
  • Language Through Literature/ From Language To Literature
  • Madhyakalin Bhartiya Sahitya: Samaj Aur Sanskriti
  • Modern Europe From Mid 18th Century to Mid 20th Century
  • Modern India 1857-1964
  • Modern Indian Political Thought
  • National Income Accounting
  • Nutrition for the Community
  • Organizing Child Care services
  • Patterns of Economic Development: A Comparative Study
  • Personnel Administration
  • Political Ideas and Ideologies
  • Projonmuklak Hindi
  • Public Policy
  • Rural Development : Indian Context
  • Sanskrit
  • Social Problems in India
  • Society and Religion
  • SOCIETY AND STRATIFICATION
  • Society in India
  • Sociological Thought
  • South Asia : Economy, Polity and Society
  • The Novel
  • The Structure of Modern English
  • The Study of Society
  • Translation
  • Understanding Drama
  • Understanding Poetry
  • Understanding Prose Understanding prose
  • Writing for Radio Radio Lekhan