{"id":50016,"date":"2019-07-17T14:12:54","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T08:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/?page_id=50016"},"modified":"2019-07-17T14:13:28","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T08:43:28","slug":"upsc-mains-optional-history-paper-2-2014","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-optional-history-paper-2-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSC Mains Optional History Paper 2 (2014)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

SECTION-A<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q.1 Critically examine the following statements in about\n150 words each<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

a) \u201cPlassey did not complete the British conquest of India.\nHad the English been convincingly defeated in any subsequent battle in India,\nthen (the battle of) Plassey would have remained as a minor episode in the\nhistory of India.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b) \u201cMontague-Chelmsford reform proposals introduced\n`dyarchy\u2019, but blurred the lines of responsibility.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

c) \u201cThe military, feudal and traditional overtones of the\nRevolt of 1857 were overshadowed by its nationalist or proto-nationalist\ncharacter.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

d) \u201cThe \u2018safety-valve thesis\u2019 does not adequately explain\nthe birth of the Indian National Congress in 1885.\u201d10 marks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

e) \u201cM.K Gandhi made a gross mistake in championing the\nKhilafat cause, an extra-territorial issue which cut at the very roots of\nIndian nationality.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q.2 Answer the following: (20+20+10)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

a) \u201cThe Dual System of Government was a complete failure\nfrom the outset. In the first place, the abuse of the private trade reached a\ngreater height than ever. In the second place, the demands of the Company for\nthe increase led to gross oppression of the peasantry.\u201d Examine.20 marks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b) \u201c\u2026 instead of rejecting the plan (Cabinet Mission Plan),\nthey (the Congress Leadership) resorted to a half-baked legalistic stratagem to\nreserve their position on its long-term arrangements and accepted its\nshort-term provisions.\u201d Critically examine.20 marks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

c) \u201cDalit Movements for empowerment in independent India\nhave essentially been for carving out political space through electoral\npolitics.\u201d Discuss.10 marks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q.3 Answer the following: (20+20+10)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

a) \u201cPolitics remained for the bulk of the Moderates very\nmuch a part-time affair. The Congress was not a political party, but an annual\nthree-day show\u2026\u201d Elucidate.20 marks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b) \u201cThe Anti-Partition Agitation (1909) had an economic\ncharacter in Bengal unlike the Extremist Agitation in Maharashtra which had a\nreligious character.\u201d Examine.20 marks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

c) \u201cSardar Patel accomplished a silent revolution by\nensuring the absorption and assimilation of a multitude principalities without\nshedding even a drop of blood.\u201d Elucidate.10 marks marks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q.4 Answer the following: (20+20+10)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

a) \u201cThough Sri Ramakrishna became the prophet of\nneo-Hinduism, he never claimed to have founded any new religion.\u201d Elaborate.20\nmarks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b) \u201cWhy did the British finally quit India on 15th August\n1947 ? The Imperialist answer is that independence was simply the fulfilment\nof  British self-appointed mission to assist the Indian people to\nself-government.\u201d Examine.20 marks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

c) To what extent did the Freedom Movement in influence the\nLiberation Movement in Africa ?10 marks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SECTION-B<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q.5 Critically examine the following statements in about 150\nwords each :<\/p>\n\n\n\n

a) \u201cReusseau strove to reconcile the liberty of the\nindividual and the institution of Government through a new vision of the\nContract-Theory of Government.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b) \u201cThe commercial and industrial interests created a\nveritable hothouse atmosphere in Europe for the establishment of colonies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

c) \u201cEnlightened despots (Europe) were not necessarily\npolitically liberal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

d) \u201c\u2026 the passing of the \u2018Reform Act\u2019 marked the real beginning\nof modern party organisation in England \u2026 In a real sense, the present\npolitical system of England dates from 1832.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

e) \u201cThe Russo-Japanese War helped in the rise of Japan as a\ngreat power.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q.6 Answer the following: (20+20+10)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

a) \u201cAmerican Revolution seems to have come with remarkable\nsuddenness. A roster of talented leaders emerged during 1763 to 1775 to make it\nhappen.\u201d Elucidate.20 marks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b) If we, were to define our conception of the State, our\nanswer would be that the State is the banker of the poor. The government would\nfinance and supervise the purchase of productive equipments and the formation\nof workshops.\u201d In light of the above statement of Louis Blanc, throw light on\nthe Pre-Marxist Socialist Thought in Europe.20 marks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

c) To what extent did the expansion of European Powers in\nthe late 19th century  help in the modernization of Africa ?10 marks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q.7 Answer the following: (20+20+10)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

a) \u201cThe Declaration of Rights was the death-warrant of the\nsystem of privilege, and so of the ancient regime \u2026 Yet in the history of ideas\nit belonged rather to the past than to the future.\u201d Examine.20 marks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b) Critically examine the socio-cultural and economic impact\nof migration in Europe and Asia in the 18th and 19th centuries.20 marks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

c) Discuss the circumstances leading to the Suez Crisis of\n1956 and examine its repercussions on global politics.10 marks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q.8 Answer the following: (20+20+10)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

a) \u201cEurope was eclipsed through European folly due to the\ntwo world wars.\u201d Elucidate.20 marks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b) \u201cThe language of narrow nationalism held at Frankfurt\ndestroyed the German Revolution; as the fatal idea of aggrandisement of the\nHouse of Savoy destroyed the Italian Revolution.\u201d Discuss.20 marks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

c) Discuss the nature of American overseas expansion in Asia\nand explain the consequences.10 marks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SECTION-A Q.1 Critically examine the following statements in about 150 words each a) \u201cPlassey did not complete the British conquest of India. Had the English been convincingly defeated in any subsequent battle in India, then (the battle of) Plassey would have remained as a minor episode in the history of India.\u201d b) \u201cMontague-Chelmsford reform proposals… Continue reading UPSC Mains Optional History Paper 2 (2014)<\/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-50016","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/50016","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=50016"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/50016\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}