1985

Liberation from Colonial Rule

“Mohammad Ali combined ambition with perspicacity to a greater degree than any other Oriental ruler of the nineteenth century.” Comment in about 200 words.

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Research Methods and Analysis

Write short note : Interview as a method of social research.

Read article Write short note : Interview as a method of social research.
Revolution and Counter-Revolution

Analyse the causes of the Russian Revolutions of 1917. Why was the second Revolution significant in more than one way?

Read article Analyse the causes of the Russian Revolutions of 1917. Why was the second Revolution significant in more than one way?
Revolution and Counter-Revolution

“The turn of the tide against the Kuomintang, consequently, was due as much to its weakness as to Communist strength.” Comment in about 200 words.

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Imperialism and Colonialism

Critically examine the culture system in the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia) during the nineteenth century. Why was it dismantled?

Read article Critically examine the culture system in the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia) during the nineteenth century. Why was it dismantled?
Nation-State System

“They have stopped me from making Italy by diplomacy from the North, I will make it by revolution from the South.”

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Industrialization

Trace the growth of capitalism in Britain in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Why was France, as compared to Britain, late in developing the capitalist spirit and the institutional framework of capitalism?

Read article Trace the growth of capitalism in Britain in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Why was France, as compared to Britain, late in developing the capitalist spirit and the institutional framework of capitalism?
Origins of Modern Politics

“What mattered in 1789-and what made men revolutionary almost in spite of themselves- was the whole revolutionary situation’; and in producing that situation the work of the philosophers played no very important role.” Comment in about 200 words.

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Sociology as a Science

Write short note : Sociology as a science of society.

Read article Write short note : Sociology as a science of society.
Sociology as a Science

Write short note : Research Design

Read article Write short note : Research Design
Constitutional Developments in Colonial India, 1858-1935

What changes did the British attitude undergo towards the Princely states after 1858? Was the Government of India Act of 1858 intended to introduce direct relations between the Princes and the Crown?

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Rise of Gandhi and the Gandhian Era

Identify the main strands in the Civil Disobedience Movement with particular reference to the changing role of ‘business pressures’ in the country.

Read article Identify the main strands in the Civil Disobedience Movement with particular reference to the changing role of ‘business pressures’ in the country.
Indian Response to British Rule

“On the whole, it is difficult to avoid the conclusion that the so-called First National War of Independence was neither First, nor National, nor a War of Independence.”

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Social and Religious Reform Movements in Bengal and Other Areas

“These religio-reform movements were national in content but religious in form. It was in the later stages of our national existence, that nationalism found exclusively or predominantly secular forms.” Comment in about 200 words.

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Economic Impact of British Colonial Rule

Show how British rule led to the spread of land-lordism in certain parts of India, and how the peasant was progressively impoverished under this rule.

Read article Show how British rule led to the spread of land-lordism in certain parts of India, and how the peasant was progressively impoverished under this rule.
Economic Impact of British Colonial Rule

“Our system acts very much like a sponge, drawing up all the good things from the banks of the Ganges, and squeezing them down on the banks of the Thames.” Comment.

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British Expansion in India

“Thus ended the famous battle of Buxar, on which depended the fate of India and which was as gallantly disputed as was important in its results.” Comment

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Mughal Empire in the Seventeenth Century

Was Shivaji a nationalist leader

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Mughal Empire in the Seventeenth Century

Analyse the religious policy of the Mughal emperors from Akbar to Aurangzeb. How did it affect the stability of the Mughal empire?

Read article Analyse the religious policy of the Mughal emperors from Akbar to Aurangzeb. How did it affect the stability of the Mughal empire?
The Fifteenth and Early Sixteenth Century: Political History

Discuss briefly the causes that contributed to the religious movements of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Analyse their approach to the realities of contemporary life.

