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ITime Allowed : Three Hours I Maximum Marks 250 J

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(Please read each of the following instruction s carefully before attempting questions)
There are EIGHT questions divided in two Sections and printed both in HINDI and
in ENGLISH.
Candidate has to attempt FIVE questions in all.
Question Nos. 1 and 5 are compulsor y and out of the remaining, THREE are to be attempted
choosing at least ONE question from each Section.
The number of marks carried by a question/p art is indicated against it.
Answers must be written in the medium authorized in the Admission Certificate which must
be stated clearly on the cover of this Question-c um-Answe r (QCA) Booklet in the space
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one.
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1. ｾ＠ ｾ＠ TTU; ｾ＠ 'R ｾ＠ ｒＧＢｬｾｦｵｴｯ＠ oo;i\ ＼ｬｩｴｾ＠ 3i'R 3N-ft m-'ffl-7ffi ｾ＠ i! &li!

ｾ＠ ｾ＠ 'R Wl11'l 3o ｾ＼ｬｩｴ＠ mi;Tll fltquft ｾ＠ ｾ＠ 'R ｾｩｴ＠ ｾＭｦＮＧＡｴｭｵｲ＠
tiil;o Slill lj*i I( ｾ＠ ｾ＠ Till; ｾ＠ :

Identify the following places marked on the map supplied to you and write a
short note of about 30 words on each of them in your Question-cum-Answer
Booklet. Locational hints for each of the places marked on the map are given below
ｳｾｲｩ｡ｴｭ＠ : 2 1/2x20=50 .
((j 1% >rT'fl;r ｾ＠ (xi) 1% ｬＡｕｦＭｱｾｩＧｨ＠ ｾ＠
An ancient capital A Mesolithic site

(ii) 1% ｾＭｱｬｦｩＧｨ＠ ｾ＠ (xii) 1% ､ｬＡｾＧｨＨＢｦｴ＠ ｾ＠

A Palaeolithic site A Chalcolithic site

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(iii) 1% (iif'l>RI'h ｾ＠ (xiii) 1% ｾｒｉＤＱｩｬＧｨ＠ ｾ＠
A cultural centre A prehistoric site
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(iv) 1% >rT'fl;r ｾ＠ (xiv) 1% <1"1oflRI'h ｾ＠ (1 if<llRI'h ｾ＠
An ancient capital A political and cultural centre

(vJ 1% ｾＭｱｬｦｩＧｨ＠ ｾ＠ (xv) 1% >rT'fl;r ｾ＠

A Palaeolithic site An ancient capital [
(yt) 1% ｾｒｉＤＱｩｬＧｨ＠ ｾ＠ (xvi) 1l;'OWf'l<R
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A historical site A lost port

(vii) Ｑｬ［ＧｏｗＬｦｴ＼ｾ＠ (xvii) ｦｵｒｬＭｾ＠

A Harappan. site Rock-cave art centre

(viii) 1% >rT'fl;r ｾ＠ (xviii) 1% >rT'fl;r ｾ＠

An ancient capital An ancient capital

(ix) 1% ＨｉＢＧｾｒｨ＠ ｾ＠ (iif'l>RI'h ｾ＠ (xix) 1% (l"'oflRI'h ｾ＠ (iif'l>RI'h ｾ＠

A political and cultural centre A political and cultural centre

(x) 1% ｬｩＤＱｱｾｦＧｨ＠ ｾ＠ (xx) 1% >rT'fl;r ;p](

A Megalithic site An ancient town

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2. (a) Ｂｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾＧｬｩｔ＠ ;m1rr 'litil W!<l ｾｒｬｩＧＡ＼＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｦＧＡｩｾｒｬ＼＠ ｾ＠ >!i'!l\l <>Wll'h'1 111:
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amnfur a!<11 ｩｴｾ＠ i!iBT ma ｾ＠ t1" ｾＱＰＨ＠ t'11! ｾｉ＠

''While using the accounts of foreign writers, historians must distinguish

between statements based on hearsay and those grounded in perceptive
observations." Elaborate with examples. 15

''The Upanishadic principles embody the epitome of the Vedic thought." ..

