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MGP 2024 | Cohort 1 | Half Length Test #2 (711102) | ………………

(10 Questions | 125 Marks | Duration 1.5 Hours)

Instructions: All questions are compulsory. The number of marks carried by a question/part is
indicated against it. Quality of the answer is more important than the length of the answer.

Q.1) Issues of women were at the center of the discourse of socio-religious reforms. In this light, assess
the contribution of the 19th socio-religious reform movements to the emancipation of women.
(10 marks, 150 words)

efgykvksa ds eqís lkekftd&èkkfeZd lqèkkjksa ds foe'kZ ds dsaæ esa FksA bl vkyksd esa] efgykvksa dh eqfä ds fy, 19osa
lkekftd&èkkfeZd lqèkkj vkanksyuksa ds ;ksxnku dk vkdyu dhft,A ¼10 vad] 150 'kCn½

Q.2) In what ways has the Indian independence movement shaped the identity of modern India?
(10 marks, 150 words)

Hkkjrh; Lora=rk vkanksyu us fdl izdkj ls vkèkqfud Hkkjr dh igpku dks vkdkj fn;k\ ¼10 vad] 150 'kCn½

Q.3) Why did British colonial enterprise succeed in securing rule over India while efforts from other
European powers failed to give them a firm foothold in the country? (10 marks, 150 words)

fczfV'k vkSifuosf'kd m|e Hkkjr ij 'kklu djus esa lQy D;ksa gq,] tcfd vU; ;wjksih; 'kfä;ka ns'k esa etcwrh ls iSj
tekus esa vlQy jgha\ ¼10 vad] 150 'kCn½

Q.4) In your view, was the 1857 uprising a national war for independence? What were the reasons for
its failure? (10 marks, 150 words)

vkids fopkj ls D;k 1857 dk foæksg Lora=rk ds fy, ,d jk"Vªh; ;q) Fkk\ bldh vlQyrk ds D;k dkj.k Fks\
¼10 vad] 150 'kCn½

Q.5) The ideology of paternalistic benevolence and white man’s burden thinly veiled the realities of a
despotic Raj that continually impoverished the country. Comment. (10 marks, 150 words)

fir`lÙkkRed ijksidkj dh fopkjèkkjk vkSj Üosrksa ds cks> us ,d fujadq'k jkt dh okLrfodrkvksa dks fNik fn;k ftlus ns'k
dks yxkrkj fu/kZu cuk;kA fVIi.kh dhft,A ¼10 vad] 150 'kCn½

Q.6) What was the need to have different land revenue systems under the same colonial regime?
Assess the impact of land revenue systems on society and economy. (15 marks, 250 words)

leku vkSifuosf'kd 'kklu ds varxZr fofHkUu Hkw&jktLo ç.kkyh dh D;k vko';drk Fkh\ lekt vkSj vFkZO;oLFkk ij Hkw&
jktLo ç.kkfy;ksa ds çHkko dk vkdyu dhft,A ¼15 vad] 250 'kCn½

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MGP 2024 | Cohort 1 | Half Length Test #2 (711102) | ………………

(10 Questions | 125 Marks | Duration 1.5 Hours)

Q.7) The dyarchy introduced by the Montague-Chelmsford reforms of 1919 was a far cry from
devolution of power to a representative and responsible government which could satisfy the rising
national sentiment among Indians. Critically evaluate. (15 marks, 250 words)

1919 ds eksaVsX;w&psElQksMZ lqèkkjksa }kjk çkjEHk dh xbZ }Sèk 'kklu ,d çfrfufèkd vkSj tokcnsg ljdkj dks lÙkk ds gLrkarj.k
ls cgqr nwj Fkh tks Hkkjrh;ksa ds chp c<+rh jk"Vªh;rk dh Hkkouk dks larq"V dj ldrh FkhA vkykspukRed ewY;kadu dhft,A
¼15 vad] 250 'kCn½

Q.8) Highlight the key features of Lord Ripon’s new approach that differentiated his policies from
those of his predecessors. What were the long-term effects of the period of his governorship?
(15 marks, 250 words)

y‚MZ fjiu ds u, –f"Vdks.k dh çeq[k fo'ks"krkvksa ij çdk'k Mkfy, tks mudh uhfr;ksa dks muds iwoZofrZ;ksa ls vyx djrs
gSAa muds xouZj in dh vof/k ds nh?kZdkfyd çHkko D;k Fks\ ¼15 vad] 250 'kCn½

Q.9) “The national movement before the arrival of Gandhi was a movement representing the classes.”
How did the entry of Gandhiji change the character of the national movement for freedom?
(15 marks, 250 words)

ßxka/kh ds vkxeu ls igys jk"Vªh; vkanksyu oxksaZ dk çfrfuf/kRo djus okyk vkanksyu FkkAÞ xka/khth ds vkxeu us Lora=rk
ds fy, jk"Vªh; vkanksyu ds pfj= dks dSls cny fn;k\ ¼15 vad] 250 'kCn½

Q.10) It was the constitutional impasse that forced India towards freedom with partition. Analyse the
factors that contributed to this constitutional impasse. Why did efforts to solve it fail?
(15 marks, 250 words)

;g laoSèkkfud xfrjksèk gh Fkk ftlus Hkkjr dks Lora=rk ds lkFk foHkktu dh vksj vxzlj fd;kA bl laoSèkkfud xfrjksèk
esa ;ksxnku nsus okys dkjdksa dk fo'ys"k.k dhft,A blds lek/kku ds iz;kl vlQy D;ksa gq,\ ¼15 vad] 250 'kCn½

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Road, Patna, Bihar 800001 | Hyderabad - 1st & 2nd Floor, SM Plaza, RTC X Rd, Indira Park Road, Jawahar Nagar, Hyderabad, Telangana 500020
9821711605 | https://academy.forumias.com | admissions@forumias.academy | helpdesk@forumias.academy