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2022
HISTORY
[Groups ‘A’ to ‘E’ are common for both Regular and External Candidates. Group ‘F’ is meant only for External Candidates.]
(All questions of Group ‘A’ are compulsory. Candidates should follow the alternatives in other groups. Visually-challenged candidates will answer the alternative questions as per directive in Group ‘B’. Others will attempt map pointing.)
Group ‘A’
1. Choose the correct answer: 1×20=20
1.1 Satyajit Roy was associated with
(a) History of Sports
(b) Urban History
(c) Women’s History
(d) History of Performing Arts
1.2 Silk was invented in ancient-
(a) India
(b) Rome
(c) Persia
(d) China
1.3 The city known as ‘forbidden city’ is-
(a) Lhasa
(b) Beijing
(c) Rome
(d) Constantinople
1.4 The periodical ‘Bangadarshan’ was a
(a) Weekly
(b) Fortnightly
(c) Monthly
(d) Yearly
1.5 The drama ‘Nildarpan’ was printed at-
(a) Nadiya
(b) Dacca
(c) Serampore
(d) Calcutta
1.6 The person who managed the affairs of the Brahmo Samaj after Rammohan was
(a) Akshay Kumar Datta
(b) Devendranath Tagore
(c) Ramchandra Vidyavagish
(d) Tarachand Chakrabarty
1.7 The first Bengali newspaper owned by a Bengalee was-
(a) Samachar Darpan
(b) Sambad Pravakar
(c) Brahman Sebadhi
(d) Bengal Gazette
1.8 The first Muslim graduate of the Calcutta University was
(a) Syed Amir Ali
(b) Abdul Latif
(c) Delwar Hossein Ahmed
(d) Syed Ahmed
1.9 A revolt organised by the Adivasi people against Colonial Forest was
(a) Sanyasi-Fakir Rebellion
(b) Chuar Rebellion
(c) Kol Rebellion
(d) Rampa Revolt
1.10 The term ‘Sanyasi revolt’ was first used by-
(a) Vincent Smith
(b) James Mill
(c) Warren Hastings
(d) Lord Cornwallis
1.11 The peasant rebellion which lasted for the longest period was-
(a) Chuar Rebellion
(b) Faraizi Movement
(c) Sanyasi-Fakir Rebellion
(d) Santal Rebellion
1.12 Mir Nisar Ali was the leader of
(a) Wahabi Movement in Bengal
(b) Faraizi Movement
(c) Sanyasi-Fakir Rebellion
(d) Indigo Revolt
1.13 The person known as ‘Rashtraguru’ was
(a) Rammohan Roy
(b) Rajnarain Bose
(c) Nabagopal Mitra
(d) Surendranath Banerjee
1.14 The Great Revolt (1857) was termed as ‘Peasant Revolt’ by
(a) Surendranath Sen
(b) Ramesh Chandra Majumdar
(c) Shashibhushan Chaudhury
(d) Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
1.15 Anandamohan Bose was the – of the Indian Association
(a) Founder
(b) President
(c) Vice-President
(d) Secretary
1.16 The ‘Vande Mataram’ song was composed by
(a) Rabindranath Tagore
(b) Satyendranath Tagore
(c) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
(d) Swami Vivekananda
1.17 Jagadish Chandra Bose, the founder of the Bose Institute, was a Professor of-
(a) Mathematics
(b) Chemistry
(c) Physics
(d) Botany
1.18 The Bengal Engineering College was founded in
(a) 1833 A.D.
(b) 1856 A.D.
(c) 1880 A.D.
(d) 1903 A.D.
1.19 The first President of the National Council of Education (1906) was
(a) Rashbehari Ghosh
(b) Aurabindo Ghosh
(c) Taraknath Palit
(d) Satish Chandra Mukhopadhyay
1.20 The editor of the ‘Digdarshan’ was—
(a) William Carey
(b) Joshua Marshman
(c) Felix Carey
(d) John Clerk Marshman
Group ‘B’
2. Answer the following questions (attempt one question from each sub-group; in all answer 16 questions): 1×16=16
Sub-group: 2.1
Answer each of the following questions in one sentence:
(2.1.1) In which year was suspended the publication of the Somprakash, temporarily?
(2.1.2) Give an example of the colonial architectures of Calcutta.
(2.1.3) In which offence was convicted Rev. James Long?
(2.1.4) Who composed the book ‘Vidyaharabali’?
Sub-group: 2.2
Identify which of the following is True or False:
(2.2.1) In India, artillery was first used in the Battle of Plassey.
(2.2.2) The Mohun Bagan Club won the I.F.A. shield in 1911 A.D.
(2.2.3) The first groom to marry a widow was Shrischandra Nyayaratna.
(2.2.4) One of the Secretaries of the Landholders’ Society was Prasanna Kumar Tagore.
Sub-group: 2.3
| Column A | Column B |
| (2.3.1) Lord Ripon | (1) Zamindar Sabha |
| (2.3.2) Rammohan Roy | (2) Hunter Commission |
| (2.3.3) Dwarkanath Tagore | (3) Bengal Technical Institute |
| (2.3.4) Taraknath Palit | (4) Anglo-Hindu School |
Sub-group: 2.4
On the given outline Map of India, locate and label the following places:
(2.4.1) A centre of the Indigo Revolt – Nadiya.