Discuss. 15

(c) ｾ＠ ｾ＠ {o 'to it <fiml ｾ＠ {o ｾ＠ 11UI'lffi<fi<l ＳｱＱｾｦｬ＠ ｩｴｾ＠ ＧｗｉｔＭｾ＠ 'liT

3il("li''Hirll'h ｾＱ｜ｔｕ＠ ｾ＠ al!lT "#!; ｾ＿Ａ［＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ <:lllliRi'h ｾ＠ mfif'h "fiR'1it 'liT Ｇｬ＼ＢｾｩｨＱ＠
ｾｉ＠

Review critically the evolution of different schools of art in the Indian

subcontinent between the second century BCE and the third century CE, and
evaluate the socio-religious factors responsible for it. 20

In what ways can the Megalithic culture be considered a foundational phase of

the history of peninsular India? 15

Do you think the Harappan civilization had a diversity of subsistence base? 15

(cJ mM> ｾ＠ ﾷｾｩｴ＠ ｾｒｩｴ［ｉ＼ＺｊＧｨｬ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ 01ffi9'!Tm 'liT f<lffi ｾＧｉｬ＠

. ﾷｾＭ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ 'I llW ｾ＠ '-1>1 ｾ＠ ｾ＠ it ｾ＠ 'RT WIT lilT?
Discuss different interpretations of historians about the nature of Asoka's
· 'Dhamma'. Did his principle of 'Dhamma-vijaya' render the Mauryan Empire
militaristically weak? 20

4. (a} ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ful'dllt 1l:ifi ｾ＠ ｾ＠ Q'h <'l<fllR m ｾ＠ wwn3TI '-1>1 ｾ＠ 1fci "#!; R(lifi("l it
ｾｩｴ＠ W!itft ｾｉ＠ ＼＾ｩｴＨＢｬｾｈｲＧｨ＠ ｦ＼ｴｾＮＧＱｯ＠ ｾｉ＠

Buddha's teachings to a large extent could be helpful in understanding and

resolving the problems of today's society. Analyse critically. 15

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ｾｉ＠

Discuss the provincial and district administrative units of the Gupta Empire
with the designations and functions of the officers. 15

(c) ｾ＠ 'lml it ｾ＠ -3WR q;i\ il 31lGR\ <ffi <Pn mJqTIIf<l;f( ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＿＠ ＨＧｉｴｾ＠ tｾｩｦ＾Ｍ \1 oH[ Rl'h
ｾ＠ if; Q!fi1 'f>(Ot 3l'll'!i ｾ＠ it fu{( i) ｾ＠ -3J¥R 'f:l ｾ＠ (f'h "3WGT<f\ ｾ＿＠

What were the privileges granted to the donees in land-grant charters of early
India? How far were these charters responsible for integration or disintegration
of socio-political milieu? 20

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Answer the following questions in about 150 words each 10x5=50

Critically analyse the agricultural economy from 750 to 1200 CE.

Evaluate the contribution of Vaishnava saints to the growth of medieval

Bhakti literature.

(c) -.r.ff "[f(T qfilfo "3'1 ｾ＠ <!;) <flfi&n ｾＮ＠ ;;it ｾ＠ ｾ＠ "[f(T 'ffii!l( f.ri:!uT it fu{( ffill
ｾｔｬＨ＠ ｾｉ＠

Analyse the ordinances mentioned by Barani which Alauddin Khalji

promulgated for market control.

Give a brief account of resistance offered by Ahom State against the Mughal
rule.

