Q. What changes were brought about in the socio-economic scenario of Bihar during the British rule? [45 BPSC/2002]Ans:Bihar was Establishment of British rule after battle of Buxar and battle of Plassey brought in the changes in all the dimensions of life. While the changes in the economic scenario was sudden, the changes in the social …
Q. Throw light on the separation of Bihar from Bengal and the rise of modern Bihar. [46 BPSC/2005]Ans:Bihar always had independent identity as a province, although there has been several changes in its political boundaries from time to time. Under the rule of Nawab and British, Bihar was part of Bengal. Although when the Diwani …
Q. How did the partition of Bengal influence the course of India’s freedom struggle? Discuss. [40 BPSC/1995] Ans: The partition of Bengal occurred in 1905. The proposed Partition plan was to include the modern States of West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand and Orissa as one province called “Bengal” and Bangladesh, Assam and the North-Eastern States as …
Q. Analyze the role of Gandhiji in the Mass Movement of Bihar. [46 BPSC/2005]Ans:Bihar had been hotbed of Indian nationalism from the very beginning. Even before advent of Gandhi, there were significant mass movements in Bihar like 1857 revolt, Santhal revolt and Birsa Munda rebellion. During Gandhian phase of Indian nationalism, Bihar wholeheartedly participated in …
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Q. What were the reasons behind overseas immigration in the 19th century British India? Discuss in the light of the indenture system with special reference to Bihar. [64th BPSC/2018]Ans:Indentured labour was a system of bonded labour that was instituted following the abolition of slavery throughout British Empire in 1833 as newly free men and women …
Q. Account for the rise of a powerful peasant movement in India in the 1930s with special reference to Bihar. Ans: The 1930s bore witness to a new and nation-wide awakening of Indian peasants to their own strength and capacity to organize for the betterment of their living conditions. This awakening was largely a result …
Q. What do you understand by colonialism ? Point out important features of its various stage in India. Ans: Colonialism Colonialism, as a historical phenomenon of territorial expansion, is intimately connected with the rise and growth of the modern capitalist world system. Colonialism is as modern a historical phenomenon as industrial capitalism. It is a …
Q. Discuss various ‘Directive principles’. How were these implemented in Bihar after 1950? [BPSC-2012] Ans: DPSPs are enumerated in Part IV of the Constitution from Articles 36 to 51. The framers of the Constitution borrowed this idea from the Irish Constitution. Dr B R Ambedkar described these principles as ‘novel features’ of the Indian Constitution. …
Knowing about the origin of COVID-19 Recently, a group of 18 scientists, most of them from the U.S published a letter in the journal Science, calling for further investigation to determine the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic.The origin of SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19 virus still remains a mystery. There is no clear information about where, when …
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Q. The Revolt of 1857 was merely an mutiny. Discuss. Ans:The revolt of 1857 shook the British empire in India to it’s very foundations. It was cumulative effect of British expansionist policies, economic exploitation and administrative innovations which over the years had adversely affected the position of all sections of society- Zamindar, peasants, traders,, artisans, …
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