University of Kalyani 2009 M.A History Part I ( distance Education) -III - Question Paper

M.A Part-I
2009

Paper-III
Full Marks- 90 Time - four Hours

ans any 6 ques..

The figure inthe margin indicate marks.

1. Critically explain the approaches and interpretations made by various schools of historians in studying the history of modern India [15]

2. What does the agrarian crisis of the Mughal Empire mean? explain the nature of this crisis. [5+10]

3. Do you think that the grant of Diwani (1765) was the most significant event in the growth of the British power in India? [15]

4. explain the importance and significance of the 3rd Anglo-Maratha War (1818) in the history of British expansion in India. [15]

5. How did the land revenue administration of the English East India Company affect the Indian agrarian society from 1793 till 1818? [15]

6. Trace the evolution of police and military system in India during East India Company's rule? [15]

7. Write an essay on the Orientalist Anglicist debate over the educational policy to be adopted by the Company's rulers. [15]

8. What was the social impact of Brahmo movement ? What were the limitations of Rammohun Ray as a modernizer?[15]

9. Would you consider De-industrialization a 'myth'? [15]

10. What were the features of 'new trade patterns' during the period from 1764 to 1818? [15]

11. explain the causes and significance of Santhal rebellion of 1855-56. [15]

12. Would you call the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857 the 1st War Independence? [15]

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