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  • BRITISH POLICIES

    • British Policies and Divide and Rule
      • The policies of the British Indian Government during 1858-1905 were aimed at preventing another revolt of the masses. Elucidate.
      • Write short notes: Divide at impera.
      • What in your opinion were the positive steps taken by the British to modernize India?
      • The crisis of the colonial order during 1919 and 1939 was directly linked to the constitutional reforms, disillusionment and militant anti-colonial struggles. Elucidate.
      • The emergence of new social classes in British India was the direct consequences of the establishment of new social economy, new state system, administrative machinery and Western education. Discuss.
      • “British vision of India had no single coherent set of ideas. On the contrary, the ideas were shot through with contradictions and inconsistencies.” Discuss.
      • “Many Englishmen honestly consider themselves the trustees for India and yet to what a condition they have reduced our country.” Critically analyse.
      • Assess the role of British imperial power in complicating the process of transfer of power during the 1940s.
      • Why was there a sudden spurt in famines in colonial India since the mid-eighteenth century? Give reasons.
    • Why did the armies of the British East India Company – mostly comprising of Indian soldiers – win consistently against the more numerous and better equipped armies of the then Indian rulers? Give reasons.
    • Judicial System in British India
      • Write short notes: Ilbert Bill.
      • Write about Ilbert Bill in 20 words.
    • Princely states in British India
      • Write short notes: Butler Committee Report.
      • What was the Butler Committee Report? Discuss the reactions on the Report in India.
      • Write short notes: Chamber of Princes.
      • Examine the policy of Subordinate Union towards Princely States. Account for the shift from the policy of Subordinate Isolation.
    • Constitutional Development in British India
      • What was the Cabinet Mission Plan? How was the ‘grouping clause’ fundamental to it? What was its impact on the attitude of the Congress and the League?
      • What were the main features of the Act of 1935? What was Jawaharlal Nehru's reaction to the Act? Why did he contest the elections of 1937 and with what effect?
      • What was the attitude of the Indian National Congress towards the Second World War? What was the August Offer? What were the factors that led the British to change its negative policy and send Cripps to India?
      • “The Minto-Morley Reforms did not and could not provide an answer to Indian problems." Explain.
      • “From August Offer to Mountbatten Plan was a logical Revolution.” Discuss.
      • “In the Montagu-Chelmsford Report communal representation and reservations were not only retained but considerably extended." Comment.
      • How did the outbreak of the Second World War affect India's political scene? Did the Cripps Mission resolve the political crisis in India? (250 words)
      • Short notes on August Offer, 1940.
      • Write about August Declaration, 1917.
      • Assess role of C. Rajagopalachari during the Pre-partition Years of Indian public life.
      • What were the proposals of the Cabinet Mission? Analyse the reactions of the Congress and the League to the Proposals.
      • What was Mountbatten Plan? Discuss the reactions of Gandhi and Azad to the Plan.
      • What administrative changes were introduced in India after 1858? What were the objectives of these changes?
      • Why did Jinnah reject the C. R. Formula?
      • Review the ‘Dickie Bird Plan’.
      • “The reforms of 1909 introduced a cardinal problem and ground of controversy at every revision of the Indian electoral system.” Comment.
      • How did the Government of India Act, 1935 mark a point of no return in the history of constitutional development in India?
      • What are the salient features of the Government of India Acts of 1858 and 1909?
      • It would have been difficult for the Constituent Assembly to complete its historic task of drafting the Constitution for Independent India in just three years but for the experience gained with the Government of India Act, 1935. Discuss.
      • Did the Government of India Act, 1935 lay down a federal constitution? Discuss.
    • Local Self Government in British India
      • Describe the main features of the Panchayati Raj Bills. Does it in your opinion, modify the federal character?
      • Write a short history of the Local Self-Government till the Reforms of 1919.
    • Education Policies in British India
      • Trace the progress of the women's education from the early days of the British rule to the year 1947.
      • Trace the growth and development of University education till 1919.
      • Write about W. W. Hunter.
