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Critically discuss one of the two following passages: — (a) “The year 1761 was o great turning point in Indian history.” (b) “Dupleix’s genius unsupported by his King and countrymen proved no match for the el -co-ordinated national effurts of the English.” 2. Sketch the career either of Hyder Ali or of Tipu Sultan. 3. Give an account of the social and intellectual progress in India under the East India Company with special reference to Bentinck and Dalhousie. 4, Write critical notes on any four of the following :— (i) Sieges of Bharatpur. (ii) Death of Nana Farnavis. (iii) Annexation of Sind. (iv) Amir Abdur Rahman. (vj) Battle of Chilianwallah. (vi) The Tibet Expedition. (vii) The Reforms of 1919. (viii) The Third Burmese War. 1943 1. Describe the struggle between the English and the French for supremacy in India an account for the downfall of the French. siawaia Shean ova 2. Sketch the career either of Hyder Ali or of Maharaja Ranjit Singh of the Panjab. 3. Attempt your own estimate of Warren Hastings and compare hin: with Clive. 4. Give an account of social and constitutional progress in India from Dalhousie to Lansdowne. 5. Write critical notes on any three of the following :— (a) The Treaty of Salbai. (b) Chait Sing of Benares. (c) Suppression of the Pindaries. (d) ‘The Gwalior War. (e) The Second Sikh War. (f) Provincial Autonomy and the question of Indian Federation. 1944 1, Discuss the political and economic effects of the Revolu- tion in Bengal in A. D. 1756-57. 2. “In actual achievement Wellesley outdistanced Clive, Warren Hastings and Dalhousie.” Does the record of Wellesley as an administrator and an organiser of victory entitle him to this eulogy ? 3. Form an estimate of the frontier policy of Aucland and Lytton, 4. What attempts were made in India in the Nineteenth century of “infuse into oriental despotism the spirit of British freedom ?” 5. ‘Write short notes on any three of the following :— (a) Dupleix; (by) Mir Qusim ; (c) The Treaty of Purandar 1776; (d) The Begams of Oudh; (e) Tipu ou Stasis Seat Sultan; (f) Sir Charles Metcalfe; () Battle of Feroze- shah; (h) The Raniof Jhansi and Tantia Topi; (i) The Partition of Bengal; India’s part in the World War of 1914-18. 1945 1. “The character and achievements of Dupleix hardly merit the admiration which they received,” Criticise. 2. “The career of Warren Hastings has always been and will always be a subject of controversy.” Amplify. 3. ‘Lord Dalhousie was splendid in the organisation of war; but he was more splendid inthe organisation of peace,” Elucidate. 4.’ Trace the development of the Indian Constitution from 1858 of 1919. 1946 1. Illustrate from the career of Clive and Bussy the methods of empire-building adopted by Western statesmen in India in the Eighteenth century A. D. 2. How did the British dislodge the Marathas from the dominant position they held in central India and the western part of the Deccan’? Explain in this connection the defects inthe internal organisation of the Maratha confederacy. 3. In whiat respects can the period of British rule in’ India from 1829 to 1854 be regarded as an epoch of refutme ¢ Srawacta Sfeatt ova 4. What success attended the efforts in India from 1883 of 1919 “to infuse into oriental despotism the spirit of British freedom,” 5- Write critical or explanatory notes on any two of the following :— (a) The reorganization of the courts of law by Cornwallis. (b) “Tipu planted the tree of Liberty at Seringapatem.” (c) ‘Ranjit Singh is one of the great personalities of Indian history.” . (a) “We have no right. to seize Sind, Yet we shall do 80.” (e) The princes according to canning served os “break- waters to the storm’ (of mutiny)......’ To preserve them as bulwarks of the empire has been a main principle of British policy. (f) “The old system of Indian Government had never been worked with o loftier purpose than by the genius of Lord Curzon.’ 1947 1. How did the British dislodge, the French from the dominant position they held in the Deccan Subsh and the Carnatic, 2. Tell the story of the Nawabs of Murshidabad (1713-57) Account for their downfall, . 3. “The impeachment of Warren Hastings had its uses, it brought about the condemnation of the system under which he had been called upon to govern.” What were the chief defects of this system 7 89 qe Stasis Beaty 4. Discuss the merits and demerits of Dalhousie ‘as an imperial administrator” and an organiser of Victory. &, Discuss the Afghan policy of Sir John Lawrence and Tord Lytton. 1948 1. Review the character and career of Robert Clive. How didhe turn the tables on the French in Southern India and the Moguls in the North ? 2, What achievements of Wellesloy entitle him to a place in the front rank of the British rulers of India ? 3. In what respects does tha administration of Ripon form a salient point in the history of Indian reform ? 4. Give an account of the progressive realisation of responsible government in British India in your Period. 5. Write notes on any two of the following :— (a) The social reforms of Bentinck ; (b) Liberalism of Metealfe ;.(c) Merits of Maharaja Ranjit Singh as a ruler; (d) Indo-Burniese relations in the second half of the Nineteenth century; (e) The North-West, Frontier problem in the days of Lansdowne and Curzon ; (f) The Indien National Congress we a politival factor in your 1949 1. In spite of hig final failure, Dupleix is.a. striking apd brilliant figure in Indian history,” Wht are the real claims of the French statesman to greatness ? Stawarda Bfsett 099 2. Attempt a critical review of the internal reforms of Cornwallis, Do you agree that his land settlement was a great blunder ? 3. Tell the story of the rise and fall of the Sultanate of Mysore. 4. To what extent did the British rulers of your period “infuse into oriental dispotism the spirit of British freedom ?”” What was the ultimate result of policy ? 5. Write notes on any two of the following :— (a) Mirkasim; (b) Raniof Jhansi; (c) The [bert Bill; (d) The Partition of Bengal’ (e) Mahamta Gandhi (f) The Development of Universities in your period. 1950 1. What were the various causes that led to the final victory of the English over the French in India ? 2. Estimate the services rendered by Warren Hastings to the growth and consolidation of the British power in India. 3. Give an account of the social and administrative reform of Lord William Bentinck und discuss his place in the history of Modern India. 4. Criticize the policy of the Afghan Wars and the solution of the Afghan problem during the second half of the Ninteenth century. 6. In what manner did Lord Ripon help the growth of ideas about democracy and self-government in India 1 o9R Blasarta Bfeata 1951 1, Sketch the history of the Anglo-Maratha relations in the last quarter of the 18th century. 2. What were the principal defects of the Permancnt Settlement | How were thy remedied by subsequent enactments 7 3. Critically review the measures adopted by Lord Dalhousie for the aggrandisement of the British power in India. 4. Discuss the foreign policy of Lord Curzon. 5. Write notes on any two of the following :— (a) Grant of the Dewani; (b) Subsidiary Alliance ; (c) Suppression of the Pindaris: (d Annexation of Sind. 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