HISTORY- TEST-6

MAINSTORMING 2021 TEST – 6

HISTORY (OPTIONAL)
TIME ALLOWED : 3 HOURS MAXIMUM MARKS : 250
QUESTION PAPER
ATTEND ALL THE QUESTIONS

Q.1
(a) Mark the following places in the map given to you and write short notes in about
25 words each. (10 x 2.5 = 25)
1. Asirgarh 2. Thatta
3. Laknauti 4. Nandad
5. Modhera 6. Amarkot
7. Nagarkoat 8. Pandarpur
9. Pampore 10. Raigadh

(b) Evaluate the role of the press and its limitations in 19th century C.E (250 words)
(15 Marks)

(c) “The charter Act of 1833 metamorphosed the character of the East India
Company”. Comment. (175 words) (10 Marks)

Q.2
(a) Discuss the different stages of painting during Mughal Period. (300 words) (20
Marks)

(b) Give a picture of Inland Trade between 16th century C.E and 18th century C.E
(250 words) (15 Marks)

(c) Estimate the population of India in Medieval with the help of different sources.
(250 words) (15 Marks)

Q.3
(a) Comment on the Turko-Mongol theory of sovereignty. To what extent was it
adopted by Mughal in India? (300 words) (20 Marks)

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(b) How far did Peshwas succeed in establishing the Maratha Supremacy in Deccan
and Political hegemony in the North? (300 worlds) (20 Marks)

(c) Evolution of the Khalsa Panth was due to the impact of Socio-Political Scenario of
the Punjab. (175 words) (10 Marks)
Q.4
(a) “If the battle of Plassey had imposed the European yoke on Bengal, the victory of
Buxar riveted the shackles of bondage”. Comment. (200 words) (12.5 Marks)

(b) Give an comparative analysis between Dupleix and Napoleon Bonaparte. (200
words) (12.5 Marks)

(c) “Warren Hasting is a very controversial figure in the Modern Indian history”.
Critically Evaluate. (200 words) (125 Marks)

(d) “The Annexation of Sind has met with universal condemnation both at the hands
of politicians and historians”. Discuss. (200 words) (12.5 Marks)

Q.5
(a) “Discuss the Rise of Sikh Kingdom under Raja Ranjit Singh and factors for
annexation of Punjab by the British. (300 words) (20 Marks).

(b) How far was the Influence of the contemporary British Administrative model and
Imperial interest served in India in the 19th Century C.E? (250 words) (15 Marks)

(c) Comment on the Islamic Revivalism and its impact in the contemporary India.
(175 words) (10 Marks).

(d) Absentee Landlordism is the consequential feature of Permanent system.

Comment (175 words) (10 Marks).

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