Previous year questions

"Plassey did not complete the British conxquest of India. Had the English been convincingly defeated in any subsequent battle in India, then (the battle of) Plassey would have remained as a minor episode in the history of India." Critically examine.

"… the passing of the 'Reform Act' marked the real beginning of modern party organisation in England… In a real sense, the present political system of England dates from 1832." Critically examine.

"Though Sri Ramakrishna became the prophet of neo-Hinduism, he never claimed to have founded any new religion." Elaborate.

Discuss the circumstances leading to the Suez Crisis of 1956 and examine its repercussions on global politics.

"The commercial and industrial interests created a veritable hothouse atmosphere in Europe for the establishment of colonies." Critically examine.

"Sardar Patel accomplished a silent revolution by ensuring the absorption and assimilation of a multitude principalities without shedding even a drop of blood." Elucidate.

Critically examine the socio-cultural and economic impact of migration in Europe and Asia in the 18th and 19th centuries.

"… instead of rejecting the plan (Cabinet Mission Plan), they (the Congress Leadership) resorted to a half-baked legalistic stratagem to reserve their position on its long-term Arrangements and accepted its short-term provisions." Critically examine.

"The Anti-Partition Agitation (1905) had an economic character in Bengal unlike the Extremist Agitation in Maharashtra which had a religious character." Examine.

"Dalit Movements for empowerment in independent India have essentially been for carving out political space through electoral politics." Discuss.