SECTION –I

1. Discuss the nature of state and sovereignty in medieval India.

2. Write an essay on nationalism and colonial modernity in the 19th century India.

3. Write a note on social reform and the ‘Hindu Renaissance’ in 19th century India.

4. Elaborate the role of Jyotiba Phule as a social revolutionary. 5. Compare the Moderates and Extremists in the nationalist movement.

SECTION –II

Write a short note on the following in about 250 words each.

6. a) Sri Aurobindo on passive resistance b) Background of the rise of Hindu nationalist ideology

7. a) Maulana Maududi’s views on Nationalism b) Pandita Ramabai’s fight against patriarchy

8. a) Jaipal Singh on championing Adivasi identity b) Gandhi on the relationship between religion and politics

9. a) Jawaharlal Nehru’s theory of culture b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s ideological orientation

10. a) Rabindranath Tagore’s theory of freedom and self-realisation b) M.N. Roy’s Radical Humanism