British History I & II : 2005
 

[b][u][font=Times New Roman]BRITISH HISTORY , PAPER I[/font][/u][/b]
[font=Times New Roman][b]( CSS – 2005 )[/b][/font]



[font=Times New Roman][u]TIME ALLOWED : THREE HOURS MAXIMUM MARKS: 100[/u][/font]

[font=Times New Roman][b]NOTE:[/b] Attempt [b]FIVE[/b] questions in all, including [b]Question No. 8[/b], which is [b]COMPULSORY[/b]. All [/font][font=Times New Roman]questions carry [b]EQUAL[/b] marks.[/font]


[font=Times New Roman][size=3]1.[/size] [size=3]“The true glory of the British Revolution lay in the fact that it was bloodless, that [/size][/font]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3] there was no civil war, no [/size][/font][font=Times New Roman][size=3]massacre and no proscription.” Discuss and enumerate [/size][/font]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3] the result of Glorious Revolution.[/size][/font]

[font=Times New Roman][size=3]2.[/size] [size=3]Describe the political and constitutional significance of the Hanoverian Succession on [/size][/font]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3] the course of British History.[/size][/font]

[font=Times New Roman][size=3]3.[/size] [size=3]Give an account of the Methodist Church. How did it influence the Social and [/size][/font]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3] Political life in England ?[/size][/font]

[font=Times New Roman][size=3]4.[/size] [size=3]Why did Napoleon attempt to invade England and what were the causes of his [/size][/font]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3] failure ?[/size][/font]

[font=Times New Roman][size=3]5.[/size] [size=3]Critically review the Parliamentary Union between England and Ireland. How would [/size][/font]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3] you compare it with Scottish Union ?[/size][/font]

[font=Times New Roman][size=3]6.[/size] [size=3]Describe the character of Canning, his qualities of head and heart and his [/size][/font]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3] achievements in various fields.[/size][/font]

[font=Times New Roman][size=3]7.[/size] [size=3]Write short notes on any Two of the following :-[/size][/font]


[font=Times New Roman][size=3](a)[/size] [size=3]The Whig Oligarchy[/size][/font]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3](b)[/size] [size=3]Chartist Movement[/size][/font]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3](c)[/size] [size=3]Vienna Congress[/size][/font]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3](d)[/size] [size=3]The Treaty of Utrecht.[/size][/font]

[font=Times New Roman][size=3]8.[/size] [size=3]Write only the correct answer iin the Answer Book. Do not reproduce the question.[/size][/font]

[size=3][font=Times New Roman](1) George Canning became Foreign Secretary of England in :[/font][/size]
[size=3][font=Times New Roman](a) 1804 (b) 1888 (c) 1807 (d) None of these [/font][/size]

[size=3][font=Times New Roman](2) Glorious Revolution took place in:[/font][/size]
[size=3][font=Times New Roman](a) 1665 (b) 1688 (c) 1699 (d) None of these[/font][/size]


[size=3][font=Times New Roman](3) Cromwell and his son ruled the country for:[/font][/size]
[size=3][font=Times New Roman](a) 20 years (b) 11 years (c) 25 years (d) None of these[/font][/size]


[size=3][font=Times New Roman](4) The book “Constitutional History of England” was written by:[/font][/size]
[size=3][font=Times New Roman](a) Adams (b) Ramsay (c) Muir (d) None of these[/font][/size]


[size=3][font=Times New Roman](5) Union of England and Scotland took place in:[/font][/size]
[size=3][font=Times New Roman](a) 1702 (b) 1707 (c) 1710 (d) None of these[/font][/size]


[size=3][font=Times New Roman](6) The massacre of Glencoe took place in:[/font][/size]
[size=3][font=Times New Roman](a) 1688 (b) 1690 (c) 1693 (d) None of these[/font][/size]


[size=3][font=Times New Roman](7) Queen Anne was the daughter of :[/font][/size]
[size=3][font=Times New Roman](a) James II (b) Charles II (c) Hyde (d) None of these[/font][/size]


[size=3][font=Times New Roman](8) The book “England under the Stuarts” was written by:[/font][/size]
[size=3][font=Times New Roman](a) Clark (b) Trevelvan (c) Traill (d) None of these[/font][/size]


