CSS British History Past Paper 2002
Paper-I
PART-2(Subjective) 80 Marks
Attempt ONLY FOUR Questions. (20×4)
PART-II
Q.2. Analyze the foreign policy of England under William III (1689-1702).
Q.3. The most important event of the reign of Queen Anne (1702-1714) was the War of Spanish Succession. Analyze the causes, events, and results of the war.
Q.4. What were the reasons for the supremacy of the Whig oligarchy from 1714-1760? What were the merits and demerits of Whig ascendancy?
Q.5. Critically analyze the character and achievements of Robert Walpole.
Q.6. Comprehensively discuss and analyze the statement that “The 18th Century Wars in English History were Trade Wars.”
Q.7. Critically analyze the causes and results of the American War of Independence. How did the war affect British colonial policy?
Q.8. Write notes on TWO of the following:
(a) Events of the Glorious Revolution
(b) Jacobite Revolt of 1745
(c) Causes and Results of the Seven Years’ War
Paper-II
PART-2(Subjective) 80 Marks
Attempt ONLY FOUR Questions. (20×4)
PART-II
Q.2. Queen Victoria once asked Melbourne for a definition of “Bureaucracy,” a strange word. She had just heard for the first time. “That, Madam,” he replied, “is something they have in France.” In light of this statement, discuss the Civil Service reforms in England in the second half of the 19th century.
Q.3. Elaborate and analyze the influence of the French Revolution on English society and political thought.
Q.4. Give a comprehensive account of the Chartist Movement. Why did it fail?
Q.5. Briefly trace the growth of the free trade movement in England and why did England abandon it later on?
Q.6. Explain the term “Eastern Question” and the attitude of England towards this question.
Q.7. Analyze the British foreign policy from 1870 to 1914.
Q.8. What were the causes of World War II and its effects on England?