History optional by Vikas Dhayal

You can see the predictions shared yesterday. Will find a lot of questions.

It was the most unconventional paper since 2013.

If it didn’t go well for you, it didn’t go well for anyone for that matter.

Mapping was on the easier side compared to last two years but rest of the paper was really really difficult to write specific content.

Good luck for paper-2

My Predictions for Section-B of History Optional Paper 2

1. Kant

2. Napoleonic reforms and long lasting nature, a broad question.

3. Revolution of 1830 ramifications, background

4. Broad question on Enlightenment, Enlightenment Despots.

5. Bismarck and German Unification

6. American Revolution and Constitution

7. American Civil War

8. Neo imperialism broad questions+ imperialism in Australia

9. Hitler's rise and Fascism in Germany

10. Russian Revolution broad question.

11. Eastern Question

12. World war 1 backdrop and aftermath, total wars

13. Latin America's liberation from colonial rule

14. European Union

15. Glasnots, Goberchev, fall of USSR

16. Chinese Revolution

17. Factors contraining development of Latin America

18. NAM

My Predictions for Section-1 of History Optional Paper 2

1. Curzon’s policies and Swadeshi Movement(Including Surat Split)

2. Permanent and Ryotwari Settlements, background and role in rural pauparisation

3. Role of utilitarians and free trade thinkers in changes in British policy in 1813 and 1833

4. Battle of Buxar, Significance and role of British Policy, Pressure from Metropol vs developments at periphery kind of question.

5. Role of the Press in development of national opinion giving boost to nationalistic consciousness

6. Islamic revivalism in context of the wahabi movement.

7. Dayanand Saraswati’s philosophy and estimate

8. Peasant Movements in the 1920s and 1930s

9. Montague Chelmsford(1919) Act, backdrop and change is British Policy to world war-1 .

10. Reasons for Gandhi’s popular appeal and changed character of national movement after his arrival on the scene.

11. Revolutionary movements in Punjab and Maharastra

12. Integration of Princely States in Indian Union.

13. Temples of Modern India

14. Left wing in 1920s

15. Safety Valve theory and nature of early congress

16. Hindu Mahasabha and Muslim League

17. Success and failure of Land Reforms

18. Role of women in national movement

For those appearing in Mains with History optional, the key in the next 5 days will be memorisation.

Optional is more about memorisation and properly doing justice to all parts of the question and write few points in every answer which shows depth of your understanding.

Just like last year, I will be sharing my predictions for the optional paper soon.

Last year I predicted 16 questions and shared my analysis and 8 of them appeared in the actual exam.

You can check last year’s predictions in this post
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