“An essential condition to eradicate poverty is to liberate the poor from deprivation.” Substantiate this statement with suitable examples.

Underline the changes in the field of society and economy from the Rig Vedic to the later Vedic period.

‘Despite implementation of various programmes for eradication of poverty by the government in India, poverty is still existing.’ Explain by giving reasons.

Professor Amartya Sen has advocated important reforms in the realms of primary education and primary health care. What are your suggestions to improve their status and performance?

‘Poverty Alleviation Programmes in India remain mere show pieces until and unless they are backed by political will’. Discuss with reference to the performance of the major poverty alleviation programmes in India.

Krishnadeva Raya, the King of Vijayanagar, was not only an accomplished scholar himself but was also a great patron of learning and literature. Discuss.

Early Buddhist Stupa-art, while depicting folk motifs and narratives successfully expounds Buddhist ideals. Elucidate.

Highlight the differences in the approach of Subhash Chandra Bose and Mahatma Gandhi in the struggle for freedom.

Discuss the role of women in the freedom struggle especially during the Gandhian phase.

Explain how the Uprising of 1857 constitutes an important watershed in the evolution of British policies towards colonial India.

The anti-colonial struggles in West Africa were led by the new elite of Western-educated Africans. Examine.