MAHI
M.A. History
Assignment
For July 2023 and January 2024
Sessions
MHI-102
MODERNWORLD
FACULTY OF HISTORY
SCHOOLOFSOCIALSCIENCES
INDIRAGANDHINATIONALOPENUNIVERSITY MAIDAN
GARHI, NEW DELHI – 110 068
Assignment
MHI-102
Modern World
July 2023 and January 2024
Dear Student,
As explained in the Programme Guide for M.A. in History you will have to do one assignment in
each course. The assignments are compulsory. Each assignment covers the whole course.
It is important that you write the answers to all the assignment questions in your own words.
Your answers should be within the approximate range of the word-limit set for a particular
question.
The assignment should be submitted to the Coordinator of your Study Centre. You must
obtain a receipt from the Study Centre for the assignment submitted and retain it. If possible,
keep a photocopy of the submitted assignment with you.
The Study Centre will have to return the assignment to you after evaluation. Please insist on
this. The Study Centre in turn will send the marks to the Student Evaluation Division at
IGNOU, New Delhi. These will be entered in your grade card.
Submission of Assignment
You should note that the submission of assignment is compulsory before taking up Term-end
Examination. It is therefore suggested that you do assignment within time. We have given you a
lot of time to do the assignment but we advise you to do assignment one by one along with your
study of the particular course and submit on time so that you may get back the marks and
comments of the Counsellor with evaluated assignment. With a proper planning you will be able
to do your assignment for each course within the stipulated period. Please do not wait for the last
date to submit all the assignments because it would be difficult to do all of them in one go.
Specific dates for the submission are given below.
Last Date of Submission of Assignment
July 2023 Session Students 30 thApril 2024
January 2024 Session Students 31 st October 2024
Where to submit the assignments: The Coordinator of your Study Centre
Before attempting the assignment please read the detailed instructions provided in the Programme
Guide sent to you separately.
Now read the guidelines carefully before answering the questions:
GUIDELINESFOR ASSIGNMENTS
The assignment has two types of questions:
1) Essay Type Questions which you have to answer in about 500 words each and they carry
20 marks each.
2) Short notes to be answered in about 250words each andtheycarry10 marks each.
You will find it useful to keep the following points in mind:
a) Planning: Read the assignment carefully. Go through the units on which they are based. Make
some points regarding each question and then re-arrange these in a logical order in your own words.
b) Organisation: Be a little more selective and analytical before drawing up a rough outline of
your answer. In an essay-type question, give adequate attention to your introduction and
conclusion.Theintroductionmustofferyourbriefinterpretationofthequestionand how you
propose to develop it. The conclusion must summarise your response to the question.
Make sure that your answer:
o Is logical and coherent;
o Has clear connections between sentences and paragraphs;
o iswrittencorrectlygivingadequateconsiderationtoyourexpression,styleand
presentation;
o does not exceed the number of words indicated in your question.
a) Presentation: Once you are satisfied with your answers, you can write down the final version for
submission, writing each answer neatly and underlining the points you wish to emphasis.
b) Interpretation: Interpretation is a constant process in history writing. It is already reflected in your
planning and selection. Explanatory comments with phrases like may be, because, could be, etc.,
immediately introduce an element of interpretation in writing itself. Here you have to be careful
that these comments can be supported by the material you have in the answer.
Wishing you all the best,
Faculty of History
MHI-102: MODERN WORLD
Course Code:MHI-102
AssignmentCode:MHI-102/AST/
TMA/July 2023 and January 2024
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.
SECTIONA
1. Analyze the contribution of the Renaissance and the Enlightenment in the making of modern world? 20
2. Discuss the significance of the French Revolution of 1789 in changing modern world polity. 20
3. Write a note on the liberation conception of the State. 20
4. Explain typologies of nationalism discussed by Gellner and Anthony Smith. 20
5. Write short notes on any two of the following. Answer in about 250 words each.
10+10
i) Challenges to Democracy
ii) The Welfare State
iii) Commercial Capitalism
iv) Decolonization
SECTIONB
6. Discuss the nature of international rivalries in the 20thcentury. 20
7. Write a note on the consumerist movement as it developed in Europe. 20
8. Analyze the factors leading to the collapse of the Soviet Union. 20
9. Explain some major technological innovations made in the 20th century. 20
10. Write short notes on any two of the following. Answer in about 250 words each.
10+10
i) Impact of modern science
ii) Legacy of the Russian Revolution of 1917
iii) Development of ecological awareness
iv) Globalization and Culture.
