Previous year questions

Explain why England became the harbinger of Industrial Revolution. Also throw light on its social consequences.

"The British railway construction policy in India benefited British economy in the nineteenth century." Critically examine.

"Kant's redefinition of reason and his rehabilitation of conscience marked a high point in the intellectual reaction against dominant rationalism of the Enlightenment." Critically examine.

Examine the circumstances which led to the overthrow of democracy and the establishment of Fascist dictatorship in Italy.

"The Maratha polity disintegrated through internal stress." Critically examine.

"The roots of the Chartist movement in Great Britain were partly political and partly economic." Critically examine.

"The collapse of Berlin Wall on 9 November 1989 brought new meaning to the idea of cooperation in Europe." Critically examine.

Why was the first World War termed as the first 'total' war in modern history?

"The Arya Samaj may quite logically be pronounced as the outcome of conditions imported into India from the West." Critically examine.

Explain the factors responsible for the recurrence of famines in the nineteenth century. What remedial measures were adopted by the British Indian Government?