Day: October 9, 2017

Describe the Rajput policy of the Mughal emperors. Do you agree with the view that the reversal of Akbar’s Rajput policy by Aurangzeb was responsible for the disintegration of the Mughal Empire? [2000, 60m]  ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: The Rajput policy of the Mughal emperors: The Mughal policy towards the Rajputs contributed to the expansion and consolidation of […]

Q. Delineate  the  striking  features  of  agricultural  and  craft  production  during  the  sixteenth and  seventeenth  centuries  in  India.  How  did  they  impact  the  social  fabric  of  the  country?  [20m] Q. Examine the factors which were responsible for opening and development  of European trade in India during the 16th and 17th centuries. [20m] Ans: Deepak_27 Sept Sukhdev_27 […]

Q. In which respects did the policies of Aurangzeb contribute to the disintegration  of  the Mughal Empire? [20m] Q. How was the Afghan nobility responsible for the decline of the Afghan Empire? Discuss. [20m] Ans: Deepak_29 Sept Sukhdev_29 september

Q.  “The major cause of revolts against the Mughal Empire during the latter half of the 17th century was economic, rather than religious.” Discuss. [20m] Q. Shivaji was a great  organizer  and  builder  of  civil  institutions, examine  this  statement  in  the light  of  the  difficulties  of  administration  and  the  extent  of  success  achieved  by  him.  [20m] […]