Syllabus: GS 1 – Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues.
| In many ways, Lord Dalhousie was the founder of Modern India. Elaborate. | 2013 |
| Examine critically the various facets of economic policies of the British in India from mid-eighteenth century till independence. | 2014 |
| It would have been difficult for the constituent assembly to complete the 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 |
| Examine how the decline of traditional artisan industry in colonial India crippled the rural economy. | 2017 |
| Why indented labour was taken by the British from India to other colonies? Have they been able to preserve their cultural identity over there? | 2018 |
| Assess the role of British imperial power in complicating the process of transfer of power during the 1940s. | 2019 |
| Evaluate the policies of Lord Curzon and their long term implications on the national movements. | 2020 |