CHAPTER V

1. Trace the evolution of the East India Company's relations with the British state
from 1765 to 1833. Bring out the major factors which influenced these relations.
2. Examine critically the commercial policy pursued by Britain in India from 1757
to 1857.
3. In what way did the British land revenue pollicy transform agrarian relations in
India?
4. Write short notes on:
a The Regulating Act of 1773 and the powers of the Governor-General
b The Industrial Revolution
c The drain of wealth from Bengal
d Development of the Railways

CHAPTER VI
1. Discuss the basic features of the administrative organisation of India under the
East India Company, with special reference to the underlying aims of the
administration, the civil service, the army, the police, and the judicial
administration.
2. What were the main characteristics of modern thought which influenced British
policies in India? Examine the nature and extent of this influence.
3. Examine critically the evolution of modern education and educational policies in
the 19th and 20th centuries, with special reference to the factors that led to the
introduction of modern education.
4. Write short notes on:
a Indian Civil Service
b The Rule of law
c Equality before Law
d The policy of partial modernisation
e The abolition of the practice of Sati
f The role of English as medium of instruction
g Education of girls
h Technical education

CHAPTER VII
1. Bring out the contribution of Raja Ramohan Roy to the social and cultural
awakening in the 19th century.
2. In what ways did Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar contribute to the making of modern
India?
3. Write short notes on:
a Henry Vivian Derozio
b Young Bengal
c Debendranath Tagore
d The Bethune School
e Religious reform in Western India

CHAPTER VIII
1. To what extent was the Revolt of 1857 the result of popular discontent against
foreign rule?
2. Why did the spoys of the Company's army revolt?
3. How would you explain the failure of the Revolut?
4. Write short notes on:
a The role of the Princes in the Revolt
b The role of the educated INdians in the Revolt
c Hindu-Muslim unity in the Revolt
d Bahadur-Shah
e Nana Sahib
f Tantia Tope
g Rani of Jhansi
h Kunwar Singh
i Maulavi Ahmadullah of Faizabad

CHAPTER IX
1. Discuss the important changes made in the administration of India after 1858
especially in the fields of constitutional change, provincial administration, local
bodies, the army, and the public services.
2. What changes did British attitude undergo towards INdian unity, the educated
INdians, the zamindars and princes, and social reforms after the Revolt of 1857.
3. Write short notes on:
a The Imperial Legislative COuncil after 1861
b Backwardness of social services
c Factory labour legislation of 1881 and 1891
d Plantation labour
e Freedom of the Press