Q.1 Battle of Plassey was a watershed moment in history marking the end of middle ages and beginning of modern phase in India. Comment. (10 Marks)

Mentor’s Comments-

• Introduce by describing the Battle of Plassey and its outcome.
• List reasons why the outgoing order represented the Middle Ages. List how British rule marked introduction of modern ideas.
• Balance the arguments about modernity by identifying element of colonialism in modernism.
• Conclude with summary.