1. Discuss the safety valve theory. Does it satisfactorily explain the foundation of INC? (20M,400W)
2. Trace the factors which led to the split in the INC in 1907. What was it’s impact on the course of the nationalist movement? (15M,300W)
3. Examine the economic and social factors which led to the rise of Indian nationalism in the second half of the 19th Century. (20M,400W)
4. To what extent was the emergence of Congress in 1885 the culmination of a process of political awakening that had it’s beginning in the 1870s? (20M,400W)
5. What do you understand by Tea-Party Politics ? Assess the policies of their leadership. (15M,300W)
6. What are the causes for the rise of Extremism. What are the objectives and methods of the Extremist Group? (20M,400W)
7. “ Indian Nationalism was the child of the British Raj and British authorities blessed its cradle”. Comment (15M,300W)