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(a) Political extremism in colonial India often converged with cultural nationalism, but not always. – Comment. (20 marks)

(b) Regionalism in India after 1947 was occasioned by developmental imperatives as much as linguistic particularism. – Elucidate. (20 marks)

(c) Twenty years of peace secured by the treaty of Salbai proved very costly to the Marathas in strategic terms. – Elucidate. (10 marks)