BRITISH HISTORY , PAPER II
( CSS – 2005 )

TIME ALLOWED : THREE HOURS MAXIMUM MARKS: 100

NOTE: Attempt FIVE questions in all, including Question No. 8, which is COMPULSORY. All questions carry EQUAL marks.


1. “The struggle between the opposing forces of Conservation and Liberalism forms the outstanding features of the history of Great Britain in the 19th Century”. Comment.

2. Explain Gladstone’ policy of “killing Home Rule by Kindness”. Did he succeed in this policy ?

3. Give the main characteristics of the New Colonial Policy of Great Britain as it developed since the end of the Second World War.

4. “Even without the military disaster of 1870, the collapse of SECOND EMPIRE could not have been delayed”. Account for the downfall of Napoleon III in the light of this statement.

5. Enumerate in detail the causes of the World War (1914-1918). Was the war inevitable ?

6. Discuss Winston Churchill as a statesman, warrior and a man of letters.

7. Write short notes on any Two of the following:
(a) Holy Alliance
(b) League of Nations
(c) Shrinkage of Turkey
(d) Policy of Splendid Isolation

8. Write only the correct answer in the Answer Book. Do not reproduce the question.
(1) Sir Robert Peel was born in:
(a) 1770 (b) 1778 (c) 1788 (d) None of these.

(2) The Treaty of Versailles was signed in:
(a) 1929 (b) 1921 (c) 1919 (d) None of these

(3) The real stake in Crimean War was:
(a) Turkey (b) Central Europe (c) Russia (d) None of these

(4) Gladstone was the Prime Minister of England for:
(a) Two Times (b) Four Times (c) Three Times (d) None of these

(5) Kind Edward VIII abdicated the throne in:
(a) 1926 (b) 1936 (c) 1938 (d) None of these

(6) Disraeli became the Prime Minister of England for the second term in:
(a) 1880 (b) 1874 (c) 1884 (d) None of these

(7) The Book “Queen Victoria” was written by :
(a) Strachey (b) Marriott (c) Woodward (d) None of these

(8) Russell was given the nickname of :
(a) Warrior (b) Reformer (c) Sailor (d) None of these

(9) Gladstone accomplished more in the field of:
(a) Foreign Policy (b) Home Policy (c) Colonial Policy (d) None of these

(10)The famous Judicator Act was passed in:
(a) 1860 (b) 1873 (c) 1883 (d) None of these

(11) The Boers were masters of:
(a) Fortified war (b) Irregular war (c) Naval war (d) None of these

(12) According to Benthem, the chief objective of punishment was:
(a) Prevent Crimes (b) Vindictiveness (c) Welfare of the Society (d) None of these

(13) The Trade Unions are great power in England. Their number exceeds:
(a) 700 (b) 900 (c) 1100 (d) None of these

(14) The Union of Roumelia and Bulgeria was opposed by:
(a) Germany (b) Russia (c) Italy (d) None of these

(15) The first breach of the Policy of Splendid Isolation took place when Great Britain entered into an alliance with :
(a)France (b) Japan (c)Germany (d) None of these

(16) The immediate cause of First World War was the murder of :
(a) Bismarck (b) Ferdinand (c) William (d) None of these

(17) The Treaty of Berlin was signed in:
(a) 1978 (b) 1878 (c) 1888 (d) None of these

(18) The League of Nations was formed in:
(a) 1918 (b) 1919 (c) 1920 (d) None of these

(19) The book “World Crises” was written by:
(a) Davis (b) Churchill (c) Hayes (d) None of these

(20) Edward VIII was succeeded by:
(a) Queen Mary (b) George VI (c) Elizabeth (d) None of these