[size=3][font=Times New Roman](9) Queen Mary lived upto:[/font][/size]
[size=3][font=Times New Roman](a) 1690 (b) 1701 (c) 1694 (d) None of these[/font][/size]


[size=3][font=Times New Roman](10) Philip II was the grandson of :[/font][/size]
[size=3][font=Times New Roman](a) Charles (b) Louis (c) William (d) None of these[/font][/size]


[size=3][font=Times New Roman](11) Walpole resigned in :[/font][/size]
[size=3][font=Times New Roman](a) 1725 (b) 1737 (c) 1742 (d) None of these[/font][/size]


[size=3][font=Times New Roman](12) The Riot Act was passed in:[/font][/size]
[size=3][font=Times New Roman](a) 1712 (b) 1715 (c) 1718 (d) None of these[/font][/size]


[size=3][font=Times New Roman](13) Navigation Act was repealed in :[/font][/size]
[size=3][font=Times New Roman](a) 1830 (b) 1842 (c) 1849 (d) None of these[/font][/size]

[size=3][font=Times New Roman](14) The Seven Years War ended in:[/font][/size]
[size=3][font=Times New Roman](a) 1756 (b) 1763 (c) 1769 (d) None of these[/font][/size]


[size=3][font=Times New Roman](15) Pitt, The Elder, was born in :[/font][/size]
[size=3][font=Times New Roman](a) 1713 (b) 1708 (c) 1711 (d) None of these[/font][/size]


[size=3][font=Times New Roman](16) Lord North came to power in :[/font][/size]
[size=3][font=Times New Roman](a) 1767 (b) 1770 (c) 1775 (d) None of these[/font][/size]


[size=3][font=Times New Roman](17) Habeas Corpus Act was passed in:[/font][/size]
[size=3][font=Times New Roman](a) 1786 (b) 1794 (c) 1796 (d) None of these[/font][/size]


[size=3][font=Times New Roman](18) Queen Victoria was the daughter of :[/font][/size]
[size=3][font=Times New Roman](a) Pitt (b) William (c) Edward (d) None of these[/font][/size]


[size=3][font=Times New Roman](19) George III was called:[/font][/size]
[size=3][font=Times New Roman](a) Sailor (b) Farmer (c) Poet (d) None of these[/font][/size]


[size=3][font=Times New Roman](20) Catholic Emancipation Act was passed in:[/font][/size]
[size=3][font=Times New Roman](a) 1815 (b) 1829 (c) 1826 (d) None of these[/font][/size]

British History II : 2005
 

[b][u][font=Times New Roman][size=4]BRITISH HISTORY , PAPER II[/size][/font][/u][/b]
[size=4][font=Times New Roman][b]( CSS – 2005 )[/b][/font][/size]

[size=3][font=Times New Roman][u]TIME ALLOWED : THREE HOURS MAXIMUM MARKS: 100[/u][/font][/size]

[size=3][font=Times New Roman][b]NOTE:[/b] Attempt [b]FIVE[/b] questions in all, including [b]Question No. [/b][/font][font=Times New Roman][b]8[/b], which is [b]COMPULSORY[/b]. All [/font][font=Times New Roman]questions carry [b]EQUAL[/b] marks.[/font][/size]


[font=Times New Roman][size=3]1. “The struggle between the opposing forces of Conservation and Liberalism forms the [/size][/font][font=Times New Roman][size=3]outstanding features of the history of Great Britain in the 19th Century”. Comment.[/size][/font]

[font=Times New Roman][size=3]2. Explain Gladstone’ policy of “killing Home Rule by Kindness”. Did he succeed in this policy ?[/size][/font]

[font=Times New Roman][size=3]3. Give the main characteristics of the New Colonial Policy of Great Britain as it developed since [/size][/font][font=Times New Roman][size=3]the end of the Second World War.[/size][/font]

[font=Times New Roman][size=3]4. “Even without the military disaster of 1870, the collapse of SECOND EMPIRE could not have [/size][/font][font=Times New Roman][size=3]been delayed”. Account for the downfall of Napoleon III in the light of this statement.[/size][/font]

[font=Times New Roman][size=3]5. Enumerate in detail the causes of the World War (1914-1918). Was the war inevitable ?[/size][/font]

[font=Times New Roman][size=3]6. Discuss Winston Churchill as a statesman, warrior and a man of letters.[/size][/font]

