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COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR THE POST(s) OF BCS (EB) OFFICER B-17 / SECTION OFFICER B-17
INDIAN HISTORY PERIOD – II
Total Marks 150 Monday, February 02, 2009 Time Allowed 03 Hours
Note Attempt any Five questions At least Two from each part All questions carry equal marks
PART-I
Q-1 Lane Poole says “His permanent place in history, rest upon his conquests, which opened the way for an imperial line but his place is determined rather by his daring adventures and preserving efforts memorize in which he related them” Explain the Babur’s life and reign in the light of above
Q-2 Explain the following in details relating to the Administration of Sher Shah
(i) Administrative Reforms
(ii) Military
(iii) Land Revenue
(iv) Currency and Tariff
(v) Judicial
(vi) Police
(vii) Public Works
(viii) Religious
Q-3 Why did so many revolts take place in the Mughal period and with what results?
Q-4 Critically examine the Religious Policy of the Great Mughals
PART-II
Q-5 “Power divorced from responsibility is the worst imaginable mode of government” Estimate the diction with the special reference to Clive’s dual system
Q-6 Keeping in view of the foundation of the East India Company in 1600 AD explain the following
(a) Early difficulties
(b) Success over the Portuguese
(c) Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe
(d) Establishment of Factories in Bengal
(e) Charters of Charles-II
(f) Bombay under the Company
(g) The English expelled by the Dutch from the spice Iceland
Q-7 What do you know about the Second and Third Carnatic Wars?
Q-8 Keeping in view the Reign of Warren Hastings, explain the following points
(a) Oudh Policy
(b) Administrative, Revenue, Financial, Judicial Reforms
(c) Case of Nanda Kumar
(d) The Rohilla War (1773-74)
(e) Chait Singh of Benares
(f) Begums of Oudh
Q-9 Why did the Great Rebellion of 1857 fail?
Good Luck
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