Day: December 21, 2023

Q. “The supremacy of USA after the end of Cold War had its challenges as well.” Critically examine. [UPSC- 2023] Ans: The end of the Cold War and the emergence of the supremacy of the United States have had profound and multifaceted impacts on the world stage. Global Peace and Stability: The end of the […]

Q. Discuss the different stages of the unification of Italy from 1848 to the occupation of Rome in 1870. [UPSC- 2023] Ans: Till 1795, Italy was a geographical expression divided under several rulers. Following the conquest of Italy by Napoleon the process of unification started and it was completed in 1870. The Italian Unification or […]

Q. ‘The codification of French Law was perhaps the most enduring of Napoleon’s achievements’. Critically examine. [UPSC- 2022] Ans: Napoleon dominated European and global affairs for more than a decade while leading France against a series of coalitions in the Napoleonic Wars. He won most of battles, building a large empire that ruled over continental Europe before its […]

Q. Why was the apartheid policy introduced in South Africa ? What were its main features ? [UPSC- 2022] Ans: In 1931 the Union of South Africa was fully sovereign from the United Kingdom with the passage of the Statute of Westminster, which abolishes the last powers of the British Government on the country. Although […]

Q. Examine the nature of the Mansabdari system during the reign of Akbar. [UPSC- 2022] Ans: The mansab and jagir systems under the Mughals in India did not develop suddenly; they evolved steadily through the time. These institutions were borrowed in some form from Western Asia and modified to suit the needs of the time […]

Q. “Haidar Ali was born to build an empire, and Tipu Sultan to lose one”. Comment. [UPSC- 2023] Ans: Colonel Mark Wilks of East India Company who had written history of Mysore rated Haider higher than Tipu when he made the comment that “Haider was born to create an empire, Tipu to lose one”. Haider Ali was […]

Q. “The Advaita doctrine of Shankara cut at the very root of Bhaktivada.” Do you agree? [UPSC, 2016]  Ans: Shankacharya is regarded as one of the most brilliant and eminent philosophers of the Hindu religion after the Vedic period and is widely revered as a religious reformer in the early 8th century. He consolidated many […]