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Modern Indian History

37 questions

2025

  1. 2025 · GS1 · 15 marksMahatma Jotirao Phule’s writings and efforts of social reforms touched issues of almost all subaltern classes. Discuss.

2024

  1. 2024 · GS1 · 15 marksHow far was the Industrial Revolution in England responsible for the decline of handicrafts and cottage industries in India?Video
  2. 2024 · GS1 · 10 marksWhat were the events that led to the Quit India Movement? Point out its results

2023

  1. 2023 · GS1 · 15 marksHow did the colonial rule affect the tribals in India and what was the tribal response to the colonial oppression?
  2. 2023 · GS1 · 10 marksWhat was the difference between Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore in their approach towards education and nationalism?

2022

  1. 2022 · GS1 · 10 marksWhy did the armies of the British East India company- mostly comprising of Indian soldiers win consistently against the more numerous and better equipped armies of then Indian rulers? Give reasons.
  2. 2022 · GS1 · 15 marksThe political and administrative reorganisation of states and territories has been a continuous ongoing process since the mid-nineteenth century. Discuss with examples.
  3. 2022 · GS1 · 10 marksWhy was there a sudden spurt in famines in colonial India since the mid-eighteenth century? Give reasons.

2021

  1. 2021 · GS1 · 15 marksBring out the constructive programmes of Mahatma Gandhi during Non-Cooperation Movement and Civil Disobedience Movement.
  2. 2021 · GS1 · 15 marksTo what extent did the role of the moderates prepare a base for the wider freedom movement? Comment.
  3. 2021 · GS1 · 10 marksTrace the rise and growth of socio-religious reform movements with special reference to Young Bengal and Brahmo Samaj.

2020

  1. 2020 · GS1 · 10 marksEvaluate the policies of Lord Curzon and their long term implications on the national movements.
  2. 2020 · GS1 · 15 marksSince the decade of the 1920s, the national movement acquired various ideological strands and thereby expanded its social base. Discuss.

2019

  1. 2019 · GS1 · 10 marksThe 1857 uprising was the culmination of the recurrent, big and small local rebellions that had occurred in the preceding hundred years of British rule. Elucidate.
  2. 2019 · GS1 · 15 marksAssess the role of British imperial power in complicating the process of transfer of power during the 1940s.
  3. 2019 · GS1 · 10 marksExamine the linkages between the nineteenth century’s ‘Indian Renaissance’ and the emergence of national identity.
  4. 2019 · GS1 · 15 marksMany voices had strengthened and enriched the nationalist movement during the Gandhian phase. Elaborate.

2018

  1. 2018 · GS1 · 15 marksWhy indentured labour was taken by the British from India to their colonies? Have they been able to preserve their cultural identity over there?
  2. 2018 · GS1 · 10 marksThrow light on the significance of the thoughts of Mahatma Gandhi in the present times.

2017

  1. 2017 · GS1 · 10 marksClarify how mid-eighteenth century India was beset with the spectre of a fragmented polity.
  2. 2017 · GS1 · 15 marksExamine how the decline of traditional artisanal industry in colonial India crippled the rural economy.
  3. 2017 · GS1 · 10 marksWhy did the ‘Moderates’ fail to carry conviction with the nation about their proclaimed ideology and political goals by the end of the nineteenth century?
  4. 2017 · GS1 · 15 marksHighlight the importance of the new objectives that got added to the vision of Indian Independence since the twenties of the last century.

2016

  1. 2016 · GS1 · 12.5 marksHighlight the differences in the approach of Subhash Chandra Bose and Mahatma Gandhi in the struggle for freedom.
  2. 2016 · GS1 · 12.5 marksDiscuss the role of women in the freedom struggle especially during the Gandhian phase.
  3. 2016 · GS1 · 12.5 marksExplain how the uprising of 1857 constitutes an important watershed in the evolution of British policies towards colonial India.

2015

  1. 2015 · GS1 · 12.5 marksHow difficult would have been the achievement of Indian independence without Mahatma Gandhi? Discuss.
  2. 2015 · GS1 · 12.5 marksIt would have been difficult for the Constituent Assembly to complete its historic task of drafting the Constitution for Independent India in just three years, but its experience gained with the Government of India Act, 1935. Discuss.
  3. 2015 · GS1 · 12.5 marksMahatma Gandhi and Dr. B R Ambedkar, despite having divergent approaches and strategies, had a common goal of amelioration of the downtrodden. Elucidate.

2014

  1. 2014 · GS1 · 10 marksWhat were the major political, economic and social developments in the world which motivated the anti-colonial struggle in India?
  2. 2014 · GS1 · 10 marksThe third battle of Panipat was fought in 1761. Why were so many empire-shaking battles fought at Panipat?
  3. 2014 · GS1 · 10 marksExamine critically the various facets of economic policies of the British in India from the mid-eighteenth century till independence.
  4. 2014 · GS1 · 10 marksIn what ways did the naval mutiny prove to be the last nail in the coffin of British colonial aspirations in India?

2013

  1. 2013 · GS1 · 10 marksDefying the barriers of age, gender and religion, Indian women became the torchbearers during the struggle for freedom in India. Discuss.
  2. 2013 · GS1 · 10 marksIn many ways, Lord Dalhousie was the founder of modern India. Elaborate.
  3. 2013 · GS1 · 10 marksCritically discuss the objectives of the Bhoodan and Gramdan movements initiated by Acharya Vinoba Bhave and their success.
  4. 2013 · GS1 · 10 marksSeveral foreigners made India their homeland and participated in various movements. Analyze their role in the Indian struggle for freedom.