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CSS British History Past Paper 2023

CSS British History 2023 carries 100 marks over 3 hours. It has 7 questions.

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How to attempt: Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II by selecting TWO questions from EACH SECTION. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.

Question 1 (Part I) is the paper's MCQs, which are not reproduced here.

Q. 2
How did the Glorious Revolution occur in Britain? What was its fallout at home and abroad?
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Q. 3
“The English people got so much frightened by the developments in France that there prevailed a sort of panic across the country”. Analyse the after-effects of the French Revolution on England.
(20)
Q. 4
Why did Britain initiate the Policy of Splendid Isolation? What is your personal opinion whether it was a right step in right direction or proved detrimental?
(20)
Q. 5
According to Rudyard Kipling, “however the world pretends to divide itself, there are only two divisions in the world today --- human beings and Germans”. In the light of this statement, was the British policy in the First World War justified or not? Comment.
(20)

Q. 6
Produce an analytical essay on the causes, major developments, and aftermath of the Second World War.
(20)
Q. 7
“We will find those who did it, we will smoke them out of their holes, we will get them running and we will bring them to justice”. In the context of this remark, present a balanced critique about the War on Terror with special emphasis on the role of Great Britain.
(20)
Q. 8
How did the global financial crisis plunge Britain into recession in the 21st century and how did it respond?
(20)

Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II by selecting TWO questions from EACH SECTION. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
All the parts (if any) of each Question must be attempted at one place instead of at different places.
Write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q.Paper.
No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must be crossed.
Extra attempt of any question or any part of the question will not be considered.