Consolidation as a Nation; Nehru’s Foreign Policy; India and her neighbours (1947-1964); The linguistic reorganisation of States (1935-1947); Regionalism and regional Inequality; Integration of Princely States; Princes in electoral politics; the Question of National Language.
PYQs: Consolidation as a Nation [1985-2024]
- ‘The new India was not to be built up, as late nineteenth century patriots had thought, by copious draught from the past, but rather by frequent injections from the energetic contemporary west.’ Comment in about 200 words. (1990)
- Jawaharlal Nehru was the architect of India’s policy of non-alignment. In the light of this statement discuss India’s relations with the two ‘Power Blocks’ between 1947-1964. (2001)
- Analyse Indian foreign policy of Nonalignment between 1947 and 1964. (2004)
- “With great skill and masterful diplomacy and using both persuasion and pressure, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel succeeded in integrating the hundreds of princely states with the Indian Union. Discuss. (2007)
- Would you agree that India’s effort to pursue an independent foreign policy was a highlight of post – 1947 politics? (2011)
- “Nehru’s policy of Non-Alignment came to symbolize the struggle of India and other newly independent nations to retain and strengthen their independence from colonialism.” Critically examine in 150 words. (2012)
- “The reorganization resulted in rationalizing the political map of India without seriously weakening its unity. If anything, its result has been functional, in as much as it removed what had been a major source of discord, and created homogeneous political units which could be administered through a medium that the vast majority of the population understood. Indeed it can be said with the benefit of hindsight that language, rather than being a force for division, has proved a cementing and integrating influence.” Examine. (2013)
- “Sardar Patel accomplished a silent revolution by ensuring the absorption and assimilation of a multitude principalities without shedding even a drop of blood.” Elucidate. (2014)
- “India’s need for a federal system was more an imperative than a political choice.” Do you agree? (2016)
- Throw light on the nature of ‘Instrument of Accession’ and ‘Standstill Agreement’ signed by the Princely State with the Indian Union. (2017)
- Critically examine: “States’ reorganization did not, of course, resolve all the problems relating to linguistic conflicts.” (2018)
- “After Indian Independence India-China relations started on a high note, but during the course of the coming years India had to face a bitter experience due to the Chinese aggression.” Elaborate. (2020)
- “The Reorganisation of the States on the basis of language was a major aspect of national consolidation and integration’’. Comment. (2020)
- How was the Princely States integrated in the Indian Union after the partition? What role did Sardar Patel play in it? (2021)
- In the light of contentions over the McMohon Line, analyse the India-China relations in the 1950s and 1960s. (2022)
- Regionalism in India after 1947 was occasioned by developmental imperatives as much as linguistic particularism. – Elucidate. (2024)