Day: June 6, 2021

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Q. “The Kalinga was proved a turning point in the career of Ashoka and produced results of far reaching consequences in the history of India.” Elucidate. [65th BPSC-2020]

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Q. “The Kalinga was proved a turning point in the career of Ashoka and produced results of far reaching consequences in the history of India.” Elucidate. [65th BPSC-2020] Ans: Ashoka, also known as Ashoka the Great, was an Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty, who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from c. 268 […]

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Q. “Why did Samundragupta follow a dual policy in his conquest? Some king he uprooted, other he dethroned and reinstated.” Discuss. [65th BPSC-2020]

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Q. “Why did Samundragupta follow a dual policy in his conquest? Some king he uprooted, other he dethroned and reinstated.” Discuss. Ans: Samudragupta also known as Napoleon of India, was the successor of Chandragupta I in the Gupta dynasty. Information about his regime is based on his: Inscriptions– prashasti on the Allahabad pillar by Harishena, […]

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Q. Do you agree with the statement that the Second World War was history’s most destructive war? Elaborate. [UPSC, 2020]

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Q. Do you agree with the statement that the Second World War was history’s most destructive war? Elaborate. [UPSC, 2020]  ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: The Second World War was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world’s countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing military alliances: the […]

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Q. Describe in details about the foreign travellers’ accounts which gave information of Vijayanagar kingdom. [UPSC, 2020] OR Evaluate the accounts of foreign travellers about the Vijayanagar Empire. [UPSC, 2017]

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Q. Describe in details about the foreign travellers’ accounts which gave information of Vijayanagar kingdom. [UPSC, 2020] OR Evaluate the accounts of foreign travellers about the Vijayanagar Empire. [UPSC, 2017] Ans: A number of travellers who visited Vijayanagar have left a graphic account of the city and the country. Those foreign travellers were Nicolo Conti, […]

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Q. “The Royal Indian Navy Revolt was seen as an event which marked the end of the British rule almost as finally as Independence Day.” Explain. [UPSC, 2015]

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Q. “The Royal Indian Navy Revolt was seen as an event which marked the end of the British rule almost as finally as Independence Day.” Explain. [UPSC, 2015] ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: The Royal Indian Navy mutiny encompasses a total strike and subsequent revolt by Indian sailors of the Royal Indian Navy on board ship and shore […]

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