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GSI-Post-Independence History Q1. India’s journey from a planned economy to a liberalised one reflects adaptation to the changing global and domestic realities. Evaluate (Answer in 150 words 10 Marker) Q2. Analyse the circumstances that led to the Tashkent Agreement in 1966. Discuss the highlights of the Agreement. ( UPSC 2016 ) (Answer in 150 words […]

India’s journey from a planned economy to a liberalised one reflects adaptation to the changing global and domestic realities. Evaluate (Answer in 150 words 10 Marker)

Analyse the circumstances that led to the Tashkent Agreement in 1966. Discuss the highlights of the Agreement. ( UPSC 2016 ) (Answer in 150 words 10 Marker)

Nehru’s foreign policy was more than diplomacy — it reflected India’s age-old civilizational values in a divided world.” Discuss. (Answer in 250 words 15 Marker)

The British ‘Divide and Rule’ policy sowed the seeds of partition, but it was the failure of Indian political leadership to bridge communal distrust that made it inevitable.” (Answer in 150 words 10 Marker)

The States Reorganisation Act of 1956 was not merely about redrawing boundaries, but about redefining India’s idea of unity in diversity.” Discuss (Answer in 150 words 10 Marker)

Debate the issue whether and how contemporary movements for assertion of Dalit identity work towards annihilation of caste. (UPSC 2015 ) (Answer in 250 words 15 Marker)

GSI: Modern Indian History &  Freedom Struggle   Q1. The British ‘Divide and Rule’ policy sowed the seeds of partition, but it was the failure of Indian political leadership to bridge communal distrust that made it inevitable.”(Answer in 150 words 10 Marker)   Q2. The States Reorganisation Act of 1956 was not merely about redrawing

If the pen was the sword of Indian nationalism, censorship was the colonial state’s shield.” Examine.  (Answer in 150 words 10 Marker)

“Though swiftly suppressed, the RIN revolt rattled the British more than many earlier mass movements.” Critically examine. (Answer in 150 words 10 Marker)