Year: 2024

Q. The prolonged conflict between the Vijayanagara Kingdom and the Bahmani successor states was influenced less by cultural factors, and more by strategic and economic considerations. Comment. [20 Marks] विजयनगर साम्राज्य और बहमनी उत्तराधिकारी राज्यों के बीच लंबे समय तक संघर्ष सांस्कृतिक कारकों से कम और रणनीतिक और आर्थिक विचारों से अधिक प्रभावित था। टिप्पणी […]

Q. Describe the cultural achievements of the Cholas with special reference to their architecture. [15 Marks] स्थापत्य कला के विशेष सन्दर्भ में चोलों की सांस्कृतिक उपलब्धियों का वर्णन कीजिए। [15 अंक] Ans: The Chola rule in South India represents a period of high culture, classicism in the arts – architecture, sculpture and painting and the […]

Q. Describe the cultural achievements of the Cholas with special reference to their architecture. [15 Marks] स्थापत्य कला के विशेष सन्दर्भ में चोलों की सांस्कृतिक उपलब्धियों का वर्णन कीजिए। [15 अंक] 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 […]

Q. “The arguments of the free traders were a curious mixture of economic hard-headedness, social benevolence, cosmopolitan idealism and class prejudice.” Critically examine. [UPSC- 2019] Ans: The debate over the benefits of free trade versus the need for protectionism intensified during the early part of the nineteenth century. In Britain, vested interest groups sought to protect […]

Q. How do the comparative study of languages, archaeological sources and vast corpus of Vedic literature help to determine the Aryan problem in Indian history? Discuss. [UPSC- 2023] Ans: The composers of the Rig Veda described themselves as arya, which can be understood as a cultural or ethnic term. The term Arya occurs 36 times […]

Q. “Archaeological evidence does not give direct access to the possible social and political dimensions of the decline of the Harappan civilization. What it does indicate very clearly is that the Harappan culture underwent a gradual process of de-urbanization”? Comment. [UPSC- 2018] Ans: The Harappan Civilization, also known as Indus Valley Civilization emerged in northwestern […]

Q. “The political and economic needs of rulers, combined with economic and status needs of the merchant class, together provided the receptive cultural milieu in which Buddhism flourished,” Comment. [UPSC- 2021] Ans: The sixth century B.C. was an important stage in Indian history as far as the development of new religions is concerned. In this […]

Q. Foreign accounts as a source of ancient Indian history may have some advantages also have a few shortcomings. Citing appropriate examples, example the statement. [UPSC- 2022] Ans: Right from Aryan invasion till present era, Indian subcontinent has attracted people from different walks of life in its vast history spanning centuries. Soldiers, travellers, monks, invaders, […]

Q. Discuss with examples various geographical factors influencing early Indian History. [15 Marks] Ans: The history of the people is greatly conditioned by the geography and environment of the region in which they live. The physical geography and environmental conditions of a region determine the settlement pattern, population spread, food products, human behaviour and dietary […]

Q. Discuss with examples various geographical factors influencing early Indian History. [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 sending […]