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Discussed Questions are: Q.3 (a) The flourishing international trade during Kushana period gave tremensous impetus to the development of art. Discuss. [15 Marks] Q.4 (c) The discovery of monsoons by Hippalus gave a new direction to Indo-Roman trade during the Satavahana period. Comment. [15 Marks] NOTE: Paper II will be discussed during free discussion session […]

HISTORY OPTIONAL ONLINE COURSE CUM TEST SERIES- 2021 FEATURES OF THE PROGRAM 1. Topic wise Comprehensive Study Material Topic wise study material for History Optional (in PDF format) Access to the solution of previous years’ history optional questions (topic wise) of last 30 years will be provided.  Complete Map Material will be provided (in PDF format) […]

Discussed Questions are: Q.2 (a) Do you agree that archaeological evidence often helps in the better understanding of literary sources? Comment. [15 Marks] Q.2 (b) The development of art and architecture during the Sunga period belies the belief that they were anti-Buddhist. Discuss. [15 Marks] NOTE: Rest Question will be discussed during free discussion session […]

FREE DISCUSSION OF 2019 HISTORY OPTIONAL PAPER- I AT OFFLINE CENTRE OF SELFSTUDYHISTORY.COM ON 8TH NOVEMBER AT 3 PM (EVENING) Venue:- Ethixified IAS, 18/4, Old Rajinder Nagar, (In front of Aggarwal Sweets) New Delhi-60 Contact No. 9718593510, 9205047978, 8800404401. Email ID: sshoffline@gmail.com For any Query:

Weekly Problem Practice For History Optional- 2020 [Ancient India: Week 8] Q. Identify the following places marked on the map and write a short note of about 30 words each. Locational hints for each of the places marked  on the map are given below seriatim. [2.5 x 20= 50 Marks]   (i)  A Palaeolithic site […]

Daily Problem Practice [Ancient India: Day 28]: 2020 Mains [History Optional] Q. Identify the following places marked on the map and write a short note of about 30 words each. Locational hints for each of the places marked  on the map are given below seriatim. [2.5 x 8= 20 Marks] (i) Harappan site (ii) Famous […]

Detailed Strategy for History Optional- Paper I [By Chitra Mishra, Rank 20, CSE- 2018] Name: Chitra Mishra Rank: 20 [CSE- 2018] Detailed Strategy This is my third in the series of the History Optional post ( for first see- https://selfstudyhistory.com/2019/07/21/detailed-strategy-for-history-optional-paper-ii-by-chitra-mishra-rank-20-cse-2018-marks-in-history-300/ to decode – by discussing important sources, to attach- simplified notes of otherwise big-fat complex book […]