[font=Times New Roman][size=3]7. Write short notes on any Two of the following:[/size][/font]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3](a) Holy Alliance[/size][/font]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3](b) League of Nations[/size][/font]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3](c) Shrinkage of Turkey[/size][/font]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3](d) Policy of Splendid Isolation[/size][/font]

[font=Times New Roman][size=3]8. Write only the correct answer in the Answer Book. Do not reproduce the question.[/size][/font]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3](1) Sir Robert Peel was born in:[/size][/font]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3](a) 1770 (b) 1778 (c) 1788 (d) None of these.[/size][/font]

[font=Times New Roman][size=3](2) The Treaty of Versailles was signed in:[/size][/font]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3](a) 1929 (b) 1921 (c) 1919 (d) None of these[/size][/font]

[font=Times New Roman][size=3](3) The real stake in Crimean War was:[/size][/font]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3](a) Turkey (b) Central Europe (c) Russia (d) None of these[/size][/font]

[font=Times New Roman][size=3](4) Gladstone was the Prime Minister of England for:[/size][/font]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3](a) Two Times (b) Four Times (c) Three Times (d) None of these[/size][/font]

[font=Times New Roman][size=3](5) Kind Edward VIII abdicated the throne in:[/size][/font]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3](a) 1926 (b) 1936 (c) 1938 (d) None of these[/size][/font]

[font=Times New Roman][size=3](6) Disraeli became the Prime Minister of England for the second term in:[/size][/font]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3](a) 1880 (b) 1874 (c) 1884 (d) None of these[/size][/font]

[font=Times New Roman][size=3](7) The Book “Queen Victoria” was written by :[/size][/font]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3](a) Strachey (b) Marriott (c) Woodward (d) None of these[/size][/font]

[font=Times New Roman][size=3](8) Russell was given the nickname of :[/size][/font]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3](a) Warrior (b) Reformer (c) Sailor (d) None of these[/size][/font]

[font=Times New Roman][size=3](9) Gladstone accomplished more in the field of:[/size][/font]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3](a) Foreign Policy (b) Home Policy (c) Colonial Policy (d) None of these[/size][/font]

[font=Times New Roman][size=3](10)The famous Judicator Act was passed in:[/size][/font]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3](a) 1860 (b) 1873 (c) 1883 (d) None of these[/size][/font]

[font=Times New Roman][size=3](11) The Boers were masters of:[/size][/font]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3](a) Fortified war (b) Irregular war (c) Naval war (d) None of these[/size][/font]

[font=Times New Roman][size=3](12) According to Benthem, the chief objective of punishment was:[/size][/font]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3](a) Prevent Crimes (b) Vindictiveness (c) Welfare of the Society (d) None of these[/size][/font]

[font=Times New Roman][size=3](13) The Trade Unions are great power in England. Their number exceeds:[/size][/font]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3](a) 700 (b) 900 (c) 1100 (d) None of these[/size][/font]

[font=Times New Roman][size=3](14) The Union of Roumelia and Bulgeria was opposed by:[/size][/font]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3](a) Germany (b) Russia (c) Italy (d) None of these[/size][/font]

[font=Times New Roman][size=3](15) The first breach of the Policy of Splendid Isolation took place when Great Britain entered into [/size][/font][font=Times New Roman][size=3]an alliance with :[/size][/font]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3](a)France (b) Japan (c)Germany (d) None of these[/size][/font]

[size=3]([/size][font=Times New Roman][size=3]16) The immediate cause of First World War was the murder of :[/size][/font]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3](a) Bismarck (b) Ferdinand (c) William (d) None of these[/size][/font]

[font=Times New Roman][size=3](17) The Treaty of Berlin was signed in:[/size][/font]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3](a) 1978 (b) 1878 (c) 1888 (d) None of these[/size][/font]

[font=Times New Roman][size=3](18) The League of Nations was formed in:[/size][/font]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3](a) 1918 (b) 1919 (c) 1920 (d) None of these[/size][/font]

[font=Times New Roman][size=3](19) The book “World Crises” was written by:[/size][/font]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3](a) Davis (b) Churchill (c) Hayes (d) None of these[/size][/font]

[font=Times New Roman][size=3](20) Edward VIII was succeeded by:[/size][/font]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3](a) Queen Mary (b) George VI (c) Elizabeth (d) None of these[/size][/font]