Read article Discuss briefly the causes that contributed to the religious movements of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Analyse their approach to the realities of contemporary life.
Society, Culture and Economy in the 13th and 14th Centuries

Where, when and how did Urdu originate? Write a short answer of not more than 200 words. (1985)

Read article Where, when and how did Urdu originate? Write a short answer of not more than 200 words. (1985)
The Fourteenth Century

Examine the responsibility of Firoz Tughluq for the fall of his dynasty

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The Thirteenth Century

What were the problems Balban faced? How far did he succeed in solving them? Was he a trend-setter in his theory of kingship?

Read article What were the problems Balban faced? How far did he succeed in solving them? Was he a trend-setter in his theory of kingship?
Early Medieval India, 750-1200

What were the salient features of the bureaucratic machinery of the Cholas?

Read article What were the salient features of the bureaucratic machinery of the Cholas?
Regional States during Gupta Era

Trace briefly the history of the struggle between the Chalukyas and the Pallavas. Analyse its causes and bring out its importance.

Read article Trace briefly the history of the struggle between the Chalukyas and the Pallavas. Analyse its causes and bring out its importance.
Guptas, Vakatakas and Vardhanas

‘The Gupta period stands at the centre of Indian history. Discuss the development of arts and literature in that Gupta period in the light of this statement.

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Aryans and Vedic Period

Discuss the geographical area known to the Rigvedic people. Were they familiar with the sea?

Read article Discuss the geographical area known to the Rigvedic people. Were they familiar with the sea?

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1985

“Mohammad Ali combined ambition with perspicacity to a greater degree than any other Oriental ruler of the nineteenth century.” Comment in about 200 words.

Write short note : Interview as a method of social research.

Analyse the causes of the Russian Revolutions of 1917. Why was the second Revolution significant in more than one way?

“The turn of the tide against the Kuomintang, consequently, was due as much to its weakness as to Communist strength.” Comment in about 200 words.

Critically examine the culture system in the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia) during the nineteenth century. Why was it dismantled?

“They have stopped me from making Italy by diplomacy from the North, I will make it by revolution from the South.”

Trace the growth of capitalism in Britain in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Why was France, as compared to Britain, late in developing the capitalist spirit and the institutional framework of capitalism?

“What mattered in 1789-and what made men revolutionary almost in spite of themselves- was the whole revolutionary situation’; and in producing that situation the work of the philosophers played no very important role.” Comment in about 200 words.

Write short note : Sociology as a science of society.

Write short note : Research Design

What changes did the British attitude undergo towards the Princely states after 1858? Was the Government of India Act of 1858 intended to introduce direct relations between the Princes and the Crown?

Identify the main strands in the Civil Disobedience Movement with particular reference to the changing role of ‘business pressures’ in the country.

“On the whole, it is difficult to avoid the conclusion that the so-called First National War of Independence was neither First, nor National, nor a War of Independence.”

Show how British rule led to the spread of land-lordism in certain parts of India, and how the peasant was progressively impoverished under this rule.

“Our system acts very much like a sponge, drawing up all the good things from the banks of the Ganges, and squeezing them down on the banks of the Thames.” Comment.

“Thus ended the famous battle of Buxar, on which depended the fate of India and which was as gallantly disputed as was important in its results.” Comment

Was Shivaji a nationalist leader

Analyse the religious policy of the Mughal emperors from Akbar to Aurangzeb. How did it affect the stability of the Mughal empire?

Discuss briefly the causes that contributed to the religious movements of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Analyse their approach to the realities of contemporary life.

Where, when and how did Urdu originate? Write a short answer of not more than 200 words. (1985)

Examine the responsibility of Firoz Tughluq for the fall of his dynasty

What were the problems Balban faced? How far did he succeed in solving them? Was he a trend-setter in his theory of kingship?

What were the salient features of the bureaucratic machinery of the Cholas?

Trace briefly the history of the struggle between the Chalukyas and the Pallavas. Analyse its causes and bring out its importance.

‘The Gupta period stands at the centre of Indian history. Discuss the development of arts and literature in that Gupta period in the light of this statement.

Discuss the geographical area known to the Rigvedic people. Were they familiar with the sea?

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