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ｾ＠ 0!!1'111: 'R 3N-IT f.r<i'f1lT <r.m; ｾ＠ it ｾ＠ ｾＧＱＴ＠ '! ｾ＠ ＨｾＩ＠ ｾ＠ <nT ｾ＠ fitB
' 1l'liT\ f<l;<rr?

i How was Cartaz system used by the Portuguese to, maintain their control over
the oceanic trade?

Evaluating various theories regarding the Chola State, throw light on its village
,assemblies. 15

{b) Ｌｾ＠ "i.fif<'l <fit f\!114i'4ifi<'11 it ｾ＠ <I".JT ｾ＠ f<rifirn ifi't ｾ＠ ｾｉ＠

' .

Trace the technological and stylistic development in the architecture of the

:sultanate period. 15

(c) Ｌｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ <fit ＼ｦｬｴｾ＠ ｾ＠ 31'\1: iWil it iifiur <fit ｾ＠ -;!® <nT Wlll"T ｾｉ＠
I

Analyse the Mughal monetary system and examine their policy of minting of
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'COinS.
. 20

:Evaluate the 'Kitab al-Hind' of Alberuni as a source of history of India. 15

(bJ ｾ＼ＧｩＱ､ｬＢ＠ ｾ＠ it ｾ＠ <nT Wlll"T q;@ ｾ＠ f<rti:rn ｾＮｩｴ＠ "i.fif<'l il ｾ＠ ｾ＠ 'lft«Rl <fit
ｾｉ＠
I
Evaluating the theory of kingship of the Sultanate, discuss the deviations seen
in the reigns of different Sultans. 20

(c) Ｂｾ＠ <nT ｾＬ＠ ｾ＠ <i>TR'f it ｾ＠ <nT f.1'ul<l f<li<rr, ｾ＠ '! ｾ＠ -a ofidll" 01l1<§!IT ｾ＠ 1
I
''The Battle of Plassey that decided the fate of Bengal was won by Clive through
intrigues." Explain. 15
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8. (a} f<l"'i:WR U'i<! ifi't 'lft'1Tf'rn 'fi-t ｩｴｾ＠ ﾷｾ＠ u;;or' ｩｦ［Ａｾ＠ 'd'ifi 'll'ffifi'Tifi i? ＺＮｩｬ｣ｴＢｾＧｦ＠
＼ｦｬ｜ｾ＠ ｾｉ＠

to what extent is 'Segmentary State' model relevant for defming the

Vijayanagar State? Critically examine. 20

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Mughals? 15

''India had been for hundreds of years the Lancashire of the Eastern world."
Critically examine this view. 15

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Question Paper Specific Instructions

Please read each of the following instructions carefully before attempting questions:
There are EIGHT questions divided in TWO SECTIONS and printed both in HINDI and in
ENGLISH.
Candidate has to attempt FIVE questions in all.
Questions no. 1 and 5 are compulsory and out of the remaining, THREE are to be attempted
choosing at least ONE from each section.
The number of marks carried by a question/ part is indicated against it.
Answers must be written in the medium authorized in the Admission Certificate which must be
stated clearly on the cover of this Question-cum-Answer (QCA) Booklet in the space provided. No
marks will be given for answers written in a medium other than the authorized one. •:
Word limit in questions, wherever specified, should be adhered to.
Attempts of questions shall be counted in chronological order. Unless struck off, attempt of a
question shall be counted even if attempted partly. Any page or portion of the page left blank in the
Question-cum-Answer Booklet must be clearly struck off

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SECTION A

Ql. f.lhR-IfuJ\1 ｾ＠ en2H enr ＸＴＱｾＧＢｲｃｦｩ＠ "Cift&IUI WTWT 150 ｾＭｩｦ＠ :·

Critically examine the following statements in about 150 words each : 10x5=50
1.

