IAS History-1999 (Main)
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Paper-I
Time Allowed: Three Hours Maximum Marks: 300
Candidates should attempt Question 1 and 5 which are compulsory, and any three of the remaining questions selecting at least one question from each Section. All questions carry equal marks.
Section-A
- Mark any 15 of the following on the map supplied to you and write short descriptive notes on the places plotted by you on map:
- Ambek
- Kanyakubj
- Kishkindha
- Kundalvan
- Khajuraho
- Gihlot
- Gokul
- Chidamberum
- Jahazpur
- Jaisalmer
- Takshila
- Dwarka
- Jalalabad
- Nalanda
- Panchwati
- Pataliputra
- Fatehpur Sikri
- Badrinath
- Behmanabad
- Balbrahmeshwar
- Bijapur
- Burhanpur
- Bairat
- Bhadrawati
- Bheetargaon
- Warangel
- Vilaspur
- Shatrunjai
- Sripur
- Kargil
- Discuss salient features of the indus Valley Civilization. Mention important places from where relics of civilization have been recovered so far. Examine causes of its decline.
- ‘Harshvardhan was himself great, but he has been made greater by Ban and Yuan Chiang.’ Critically examine the statement.
- Examine sources of information for Mauryan dynasty. Throw light on historical significance of Ashoka՚s inscriptions.
Section-B
- Write short essays in not more than 200 words each on any three of the following topics:
- Alauddin Khilji was a typical despot
- Sher Shah combined in himself qualities of lion and fox
- Rana Pratap՚s patriotism was his only offence
- Spanish ulcer ruined Napoleon Bonaparte, the Deccan ulcer ruined Aurangzeb
- Critically evaluate the contribution of Rashtrakutas to art and culture.
- Examine circumstances leading to rise of Shivaji. Throw light on his legacy.
- Trace influence of Islam on Indian culture and civilization.
History-1999 (Main) (Paper-II)
Candidates should attempt Question 1 and 5 which are compulsory, and any three of the remaining questions selecting at least one question from each Section. All questions carry equal marks.
Section A
- Comment on any three of the following statements in about 200 words each:
- After 1757 there grew up a State of Bengal which was a “sponsored state” as well as a “plundered state”
- The British Indian State experienced the ‘wind of change’ with the arrival of Lord William Bentinck.
- The Christian Missionary propaganda from 1813 onwards was “often insensitive and wounding”
- The Indian Middle Class firmly believed that “Britain had imposed a colonial economy on India which had impoverished the country.”
- Do you believe that the uprising in 1857 was nationalist in nature? If not, what was its character?
- Trace the origin and growth of the Indian Muslim League.
- “Gandhi՚s mystique consisted of a union of original ideas with a remarkable flair for tactics and an uncanry insight m the mass mind.” Elucidate.
Section B
- Comment on any three of the following statements in about 200 words each:
- Portugal and Spain, the pioneers in world exploration, were also first in the race to conquer overseas countries
- To some extent, the American War of Independence inspired the French Revolution
- The political unification of Germany was accomplished solely by Bismarck
- With the proclamation in Nanking of a Chinese Republic with Sun-Yat-Sen as the President in 1911, “the old China wilted rapidly.”
- Trace the rise and growth of the New European Society in the inter-war period.
- “Stalinist Russia was a despotic regime.” Critically examine this view.
- In the post-Second World War scenario friends in war did not remain friends in peace. Examine the truth of this view in the period of your study.