Day: May 29, 2021

Q. Assess the causes of the defeat of Northern Indian States against the Turkish invasion. [UPSC, 2020] ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: Turkish invasion started in India from 1001 CE when Mahmud Ghazni invaded India. He defeated Jaipal and Anandpal of Shahi dynasty. Total seventeen times he invaded India. The Turkish invasion were not continuous but there were […]

Q. “From Bismarck’s ‘Blood and Iron’ speech and his forceful actions to achieve German unification, Bismarck came to be known as the Iron Chancellor.” Critically examine. [UPSC, 2020] ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: Bismarck was a conservative German statesman who masterminded the unification process of Germany which was completed in 1871. He became a very powerful personality in […]

Q. Elaborate upon the agrarian reforms of Alauddin Khilji. [UPSC, 2020] ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: Alauddin Khalji’s agrarian and market reforms should be seen both in the context of the efforts at the internal restructuring of the sultanat, as also the need to create a large army to meet the threat of recurrent Mongol invasions. Barani account gives […]

Q. Shivaji was not merely a military conqueror but also was an enlightened ruler. Discuss. [UPSC, 2019] ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: In 17th century, Marathas emerged as prominent power in Deccan under the leadership of Shivaji. The peculiar geographical conditions (mountainous region and dense forests conducive for guerilla tactics), prevailing socio-economic scenario, Bhakti movement (“Maharashtra dharma” provided […]

Q. “The Reorganisation of the states on the basis of language was major aspects of national consolidation and integration.” Comment. [UPSC, 2020] OR Q. “The reorganization resulted in rationalizing the political map of India without seriously weakening its unity. If anything, its result has been functional, in as much as it removed what had been […]

Q. Trace the origin of the Ghadar movement and discuss its impact on the revolutionaries in India. [UPSC, 2017] ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: In 1913 the Ghadar Party was founded in the United States (San Franscisco) with Indian workers and students, mostly Punjabis, with the object of overthrowing the British rule in India. The word Ghadar means […]

Q. Throw light on the nature of ‘Instrument of Accession’ and ‘Standstill Agreement’ signed by the Princely States with the Indian Union. [UPSC, 2017] ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: At the time of Indian independence in 1947, India was divided into two sets of territories: First being the territories under the control of the British Empire, and second […]