(ll!)- _ Ｂｾ＠ <fr 'lffiCf <fr ｾ＠ ｾ＠ iii ｭｾ＠ ｾ＠ "'''tf ｾ＠ 2ft 1 3!lR ｾＭ <!?t 'lffiCf -if
M ｱｾＢＧｬ｜Ｑ｣ｴ＾＠ ｾＭｩｦ＠ "\1W it q(INl\1 ｃｏＨｾ＠ 1T'lT men, (!<l ｾ＠ (enr ｾＩ＠
'lffiCf iii ｾｒｉ＠ ｾ＠ 18 ll1l;Cf> 'OO:T ｾ＠ or.:r CO( ｾ＠ -;;mrr 1" .

"Plassey did not complete the British conquest 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." 10

(b) ＧＴｔｲ＿Ｚﾷ＼ｴｾＢＪｱＬＱｊ＠ wm Sl«llct'i '2t Ｇｦ｡ｾｬＸＢＱ＠ ｾ＠ "ffi1i <fr, fcf;;:g ｾ＠ ｲ｜ＱＭｬｩ｣Ｚｾｦ＠

<fr l:&r3lf q?r gm;rr CO( ｾ＠ I"
"Montague-Chelmsford reform proposals introduced 'dyarchy', but
blurred the lines of responsibility." 10 •

(c) "1857 iii ｾ＠ iii ｾＧ＠ 814o:Jl 3fu: W"'HI'I\1 :m'm:cm q?r ｾ＠ Ｈｉｾｃｻｩ＠ <IT
ＳＱｦｬＭＨｉｾｃｻｩ＠ ｾ＠ '2f ｾｃｏＨ＠ m 1"
"The military, feudal and traditional overtones of the Revolt of 1857
were overshadowed by its nationalist or proto-nationalist character." 10

(d) "1885 ii ｾｩ＠ <it 'irm-cmocr ｾＧｃｊｒｕｔ＠ -q<:Jffi ci\\ "CR W!!
"'''tf "W ｾ＠ I"
"The ·'safety-valve thesis' does not adequately explain the birth of the
Indian National Congress in 1885." 10
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-Q:m ＳｂｔＭｾ＠ ｾ＠ m ｾ＠ ｾ＠ (llfl<l\11 <!?t ｾｩｴ＠ CfliG ｾ＠ m 1"
"M.K. Gandhi made a gross mistake in championing the Khilafat cause,
an extra-territorial issue which cut at the very roots of Indian
nationality." 10

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"CfiT 5wi'111 ｾ＠ cli't ｾ＠ 11 ｾ＠ ｊ［ＺｱＱｾ＼ｩｬ＠ 1:R ｾ＠ lJ<n ｾ＠ I ｾＧ＠ q;t:q;ft cli't
if.& cli't lllriT ｾ＠ fctl1;11·i'i ｾ＠ tffi ＳｩＢ＼ｴｾｬＧＱ＠ "CfiT m:ar ｾ＠ ｾ＠ 1" 1lt&TUT ｾ＠ I
"The Dual System of QQvernment was a complete failure from the
outset. In the first place, the abuse of the private trade reached a
greater height than ever. In the second place, the demands of the
Company for the increase led to gross oppression of the peasantry."
Examine. 20
(b) " ... ｾ＠ Ｈ＼ｨｦＮｬｾ｣＠ ｾ＠ ｾＩ＠ -CfiT ｾ＠ Cf> ｾＬ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ＳｬＧＡＭｾ＠ fcrftrcf;
ｾ＠ "CfiT ｾ＠ 3ltR ftiT -CfiT ｾ＠ ｾ＠ it ｭｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾＧ＠ • ｾ＠
( 3k"l Cfll e1l'1 ) ｾ＠ -CfiT fCfl Cfl R Cfi\ fWn I" 1;141 e1l "l '1 k4 Cfl "1;11fi&n ｾ＠ I
" ... 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. 20
(c) ''f<ld"?? 'lffiO 11 ｩ［ｾｉｒＡｃｦｻｏ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ "11-<l<?H, "1Rcll4d: RCif"l'1 U"';ftRI ｾ＠
mum it {l"';ftRI 11 3N-!l m mfu ｾ＠ ＠ｾ <8 ｾ＠ ｾ＠ 1" ｩ＼ｬｾＢＧＱ＠ ｾ＠ I
"Dalit Movements for empowerment in independent India have
essentially been for carving out political space through electoral
politics." Discuss. 10

