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Weekly Problem Practice For History Optional- 2022 [Modern India: Week 8] Q.1 “Tipu Sultan was trying to build in Mysore a strong centralised and militarised state, with ambitious territorial design.” Critically examine. [20 Marks]  Q.2 Critically evaluate the nature, working and effects of the Dual Government in Bengal. [20 Marks] Q.3 “Emergence of the Swarajists […]

Examine in-depth the impact of Kushana rule on Indian political and social life? भारतीय राजनैतिक एवं सामाजिक जीवन पर कुषाण शासन फे प्रभाव का गहनता से परीक्षण कीजिए। [UPPSC, 2011] ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: The period that began in about 200 BC did not witness a large empire like that of the Mauryas, but it is notable […]

Weekly Problem Practice For History Optional- 2022 [World History: Week 8] Q.1 Discuss the social and economic consequences of the First World War. [20 Marks] Q.2 What role did Ho chi Minh play in the national movement of Indo-China? [10 Marks] Q.3 Delineate the evolution of the foreign policy of Mussolini since his coming to […]

Solution: Weekly Problem Practice For History Optional- 2022 [World History: Week 8] Q.1 Discuss the social and economic consequences of the First World War. [20 Marks] Ans: The impact of the war was extraordinarily wide-ranging, which was not surprising given that it was the first ‘total war’ in history. This means that it involved not […]

Weekly Problem Practice For History Optional- 2022 [Modern India: Week 7] Q.1 “Nehru’s ‘temple of Modern India’ consisted not only of steel and power plants, irrigation dams, but included institutions of higher learning, particularly in the scientific field.” Elaborate. [10 Marks] Q.2 “After Indian Independence India-China relations started on a high note, but during the […]

Solution: Weekly Problem Practice For History Optional- 2022 [World History: Week 7] Q.1 “Directly by his constructive statesmanship, and indirectly by the results which opposition to his rule aroused, Napoleon contributed to the formation of united Germany.” Comment. [10 Marks] Ans: Napoleon’s contribution in the formation of united Germany Territorial reorganisation by Napoleon In the […]

Weekly Problem Practice For History Optional- 2022 [World History: Week 7] Q.1 “Directly by his constructive statesmanship, and indirectly by the results which opposition to his rule aroused, Napoleon contributed to the formation of united Germany.” Comment. [10 Marks] Q.2 How Russia entered into industrial age in the second half of nineteenth century after the […]

Solution: Weekly Problem Practice For History Optional- 2022 [Modern India: Week 4] Q.1 “The social base of the early Congress was unmistakably narrow. It had uneven representation and total exclusion of non-elite groups of Indian society.” Critically analyse. [10 Marks] Ans: The Composition of the delegates at the first congress reflected the changing patterns of […]

Solution: Weekly Problem Practice For History Optional- 2022 [Modern India: Week 6] Q.1 “Although the Government of India Act of 1935 replaced diarchy with provincial autonomy, the overriding powers of the Governor diluted the spirit of autonomy.” Elucidate. [20 Marks] Ans: As per Government of India Act, 1919 had introduced dyarchy for the Provincial Governments. […]

Weekly Problem Practice For History Optional- 2022 [Modern India: Week 5] Q.1 Describe the tactics evolved by Mahatma Gandhi in the course of the Indian National Movement. [20 Marks] Q.2 Identify the main strands in the Civil Disobedience Movement with particular reference to the changing role of ‘business pressures’ in the country. [20 Marks] Q.3 […]