Day: August 5, 2024

Q. “If abdication of British responsibility at the time of transfer of power was callous, the speed with which it was done made it worse.” Critically examine. [UPSC- 2023] Ans: The abdication of British responsibility at the time of the transfer of power in 1947, coupled with the speed of their withdrawal, was marked by […]

Q. The economy of India was not stagnant in the eighteenth century. Discuss. [UPSC- 2023] Ans: The notion that the economy of India in the eighteenth century was stagnant is increasingly being challenged by historians and economists who have examined the period in greater detail. Recent scholarship suggests that the Indian economy during this time […]