BHIC-134 · June 2022 · English
IGNOU BHIC-134 June 2022 Previous Year Question Paper
HISTORY OF INDIA : 1707-1950
Structured previous year question paper for BHIC-134, June 2022 session.
Max marks: 100 · Questions: 9
Verified: 22 Aug 2026
B. A. (GENERAL) (BAG)
Term-End Examination
June, 2022
BHIC-134 : HISTORY OF INDIA : 1707–1950
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note : Answer any five questions in about
400 words each. Attempt at least two
questions from each Part. All questions carry
equal marks.
Q1.Discuss the main ideas of the orientalists and utilitarians. How did they help in consolidating the British empire in India ? 20 [ 2 ]
Q2.Elaborate upon the course of Revolt of 1857.
Q3.How did the British suppress it ?
Q4.Discuss the rise of the Sikh state.
Q5.Write short notes on any two of the following in
(a) State formation in Mysore
(b) The decline of the Mughal Empire
(c) The eighteenth century as a ‘long century’
(d) The permanent settlement in Bengal
Q6.Discuss the three stages of colonialism in India. How were they different from each other ?
Q7.Comment on the controversies surrounding the origin of the Indian National Congress. 20 [ 3 ]
Q8.What do you understand by the term ‘Communalism’ ? Discuss its emergence and growth.
Q9.Write short notes on any two of the following in
(a) The role of the Constituent Assembly in framing the Indian Constitution
(b) The Shimla Conference of 1945
(c) Civil Disobedience Movement
(d) The Champaran Experiment 2022 -134 &II [ 6 ]