1. Defying the barriers of age, gender and religion, the Indian women became the torch bearer during the struggle for freedom in India. Discuss.
2. Several foreigners made India their homeland and participated in various movements. Analyse their role in the Indian struggle for freedom.
3. In many ways, Lord Dalhousie was the founder of Modern India. Elaborate.
4. It would have been difficult for the Constituent Assembly to complete its historic task of drafting the Constitution for Independent India in just three years but for the experience gained with the Government of India Act, 1935. Discuss.
5. Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, despite having different approaches and strategies, had a common goal of amelioration of the downtrodden. Elucidate.
6. How different would have been the achievement of Indian Independence without Mahatma Gandhi? Discuss.
7. In what ways did the naval mutiny prove to be the last nail in the coffin of British colonial aspirations in India?
8. Examine critically the various facets of economic policies of the British in India from mid-eighteenth century till independence.
9. The third battle of Panipat was fought in 1761. Why were so many empire- shaking battles fought at Panipat?
10. Highlight the differences in the approach of Subhash Chandra Bose and Mahatma Gandhi in the struggle for freedom.
11. Explain how the uprising of 1857 constitutes an important watershed in the evolution of British policies towards colonial India.
12. A powerful left-wing group developed in India in the late 1920s and 1930s, contributing to the radicalization of national movement. Critically examine.
13. Swami Dayanand’s philosophy represents both elements of extremism and social radicalism. Substantiate.
14. To characterize the Quit India Movement as ‘ spontaneous revolution’ would be partial interpretation, so also would be to look at it as the culmination of Gandhian Satyagraha movements. Elucidate.
15. Analyse the nature of peasant movements during the nationalist phase and bring out their shortcomings.
16. M.K. Gandhi made a gross mistake in championing the khilafat cause, an extra-territorial issue which cut at the very roots of Indian nationality. Critically examine.
17. Though Sri Ramakrishna became the prophet of neo- Hinduism, he never claimed to have founded any new religion. Elaborate.
18. How far is it correct to say that the 19th century Tribal uprisings are a part of subaltern nationalism?
19. Do you agree with the view that the growth of vernacular literature in the 19th and the 20th centuries paved the way for social reform and cultural revival in India?
20. The ‘safety –valve thesis’ does not adequately explain the birth of the Indian National Congress in 1885. Critically examine.