Other strands in the National Movement: History Optional PYQs

The Revolutionaries: Bengal, the Punjab. Maharashtra. U.P, the Madras Presidency. Outside India. The Left; The Left within the Congress: Jawaharlal Nehru. Subhas Chandra Bose, the Congress Socialist Party; the Communist Party of India, other left parties.

PYQs: Other strands in the National Movement [1985-2024]

1. Account for the rise and growth of Leftwing within the Congress. Did Jawaharlal Nehru believe in a socialistic approach to Indian and world problems and if so why? (1986)
2. ‘The National Movement has shown concern for problems other than the constitutional one.’ Discuss the factors that helped the rise of a left wing in the Indian National Congress. (1990)
3. Account for the rise and growth of leftism in the Congress movement. What impact did it have on contemporary Indian politics? (1997)
4. “The ideology of Subhash Chandra Bose was a combination of nationalism, fascism and communism.” Comment. (2002)
5. Discuss the nature of the leadership and programme of the Congress Socialist Party. (2002)
6. Examine the causes of the rise and progress of revolutionary movements in India from 1905 to 1931. (2003)
7. Account for the emergence of the left-wing within the Congress. How far did it influence the programme and Policy of Congress? (2006)
8. Describe the changing nature of revolutionary activities in India between 1905-1946. (2008)
9. “The emergence of left-wing group in the Congress radicalized the social and economic agenda.” Critically evaluate. (2011)
10. Critically examine: “The very idea of the bomb and the secret society and of propaganda through action and sacrifice were imports from the West”. (2015)
11. A powerful left – wing group developed in India in the late 1920s and 1930s, contributing to the radicalization of national movement.” Critically examine. (2015)
12. Trace the origin of the Ghadar movement and discuss its impact on the in India. (2017)
13. Underline the growth of various forms of Socialist ideologies in the Indian National Movement between World Wars I and II. (2018)
14. Assess the roles of Subhas Chandra Bose in India’s struggle for independence. (2019)
15. Critically examine the following statement in about 150 words: “The Trade Union Movement in India not only supported the call for national struggle at critical junctures, but also impacted its course and character in several ways.” (2020)
16. Critically examine the following statement in about 150 words: The rise of the Communist Movement in India in the 1920s lent a militant and revolutionary content to the Trade Union Movement. (2021)
17. Analyse how the revolutionaries taught people self confidence and widened the social base of the freedom movement. (2022)
18. . The Congress Socialist Party agenda was not to cut off from the Congress, but ‘intended to give the Congress and the national movement a socialist direction’. Analyse. (2023)
19. The trade union movement joined forces with the mainstream of nationalist politics to strengthen each other in their struggle against colonial rule. – Comment. (2024)