DMPQ: Discuss the provision of the charter act of 1853. (history)

        the legislative and executive functions of the Governor-General’s council were separated.   This act served as the foundation of the modern parliamentary form of government. The legislative wing of the Governor-General’s Council acted as a parliament on the model of the British Parliament.   It extended the company’s rule for an indefinite period unlike … Read more

DMPQ- Features of Nalanda school of sculpture.

Features are as follows: Sculptures have an ordered appearance with little effect of crowding. They are depicted in three-dimensional forms. Delicate ornamentations. Back slabs of the sculptures are detailed. Nalanda bronzes: dating from 7th and 8th centuries to the 12th century; outnumber the metal images from entire eastern India. Initially depict Mahayana Buddhist deities like … Read more

DMPQ- “Economic backwardness of India was one of the major features on the eve of Independence.” Elaborate.

Colonialism became a fetter on India’s agricultural and industrial development. Agriculture stagnated in most parts of the country and even deteriorated over the years, resulting in extremely low yields per acre, and sometimes even reaching zero. There was a decline in per capita agricultural production which fell by 14 per cent between 1901 and 1941. … Read more

DMPQ- What were the aims of Indian National Congress during its initial years.

Formation of Indian National Congress aims and objectives  Nation building: The first and foremost major objectives of INC were to promote the nation-building process in India. It was to create a national identity of being an Indian among the people and to promote National Unity. This was important because colonial administrators did not consider … Read more

DMPQ- The Russian Revolution of 1917 was a single revolution which developed two phases. Elucidate.

The Russian Revolution of 1917 was one of the most explosive political events of the twentieth century. In 1917, two revolutions swept through Russia, ending centuries of imperial rule and setting into motion political and social changes that would lead to the formation of the Soviet Union. The February Revolution (known as such because of … Read more

DMPQ: Revolt of 1857 was a major landmark in National freedom struggle. What changes it brought to the governance system?

Revolt of 1857 was the  outburst of anger by the Indians against the exploitative policies of the Britishers. Even though  Britishers manage to supress the revolt. It made them to look into administration and way of governance. As a result they brought “ Act for betterment of India” . This act replace the rule of … Read more

DMPQ- . Critically evaluate the new forms of struggle and their impact after Bengal partition 1905.

The militant nationalists put forward several fresh ideas at the theoretical, propaganda and programme levels. Among the several forms of struggle thrown up by the movement were the following. Boycott of Foreign Goods Boycott included boycott and public burning of foreign cloth, boycott of foreign-made salt or sugar, refusal by priests to ritualise marriages involving … Read more