Foundation
Course in Humanities and Social Sciences
Tutor Marked
Assignment (TMA)
Course Code:
BSHF-101
Assignment
Code: BSHF-101/AST/TMA/2014-15
Total Marks:
100
Note: Instructions are there with each
section.
Section - A
DCQ: Answer any two in about 500 words
each.
1. Can we say that the post-industrial society makes a shift
towards service sector and ICT? Discuss. 20
Ans: Answer of only two questions is
necessary.
2. Comment on Mahatma Gandhi's role in the national movement. 20
Ans:
Gandhi initially favoured offering "non-violent moral support" to the
British effort when World War II broke out in 1939, but the Congressional
leaders were offended by the unilateral inclusion of India in the war without
consultation of the people's representatives. All Congressmen resigned from
office. After long deliberations, Gandhi declared that India could not be party
to a war ostensibly being fought for democratic freedom while that freedom was
denied to India itself. As the war progressed, Gandhi intensified his demand
for independence, calling for the British to Quit India in a speech at Gowalia
Tank Maidan. This was Gandhi's and the Congress Party's most definitive revolt
aimed at securing the British exit from India.
Gandhi was criticised by some Congress party members and
other Indian political groups, both pro-British and anti-British. Some felt
that not supporting Britain more in its struggle against Nazi Germany was
unethical. Others felt that Gandhi's refusal for India to participate in the
war was insufficient and more direct opposition should be taken, while Britain
fought against Nazism yet continued to contradict itself by refusing to grant
India Independence. Quit India became the most forceful movement in the history
of the struggle, with mass arrests and violence on an unprecedented scale.
Thousands of freedom fighters were killed or injured by police gunfire, and
hundreds of thousands were arrested. Gandhi and his supporters made it clear
they would not support the war effort unless India was granted immediate
independence. He even clarified that this time the movement would not be
stopped if individual acts of violence were committed, saying that the
"ordered anarchy" around him was "worse than real anarchy."
He called on all Congressmen and Indians to maintain discipline via ahimsa, and
Karo Ya Maro ("Do or Die") in the cause of ultimate freedom.
[Citation needed]
Gandhi and the entire Congress Working Committee were
arrested in Bombay by the British on 9 August 1942. Gandhi was held for two
years in the Aga Khan Palace in Pune. It was here that Gandhi suffered two
terrible blows in his personal life. His 50-year old secretary Mahadev Desai
died of a heart attack 6 days later and his wife Kasturba died after 18 months
imprisonment on 22 February 1944; six weeks later Gandhi suffered a severe
malaria attack. He was released before the end of the war on 6 May 1944 because
of his failing health and necessary surgery; the Raj did not want him to die in
prison and enrage the nation. He came out of detention to an altered political
scene—the Muslim League for example, which a few years earlier had appeared
marginal, "now occupied the centre of the political stage"[64] and
the topic of Jinnah's campaign for Pakistan was a major talking point. Gandhi
met Jinnah in September 1944 in Bombay but Jinnah rejected, on the grounds that
it fell short of a fully independent Pakistan, his proposal of the right of
Muslim provinces to opt out of substantial parts of the forthcoming political
union.
3. What do you understand by the term 'social structure'?
Discuss. 20
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necessary.
4. What is the role of communication in modern governance?
Elaborate. 20
Ans:
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Section - B
MCQ: Answer any
four questions in about 250 words each.
5. What do you understand by the term 'Renaissance'? Discuss. 12
Ans: The Renaissance
was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century,
beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of
Europe. The term is also used more loosely to refer to the historical era, but since
the changes of the Renaissance were not uniform across Europe, this is a
general use of the term. As a cultural movement, it encompassed a flowering of
literature, science, art, religion, and politics, and a resurgence of learning
based on classical sources, the development of linear perspective in painting,
and gradual but widespread educational reform. Traditionally, this intellectual
transformation has resulted in the Renaissance being viewed as a bridge between
the middle Ages and the Modern era. Although the Renaissance saw revolutions in
many intellectual pursuits, as well as social and political upheaval, it is
perhaps best known for its artistic developments and the contributions of such
polymaths as Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, who inspired the term
"Renaissance man".
There is a consensus the Renaissance began in Florence,
Tuscany in the 14th century. Various
theories have been proposed to account for its origins and characteristics,
focusing on a variety of factors including the social and civic peculiarities
of Florence at the time; its political structure; the patronage of its dominant
family, the Medici and the migration of Greek scholars and texts to Italy
following the Fall of Constantinople at the hands of the Ottoman Turks.
6. What do you understand by the term 'Human Security’? Briefly
discuss. 12
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7. What does globalisation mean for the Indian economy? Comment.
12
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necessary.
8. Is planning relevant in India today? Discuss. 12
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necessary.
9. What in your views are the challenges of modern education
today? 12
Ans:
Challenges of Modern Education
Financial Challenges: The
Right to Education Act is already plagued with various financial hurdles and
challenges. Many states have already voiced their inability to mobilize funds
and entered into a dispute with the center.
Challenge to Find Qualified
Teachers: The dearth of good and qualified teachers is going to be one of
the most crucial challenges faced in implementing the act. In the absence of
competent teachers who are considered the pillars of education, it would be
next to impossible for the Act to realistically achieve its goals.
Challenge to provide
Infrastructure: In a survey on 'Elementary Education in India', conducted
by the National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA),
it has been found that almost half of the recognized elementary schools in the
country do not have separate toilet for girls. This goes out to prove and
depict the sorry state that our schools are in.
Challenge to provide Equality and
Quality in Education: HRD Minister has paved the way for huge challenges
ahead by promising quality education to all. It has already been seen that it
will be difficult to do so in the absence of good teachers.
Challenge to Enforce 25% Quota for
Weaker Sections: It remains to be seen whether this clause to reserve 25%
of seats for weaker sections by Private unaided schools will turn out to be a
boon or a bane. On one hand the Act aims at removing this bipolarity in
education and on the other it is feared that interfering in the functioning of
private schools will have an adverse effect on the quality of education.
10. Was the Kyoto protocol effective? Comment. 12
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necessary.
11. How has the nature of conflict changed in today's world?
Briefly discuss. 12
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necessary.
12. What do you understand by the term 'Fundamental Rights' as
given in our constitution? 12
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Section – C
SCQ: Write
short notes on any two in about 100 words each: 6+6
a) Directive Principles of State Policy
Ans: Answer of only two questions is
necessary.
b) Juvenile Justice Act
Ans: Answer of only two questions is
necessary.
c) Family as a social institution
Ans:
The institution of family is a basic unit in the society, and the multifaceted function
performed by it makes it a much-needed institution in a society. Some of the
important functions performed by the family include reproduction of new members
and socializing them, and provision of emotional and physical care for older
persons as young. Family in fact, is an institution which resolves or
eases a large number of social problems. The term family had
been defined by various sociologists and anthropologists.
Murdock (1949), after studying over 250 multi-cultural
societies defines family as a “social group characterized by common
residence, economic co-operation and Reproduction.
d) Digital-Divide
Ans:
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