Day: August 27, 2026

Q. Is it true that the court intrigues and weak revenue system led to the collapse of the Maratha empire? Comment. [UPSC- 2016] Ans: The decline of the Maratha Empire in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries was the result of a combination of political factionalism, fiscal weakness, military limitations, absence of institutional cohesion […]

Q. Do you agree then the economic effects of the Industrial Revolution were to add enormously to wealth and capital on the one hand and to degrade the masses to permanent poverty as the other ? Elucidate. [UPSC- 2022] Ans: The Industrial Revolution, beginning in Britain in the second half of the eighteenth century, transformed […]

Q. Critically examine various views regarding the Vedic-Harappan relationship in light of the latest discoveries. [UPSC- 2017] Ans: The relationship between the Harappan civilisation and the Vedic culture is among the most debated questions of ancient Indian history. Earlier scholarship often presented a sharp choice between an “Aryan invasion” destroying the Harappans and an “indigenous […]

Q. “The trade union movement aligned itself with mainstream nationalist politics, with both strengthening each other’s struggle against colonial rule.” Comment. [20 Marks] Ans: The rise of the Indian trade union movement in the early twentieth century coincided with the transformation of the Indian national movement from an elite political agitation into a mass struggle. […]

Q. “The trade union movement aligned itself with mainstream nationalist politics, with both strengthening each other’s struggle against colonial rule.” Comment. [20 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, […]

Q. Assess the contribution of Mahatma Gandhi to India’s struggle for independence from 1920 to 1947. [20 Marks] Ans: Mahatma Gandhi played a pivotal role in the freedom struggle of India. For him the non-violent satyagraha method of struggle was only viable approach to the  gaining independence from the British. The blueprint for the ‘Gandhian’ […]

Q. Assess the contribution of Mahatma Gandhi to India’s struggle for independence from 1920 to 1947. [20 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 […]

Q. Assess the role the moderates in Indian national Movement. [10 Marks] Ans: The early phase of the politics of Congress is called the moderate phase. Moderate leaders of early phase of Congress believed in the Constitutional way of agitation. They took rexourse to making appeal, sending applications and petitions, holding meetings, organizing lublic opinion, […]

Q. Assess the role the moderates in Indian national Movement. [10 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 answer […]