Day: August 10, 2024

Q. Assess the condition of peasantry during 13th to 17th centuries CE. [UPSC- 2017] Ans: The condition of the peasantry in India during the 13th to 17th centuries was deeply influenced by the political, economic, and social policies of the ruling dynasties, including the Delhi Sultanate, the Vijayanagara Empire, and the Mughal Empire. The peasantry, […]

Q. How was the Afghan nobility responsible for the decline of the Afghan Empire? Discuss. [UPSC- 2012] Ans: The Afghan nobility was organised very differently from the Turkish nobility of the earlier Delhi Sultanate or the later Mughal nobility. It was based on tribes and clans: the Lodis, Lohanis, Farmulis, Sarwanis, Niyazis and others. Afghan […]

Q. Evaluate the aim and impact of the translation of Sanskrit scriptures into Persian language during Mughal period. [UPSC- 2020] Ans: The translation of Sanskrit scriptures into Persian language during the Mughal period was a significant cultural and intellectual endeavor  which had profound implications. This process, which reached its zenith during the reign of Emperor […]

Q. When Gandhiji launched the Civil Disobedience Movement he was “desperately in search of an effective formula.” Critically examine. [UPSC- 2023] Ans: By the end of the 1920s, Indian nationalism had entered a decisive phase. The Simon Commission agitation, Bardoli Satyagraha, failure of constitutional negotiations and the Lahore Congress declaration of Purna Swaraj in 1929 […]

Q. Explain the essential features of the ryotwari system of land revenue with special reference to Thomas Munro’s contribution to its evolution. Ans: The Ryotwari system of land revenue, a significant departure from the Zamindari system, was implemented primarily in the Madras Presidency and later in other regions of British India. This system directly linked […]