Day: October 15, 2024

Q. Examine the proficiency of the ancient Indians in various crafts, science and mathematics. [UPSC- 2002] Ans: Ancient India made remarkable progress in crafts, science and mathematics. Its achievements were not confined to abstract speculation but were closely connected with everyday life, economy, religion, trade, architecture, agriculture, medicine and astronomy. From the urban craft specialisation […]

Q. Review critically the evolution of different schools of art in the Indian subcontinent between the second century BCE and the third century CE, and evaluate the socio-religious factors responsible for it. [UPSC- 2014] Ans: The period between the second century BCE and the third century CE was a transformative era in the history of […]

Q. The course of the English industrialization was too long drawn to be considered a revolution. Comment [UPSC- 2024] Ans: The term Industrial Revolution is generally used for the transformation of England from an agrarian, handicraft-based economy into a machine-based, factory-centred and urban-industrial society. It began roughly in the mid-eighteenth century and continued through the […]