1. Write a note on the process of British expansion in North India.

2. Explain the differences between the ideas and activities of the Orientalists and the Utilitarians in India.

3. Discuss the important features of Ryotwari settlement introduced by the British in India.

4. Why did the British try to expand their control beyond Indian borders? Explain with reference to China and Afghanistan.

5. What was the impact of the commercialisation of agriculture on Indian economy?

6. Discuss the nature of the Civil Service established by the British in India.

7. Discuss the differences in the state formation between Hyderabad and Mysore states during the 18th century.

8. Write a note on the popular uprisings during the early 19th century.

9. What was the impact of Western knowledge on Indian mind? 12

10. Discuss the structure and pattern of trade of the European companies with India during the 17th and 18th centuries.

11. What were the main features of the new poetry?

12. Briefly discuss the British policy towards in the early 19th century.

13. Write short notes on any two of the following in about 100 words each:

Battle of Buxar

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

Regulating Act of 1773

Fitna