CSS British History Past Paper 2014
Paper-I
PART-2(Subjective) 80 Marks
Attempt ONLY FOUR Questions. (20×4)
PART-II
Q2. Account for the development of the political party system in England during the 19th century.
Q3. What were the changes brought about in the structure of the British Parliament by the Act of 1832?
Q4. What do you understand by the “Victorian Age”? Write briefly about the achievements of this age.
Q5. Write comprehensively on the “Whigs Oligarchy” in England.
Q6. “No taxation without representation.” Also narrate the causes and results of the American War of Independence.
Q7. Describe the role played by England in the downfall of Napoleon.
Q8. “England had become the workshop of the world with the beginning of the Industrial Revolution.” Discuss.
Paper-II
PART-2(Subjective) 80 Marks
Attempt ONLY FOUR Questions. (20×4)
PART-II
Q2. Produce an analytical essay on the four tenures of office of Gladstone, with particular reference to his reforms and foreign policy.
Q3. How was the scramble for Africa carried out by the various imperialist powers, especially Britain, and what was its climax?
Q4. Trace the background, genesis, evolution, and culmination of Fabianism and Guild Socialism.
Q5. Bring out the debit side and credit side of the Entente Cordiale between England and France in the early 20th century.
Q6. Highlight the pivotal role of Britain in the inter-war period.
Q7. Who floated the idea of the “European Common Market”? How did it come into being, and what were its aftermaths?
Q8. Shed light on British involvement in the War on Terror after 9/11. What is your personal view: has Britain played a positive or negative role? Support your point with watertight arguments.