Q3. (a) "'1{4Gk'i<i'i ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ {l"'·ilRt ｾ＠ ＼ｩｾｬ｣ｴｫＧＡｃｦ＠ "CfiT4 ｾ＠ I ｾ＠ ｾＮ＠

{l"';ftRICfl ｾ＠ ＠ｾ "1'@, ｾ＠
ｾ＠ I" i;ii<lfdl{ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ I ｾ＠ 8iRCia14 ｾ＠
"Politics remained for the bulk of the Moderates very much a part-time
affair. The Congress was not a political party, but an annual three-day
show ... " Elucidate. 20
(b) Ｇｾ＠ 11 ｾ＠ ｾ＠ 3Hr<J<?H (1909) "CfiT ｾ＠ anf2fctl "'lftt ｾＬ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠
3M ｉｾ＠ 3ll r<J <?I '1 it ｾ＠ ｾ＠ Nl 1;1 Cfll 1!;C1> mfitCf'l "'lfti ｾ＠ I" 1lt&TUT ｾ＠ I
"The Anti-Partition Agitation (1909) had an economic character in
Bengal unlike the Extremist Agitation in Maharashtra which had a
religious character." Examine. 20
(c) Ｇｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ cli't ｾ＠ 'l'fi {G ｾ＠ f.RT, <l§>fi&l M ｾ＠ ｾ＠ 3fu:
31k48k"Cfi{OI -Cfl) ｴｦＮｬｾ､＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾＧ＠ ｾ＠ lit! SfiiRt' -CfiT l:'iqiKd fcfi<n 1" i;ii<lfdl{
ｾｉ＠
"Sardar Patel accomplished a silent revolution by ensuring the
absorption and assimilation of a multitude of principalities without
shedding even a drop of blood." Elucidate. 10

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Q4. (a). . ''tW1ifcn ｾ＠ {14"!'""1 ;rq f%'1c:uc: ｾｏｆｔ＠ ｾＧ＠ 1Wg ｾ＠ fcfim ｾ＠ wf
c€r ｾ＠ CfiT GJCfT ｾ＠ ｾ＠ fc!;<rr 1" ｾＺｦ｣ｭＱｻ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ I
"Though Sri Ramakrishna became the prophet of neo-Hinduism, he
never claimed to have founded any new religion." Elaborate. 20

(b) "3ilful{'f>l{ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ 15 WTBf, 1947enl ｾ｣ｩｴ＠ <f<if ｾ＿＠ l:lll'll'''!lC'll$ ｾ＠ ｾ＠

ｾ＠ fcn f<'.lCir:>ICII ｾ＠ ｾ｣ｩｴ＠ Cfi{ ｦ＼ＧＮｬｾＺＢ＠ .q ＱＰｬｻｾｩＴ＠ c€r
ｬＺｾｃｉ＠ Cfi{;n 2fT 1" ｾｐ､ｕｔ＠ ｾ＠ I
"Why did the British finally quit India o:n 15th August, 1947 ? The
Imperialist answer is that independence was simply the fulfilment of
Britain's self-appointed mission to assist the Indian people to
self-government." Examine. 20

(c) ｾ＠ f<'.lCir:>ICII 311;;;'1<."1'1 ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ (f'f) ｾ＠ .q ｂｲＡｾ＠ ＳＱｾＧ＠ enT ｾ＠

fc!;<rr 2fT ?
To what extent did the Freedom Movement· in India influence the
Liberation Movement in Africa ? 10

