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25 Important Questions On History Optional – Paper 2 – Part A.
By Dipayan Ganguly, WBCS Gr A
1. Briefly dicuss the issue of Indian Entrepreneurship (1905-47). 40.Continue Reading 25 Important Questions On History Optional – Paper 2 – Part A.
2. Analyse the activties of Moderate Congress. Would it be correct to call it a ‘middle class club’ ? 40
3. How would you explain Gandhi’s rise to power ? What major changes do you notice in India nationalism after the coming of Gandhi ? 40
4. Write an essay on the depressed caste movements in India in the twentieth century with special reference to Ambedkar’s role in it. 40
5. How was the question of Women’s emancipation addressed by the social reformers of India in the 19th century ? 40
6. Was administrative necessity the main ground for the partition of Bengal in 1905 ? What was it’s result ? 40
7. Do you think the revolt of 1857 was the first war of independence? 40
8. Briefly discuss the India Independence Act. 1947. 20
9. How was the Parthana Samaj different from the Brahmo Samaj ? 20
10. How did the ‘Young Bengal’ movement influence the cultureal and social life in 19th Century Bengal ? 40
11. Trace the development of Muslim separatist politics since 1906 till the ultimate fulfillment of the Pakistan Movement. 40
12. Would you argue that the Battle or Plassey was the outcome of a conspiracy ? If so, how did this take shape ? 40
13. Would it be an oversimplification to present the civil Disobedience Movement as an unqualified advance in every respect over Non Co operation Movement ? 40
14. What were the causes of the RIN mutiny of 1946? Do you think it was a failure? 40
15. Write a short note on the Charter Act of 1833. 20
16. Write a note on the role of Subhas Chandra Bose in the Indian freedom struggle. 40
17. Discuss the nature of revolutionary activities in India from 1905-1947. 40
18. Briefly discuss the history of Western Education. 20
19. What were the main issues of social reform movements in India in the nineteenth century ? 20
20. Analyse the impact of colonial rule on Indian agrarian economy with special reference to the Permanent Settlement in Bengal and Ryotwari Settlement in Madras. 20
21. What led to the growth of extremism in the ranks of the Indian National Congress ? Why did it fail ? 40
22. Analyse the problem of integration of the princely states with the newly independent India. 40
23. Do you think Iswar Chandra vidyasagar was a traditional modernizer ? 40
24. Discuss the nature of the Quit India movement. 40
25. Do you think the partition of India was inevitable? 40
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