BHIC 114 Question Paper December 2025 is the paper to work through while you prepare History of Modern Europe from 1780 to 1939. It runs from fascism and the building of socialism in Russia to imperialism and the ideologies of race and class, so it shows how IGNOU frames modern Europe for the BAHIH exam.
What is the BHIC-114 December 2025 Question Paper?
The BHIC 114 December 2025 question paper is the official IGNOU Term-End Examination for History of Modern Europe from 1780 to 1939, set for B.A. Honours History students, carrying 100 marks over three hours with ten questions across two sections. It covers fascism, the Russian path to socialism, imperialism and the ideas of race and class. As the most recent live paper, it is the closest thing to the questions in your own hall.
About IGNOU BHIC-114 History of Modern Europe 1780-1939
BHIC-114 is the second modern Europe paper in the IGNOU B.A. Honours History (BAHIH) programme, running from the late eighteenth century to the eve of the Second World War. It is the story of revolutions, ideologies and the crises that shaped the modern world.
You study the general features of fascism and how it mobilised the masses, War Communism and the New Economic Policy in Soviet Russia, the theories of imperialism and colonial rule, the Weimar Republic and the Gestapo, the post-war capitalist crises, and the ideologies of race and class alongside modernism, realism and Nietzsche. The questions reward students who can examine ideas critically, not just describe events.
This page is prepared by the Unnati Educations academic team, with the question text checked by our history content reviewers and study notes by Prateek Talwar. It is anchored to the IGNOU Term-End Examination of December 2025 for the BAHIH programme and was last updated in June 2026.
BHIC-114 Question Paper December 2025 Exam Pattern and Marks
| Aspect | Detail |
|---|---|
| Medium | Bilingual, English and Hindi |
| Duration | 3 hours |
| Total marks | 100 |
| Total questions | 10, five in Section I and five in Section II |
| Questions to attempt | Any five, with at least two from each Section |
| Marks per question | 20 each, the short-note questions split as 10 plus 10 |
| Type of questions | Long essay-type answers of about 400 words and short notes of about 200 words |
| Language of answers | English or Hindi, your choice |
All Questions in the BHIC-114 December 2025 Paper
No. of Printed Pages : 6
BHIC–114
B. A. (HONOURS) HISTORY (BAHIH)
Term-End Examination
December, 2025
BHIC-114 : HISTORY OF MODERN EUROPE–II (C-1780–1939)
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note : Attempt any five questions in about 400 words each. Attempt at least two questions from each Section. All questions carry equal marks.
Section—I
1. Critically examine the general features of fascism and the nature of its mobilisatioin. 20
2. What role did the 'War Communism' and the New Economic Policy play in the building of socialism in Russia ? 20
3. Briefly examine the theories of Imperialism. 20
4. Write short notes on any two of the following in about 200 words each : 10+10
(a) Weimar Republic
(b) Early Socialist thinkers
(c) Gestapo
(d) Colonialism in Africa
Section—II
5. Analyse the impact of indirect colonial rule in various regions of the world. 20
6. Discuss crises in the post-World War capitalist economy. 20
7. Examine the meaning and development of the ideologies of race and class. 20
8. Write short notes on any two of the following in about 200 words each : 10+10
(a) Modernism
(b) Collapse of Socialism
(c) Friedrich Nietzsche
(d) Realism