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Q5. ｒＧＢｬｾｦｵ｡＠ ｾ＠ Cfi2R CfiT ｾＴＱｬｩＢＧｫｨ＠ tRT8JUT ｾ＠ 150 ｾ＠ -ij ｾ＠ :

Critically examine the following statements in about 150 words each : 10x5=50

(a) ﾷｾ＠ CfiT WllB ｾ＼ｦｩｴ＠ f<ld;;(dl 3fu: mCfiR <fit m:m ｾ＠ ofTq mCfiR <fit ｾ＠
ｾ＼ｦｩｴ＠ ＢＴＱｾ＠ B ｾＴ［Ｚｱ＠ ｾ＠ CfiBT 2fT 1"
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"Rousseau strove to reconcile the liberty of the individual and the
institution of Government through a new vision of the Contract-Theory
of Government." 10

(b) Ｇｾ＠ -ij ｱｬｦｕｉｾＧｨ＠ 3fu: ＳＧｩＱ［ｾＺｪｦｬｱ＠ Wcn ｾ＠ ＳｱｦＮｬｾＺｩ＠ <fit ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ 1f!RT ＳｴＩｬＧＡｾ＠
qldlq{OI f\cm Cfi{ ｾ＠ 2fT I"
"The commercial and industrial interests created a veritable hothouse
atmosphere in Europe for the establishment of colonies." 10

(c) Ｇｾ＠ ､ｬＢＧｾ＠ ＨｾＩ＠ ＳｊｩｱｾＴＧｨ＠ <fu: 11\ O"';ftffiq; ｾ＠ -ij 3<;1<ql{) "'1tf ｾ＠ 1"
"Enlightened despots (Europe) were not necessarily politically liberal." 10

(d) " ... ｾ＠ -ij ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ CfiT qlfdRl'h ｾ＠ 'ftq;jlf ｾＧ＠ 1WI CfiB ｾ＠ ｾ＠
S,31l I. 00 qlfdRl'h ｾ＠ -ij ｾ＠ <fit ｾ＠ (l"';ftffiq; ｾ＠ 1832 -a "R'ft 311 ｾ＠
ｾ＠ I"
"... 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." 10

(e) ＧｾＭＢＱｔｙ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ""1TYT'1" 'liT 1!;ih ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ -ij ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾＱＴ､ｬ＠ <fit ｾ＠ 1"

"The Russo-Japanese War helped in the rise of Japan as a great power." 10

Q6. (a) Ｂｾ＠ ｾ＠ fcffi"8JUT 3ll'h@l'hdl ｾ＠ BT2:! tlfur >RfTo ｾ＠ ｾ＠ I ｾ＠ W'lic!

Of'1"H ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ 1763 B 1775 ｾ＠ ofTq -ij "3'l=R 1" ｾｦ＼ｬ､＠ ｾ＠
ｾｉ＠
"American Revolution seems to have come with remarkable suddenness.
A roster of talented leaders emerged during 1763 to 1775 to make it
happen." Elucidate. 20
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 (b) "WR ｾ＠ ｾ＠ <tt 3N-:fi '<fRUIT <liT ｾ＠ ClWIT m, a1 ｾ＠ ｾ＠ mrrr fcn ｾ＠
1Jtl¢r ffiriT ctr l:il (cfi I( ｾ＠ I mc1i11: 3(40! Ic:,;l ｾ＠ Bf'it-BJliH <fit ｾ＠ q;f.\ 3fu:
l:li41Nl"h "hl<f:tll<.113lf <fit ｾｭｱ［ｲ＠ q;f.\ if; ｾ＠ fcffi't<l l:iQI"ldl ｾ＠ <l ｾＸｊｕｔ＠
q;'trfi 1" ｾ＠ Q(.1'f if; ｾ＠ ｱＺ［ｾ＠ if; ｾ＠ it, ｾ＠ it ｾＭＴＱ＼ｦｩ･ｵｻｬ＠ l:l41'J1<11{l
ｾｬＺｦｻﾷ＠
"If we were to define our conception of the State, our answer would be
that the State is the banker of the poor. The government would finance
and supervise the purchase of productive equipments and the formation
of social workshops." In light of the above statement of Louis Blanc,
throw light on the Pre-Marxist Socialist Thought in Europe. 20

