Day: May 3, 2020

On the basis of inscriptions determine the extent of Ashoka’s empire. अभिलेखों के आधार पर अशोक की राज्यसीमा निर्धारित कीजिये। [UPPSC, 2007] OR अशोक के अभिलेखों के आधार पर उनके साम्राज्य को अनुरेखित कीजिये। Trace the Empire of Asoka on the basis of his inscriptions. [UPPSC, 2013] ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: The extant major rock edicts are […]

Critically examine: ‘Megasthenes’ account of Pataliputra. समालोचनात्मक परीक्षण कीजिए: मेगस्थनीज का पाटलिपुत्र के विषय में विवरण।  [UPPSC, 2005] ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: Magasthenes was an ancient Greek historian, diplomat and Indian ethnographer and explorer. In around 302 BC he came India in Mauryan court of Chandragupta Maurya as an ambassador of Greek ruler Seleucus I Nicator of […]

Discuss: Foreign trade of the Indus Valley people. विवेचन कीजिए: सिन्धु घाटी के निवासियों का विदेशी व्यापार। [UPPSC, 2007] ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: The elaborate social structure, standard of living, granaries, numerous seals, uniform script, and regulated weights and measures in a wide area indicate the existence of a highly developed system of trade in the Harappan […]

Q. Briefly discuss Republics during the time of Gautama Buddha. [UPPSC, 2001] OR Discuss: Republican states during Buddha’s time. बुद्धकालीन गणतंत्र विवेचन कीजिए। [UPPSC, 2002] OR Evaluate the functioning of the Indian republics in the sixth-fifth centuries B.C.  छठी-पांचवी शताब्दी ई. पू. के भारतीय गणतन्त्रो की कार्यप्रणाली का मूल्यांकन कीजिये।[UPPSC, 2008] OR Evaluate the significance […]

Discuss the impact of Alexandor’s invasion on India. सिकन्दर के भारतीय आक्रमण के प्रभावों का विवेचन कीजिये। [UPPSC, 1991] OR Discuss: Effect of Alexander’s invasion. विवेचन कीजिए: सिकन्दर के आक्रमण का प्रभाव। [UPPSC, 2004] OR Analysis the causes and effects of Alexander’s invasion on India. भारत पर सिकन्दर के आक्रमण के कारणों एवं प्रभावों की […]

Discuss the achievements of Kharvela. खारवेल की उपलब्धियों का विवेचन कीजिए। [UPPSC, 2016] ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: Kharavela (193 BCE–170 BCE) was the greatest king of the Mahameghavahana dynasty of Kaḷinga. King Kharvela of Kalinga was a contemporary of the Sungas and information about him is enshrined in the Hathigumpha inscription. Hathigumpha Inscription consists of seventeen lines […]

Discuss different views regarding ownership of land in ancient India. प्राचीन भारत में भू-स्वामित्व सम्बन्धी विभिन्न मतों की विवेचना कीजिए। [UPPSC, 2017] ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: The debate regarding the ownership of land in ancient India has focused on assessing the evidence for communal/corporate ownership (i.e. ownership in the hands of the village community), royal ownership, and […]