Modern Indian History From About The Middle Of The Eighteenth Century Until The Present- Significant Events, Personalities, Issues
Previous Year Questions Asked In Mains From This Topic
- Trace the rise and growth of socio-religious reform movements with special reference to Young Bengal and Brahmo Samaj. [2021]
- The 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. [2019]
- Examine the linkages between the nineteenth century’s ‘Indian Renaissance’ and the emergence of national identity. [2019]
- Assess the role of British imperial power in complicating the process of transfer of power during the 1940s. [2019]
- Throw light on the significance of the thoughts of Mahatma Gandhi in the present times. [2018]
- Discuss whether formation of new states in recent times is beneficial or not for the economy of India. [2018]
- Why indentured labour was taken by the British from India to Other colonies ? Have they been able to preserve their cultural identity over there? [2018]
- Clarify how mid-eighteenth century India was beset with the spectre of a fragmented polity. [2017]
- Why did the ‘Moderates’ fail to carry conviction with the nation about their proclaimed ideology and political goals by the end of the nineteenth century ? [2017]
- Examine how the decline of traditional artisanal industry in colonial India crippled the rural economy. [2017]
- Highlight the importance of the new objectives that got added to the vision of Indian independence since the twenties of the last century. [2017]
- The women’s questions arose in modern India as a part of the 19th century social reform movement. What were the major issues and debates concerning women in that period ? [2017]
- Explain how the Uprising of 1857 constitutes an important watershed in the evolution of British policies towards colonial India. [2016]
- How different would have been the achievement of Indian independence without Mahatma Gandhi? Discuss. [2015]
- Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, despite having divergent approaches and strategies, had a common goal of amelioration of the downtrodden. Elucidate. [2015]
- It 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 for the experience gained with the Government of India Act, 1935. Discuss. [2015]
- The third battle of Panipat was fought in 1761. Why were so many empire-shaking battles fought at Panipat? [2015]
- Examine critically the various facets of economic policies of the British in India from mid-eighteenth century till independence. [2014]
- What were the major political, economic and social developments in the world which motivated the anti-colonial struggle in India ? [2014]
- In many ways, Lord Dalhousie was the founder of modern India. Elaborate. [2013]
- Critically discuss the objectives of Bhoodan and Gramdan movements initiated by Acharya Vinoba Bhave and their success. [2013]
- Write a critical note on the evolution and significance of the slogan “Jai Jawana Jai Kisan” [2013]
