History Paper-2 [Year: 2019]
Q1
Comment critically on any three of the following statements in about 200 words each:
(a) The system of a "Sponsored" Indian State, controlled but not administered, was the one Clive had in mind for Bengal. SHOW ANSWER
(a) The system of a "Sponsored" Indian State, controlled but not administered, was the one Clive had in mind for Bengal. SHOW ANSWER
(b) With the death of Nana Fadnavis, departed all the wisdom and moderation of the Maratha Government.
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(c) The Vernacular Press Act was described as a retrograde and ill-conceived measure, injurious to the future progress of India.
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(d) Curzon was perhaps the ablest Viceroy that England had till then sent to rule over India. In India Curzon became the most hated person.
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Q2
The introduction of the 'concept of private property in land' turned land into a market economy. Discuss.
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Q3
Make an assessment of the contribution of Subhash Chandra Bose to the freedom of India.
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Q4
(a) Critically assess the merits and demerits of policy of 'non-alignment' for post Independence India.
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(b) Discuss the Orissa Famine of 1866.
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Q5
Comment on any three of the following in about 200 words each:
(a) Capitalism depended on the internal order established by Absolutism. SHOW ANSWER
(a) Capitalism depended on the internal order established by Absolutism. SHOW ANSWER
(b) The 'Slave-Sugar Complex' was the bridge over which European Civilization crossed from the Old World to the New for the first time.
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(c) Bismark is a man who ranks in history as a great statesman and diplomat.
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(d) The colonial revolution of the twentieth century was much more than a colonial revolt.
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Q6
The discovery of American continents, started a process of colonial expansion whose repercussions on the economies of Western Europe were considerable. Elaborate.
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Q8
Explain the emergence of the Two Blocs during the Cold War and its results on the world history.
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