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History Class test 01/23

VAJIRAM & RAVI

[Institute for IAS Examination]
History Class test (Aug 2023)

TEST NO. 01 (Dated 20-08-2023)

Time Allowed: 180 Minutes Maximum Marks: 180

INSTRUCTIONS
Answers must be written in the medium specified in the Admission
Certificate issued to you, which must be stated clearly on the
cover of the answer-book in the space provided for the purpose.
No marks will be given for the answers written in a medium other
than that specified in the Admission Certificate.

There are four questions in total in this paper

All the questions are compulsory and carry a weightage of

15 marks each..

The number of marks carried by each question is indicated at the

end of the question.

Important: Whenever a Question is being attempted, all its

parts/sub-parts must be attempted contiguously. This means that
before moving on to the next Question to be attempted,
candidates must finish attempting all parts/ sub-parts of the
previous Question attempted. This is to be strictly followed.
Pages left blank in the answer book are to be clearly struck out in
ink. Any answers that follow pages left blank may not be given
credit.

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Directions: There are four questions in total in this paper

All the questions are compulsory and carry a weightage of

15 marks each.

Q1. Immanuel Kant’s views on enlightenment offered a new

interpretation to the forces of reason. Examine.

(15 Marks, 200 words)

Q2. “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are
created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with
certain unalienable Rights that among these are Life, Liberty
and the pursuit of Happiness”. Examine the significance of
the declaration of Independence in the American revolution.

(15 Marks, 200 words)

Q3. American civil war may have ended slavery in law

books, but racism continued unhindered in America in later
decades prompting the rise of a number of Afro-American
leaders who worked for the rights of the blacks. Discuss

(15 Marks, 200 words)

Q4. The Constitution of 1791 may have addressed some of

the problems of the ancient regime in France but still
suffered from limitations, prompting some sections to
continue with the revolution. Analyse

(15 Marks, 200 words)

Q5. Discuss in what ways enlightenment principles were

selectively applied by certain despots to suit their political
and economic interests.

(15 Marks, 200 words)

Q6. In what ways the politics of modern world were shaped
by the American and French revolution?

(15 Marks, 200 words)

Q7. Rousseau’s ideas contain seeds of democracy, socialism

and also authoritarianism. Comment.

(15 Marks, 200 words)

Q8. Do you think Indian Renaissance which provided the

foundation of the later Indian anti-colonial struggle was
shaped by western ideas only?

(15 Marks, 200 words)

Q9. American revolution was essentially a capitalist

movement with a political outcome. Examine

(15 Marks, 200 words)

Q10. What were the major and debates that shaped the
framing of American constitution? To what extent the
criticism of the final draft as an economic document is
valid?

(15 Marks, 200 words)

Q11. French revolution began as an aristocratic revolt but

the initiative was later seized by Bourgeoise. Analyse

(15 Marks, 200 words)

Q12. The framing of Indian constitution also incorporated

some of the ideas of Enlightenment thinkers. Elaborate

(15 Marks, 200 words)