UPSC Mains HISTORY-PAPER-II 2018

23 Questions • 350 Marks • With Detailed Model Answers

1
20 Marksmedium
Was the Moplah Rebellion in Malabar an expression of anti-landlord and anti-foreign discontent? Discuss.
HistorySocial Issues
2
20 Marksmedium
Analyse various trends in Dalit Movements in various parts of post-independent India.
HistorySocial IssuesPolity
3
10 Marksmedium
Could Dyarchy (1919) satisfy the national sentiments of the Indians?
HistoryPolity
4
20 Marksmedium
Underline the growth of various forms of Socialist ideologies in the Indian National Movement between World Wars I and II.
HistoryPolitical Science
5
20 Marksmedium
Trace the development of land reforms in India between 1947 and early 1960's.
HistoryEconomyPolity
6
10 Marksmedium
What was the significance of Orientalist-Anglicist controversy in nineteenth century India? Analyse.
HistoryEducation
7
20 Marksmedium
Do you consider the suspension of Non-Cooperation Movement a "national calamity"?
History
8
20 Markshard
Critically examine the turns and twists in the politics of partition in 1930's and 1940's.
HistoryPolity
9
10 Marksmedium
Can methods and policies of the moderates be referred to as 'political mendicancy'?
History
10
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
With the writings of Karl Marx, Socialism assumed the form of Scientific Socialism.
Political ScienceHistory
11
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
The American War of Independence transformed Europe as well as America.
History
12
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
The Industrial Revolution put mobility in the place of stability.
HistorySociology
13
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
At the end of the Battle of Sedan (1870), "Europe lost a mistress and gained a master".
History
14
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Until December 1941, the battlefield of the Second World War was exclusively European and Atlantic; thereafter it became also Asiatic and Pacific.
History
15
20 Marksmedium
Explain the major ideas of Enlightenment. Discuss the contribution of Rousseau in Enlightenment.
HistoryPhilosophy
16
20 Marksmedium
Discuss how Japan industrialized after the Meiji Restoration. What were the consequences for its neighbours?
History
17
10 Markseasy
Explain the features of Apartheid in South Africa.
HistorySocial Issues
18
20 Marksmedium
Examine the role of Bismarck in state building in Germany.
History
19
20 Marksmedium
Discuss the factors constraining development of Africa after decolonization.
HistoryPolitical ScienceEconomics
20
10 Marksmedium
Outline the circumstances leading to adoption of Marshall Plan.
HistoryEconomics
21
20 Markshard
In the Chinese Revolution of 1949, the elements of communism and nationalism were discernible. Explain the statement in the light of Mao's strategy which was different from that of Lenin.
HistoryPolitical Science
22
20 Marksmedium
Discuss how far the United Nations has been successful in resolving global disputes from year 1946 to 1991.
Political ScienceInternational Relations
23
10 Marksmedium
Review the policy of Glasnost adopted by Gorbachev.
HistoryPolitical Science