Note: Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from part-2.All questions carry equal marks.Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.

Q.1 Select the best option/answer and fill in the appropriate box on the answer sheet.

(1) France recognized William as the King of England by Treaty of:

(A) Augsburg
(B) Ryswick
(C) Vienna
(D) None of these

(2) War between England and France from 1689-1697 is known as the war of:
(A) English Succession
(B) French Succession
(C) Spanish Succession
(D) None of these

(3) The war of Spanish Succession started in:

(A) 1700
(B) 1701
(C) 1702
(D) None of these

(4) Who was given the title of Duke of Marlborough?

(A) John Churchill
(B) John Chancellor
(C) John Marshall
(D) None of these

(5) George 1 was the son of:

(A) Anne
(B) Elizabeth
(C) Sophia
(D) None of these

(6) Who was the leader of Jacobite Revolt in Scotland?

(A) Earl of Marx
(B) Earl of Stanford
(C) Earl of Edwards
(D) None of these

(7) Stanhope (1716-1721) the Prime Minister of England belonged to which party:

(A) Tory
(B) Whig
(C) Labour
(D) None of these

(8) George 2 became king of England in:

(A) 1723
(B) 1725
(C) 1727
(D) none of these

(9) The word ‘Whig’ means:

(A) Dacoit
(B) Intelligent
(C) Rebel
(D) None of these

(10) George 3 created a new group which was called:

(A) King’s friends
(B) King’s supported
(C) King’s loyalists
(D) none of these

(11) Who was the author of “Treatise on civil Governments”?

(A) Filmer
(B) Hobbes
(C) Locke
(D) None of these

(12) Who was the Prime Minister of England during the War of Jenkin’s Ear?

(A) Pitt the younger
(B) Pitt the elder
(C) Walpole
(D) none of these

(13) War of Austrian Succession ended in 1748 by the treaty of:

(A) Paris
(B) London
(C) Aix-la-Chapele
(D) None of these

(14) Who was appointed as Prime Minister after Pitt the elder resigned in 1761?

(A) Bute
(B) Wellington
(C) Walpole
(D) None of these

(15) Who was known as the “Drill Sergeant” of the Whig Party?

(A) Disraeli
(B) Gladstone
(C) Peel
(D) None of these

(16) What was the amount of the annual pension of Walpole when he resigned in 1742?

(A) 4000 pounds
(B) 6000 pounds
(C) 8000 pounds
(D) None of these

(17) The national debt of England in 1721 was:

(A) 51 million pounds
(B) 53 million pounds
(C) 55 million pounds
(D) none of these

(18) Walpole died in:

(A) 1741 A.D
(B) 1743 A.D
(C) 1745 A.D
(D) None of these

(19) The seven years war came to an end by the treaty of:

(A) Brunswick
(B) London
(C) Paris
(D) None of these

(20) Edmund Burke became a member of British Parliament in:

(A) 1764
(B) 1766
(C) 1768
(D) None of these


Q.2. “The glorious Revolution of 1688 was a great event in the annals of British History by which the king of England became servant of the people.” Analyze this statement with special reference to the result of the Revolution.

Q.3. The growth of political parties in England during the 18th century strengthened the Cabinet System of Government. Comment and analyze.

Q.4. What were the causes of success and failure of Whig oligarchy in England? Explain.

Q.5. How did the glorious Revolution in England affect the Social, Economic, Political and cultural life of English people? Explain and analyze.

Q.6. Critically examine the achievements of Pitt the Younger with special focus on his domestic and foreign policy.

Q.7. French Revolution was a very important event in the History not only of France but also for England. How did the revolution affect the British society and political thought?

Q.8. “The empire of Napoleon was like a brilliant bubble on the stream of time” critically examine this statement.

NOTE: Attempt only four questions from part-2. All questions carry equal marks. Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.

Q.1 Select the best option/answer and fill in the appropriate box on the answer sheet.

1. The first newspaper was published in 1772 by the name of:

(A) The morning post
(B) The evening news
(C) The evening times
(D) None of these

2. In 1815 the population of England was:

(A) 21 million
(B) 23 million
(C) 25 million
(D) none of these.


3. Articles written by Napoleon were published in the shape of:
(A) 28 books
(B) 30 books
(C) 32 books
(D) None of these

4. The battle of waterloo was fought in:

(A) 1813
(B) 1815
(C) 1817
(D) None of these

5. IN 1830 Belgium became separate from:

(A) England
(B) France
(C) Holland
(D) None of these

6. The league of Nations was established in:

(A) 1923
(B) 1925
(C) 1927
(D) None of these

7. “The state of prisons” was written by :

(A) John Howard
(B) John Wallace
(C) John Lovett
(D) None of these

8. The reform act of 1928 gave the right to vote all men and women above the age of :

a. 19 years
b. 21 years
c. 23 years
d. None of these

9. when was the tenure of the house of commons reduced to 5 years from 7 years?

(A) 1911
(B) 1913
(C) 1915
(D) None of these

10. in 1839 a uniform postage rate was fixed at:

(A) one pence
(B) two pence
(C) three pence
(D) none of there

11. Queen Victoria ascended the throne at the age of:

(A) 18 years
(B) 20 years
(C) 22 years
(D) None of these


12. Palmerston became the prime minister of England at the age of:

(A) 70 years
(B) 71 years
(C) 72 years
(D) None of these

13. The opium war ended with the:

(A) treaty of tinets
(B) treaty of nauking
(C) treaty of London
(D) none of these


14. The civil war started between northern and southern states of America in:

(A) 1861
(B) 1863
(C) 1865
(D) None of these


15. The old age pension act was passed in:

(A) 1906
(B) 1908
(C) 1910
(D) None of these


16. who was the founder of the Methodist movement:

(A) Charles Wesley
(B) David Wesley
(C) John Wesley
(D) None of these

17. in 1831 an act was passed by which children below 18 years could not be made o work for more than:

(A) 8 hours
(B) 10 hours
(C) 12 hours
(D) None of these

18. Education act of 1936 raised the school leaving age to:

(A) 13 years
(B) 15 years
(C) 17 years
(D) None of these


19. Who became the prime minister of England in 1923?

(A) chamberlain
(b) Heath
(C) Baldwin
(D) None of these

20. Who was the author of the famous novel “Sybil”?

(A) Disraeli
(B) Gladstone
(C) Palmerston
(D) none of these


Q.2. The parliamentary reforms in England from 1832-1928 made the country politically democratic. Analyze

Q.3. “Robert Peel was the most liberal of the conservatives and most conservative of the liberals.” Discuss.

Q.4. “Palmerston was more successful as a Foreign Minister than as a Prime Minister.” Comment and Analyze

Q.5. Growth of Education system in England in the 19th century laid the foundation of Modern Britain. Comment comprehensively.

Q.6. Discuss the Toryism of Benjamin Disraeli with particular reference to his record as Prime Minister.

Q.7. Critically analyze the Anglo-Irish relations from 1800-1949 which led to the growth of Irish Home Rule.

Q.8. What were the causes of Crimean War and how was England drawn into it? What were the main decisions taken in the treaty of Paris in 1856.

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