(2.4.2) Area of Kol Rebellion – Chhotanagpur.
(2.4.3) A centre of the Great Revolt (1857) – Delhi.
(2.4.4) A centre of the Great Revolt (1857) – Kanpur.
OR (ONLY FOR VISUALLY-CHALLENGED CANDIDATES)
Fill in the blanks:
(2.4.1) ‘HOOL’ means._____________
(2.4.2) The drama ‘Nildarpan’ was composed by___________
(2.4.3) The first Viceroy of India was ______________________
(2.4.4) The Serampore Mission Press was founded in __________A.D.
Sub-group: 2.5
Select the correct interpretation of the following sentences:
(2.5.1) Statement: The Hindu College was founded in 1817 A.D. for the spread of western education.
Interpretation 1: Only Hindu students were eligible for admission in this College.
Interpretation 2: Both Hindu and Brahmo students were eligible for admission in this College.
Interpretation 3: Students of all creed were eligible for admission in this College.
(2.5.2) Statement: The Colonial Government created a separate region called South West Frontier Agency for the tribals.
Interpretation 1: It was created after the Chuar Rebellion.
Interpretation 2: It was created after the Kol Rebellion.
Interpretation 3: It was created after the Munda Rebellion.
(2.5.3) Statement: Jagadish Chandra Bose founded the Bose Institute in 1917 A.D.
Interpretation 1: It was founded for the development of Botanical research.
Interpretation 2: It was founded for the spread of scientific education.
Interpretation 3: It was founded for the development of scientific research.
(2.5.4) Statement: In the nineteenth century, the publishers of Bengal depended on pedlars to sell their books.
Interpretation 1: Because, book-shops were very limited.
Interpretation 2: Because, selling of books was regarded as a mean profession.
Interpretation 3: Because, it was the cheapest and easiest way to reach prospective buyers.
Group ‘C’
3. Answer the following questions in two or three sentences (any eleven): 2×11=22
3.1 What is the importance of the study of Military History?
3.2 What are “Government documents”?
3.3 Why was founded the School Book Society?
3.4 Why Madhusudan Gupta is remembered?
3.5 Why is the ‘educational despatch’ of Lord Hardinge important?
3.6 What is meant by ‘Bengal Renaissance’?
3.7 Why did the Farazi movement fail?
3.8 Why Titumir is remembered?
3.9 Why did a section of the educated Bengalee Society oppose the Great Revolt (1857)?
3.10 Why cartoons are drawn?
3.11 Who was Nabagopal Mitra?
3.12 Mention the role of Bankim Chandra in awakening nationalism in the nineteenth century Bengal.
3.13 Why was founded the National Council of Education?
3.14 What is meant by ‘Vidyasagar fount’?
3.15 What is the importance of the introduction of linotype in the development of Bengali press?
3.16 What is the contribution of Rabindranath in the spread of rural industry and vocational education?
Group ‘D’
4. Answer the following questions in seven or eight sentences each. Attempt at least two questions from each sub-group. Answer six questions in all. 4×6=24
Sub-group: D.1
4.1 What role did Raja Radhakanta Deb play in spreading women’s education in the nineteenth century Bengal?
4.2 Can Lord Macauley be regarded as the introducer of Western education in this country?
4.3 With what objectives the Colonial Government enacted the Forest Laws?
4.4 Analyse the role of newspapers in the Indigo Revolt.
Sub-group: D.2
4.5 Analyse the role of the Hindu Mela in spreading nationalism.
4.6 Analyse the nationalist ideas of Rabindranath as revealed in his novel ‘Gora’.
4.7 What changes were introduced by the printing press in the sphere of education in Bengal?
4.8 Analyse the role of Gangakishore Bhattacharya in the development of printing press in Bengal.
Group ‘E’
5. Answer any one question in fifteen or sixteen sentences: 8×1=8
5.1 Briefly describe the role of Ramakrishnadeva in the religious reform movement of nineteenth century Bengal.
5.2 What is the historical significance of the Sanyasi-Fakir rebellion? Why did the rebellion fail?
5.3 What is the importance of Halhed’s ‘A Grammar of the Bengal Language’? Analyse the role of Charles Wilkins in the development of printing in Bengali Language.
[FOR EXTERNAL CANDIDATES ONLY]
Group ‘F’
6.1 Answer the following in a single sentence (any four): 1×4=4
6.1.1 In which year was published the ‘Bangadarsan’?
6.1.2 In which year was formed the Indigo Commission?
6.1.3 In which year was founded the Hindu College?
6.1.4 Which revolt was initiated at Bhagyanidhi?
6.1.5 Who painted the picture ‘Bharatmata’?
6.1.6 Who founded the ‘Bose Institute’?
6.2 Answer the following questions in two or three sentences (any three): 2×3=6
6.2.1 Why is David Hare famous?
6.2.2 What is meant by ‘revolution’?
6.2.3 State two objectives of founding the Indian Association.
6.2.4 Why is Panchanan Karmakar remembered?
6.2.5 With what objectives was founded the ‘Sriniketan’?
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