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B. Com-Bachelor of Commerce 2nd Semester
History And Culture of Punjab in The Colonial and Post-Independence Times
Paper-BCM-201B 
(Common with B.B.A. 2nd Semester) 

Time Allowed: Three Hours] [Maximum Marks: 45 

Note: - Question 1 is compulsory. Answer any five questions in 25-30 words. Each question carries 1 mark. Attempt four questions selecting one from each Unit. Each question carries 10 marks. 

1. (1) What is meant by 'Punjab School of Administration'?

(2) What were the administrative units in colonial times? 

(3) Identify the agrarian groups in colonial Punjab. 

(4) Where were the Christian missionaries first established? 

(5) Who were the Nirankaris? 

(6) How are Ahmadiyas distinct from other Muslims? 

(7) What was the consequence of the growth of the Press in colonial time? 

(8) What is meant by 'civil disobedience? 

(9) What was the aim of the Quit India Movement? 

(10) Why was the Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy significant ?

UNIT-I 

2. Account for the transformation of the Punjab as a result of colonial rule. 

3. Why did the government follow a programme of canalization and colonization? What were its consequences ?

UNIT-II 

4. Did the socio-religious reform movements have a common agenda? Elaborate with examples of the Arya Samaj and Singh Sabha 

5. Trace the development of literature in colonial Punjab. How did it contribute to the social milieu?

UNIT-III 

6. Discuss the causes and consequences of the Agrarian Revolt of 1907. 

7. Evaluate the Gurdwara Reform Movement with reference to the Morchas undertaken by the Akalis.

UNIT-IV

8. Comment on the programme of rehabilitation initiated by the government to settle the refugees.

 

9. Mark any six places on the map (6 marks) and write short notes on any two (2+2): 

Delhi, Qadian, 

Jaito, 

Ambala, 

Amritsar, 

Lahore, 

Lyallpur.