      • Assess the growth and development of Technical Education during the British rule.
      • Write about the Hunter Commission.
      • Write short note on Education Despatch of 1854.
      • Calcutta Madrasa.
      • “Satan cannot enter till he finds a flaw.... A great ocean separates us educated few from the millions in our country.” Critically analyse.
    • Press in British India
      • State the various regulations imposed by the British Government to curtail the freedom of the press.
      • Discuss the major regulations enacted by the British rulers to curb the freedom of Press in India.
      • Discuss the main findings of the Hartog Committee (1929).
    • Foreign Policy of the British India
      • Discuss the British policy towards Tibet from the end of the nineteenth century to the Viceroyalty of Lord Curzon.
      • What was the Masterly Inactivity Policy? Why was it abandoned?
      • How far Curzon's policy towards Tibet was influenced by strategic consideration?
    • Civil Services in British India
      • ‘The recruitment of Indians to Civil Services was the most important question in the last quarter of the nineteenth century.’ Explain.
      • When was the system of open competitive examination in the Indian Civil Service introduced? Analyse the growth of the Indian Civil Service till the passing of the Government of India Act, 1919.
      • Fort William College.
      • Haileybury College.
    • British Economic Policies
      • The economic policies followed by the British led to the transformation of India's economy into a colonial economy. They disrupted the traditional structure of the Indian economy. Explain how this happened with special reference to agricultural rural employment and development of our industries.
      • ‘The railways did in India what they did elsewhere they hastened the transition from handicraft to mechanical industry by transforming the transport situation.’ Discuss.
      • What is meant by ‘un-British’ rule in India? How Did the Indian nationalists react against it? Evaluate the role of Dadabhai Naroji in exposing the evils of British rule in India.
      • What do you understand about ‘Drain of wealth’ during British rule? Examine its effects on Indian Economy.
      • How did economic nationalism mirror the work of the early nationalist leadership in India?
      • How did the policy of free trade hurt Indian textile industry and crafts in the latter half of the 19th century?
      • Examine critically the various facets of economic policies of the British in India from mid-eighteenth century till independence.
      • Examine how the decline of traditional artisanal industry in colonial India crippled the rural economy.
      • Why indentured labour was taken by the British from India to other colonies? Have they been able to preserve their cultural identity over there?
      • How far was the Industrial Revolution in England responsible for the decline of handicrafts and cottage industries in India?
    • Viceroy and Governor General
      • The Viceroyalties of Lord Lytton and Lord Ripon formed an important landmark in the history of the Indian National Movement.’ Examine the truth of the statement.
      • What were the basic differences between the conservative and the liberal schools of administrators in the latter half of the 19th century?
      • Discuss the British policy towards Tibet from the end of the nineteenth century to the Viceroyalty of Lord Curzon.
      • How did the British illustrate Lord Canning’s policy in treating the Indian Princes as ‘Breakwaters in the storm’?
      • How far Curzon's policy towards Tibet was influenced by strategic consideration?
      • Regardless of distance in time, there were lots of similarities between Lord Curzon and Jawaharlal Nehru. Discuss.
      • “Dalhousie’s predecessors had acted on the general principles of avoiding annexations, if these could be avoided. Dalhousie acted on the principles of annexation, if he could do so legitimately. His annexations were both of war and peace.” Analyse.
      • “In many ways Lord Dalhousie was the founder of modern India.” Elaborate.
      • Evaluate the policies of Lord Curzon and their long term implications on the national movements.
  1. PYQs and Practice Questions
  2. UPSC IAS (CSE)
  3. UPSC Mains
  4. MODERN HISTORY OF INDIA
  5. BRITISH POLICIES
  6. Foreign Policy of the British India

Discuss the British policy towards Tibet from the end of the nineteenth century to the Viceroyalty of Lord Curzon. (UPSC 1994, 15 Marks, )

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What was the Masterly Inactivity Policy? Why was it abandoned? (UPSC 1996, 15 Marks, )

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How far Curzon's policy towards Tibet was influenced by strategic consideration? (UPSC 1999, 15 Marks, )

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