History Optional Paper-II Section B by Rashid Yasin
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Optional - Test Date
17-06-2022 07:00 AM - Evaluated
Yes
To participate in answer writing program, Register yourself for the test. Copies will be evaluated only for the registered students. Registration will be closed after the scheduled date.
48 Hrs. Answer Writing, Copy Evaluation and Marks Improvement Cycle
- Step 1 (Answer Writing): Questions will be uploaded on the portal on the scheduled date at 7:00 AM. You have to write your answers on an A4 size sheet leaving margins on both sides based on the UPSC pattern. Mention your name on the 1st page and page number on each page. After writing the answer, Click pictures of each page of your answer sheet, merge them all in a single PDF and upload in the comment section of the same question. Answers should be uploaded before 7:00 PM on the same day.
- Step 2 In Next 48 Hrs (Copy Evaluation & Discussion): After evaluation, the first 50 copies will be uploaded on the same comment box and will be sent to you. In the evening 8:00 PM marks improvement sessions for the test with respective faculty in a group will be conducted online. So that students can get a wider perspective of the topics. Here you can discuss your evaluated copies also with the faculty.
Instruction:
- Attempt both questions
- The test carries 30 marks.
- Write Each answer in 150 words.
- Any page left blank in the answer-book must be crossed out clearly.
- Evaluated Copy will be re-uploaded on the same thread after 2 days of uploading the copy.
- Discussion of the question and one to one answer improvement session of evaluated copies will be conducted through Google Meet with concerned faculty. You will be informed via mail or SMS for the discussion.
Question #1. Many of the ideas contained in the American Constitution were built on the ideas of enlightenment thinkers. Comment.
(Examiner will pay special attention to the candidate's grasp of his/her material, its relevance to the subject chosen, and to his/ her ability to think constructively and to present his/her ideas concisely, logically and effectively).
Model Answer
Question #1. Many of the ideas contained in the American Constitution were built on the ideas of enlightenment thinkers. Comment.
Colonial leaders used Enlightenment ideas to justify independence. The colonists had asked for the same political rights as the people in Britain, they said, but the King had stubbornly refused. Therefore, the colonists were justified in rebelling against a tyrant who had broken the social contract.
In July 1776, the Second Continental Congress issued the Declaration of Independence. This document, written by political leader Thomas Jefferson, was firmly based on the ideas of John Locke and the Enlightenment. The Declaration reflected these ideas in its eloquent argument for natural rights. 'We hold these truths to be self-evident; states the beginning of the Declaration, 'that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.' Since Locke had asserted that people had the right to rebel against an unjust ruler, the Declaration of Independence included a long list of George III's abuses. The document ended by declaring the colonies' separation from Britain.
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Enlightenment ideas |
US Constitution |
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1. John Locke: A government’s power comes from the consent of the people |
Preamble begins ’We the people of United states’ to establish legitimacy
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2. Montesquieu: Separation of powers |
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3. Rousseau: Direct Democracy |
Public election of President and Congress |
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4. Voltaire: Free speech, religious tolerance |
The Bill of Rights provides for freedom of speech and religion. |
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5. Beccaria: Accused have rights, no torture |
The Bill of Rights protects rights of accused and prohibits cruel and unusual punishment. |
Question #2. Do you agree with the statement that the league's achievement was only partial? Give reasons in support of your answer.
The league settled many disputes among the nations. It successfully settled the quarrel between Sweden and Finland over the Aaland Islands. The vexed question of Upper Silesia in dispute between Germany and Poland came in for the consideration of the league council. It appointed a special commission which demarcated the boundary between the Germany and Polish zones. On 3 occasions the league successfully intervened in the disturbed Balkan era. In 1921, it protected Albania against the aggression of Yugoslavia. In 1925 , it successfully intervened to protect Greece in the threatened outbreak of war between Bulgaria and Greece and thereby averted what looked like a serious crisis. Another interesting dispute settled by the League was the boundary dispute between Iraq and Turkey. After a lengthy investigation by a League Commission, an award was made in 1926, which was accepted by the parties.
Turkey, however, was not satisfied with the decision. She became suspicious of the League and for a time drew closer to the Soviet Union. One serious defect of the League was that it had no effective machinery to enforce its decision and so it failed to maintain peace when quarrels involved the big powers. It could not restrain Hitler. It failed to stop Italy's aggression in Abyssinia and Japan in Manchuria.
The League indeed failed in its main purpose in the political sphere. It could not secure disarmament, nor could it prevent wars and aggressions. But in the less spectacular fields of social and humanitarian work, it accomplished much. It concerned itself through its agencies with the suppression of traffic in women, children, and opium and with the struggle against slavery and forced labour. Much was done to promote educational and intellectual cooperation, to facilitate international transit and communication, and to coordinate the activities of various health and scientific organisations throughout the world.
Procedure of Answer Writing:
To participate in the answer writing program, Register yourself for the test. Copies will be evaluated only for the registered students. Registration will be closed after the scheduled date.
Answer Writing, Copy Evaluation, and Marks Improvement Cycle:
Step 1 (Theme, Details & Its Topics):
- Every round of Answer writing initiative will be around a theme related to the Subject/Topic.
- Please read the theme and its description, and try to cover the topics given within the theme before writing the answer along with the sources.
Step 2 (Answer Writing):
- Questions will be uploaded on the portal on the scheduled date at 7:00 AM.
- You have to write your answers on an A4 size sheet leaving margins on both sides based on the UPSC pattern.
- Mention your name, email id, location, and phone number on the 1st page in the top right corner and the page number on each page.
- After writing the answers, Click pictures of each page of your answer sheet, merge them all in a single PDF and upload them in the upload section of the same question.
- Kindly submit your written answers before 7:00 PM. Only the first 100 copies will be considered for evaluation. No request for late submission or evaluation will be entertained once the 100 mark is reached.
Note: Answer sheets without the proper guidelines given above will not be accepted for evaluation.
Step 3 (Copy Evaluation): Copies will be evaluated in the next 72 hours of the test date. After evaluation, copies will be uploaded into your account. During the copy evaluation period, doubt clearing and discussion about the theme or topic of the test with respective mentors of the test will be done in the telegram group.
Step 4 (Mentorship): Evaluated copies will be sent to you via mail and also uploaded into your account on the website. After that a mentorship session for the marks improvement with respective faculty will be conducted on the Google Meet, so that students can get a wider perspective of the topics. Here you can discuss your evaluated copies also with the faculty. Top 5 copies of every test will be shared in the telegram group for reference.
Note: Aspirants who have not written the test can also participate in the mentorship session.
For Updates and Mentorship of the session, you will be notified through SMS or Telegram Group.
Note: You have to write your answers on an A4 size sheet leaving margins on both sides based on UPSC pattern. Mention Your Name on 1st page and Page Number on each page. After writing the answer, Click pictures of each page of your answer sheet, merge them all in a single PDF and upload in the Your Answer Copy section of the same question.
Copy submission is closed now for this test.
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