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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI 600 034
B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION HISTORY
FIFTH SEMESTER NOVEMBER 2017
HT 5401 HISTORY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Date: 13-11-2017 Dept. No. Max. 100 Marks
Time: 09:00-12:00
PART- A (10 X 20 MARKS)
Answer any TEN of the following in NOT EXCEEDING FIVE lines each:
1. Neolithic tools
2. Aryabhatta
3. Museum
4. Geological Survey of India
5. P.C. Ray
6. BARC
7. Rockefeller Foundation
8. Pesticides
9. Pollution
10. Global Warming
11. Tamilnadu Science Forum
12. Geographic Information System
PART- B X 10= 40 MARKS)
Answer any FOUR of the following questions in NOT EXCEEDING ONE page each:
13. Write a note on the Agricultural Revolution.
14. Give an account of the Meteorological Department.
15. Write a note on CLRI.
16. Explain the aims and activities of People's Science Movement.
17. Point out the impact of science on people.
18. Illustrate the nature and human interface.
PART- C X 20= 40 MARKS)
Answer any TWO of the following questions in NOT EXCEEDING FOUR pages each:
19. Discuss the legacy of Indian Science.
20. Examine the colonial policy towards the development of science and technology in India.
21. Write an essay on Green Revolution.
22. What are the challenges of conservation and management of environment?