THE NATIONAL LAW INSTITUTE UNIVERSITY

BHOPAL
B.A.LL.B. Hons. , VI TRIMESTER
END TERM EXAMINATION, APRIL- 2011
HISTORY - II
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 50

INSTRUCTIONS :
1. All questions carry equal marks.
2. All questions are compulsory.

Ques. 1: Evaluate the role of moderates in Indian freedom struggle.

OR
Analyse the impact and methods of extremists on Indian freedom struggle.

Ques. 2: Analyse the important political events in India during the First World War.
OR
Compare Non-cooperation, Civil Disobedience and Quit India Movements and
their relative impact on the ongoing freedom struggle.

Ques. 3: Write short notes on any TWO of the following:

a) Swadesh Movement in Bengal
b) Swarajists and No changers
c) Poona Pact
d) Contribution and limitation of Indian revolutionaries during the freedom
struggle.
OR
Analyse Gandhian Philosophy of Satyagraha.

Ques. 4: Discuss the development of Criminal Justice System in India under the East India
Company rule.
OR
Critically examine the British policy in India in relation to their involvement in the
administration of justice.

Ques. 5: Write short notes on any TWO of the following:

a) Lex Loci Report
b) Codification of laws in India
c) Government of India Act, 1919
d) Government of India Act, 1935

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‘Whatever might have been its original character, it (Rebellion of 1857) soon became a
symbol of challenge to the mighty British Power in India’. Comment on the above
statement.
OR
Trace the factors which led to a split in the Indian National Congress in 1907. What
was its impact on the course of the nationalist movement?
Ques. 2: Discuss the rise and characteristics of the revolutionary movement in India from
1905 1931.
OR
Emergence of Indian National Congress in 1885 represented a political awakening
very different from the earlier pre 1857 political awakening in India.
Ques 3: ‘Gandhi mystique consisted of a union of original ideas with a remarkable flair for
tactics and an uncanny insight in the mass mind’. Comment.
OR
‘Gandhi restrained mass movements, yet he retained his popularity among the masses’.
Discuss with examples.
 Ques.4: Discuss the factors responsible for the Civil Disobedience Movement (1930-31). To
what extent did Government of India Act, 1935 reflect the aims and objective of the
Civil Disobedience Movement.
OR
Explain the attitude of the Indian National Congress towards the Government of India
Acts of 1909, 1919 and 1935.
Ques.5: ‘The British Judicial reforms in India reflect yet another instance of racial
discrimination’. Do you agree with the above statement. Give reasons for your
answer.
OR
Discuss the criminal judicature reforms of Lord Cornwallis.