Day: March 2, 2024

Q.1 “After independence India adopted the policy of Non-Alignment and contributed to its development to a great extent.” Discuss this statement. [10 Marks] Ans: India’s independence coincided with the great power rivalry that ensued after the World War II. This called for an almost immediate stand to be taken on an international platform for a […]

Q.1 “After independence India adopted the policy of Non-Alignment and contributed to its development to a great extent.” Discuss this statement. [10 Marks] Q.2 How did the introduction of Community Development Programme and Panchayati Raj promote welfare of rural India? [10 Marks] Q.3 Delineate the development of land reforms in India from 1947 to early […]

Q. The economic achievements of the Guptas were the culmination of a process which began during the Kushanas. Comment. [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 file as your name and day. For example, if your […]

Q. The economic achievements of the Guptas were the culmination of a process which began during the Kushanas. Comment. [20 Marks] Ans: The time period of the Kushana empire is roughly 30AD to the later half of 4th century, i.e. 350 AD. The Gupta period corresponds to the 4th century AD and lasted roughly till […]

Q. Social norms for women in the Dharmasastra and Arthasastra tradition were framed in accordance with the Varnashrama tradition. Evaluate critically. [15 Marks] Ans: Social setup of ancient period was largely dictated by a corpus of literature popularly differentiated into Shruti and Smriti literature. Shruti literally means ‘that which is heard’ and refers to the […]

Q. Social norms for women in the Dharmasastra and Arthasastra tradition were framed in accordance with the Varnashrama tradition. Evaluate critically. [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, […]

Q. Throw light on the art and architecture of the Indus Valley Civilization. [15 Marks]  Ans: The Harappan Civilization emerged in northwestern regions of Indian subcontinent and lasted from about 2500 BCE to around 1700 BCE. It was India’s 1st urban civilization with planned urban settlements. Harappan culture had well developed art and architecture. ©selfstudyhistory.com ARCHITECTURE […]

Q. Throw light on the art and architecture of the Indus Valley Civilization. [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 and you are […]