pyq/2014/history-optional-ii/2

(a) "The Dual System of Government was a complete failure from the outset. In the first place, the abuse of the private trade reached a greater height than ever. In the second place, the demands of the Company for the increase led to gross oppression of the peasantry." Examine. (20 marks)

(b) "...instead of rejecting the plan (Cabinet Mission Plan), they (the Congress Leadership) resorted to a half-baked legalistic stratagem to reserve their position on its long-term arrangements and accepted its short-term provisions." Critically examine. (20 marks)

(c) "Dalit Movements for empowerment in independent India have essentially been for carving out political space through electoral politics." Discuss. (10 marks)