Category: Mains Practice Questions

Q. Explain how the uprising of 1857 constitutes an important watershed in the evolution of British policies towards colonial India. (250 words, 15 marks)

Q. Highlight the differences in the approach of Subhash Chandra Bose and Mahatma Gandhi in the struggle for freedom. (250 words, 15 marks)

Q. Discuss the role of women in the freedom struggle especially during the Gandhian phase. (250 words, 15 marks)

Q. 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? (150 words, 10 Marks)

Q. Examine how the decline of traditional artisanal industry in colonial India crippled the rural economy. (250 words, 15 Marks)

Q. Swami Vivekananda’s contributions significantly revolutionized and awakened the Indian philosophical mind. Analyze his role as a Master of Philosophy in promoting the concept of unity in diversity. (250 words, 15 marks)

Q. Trace the rise and growth of socio-religious reform movements with special reference to Young Bengal and Brahmo Samaj. (150 words, 10 Marks)

Q. What are the distinguishing features of Dravidian temple architecture, and how did the Chola Dynasty influence this style? Discuss….

Q. In many ways, Lord Dalhousie was the founder of Modern India. Elaborate. (150 words, 10 Marks)

Q. Examine critically the various facets of economic policies of the British in India from the British in India from mid-eighteenth century till independence. (150 words, 10 Marks)