GS Mains History 2006
1. Answer anyone of the following (in about 250 words): 30
a. Regardless of distance in time, there were lots of similarities between Lord Curzon and Jawahar Lal Nehru. Discuss.
b. How did the Government of India Act, 1935 mark a point of no return in the history of constitutional development in India?
2. Answer any two of the following (in about 150 words each): 2 × 15 = 30
a. What was the attitude of Indian industrialists towards the Indian National Congress in the pre-independent era?
b. Critically assess Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru’s views on Indian Nationalism.
c. Characterise the main features of Indian Renaissance.
3. Write about the following (not exceeding 20 words each): 15 × 2 = 30
Kalhana
Panini
Yakshagana
Natyasastra
Tabaqat-i-Nasiri
Madhura
Vijayam
Pandurang
Mahatmya
Prithviraj Raso
“The Insider”
Ali Sardar Jafri
Aruna Roy
Dr. JC Daniel
Balwant Gargi
Dr. Jayant Narlikar