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British History I & II : 2005
BRITISH HISTORY , PAPER I
( 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 true glory of the British Revolution lay in the fact that it was bloodless, that there was no civil war, no massacre and no proscription.” Discuss and enumerate the result of Glorious Revolution. 2. Describe the political and constitutional significance of the Hanoverian Succession on the course of British History. 3. Give an account of the Methodist Church. How did it influence the Social and Political life in England ? 4. Why did Napoleon attempt to invade England and what were the causes of his failure ? 5. Critically review the Parliamentary Union between England and Ireland. How would you compare it with Scottish Union ? 6. Describe the character of Canning, his qualities of head and heart and his achievements in various fields. 7. Write short notes on any Two of the following :- (a) The Whig Oligarchy (b) Chartist Movement (c) Vienna Congress (d) The Treaty of Utrecht. 8. Write only the correct answer iin the Answer Book. Do not reproduce the question. (1) George Canning became Foreign Secretary of England in : (a) 1804 (b) 1888 (c) 1807 (d) None of these (2) Glorious Revolution took place in: (a) 1665 (b) 1688 (c) 1699 (d) None of these (3) Cromwell and his son ruled the country for: (a) 20 years (b) 11 years (c) 25 years (d) None of these (4) The book “Constitutional History of England” was written by: (a) Adams (b) Ramsay (c) Muir (d) None of these (5) Union of England and Scotland took place in: (a) 1702 (b) 1707 (c) 1710 (d) None of these (6) The massacre of Glencoe took place in: (a) 1688 (b) 1690 (c) 1693 (d) None of these (7) Queen Anne was the daughter of : (a) James II (b) Charles II (c) Hyde (d) None of these (8) The book “England under the Stuarts” was written by: (a) Clark (b) Trevelvan (c) Traill (d) None of these (9) Queen Mary lived upto: (a) 1690 (b) 1701 (c) 1694 (d) None of these (10) Philip II was the grandson of : (a) Charles (b) Louis (c) William (d) None of these (11) Walpole resigned in : (a) 1725 (b) 1737 (c) 1742 (d) None of these (12) The Riot Act was passed in: (a) 1712 (b) 1715 (c) 1718 (d) None of these (13) Navigation Act was repealed in : (a) 1830 (b) 1842 (c) 1849 (d) None of these (14) The Seven Years War ended in: (a) 1756 (b) 1763 (c) 1769 (d) None of these (15) Pitt, The Elder, was born in : (a) 1713 (b) 1708 (c) 1711 (d) None of these (16) Lord North came to power in : (a) 1767 (b) 1770 (c) 1775 (d) None of these (17) Habeas Corpus Act was passed in: (a) 1786 (b) 1794 (c) 1796 (d) None of these (18) Queen Victoria was the daughter of : (a) Pitt (b) William (c) Edward (d) None of these (19) George III was called: (a) Sailor (b) Farmer (c) Poet (d) None of these (20) Catholic Emancipation Act was passed in: (a) 1815 (b) 1829 (c) 1826 (d) None of these |
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British History II : 2005
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 |
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