Day: December 2, 2022

Q. Guru Nanak was not a revolutionary but a reformer. Discuss. [10 Marks] Ans: Guru Nanak is the founder and first Guru of Sikhism. He was one of the major saint of monotheistic bhakti movement in India. Although, his teachings and ideas mainly aimed at reforming the prevailing social system, some of these ideas were […]

Q. Discuss Mansabdari system with changes brought by various Mughal Emperors. What was its significance.  [15 Marks] NOTE: All those enrolled can send their answers for evaluation in PDF format after scanning (you can use any app) on selfstudyhistory@gmail.com Name your file as your name and day. For example, if your name is Ashok Kumar […]

Q. Discuss Mansabdari system with changes brought by various Mughal Emperors. What was its significance.  [15 Marks] Ans: The Mughal emperors maintained a large and efficient army till the reign of Aurangzeb. The credit of organising the Mughal nobility and army systematically goes to Akbar. The steel-frame of Akbar’s military policy was the mansabdari system. […]

Q. Discuss Mansabdari system with changes brought by various Mughal Emperors. What was its significance.  [15 Marks] NOTE: All those enrolled can send their answers for evaluation in PDF format after scanning (you can use any app) on selfstudyhistory@gmail.com Name your file as your name and day. For example, if your name is Ashok Kumar […]

Q. Bring out the salient features of the polity & social structure of the Rajputs. How were they responsible for the weakness of the Rajputs to the foreign invaders? [20 Marks] Ans: The term Rajput starts coming in use from the 6th Century AD. They exploited the political uncertainties of post-Gupta and post tenth centuries […]

Q. Bring out the salient features of the polity & social structure of the Rajputs. How were they responsible for the weakness of the Rajputs to the foreign invaders? [20 Marks] NOTE: All those enrolled can send their answers for evaluation in PDF format after scanning (you can use any app) on selfstudyhistory@gmail.com Name your […]

Q. Give an account of the Khalsa Panth and its various principles. [10 Marks] Ans: Khalsa represents a sect (panth), founded by the last Sikh Guru, Govind Singh in 1699. This sect revolutionised the Sikh Community, gave it a strong moral and military character and prepared a new ground for struggle. Background of Khalsa The […]

Q. Give an account of the Khalsa Panth and its various principles. [10 Marks] NOTE: All those enrolled can send their answers for evaluation in PDF format after scanning (you can use any app) on selfstudyhistory@gmail.com Name your file as your name and day. For example, if your name is Ashok Kumar and you are […]

Q. How Akbar and Tansen contributed towards the development of music in Mughal India? Discuss with examples. [10 Marks] Ans: Music was one of the branches of cultural life in which both Muslims and Hindus cooperated. Like Babur, Akbar was also fond of music. The Ain-i-Akbari, written by Abu’l-Fazl suggests that there were 36 musicians […]

Q. How Akbar and Tansen contributed towards the development of music in Mughal India? Discuss with examples. [10 Marks] NOTE: All those enrolled can send their answers for evaluation in PDF format after scanning (you can use any app) on selfstudyhistory@gmail.com Name your file as your name and day. For example, if your name is […]