Day: August 9, 2023

Q. “The mid-eighteenth century India was beset with the spectre of a fragmented polity.” Elaborate. [15 Marks] Ans: During 16th & 17th century, major parts of India gradually came under a centralized administrative system with the Mughal emperor at its apex and his Mansabdari bureaucracy ruling the provinces. ©selfstudyhistory.com The first half of the eighteenth century […]

Q. “The mid-eighteenth century India was beset with the spectre of a fragmented polity.” Elaborate. [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. Describe the evolution of tomb architecture with addition of new features under successive Delhi Sultans. [10 Marks]  Ans: Indo-Islamic architecture emerged in India under the Delhi Sultanate. Tomb construction was one of the major architectural activity of Delhi Sultans. The development of architecture of the Tombs during different Sultans Iltutmish’s tomb: Though corbelling could […]

Q. Describe the evolution of tomb architecture with addition of new features under successive Delhi Sultans. [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 […]

Q. Give a critical account of characteristics of early Tamil Devotional cult of South India. [10 Marks] Ans: The bhakti cult in Tamil region began as a reaction against the growing influence of Buddhism and Jainism. This movement spread in south India for about three centuries and was popularized by Saiva saints called nayanars and […]

Q. Give a critical account of characteristics of early Tamil Devotional cult of South India. [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 […]