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Q. Portuguese maritime power disrupted the character of trade in the Indian Ocean in the 16th century. Review. [UPSC- 2025]

Q. Portuguese maritime power disrupted the character of trade in the Indian Ocean in the 16th century. Review. [UPSC- 2025] Ans: The arrival of three ships at Calicut under Vasco Da Gama, led by a Gujarati pilot named Abdul Majid, at Calicut in May 1498 profoundly affected the course of Indian history. The Hindu ruler […]

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Q. “The origin of the territorial republics has been traced to the reaction against the pattern of life that evolved in the later Vedic period.” Analyse. [UPSC- 2025]

Q. “The origin of the territorial republics has been traced to the reaction against the pattern of life that evolved in the later Vedic period.” Analyse. [UPSC- 2025] Ans: The tribal political organisation of the Rig Vedic phase gave way to the rise of territorial state towards the end of the Vedic period. The territorial […]

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