CSS British History Past Paper 2015
Paper-I
PART-2(Subjective) 80 Marks
Attempt ONLY FOUR Questions. (20×4)
PART-II
Q2. What forced James II to issue the various Declarations of Indulgence? Account for the War of the League of Augsburg followed by the Treaty of Ryswick.
Q3. Evaluate analytically and critically the role of Walpole as Secretary of State, Prime Minister, Party-organiser, and Financier.
Q4. Shed light on the American War of Independence with special reference to its debit side and credit side for Great Britain.
Q5. The short reign of William IV is considered to be the long era of bills and acts. Substantiate the statement with supportive arguments.
Q6. “Palmerston was at once a Radical and Jingo but at heart neither a Whig nor a Tory.” Elucidate.
Q7. Write short notes on any TWO of the following:
(a) Industrial Revolution
(b) Methodist Movement
(c) Jacobite Revolt of Scotland
Paper-II
PART-2(Subjective) 80 Marks
Attempt ONLY FOUR Questions. (20×4)
PART-II
Q2. Describe the emergence of the Methodist Movement in England. What were its good and bad effects on the people?
Q3. Analyze the characters and policies of Gladstone and Disraeli with special reference to foreign affairs.
Q4. What was the background in the context of which the Crimean War broke out? Discuss and analyze the results that followed the cessation of hostilities.
Q5. How has the idea of the British Commonwealth of Nations developed? In what ways does its significance differ from the term British Empire?
Q6. Why did Britain adopt the policy of Splendid Isolation from 1870 onwards in external affairs? How was this policy abandoned by the end of the 19th century? Discuss and analyze.
Q7. Describe and critically analyze the foreign policy of England from 1919 to 1939.