Gauhati University Question Papers
HISTORY (May-June’ 2014)
(6.1 General)
Full Marks: 80
Time Allowed: 3 hours
Answer either in
English or Assamese
The figures in the
margin indicate full marks for the questions
1.
Answer the following questions: 1x10=10
a) Who
was the Viceroy of India in 1858?
b) Name
the first Indian who succeeded in competing in the Indian Civil Service
Examination.
c) Who
was the law member of Viceroy’s Council in 1883?
d) What
was the real motive of Curzon behind Partition of Bengal?
e) Who
was the leader of the New Brahma Samaj?
f) Where
was the headquarters of the Theosophical society in India?
g) Who
was the founder of Muhammadan Anglo-friendship Defence Association?
h) How
many delegates attended the First Session of India National Congress held at
Bombay?
i)
In which year was the Partition of Bengal
annulled?
j)
Who was the representative of the Congress in
the 2nd Round Table Conference held in England?
2.
Give short answers: 2x5=10
a) Mention
two important provisions of the Government of India Act, 1858.
b) Name
two great leaders of Prarthana Samaj.
c) What
was the Vernacular Press Act of 1878 and who repealed it?
d) Mention
two causes of the growth of militant nationalism in India.
e) Who
did organize the ‘Azad Hind Fauz’ and what was its objective?
3.
Write short answers (any four): 5x4=20
a) How
did the British Government re-organize the army in India after 1857?
b) Write
a short note on Indian Association.
c) Discuss
the role of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan in the Aligarh Movement.
d) Discuss
the circumstances leading to the establishment of Muslim League in 1906.
e) What
was the August Offer of 1940?
f) Why
was India partitioned?
4.
Answer any four questions: 10x4=40
a) Give
an account of the administrative policies of the British Government in India
after the Rising of 1857.
b) Discuss
about the condition of women in India in the 19th century. What role
the social organizations play for their welfare?
c) What
were the causes of the growth of national awakening in India during the
later-half of the 19th century?
d) Give
an account of the movement against the Partition of Bengal in 1905.
e) What
led to the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1921 and Why was it stopped by Gandhiji
in 1922?
f) What
led Gandhiji to start the Civil Disobedience Movement in 1930? Write a short
note on his march to Dandi.
g) Give
an account of the Quit India Movement. What was its significance?
h) Write
an essay about the role of women in the freedom struggle of India.
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