CSS British History Past Paper 2003
Paper-I
PART-2(Subjective) 80 Marks
Attempt ONLY FOUR Questions. (20×4)
PART-II
Q.2. When and why and how did England become “Great Britain”? Explain the principal advantages to the countries directly affected by this change.
Q.3. “A glorious success until 1761, and then failure.” Do you agree with this estimate of the career of Chatham?
Q.4. Give the causes of the struggle between George III and the Whigs till the triumph of the king over the Whigs.
Q.5. Give an account of the French Revolution from the Treaty of Amiens to the Battle of Waterloo.
Q.6. Explain, “If England reached in 1815 the zenith of political and military prestige, she reached the nadir of industrial dislocation and social discontent.”
Q.7. Write an account of the achievements of Sir Robert Peel to his country. What are his so-called three betrayals of his party?
Q.8. Write notes on TWO of the following:
(a) “Chartist Movement was the barometer of people’s poverty.” Comment upon this.
(b) In what way can the Treaty of Utrecht be regarded as one of the great landmarks in British and European history?
(c) Give an account of the War of Jenkins’ Ear (1739).
Paper-II
PART-2(Subjective) 80 Marks
Attempt ONLY FOUR Questions. (20×4)
PART-II
Q.2. Do you agree with the view that “the Crimean War was the only perfectly useless modern war that has ever been waged”? (Sir Robert Marrier)
Q.3. “He (Mr. Palmerston) was a conservative at home and a revolutionary abroad.” Elucidate these remarks.
Q.4. Discuss the rise of the Labour Party in Britain and point out the achievements of this party.
Q.5. Explain carefully Gladstone’s policy “Killing Home Rule by Kindness”. Did he succeed in this policy?
Q.6. How did Britain gain by “Salisbury’s policy of prudent bargain and constant concessions”?
Q.7. Give the causes of the Great War (1914-1918). Was the war inevitable?
Q.8. Write notes on any TWO of the following:
(a) Write what you know of the Sinn Féin Movement.
(b) Give an account of the Shrinkage of Turkey.
(c) Why is Edward VII spoken of as the Peacemaker?