Significant Events, Personalities and Issues

2017 · Q210 marks150 words

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

2017 · Q1215 marks250 words

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

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 · 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 · Q310 marks150 words

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

2020 · Q310 marks150 words

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

2021 · Q210 marks150 words

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

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 · Q1315 marks250 words

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

2024 · Q1315 marks250 words

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

2026 · Q210 marks150 words

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