Day: August 29, 2026

Q. Discuss the major initiatives taken by the Government of India for the removal of caste injustice and inequality after 1947. [UPSC- 2025] Ans: At Independence, Indian society was marked by untouchability, caste-based exclusion, occupational segregation, unequal access to education and land, and political marginalisation. The post-colonial Indian state therefore adopted a multi-pronged approach combining […]

Q. How did the temples of South India, as financial institutions, have deep impact on the social institutions of early medieval period? Critically examine. [UPSC- 2016] Ans: In early medieval South India, particularly between the 7th and 13th centuries CE, temples were far more than places of worship. Under the Pallavas, Cholas, Pandyas and other […]

Q. Discuss the main features of Malwa school of painting with examples. मालवा चित्रकला शैली की मुख्य विशेषताओं की उदाहरण सहित चर्चा कीजिए। [UPSC- 2024] Ans: The Malwa School of Painting was an important regional tradition of Rajasthani miniature painting that flourished mainly in the 17th century in the Malwa region of central India, especially […]

Q. The Congress Socialist Party agenda was not to cut off from the Congress, but ‘intended to give the Congress and the national movement a socialist direction’. Analyse. [UPSC- 2023] Ans: The Congress Socialist Party (CSP), founded in 1934, represented an important ideological current within the Indian national movement. Led by figures such as Acharya […]

Q. “The announcement of the creation of the Peoples’ Republic of China on October 1, 1949 by Mao Zedong ended the civil war between the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the Nationalist Party (KMT).” – Elaborate. [UPSC- 2012] Ans: The proclamation of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) on 1 October 1949 by Mao Zedong […]