GS Mains History 2003
1. Answer any one of the following: (about 250 words) 30 Marks
a. The reforms of 1909 introduced a cardinal problem and ground of controversy at every revision of the Indian electoral system. Comment.
b. Discuss the problem that impeded the integration of the princely states into the Indian Union. How were these problems tackled?
2, Answer any two of the following: (about 150 words) 2 X 15 = 30 Marks
a. ‘The mainstay of Mahatma Gandhi’s movements was the rural India.’ Elucidate.
b. Discuss the character of major tribal uprisings in British India in the nineteenth Century.
c. Bring out the ideological basis of the Moderate-Extermist divide in the Indian National Congress.
3. Answer the following: (about 20 words) 15X 2 = 30 Marks
Arthasastra
Saranath Pillar
The Jatiya Sarkar of Tamluk
Punnapra-Vayalar
Sajjad Zahir
Al-Hilal
Har Dayal
Khudai Khidmatgar
Mahayana Cult
W W Hunter
Indu Lal Yajnik
Achhut Patwardhan
Sir William Jones
James Wilson
Ghulam-giri.