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1.<\/strong> Critically eveluate the following statements in about 200 words each: 3\u00d720=60 2. (a)<\/strong> ” In terms of the administrative structure, the Government of India Act of 1858,… meant more continuation than change.” Do you agree? Substantiate. 20<\/strong> (a) <\/strong>“… he (Voltaire) was living in the Age of Englightenment…. The age itself was not enlightened.”- E. Kant. Section A 1. Critically eveluate the following statements in about 200 words each: 3\u00d720=60 (a) “ The educated middle class in the 19 th century often found the doamin of reason to be oppressive, as it implied the historical necessity of ‘civilizing’ colonial rule.” (b) ” Railways development in India provides an interesting instance of private enterprise at public risk.”… Continue reading UPSC Mains Optional History Paper 2 (2010)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-50005","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/50005","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50005"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/50005\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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(a) “<\/strong> The educated middle class in the 19 th century often found the doamin of reason to be oppressive, as it implied the historical necessity of ‘civilizing’ colonial rule.”
(b) <\/strong>” Railways development in India provides an interesting instance of private enterprise at public risk.”
(c)<\/strong> ” The active participation of Aruna Asaf Ali in 1942 movement symbolized the role of women in India’s freedom struggle.”
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(b)<\/strong> ” Punjab’s fate after Ranjit Singh was foredoomed as the impulse of neo-Victprian Imperialism was bound to overwhelm it.” Elucidate. 20<\/strong>
(c)<\/strong> ” The developments during 1937-1939 greatly undermined the ability of the Indian National Congress to push throgh the agenda of national unity.” Comment. 20<\/strong>
3. (a)<\/strong> What role did the economic ideas play in the early phase of the British rule in the shaping of land tenure policy ? 30<\/strong>
(b)<\/strong> Discuss the extent to which the Indian Renaissance movement contributed towards the rise of nationalist consciousness. 30
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4. (a)<\/strong> To what extent did the process of commercialization of agriculture affect the rural asene in India ? 30<\/strong>
(b)<\/strong> Discuss the factors that led to the growth of Dalit consciousness and mention the major movements aimed at their empowerment. 30
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Section-B<\/strong>
5.<\/strong> Critically evaluate the following stetements in about 200 words each: 3\u00d720=60<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
(b)<\/strong> ” All long marches begin with small steps.”
(c)<\/strong> ” The essence of Perestroika is for People to feel they are the country’s master.”
6. (a)<\/strong> How far is it correct to say that every feature of American Constitution was ulimately of English origin ? 20<\/strong>
(b)<\/strong> What do you understand by Imperialism ? State briefly its unique features in the case of Africa. 20<\/strong>
(c)<\/strong> To what extent did Napoleon’s economic war with England become his undoing ? 20<\/strong>
7. (a)<\/strong> Critically examine the Dutch colonial policy in Indonesia. 30<\/strong>
(b)<\/strong> ” Europe faced peace in 1945 politically disorganized and economically crippled.” Elaborate. 30<\/strong>
8. (a)<\/strong> ” The Eastern Question has always been an international question.” Elucidate. 30<\/strong>
(b)<\/strong> Explain the circumstances leading to the emergence of Third World and analyze its impact on world affairs. 30<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"