SECTION –I

1. Discuss the nature of state and sovereignty in medieval India.

2. Write a note on construction of India in the 19th century.

3. Write a note on social reform and the ‘Hindu Renaissance’ in 19th century India.

4. Elaborate the role of JyotibaPhule as a social revolutionary.

5. Compare the Moderates and Extremists in the nationalist movement.

SECTION –II

Write a short note on the following in about 250 words each.

6. a) Sri Aurobindo on passive resistance b) Background of the rise of Hindu nationalist ideology

7. a) MaulanaMaududi’s views on Nationalism b) PanditaRamabai’s fight against patriarchy

8. a) Jaipal Singh on championing Adivasi identity b) Gandhi on the relationship between religion and politics

9. a) Jawaharlal Nehru’s theory of culture b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s ideological orientation

10. a) Rabindranath Tagore’s theory of freedom and self-realisation b) M.N. Roy’s Radical Humanism