Day: June 26, 2021

Solution: Weekly Problem Practice For History Optional- 2021 [Medieval India: Week 5] Q.1 Critically examine the view that the Mughal State was centralized State. [10 Marks] Ans: The Mughals tried to establish a highly centralised bureaucratic machinery which was based on ‘dirent’ command. The Emperor was the head of all powers. A number of central […]

Weekly Problem Practice For History Optional- 2021 [Medieval India: Week 5] Q.1 Critically examine the view that the Mughal State was centralized State. [10 Marks] Q.2 Discuss the nature and consequences of the revolts against Aurangzeb. [15 Marks] Q.3 Briefly mention the relation between agrarian classes during Mughal India. How the disturbance of the relationship […]

Solution: Daily Problem Practice for 2021 History Optional [Medieval India: Day 15] Q. Compare the administration of Sher Shah and Akbar. Was Sher Shah a forerunner of Akbar in this respect? [20 Marks] Ans: Akbar has been called “The Great” on account of his efficient administration, liberal religious policy and political insight. ©selfstudyhistory.com A close […]

Solution: Daily Problem Practice for 2021 History Optional [Medieval India: Day 22] Q. Discuss critically the role of European trading companies in the economy of Mughal Empire. [15 Marks] Ans: Arrival and the role of various European trading company like Dutch, English, French etc. is an important feature of the Economy of Mughal empire. Looking […]

Solution: Daily Problem Practice for 2021 History Optional [Medieval India: Day 14] Q. Evaluate the accounts of foreign travellers about the Vijayanagar Empire. [15 Marks] 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, Abdur Razzaq, Fernao Nuniz, Domingos […]

Solution: Daily Problem Practice for 2021 History Optional [Medieval India: Day 24] Q. “Mughal paintings reflect social harmony in contemporary society.” Discuss. [15 Marks] Ans: Mughal painting is the style of miniature painting that developed in the sixteenth century and continued till the mid–nineteenth century. The development of this new style of painting marked a […]

Solution: Daily Problem Practice for 2021 History Optional [Medieval India: Day 13]  Q. “Bhakti and Sufi movements served the same social purpose.” Discuss. [15 Marks] Ans: The Islamic mysticism was known as Sufism. It aims at establishing direct communion between God and man through personal experience of mystery. Bhakti as a religious concept means devotional […]

Q. “To characterize the Quit India Movement as ‘Spontaneous Revolution’ would be partial interpretation, so also would be to look up at it as the culmination of Gandhian Satyagraha movements.” Elucidate. [UPSC, 2015]  Ans: The Quit India Movement, also known as the August Movement, was a movement launched at the Bombay session of the All-India […]