(c) 19cff ltldlci{l if; ｾｑ＠ it ｾ＠ :tiRh<il if; fcffim: ';t ｾ＠ @:IT ｾ＠ ｾ＠ if;
31ISRcfil"h<"l it l:iQI"ldl >rG:R <fit ｾ＠ ?
To what extent did the expansion of European Powers in the late
19th century help in the modernization of Mrica? 10

Q7. (a) ｾ＼ｦｩｴ＠Ｂ eir:fun ｾ＼ｦｩｴ＠ O<:f<R=2n ifi ｾ＠ 3fu: ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ifi ｾ＠

ctr ｾ＠ ｾＬ＠ -m: 1ft mm ifi ｾｒｉｑＺｩ＠ it, ｾ＠ ｾ＠ <tt ｾ＠ 1i_d"hl(.1 it
ｾ＠ ｾ＠ 1" ｾＸｊｕｔ＠ ｾ＠ I
"The Declaration of Rights was the death-warrant of the system of
privilege, and so of the ancient regime ... Yet in the history of ideas it
belonged rather to the past than to the future." Examine. 20

(b) 18cff <l 19cff ltldiR<il it, ｾ＠ 3fu: • it ｾｬｴＢＧ､ｻｵ＠ if; l:li41Nl"h-l:liq>fd<h <l
31Tf*" qfl:o114l ctr l:l41(.1'1il"llr4"h ｾＸｊｕｔ＠ ｾ＠ I
Critically examine the socio-cultural and economic impact of migration
in Europe and Asia in the 18th and 19th centuries. 20

(cl 1956 if; ffi ｾ＠ clit J't"H<;I* ｾｭｷｮ＠ ctr ｒｬｾｩＡｏｊ＠ ｾ＠ 3fu: ｾｦ＿｣ｴｱ［＠ <I'JI;ftfd
1:R ｾ＠ >MTCif ctr ｾＸｊｕｔ＠ ｾ＠ I
Discuss the circumstances leading to the Suez Crisis of 1956 and
examine its repercussions on global politics. 10

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 QS. (a) Ｇｾ＠ mer W ｾ＠ CfiRUT ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ﾷｾ＠ ＱＧｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ q;) ｾ＠ WT Tf'lT m 1"
{'! ｦ＼ｬｾ＠ R ｾ＠ 4i'l f'it l!> I
"Europe was eclipsed through European folly due to the two world
wars." Elucidate. 20

(b) Ｇｾｩｦｨ＠ "4i'l ｾＺＡＧ､＠ ｻｉｾｃ＼［＠ "4i'l \Wfr ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ＳＧＱｾＮ＠ q;) -m! >fCii"R ｾ＠ <R ｾ＠
m f<f; m >fCii"R ｾ＠ 3ifq; ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ 14"11*1> ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ､ｬＮＧ｣ｦ＠ ｾ＠ q;)
ｾ＠ <R ｾ＠ m 1" ｦ＼ｬｾｩＢ＠ <tlf'itl{ I
"The language of narrow nationalism held at Frankfurt destroyed the
German Revolution; as the fatal idea of aggrandisement of the House of .
Savoy destroyed the Italian Revolution." Discuss. 20

(c) ｾ＠ .q 3'14 (l Cfll ｾ＠ fc$11 f<l ｾ＠ I{ "4i) ｾ＠ CfiT f<l ｾ＠ il"l 4i) f'it ({ 3fu: ｾ＠ qf{OIIIil
ｱ［Ｉｾｬ＠
Discuss the nature of American overseas expansion in Asia and explain
the consequences. 10

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