Question : Sardar Patel accomplished a silent revolution by ensuring the absorption and assimilation of a multitude of principalities without shedding even a drop of blood. Elucidate.
(2014)
Answer : The history of India would have been different had Sardar Patel not been the Deputy Prime Minister when India became independent in 1947. The triumvirate- Gandhiji, Nehru and Sardar Patel were responsible for giving direction to the destiny of the country. Sardar Patel consolidated the country into one united whole in a unique manner. On the eve of their departure, the British government announced that its paramountcy would lapse not only over the British territory ....
Question : Why did the British finally quit India on 15th August 1947 The Imperialist answer is that independence was simply the fulfilment of British self-appointed mission to assist the Indian people to self-government. Examine.
(2014)
Answer : The awakening of masses by Gandhi and the activities of Bose behind the scenes (of strengthening Indian National Army) which had intensified during 1940s were already a cause of concern for the British. By the time the World War II had come to an end in 1945, the British were financially weak (sources indicate they were in the verge of bankruptcy) and were struggling to rule their own country, let alone their colonies.
The victory of ....
Question : To what extent did the Freedom Movement in India influence the Liberation Movement in Africa
(2014)
Answer : Great changes were taking place in other parts of the world in the immediate post war period. European colonies in Asia demanded and earned independence from Europe. Of particular importance was the independence of India and Pakistan from Britain in 1947. Many Africans looked at India as an example of what was politically possible for their own countries.
Moreover the success of the satyagraha in South Africa and of the independence struggle in India was a ....
Question : Notwithstanding the quest for modernity and the antagonism that guided Nehru attitude towards the inequalities inherent in the social structure in rural India the Congress Party did not carry out a concerted campaign against discrimination based on caste. Nehru own perception was that industrial growth was bound to break the stranglehold of this feudal remnant. This, however did not happen in India. Examine.
(2013)
Answer : Jawaharlal Nehru not only strove ceaselessly for the liberation of India from foreign yoke but also constantly applied his mind at the same time to the socio-economic and political problems that confronted India and the possible solutions to them. Nehru always held the view that the economic progress and prosperity of India depended primarily on the growth of large-scale industries in it. Not only for the purpose of eradicating poverty but also from the point ....
Question : Nehru policy of Non-Alignment came to symbolize the struggle of India and other newly independent nations to retain and strengthen their independence from colonialism.
(2012)
Answer : Indian foreign policy began to form during freedom struggle itself. By the time India had established anti-colonial ideology after independence it was priority of Indian leaders to promote independent foreign policy. Indian Geography is like a continent carrying great heritage. India’s freedom is meaningless if India could not promote its independent foreign policy. India’s first prime minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru propounded the policy of non-alignment or principle of free foreign policy. The whole world was ....
Question : Nehru favoured the policy of integrating the tribal people in Indian Society of making them an integral part of the Indian nation even while maintaining their distinct identity and culture. - Elaborate with special reference to north eastern India.
(2012)
Answer : The task of integrating tribal people into the mainstream of Indian society was extremely complex. It is due to the fact that they lived in different parts of India, speaking different languages with distinct cultures. They were spread over different parts of India and the greatest concentration was in Maharashtra, Orissa, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Chattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. These states were having larger number of STs. Except the Northeastern states, the tribal peoples are ....
Question : Nehru temple of Modern India consisted not only of steel and power plants irrigation dams but included institutions of higher learning particularly in the scientific field. Elaborate.
(2011)
Answer : Nehru was convinced that Science and Technology were crucial to the solution of India’s problems. As early as Jan. 1938 he said that it was science alone that could solve the problems of hunger and poverty, of sanitation and illiteracy, of superstition and deadening custom and tradition of vast resources running to waste, of a rich country inhibited by starving people.
This view was reiterated in the Scientific Policy Resolution passed by Lok Sabha in Mar. ....
Question : Would you agree that india effort to pursue an independent foreign policy was a highlight of post 1947 politics
(2011)
Answer : India pursued an independent foreign policy after 1947. This policy was a product of its long history and recent past. This policy was marked by a great deal of consistency and continuity.
Despite revolutionary changes in the international situation, the broad parameters, which were evolved during freedom struggle and in the early years of independence still retain their validity.
India realized that given her great civilization, India could not but aspire to the right to speak in ....
Question : Analyze Indian foreign policy of Non-alignment between 1947 and 1964.
(2004)
Answer : India’s Non-alignment Doctrine as a foreign policy precept was formulated by India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. India’s Non-alignment Doctrine was formulated by Nehru as the touchstone of new India’s foreign policy and Nehru steered India in the international community accordingly. Nehru’s passionate obsession to non-alignment led him to establish the Non-Alignment Movement (NAM) which he did in the company of leaders like President Tito of Yugoslavia, President Nasser of Egypt, President Sukarno of Indonesia ....
Question : Jawaharlal Nehru was the architect of India’s policy of non-alignment. In the light of the statement discuss India’s relations with two ‘power blocks’ between 1947-1964.
(2001)
Answer : The non-aligned movement (NAM) was largely a product of India’s efforts under the leadership of Jawaharlal Nehru. This effort was aimed at organising a collective answer to ‘blockpolitics’ of the great power in international affairs. It also aimed to develop friendly relations among the countries who were trying to free themselves from colonial dominations. The basic thrust of the movement was in favour of peace, disarmament, development, independence, eradications of poverty and illiteracy.
As one of ....
Question : “With great skill and masterful diplomacy and using both persuasion and pressure, Sardar Vallabhbahi Patel succeeded in integrating the hundreds of princely states with the Indian Union.” Discuss.
Answer : The variegated pattern of the British Congress of India and the different stratagems through which the various parts of the country was brought under colonial rule had resulted in two-fifths of the subcontinent being ruled by Indian princes. The areas ruled by the Indian princes included Indian States like Hyderabad, Mysore and Kashmir that were equal in size to many European countries, and numerous small states who counted their population in the thousands.
The common feature ....
