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Tamil Bhakti movement Bhakti word is derived from sanskrit word Bhaj which means ‘to worship’ or ‘to revive’. It started with the works of the Shaivite and Vaishnavite Poet-Saints in 6th and 7th century CE Tamil Nadu. The Sangam period had ended arounf the 2nd and 3rd centuries CE. Very little records remain of the […]

Solution: Daily Problem Practice for 2021 History Optional [Modern India: Day 7] Q. “The ruin of traditional industries (handicrafts) was the product of the establishment of British rule in India.” Comment. [20 Marks] Ans: Important changes took place as a result of the establishment of British rule, which worked as factors responsible for the decline […]

Daily Problem Practice for 2021 History Optional [Modern India: Day 7] Q. “The ruin of traditional industries (handicrafts) was the product of the establishment of British rule in India.” Comment. [20 Marks] NOTE: All those enrolled can send their answers for evaluation in PDF format after scanning (you can use camscanner) on historytestseries2021@gmail.com Name your […]

What do you understand by Permanent Settlement of Cornwallis ? Examine its merits and demerits. कार्नवालिस के स्थायी बन्दोबस्त से क्या समझते हैं ? इसके गुण दोषों का परीक्षण कीजिये । [UPPSC, 1990] OR What do you understand by permanent settlement of Bengal? Examine its merits and demerits. बंगाल के स्थायी बन्दोबस्त से आप क्या […]

Q. Trace the stages by which Bengal became a British province. बंगाल के अंग्रेजी प्रान्त बनने तक विभिन स्थितियों का रेखांकित कीजिए। [BPSC, 2002] ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: The British conquest of India started from Bengal. Bengal was the richest province of the Mughal Empire included present day Bangladesh and Indian states of Bihar and Odisha. Exports […]

Q. Analyse the circumstances that led to the establishment of the power of East India Company in Bengal (1757-1763).  उन परिस्थितियों का विश्लेषण कीजिये जिनके फलस्वरूप ईस्ट इण्डिया कम्पनी की सत्ता बंगाल में स्थापित हुई (1757-1763)। [BPSC, 2001] ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: The foundation of British empire in India was laid down in Bengal between 1757 to […]

Solution: Weekly Problem Practice For History Optional- 2021 [Modern India: Week 1] Q.1 Give a brief account of the nature and growth of British Paramountcy over the Princely States. [20 Marks] Ans: ‘Paramountcy’ is defined as ‘The quality of being supreme authority of jurisdiction’. The British Paramountcy in India connotes that the British had established […]

Weekly Problem Practice For History Optional- 2021 [Modern India: Week 1] Q.1 Give a brief account of the nature and growth of British Paramountcy over the Princely States. [20 Marks] Q.2 What factors led to the revolution of 1760 in Bengal? Why the revolution of 1760 (Bengal) was really no revolution? [20 Marks] Q.3 Critically […]

Solution: Daily Problem Practice for 2021 History Optional [Modern India: Day 6] Q. “If the prosperity and happiness of a nation be the criterion of wisdom and success, Lord Cornwallis’s permanent settlement of 1793 is the wisest and most successful measure which the British nation had adopted in India”: R.C. Dutt. Critically examine. [20 Marks] […]

Daily Problem Practice for 2021 History Optional [Modern India: Day 6] Q. “If the prosperity and happiness of a nation be the criterion of wisdom and success, Lord Cornwallis’s permanent settlement of 1793 is the wisest and most successful measure which the British nation had adopted in India”: R.C. Dutt. Critically examine. [20 Marks] NOTE: […]