Modern Indian History

2017 · Q210 marks150 words

Clarify how mid-eighteenth century India was beset with the spectre of a fragmented polity.

2017 · Q310 marks150 words

Why did the 'Moderates' fail to carry conviction with the nation about their proclaimed ideology and political goals by the end of the nineteenth century?

2017 · Q1215 marks250 words

Examine how the decline of traditional artisanal industry in colonial India crippled the rural economy.

2017 · Q1315 marks250 words

Highlight the importance of the new objectives that got added to the vision of Indian independence since the twenties of the last century.

2017 · Q1815 marks250 words

The women's questions arose in modern India as a part of the 19th century social reform movement. What were the major issues and debates concerning women in that period?

2018 · Q310 marks150 words

Throw light on the significance of the thoughts of Mahatma Gandhi in the present times.

2018 · Q1315 marks250 words

Why indentured labour was taken by the British from India to other colonies? Have they been able to preserve their cultural identity over there?

2019 · Q210 marks150 words

The 1857 Uprising was the culmination of the recurrent big and small local rebellions that had occurred in the preceding hundred years of British rule. Elucidate.

2019 · Q310 marks150 words

Examine the linkages between the nineteenth century's 'Indian Renaissance' and the emergence of national identity.

2019 · Q1115 marks250 words

Many voices had strengthened and enriched the nationalist movement during the Gandhian phase. Elaborate.

2019 · Q1215 marks250 words

Assess the role of British imperial power in complicating the process of transfer of power during the 1940s.

2020 · Q310 marks150 words

Evaluate the policies of Lord Curzon and their long term implications on the national movements.

2020 · Q1315 marks250 words

Since the decade of the 1920s, the national movement acquired various ideological strands and thereby expanded its social base. Discuss.

2021 · Q210 marks150 words

Trace the rise and growth of socio-religious reform movements with special reference to Young Bengal and Brahmo Samaj.

2021 · Q1115 marks250 words

To what extent did the role of the Moderates prepare a base for the wider freedom movement? Comment.

2021 · Q1215 marks250 words

Bring out the constructive programmes of Mahatma Gandhi during Non-Cooperation Movement and Civil Disobedience Movement.

2022 · Q210 marks150 words

Why did the armies of the British East India Company – mostly comprising of Indian soldiers – win consistently against the more numerous and better equipped armies of the then Indian rulers? Give reasons.

2022 · Q310 marks150 words

Why was there a sudden spurt in famines in colonial India since the mid-eighteenth century? Give reasons.

2023 · Q210 marks150 words

What was the difference between Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore in their approach towards education and nationalism?

2023 · Q1315 marks250 words

How did the colonial rule affect the tribals in India and what was the tribal response to the colonial oppression?

2024 · Q310 marks150 words

What were the events that led to the Quit India Movement? Point out its results.

2024 · Q1315 marks250 words

How far was the Industrial Revolution in England responsible for the decline of handicrafts and cottage industries in India?

2025 · Q1115 marks250 words

Mahatma Jotirao Phule's writings and efforts of social reforms touched issues of almost all subaltern classes. Discuss.

2026 · Q210 marks150 words

Discuss the impact of Macaulay's Minute on colonial administration and education in India.

2026 · Q310 marks150 words

The significance of the Gandhian movements lay in the masses they mobilized. Elucidate.