Day: May 4, 2020

Discuss the philosophical thoughts of Shankar. शंकर के दार्शनिक विचारों का विवेचन कीजिए। [UPPSC, 2015] ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: Vedanta: is the most prominent of the six schools of Hindu philosophy. Literally meaning “end of the Vedas”, Vedanta reflects ideas that emerged from the speculations and philosophies contained in the Upanishads(Upanishads form the last part of veda), […]

Discuss the nature of the Indus Valley Civilization. सिंधु घाटी सभ्यता की प्रकृति की विवेचना कीजिए। [UPPSC, 2013] ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: The Indus valley Civilization occupies a huge area. Sites have been found in Afghanistan; in the Punjab, Sind, Baluchistan, and North-West Frontier province of Pakistan; in Jammu, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat and western Uttar Pradesh […]

Examine the contribution of ancient India to the culture of South-East Asia. [BPSC, 60-62nd] ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: From the beginning of the Christian era India maintained commercial contacts with China, South-East Asia, West Asia and the Roman empire. The propagation of Buddhism promoted India’s contacts with Sri Lanka, Burma, China and Central Asia. Indian culture spread […]

Trace the development of Indian cultural contacts in the countries of South-East Asia. दक्षिण- पूर्व एशिया के दैशों में भारतीय सांस्कृतिक सम्बन्धों के विकास का निरूपण कीजिए। [UPPSC, 2000] ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: From the beginning of the Christian era India maintained commercial contacts with China, South-East Asia, West Asia and the Roman empire. The propagation of […]

‘Harsha owes his greatness largely not to any real achievements but to the accounts of two famous men’. Discuss. हर्ष अपनी महानता के लिए काफी सीमा तक किसी यथार्थ उपलब्धियों का नहीं प्रत्युत् दो प्रसिद्ध व्यक्तियों के वर्शनों का आभारी है। समीक्षा कीजिए। [UPPSC, 2002] OR Briefly discuss Historical assessment of Bana’s Harshacharita. संक्षिप्त विवेचन […]

Evaluate the trade and commerce in post-Mauryan Age. मौर्यात्तर काल में व्यापार और वाणिज्य का विश्लेषण कीजिए। [BPSC, 2016] ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: The most important feature of mentioned period was the growth of trade and commerce, both internally as well as externally. Trade was facilitated by the expansion of money economy and issuing of small denominational […]

Discuss various types of policies adopted by Samudragupta towards contemporary powers. समकालीन शक्तियों के प्रति समुद्रगुप्त द्वारा अपनाई गई विविध प्रकार की नीतियों का विवेचन कीजिये। [UPPSC, 2008] OR Examine the various types of policies adopted by Samudragupta towards contemporary powers? समकालीन शक्तियों के प्रति समुद्रगुप्त द्वारा अपनाई गई विविध प्रकार की नीतियों की समीक्षा […]

Throw light on the development of science in the Gupta period. गुप्तकाल में विज्ञान के विकास पर प्रकाश डालिए। [UPPSC, 2017] ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: The Gupta age has been generally marked as the ‘classical age’ for its art, architecture, and literature. It was a period of great developments in the fields of literature, science and technology. […]

Explain: Why is Mamallapuram famous? विवेचन कीजिए: मामल्लपुरम क्यों प्रसिद्ध है? [UPPSC, 2010] ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: Mamallapuram is also called Mahabalipuram, which is historically important place. Mamallapuram dates back to the Tamil Pallava dynasty in the 7th-9th century. It was largely developed by the Pallava king Narasimhavarman I Mahamalla in the 7th century AD. It is […]

Write a note on the development of literature, science and technology during the Gupta Period. गुप्त युग में साहित्य, विज्ञान और तकनीकी के विकास पर एक लेख लिखिए। [BPSC, 2016] ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: The Gupta age has been generally marked as the ‘classical age’ for its art, architecture, and literature. It was a period of great […]