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BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMME
Term-End Examination

June, 2002

ELECTIVE COURSE : HISTORY

EHI-5 : INDIA : MID-18th CENTURY TO MID-19th CENTURY

Time: 3 hours
Maximum Marks: 100
(Weightage 70%)

1. Discuss the process through which the Sikh state emerged in the 18 th century Was it theocratic in character ? (20)

2. What do you understand by 'De-industrialization ' ? Explain the impact of the European trade on Indian industry. (20)

3. Why did the Awadh rulers fail to maintain their sovereignty ? what is the significance of the treaty of 1801 ? (20)

4. Discuss the salient features of various land revenue settlements introduced by the British in India. (20)

5. Write short notes on any two of the following :
(About 300 words each) (10+10)

(i) Battle of Plassey
(ii) Mercantilism
(iii) Industrial Revolution
(iv) Third Carnatic War

6. Discuss the development of English education in India. What were the advantages and disadvantages of the colonial system of education ? (20)

7. Explain the various forms of social discrimation in India. How did the various disprivileged groups react to this ? (20)

8. What were th major issues taken up by the reformers in 19th century India ? Did the reform movements promote nationalism ? (20)

9. What were the ideas that influenced the british administrative reforms in India ? What was the British interest in administrative reforms ? (20)

10. Write short notes on any two of the following : (10+10)
(About 300 words each)

(i) Mapilla Uprisings
(ii) Significance of the Revolt of 1857
(iii) Orientalism
(iv) development of Indian languages
(v) Romanticism in literature