MHI-02 (2020-21) EM ISC

MHI-02: MODERN WORLD
Course Code: MHI-02
Assignment Code: MHI-02/AST/TMA/2020-21
Total Marks: 100
Note: Attempt any five questions. The assignment is divided into two Sections ‘A’ and ‘B’. You have to attempt at least two questions from each section in about 500 words each. All questions carry equal marks.
Section – A
1. How did the Renaissance create conditions for the emergence of secular ideology? 20
2. Explain liberal conception of state. 20
3. Define nationalism. ‘Nationalism developed in the world through stages.’ Explain
giving reference to Gellner’s typology. 20 4. Write a note on evolution of commercial capitalism. 20
5. Write short notes on any two of the following in about 250 words each. 10+10
i) Nietzsche
ii) Welfare State
iii) Gender and democracy
iv) Meaning of underdevelopment.
Section – B
6. What is decolonization? Discuss the historical context and the process of
decolonization in the modern world. 20
7. Analyse the nuclear arms race and efforts to control proliferation. 20
8. How is the growth of knowledge related to technological growth? 20
9. Write a note on colonization and the environmental losses. 20
10. Write short notes on any two of the following in about 250 words each. 10+10
i) Mercantilism
ii) Non-Aligned movement
iii) The idea of Plebiscite
iv) Total War.