Day: May 28, 2020

Briefly discuss Nayankar system under the Vijayanagar empire. संक्षिप्त विवेचन कीजिए: विजय नगर साम्राज्य के ‘अन्तर्गत नायंकार व्यवस्था। [UPPSC, 2001] OR विवेचन कीजिए: ‘विजयनगर की नायक प्रथा’। Nayaka system in Viiayanagara. Discuss. [UPPSC, 2010, 2012] ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: During the Vijaynagar period, the nayaka and ayagar systems came into prominence but local institutions of the earlier […]

Give a brief account of government and society of the Vijayanagar Empire. विजयनगर राज्य के शासन और समाज का संक्षिप्त विवरण दीजिये। [UPPSC, 1994] ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: Government of the Vijayanagara Empire Central Administration The king was at the apex of the entire system. His authority was unlimited; he looked after civil administration, directed the military […]

Firoz Tughlaq’s policy and administrative measures contributed to a large extent to the downfall of the Delhi Sultanate. Examine this statement. फिरोज तुगलक की नीति और उसके प्रशासकीय कार्य बहुत अंशों में दिल्ली सल्तनत के पतन के कारण थे। इस कथन की समीक्षा कीजिये। [UPPSC, 1996] ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: Though no individual sultan can be held […]

Discuss the position of women in early medieval India. पूर्व मध्यकालीन भारत में स्त्रियों की विवेचना कीजिए। [UPPSC, 2011] ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: As in the earlier period, status of women was subordinate to that of men. Married women were required to be devoted to their husband and also to obey then blindly. A writer illustrates the […]

Discuss the contribution of Ramanuja in Indian culture. भारतीय संस्कुत में रामानुज के योगदान की विवेचना कीजिए। [UPPSC, 2017] ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: Ramanuja or Ramanujacharya (1077–1157 CE) was an Indian theologian, philosopher, and one of the most important exponents of the Sri Vaishnavism tradition within Hinduism. His philosophical foundations for devotionalism were influential to the Bhakti […]

Discuss the interaction between the Bhakti Movement and Tasawwuf in Medieval India. मध्यकालीन भारत में भाक्ति आन्दोलन एवं तसव्युफ के मध्य अन्तः क्रिया की विवेचना कीजिये। [UPPSC, 2013] ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: Bhakti as a religious concept means devotional surrender to a personally conceived Supreme God for attaining salvation. The relation of the soul with the Supreme […]