CSS British History Past Paper 2006
Paper-I
PART-2(Subjective) 80 Marks
Attempt ONLY FOUR Questions. (20×4)
PART-II
Q.2. “Robert Peel has rightly been called the most liberal of the conservatives and the most conservative of the liberals.” Comment and elaborate on his major achievements as the Prime Minister of Queen Victoria.
Q.3. What were the main objects of the Act of Settlement -1701?
Q.4. Give a detailed account of the causes of the American War of Independence.
Q.5. “Never was a king stronger than James-II when he ascended the throne. In spite of this, he lost his throne in record time. This may seem to be strange but that was largely due to his own acts of omission.” Comment and enumerate the causes of the Glorious Revolution.
Q.6. Critically review the Parliamentary Union between England and Ireland. How would you compare it with the Scottish Union?
Q.7. The most important event of the reign of Queen Anne was the “War of Spanish Succession which practically occupied the whole of her reign.” Comment and give the causes of this war.
Q.8. Write short notes on any two:
a) Napoleon Bonaparte
b) Vienna Settlement
c) Agrarian Revolution
d) Emancipation Act of 1833
Paper-II
PART-2(Subjective) 80 Marks
Attempt ONLY FOUR Questions. (20×4)
PART-II
Q.2. “The growth of self-governing dominions necessarily changed the whole basis of imperial relations.” Comment and briefly discuss the character of the British Commonwealth of Nations.
Q.3. Explain Gladstone’s Policy of “killing Home Rule by kindness.” Did he succeed in this policy?
Q.4. “Even without the military disaster of 1870, the collapse of the Second Empire could not have been delayed.” In the light of this statement, account for the downfall of Napoleon III.
Q.5. What were the main provisions and importance of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance 1902?
Q.6. “Crimean War was an important chapter in the Eastern question and a prelude to the most important political development of the 17th Century.” Discuss and give the causes and effects of this war.
Q.7. “The very name United Nations has become a misnomer and a mockery for what would more appropriately be called “Disunited Nations.” Give a criticism of the U.N.O highlighting its failures in the past.
Q.8. Write short notes on any two of the following:
a) Second Boer War
b) Bismarck
c) Treaty of Berlin
d) Fabianism