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Q.1 Describe how Akbar’s Rajput policy had seen evolution over the time, leading to the closer relationship between Rajputs and Mughals. [20 Marks] Q.2 Describe the features of Vijayanagara architecture with examples. Identify those features in Vijayanagara architecture which were Indo-Islamic in nature. [15 Marks] Q.3 In medieval Indian history, Akbar stands out as a unique […]

Q.1 Describe how Akbar’s Rajput policy had seen evolution over the time, leading to the closer relationship between Rajputs and Mughals. [20 Marks] Ans: Akbar’s alliance with the Rajputs began as a political coalition but later, it developed into an instrument of closer relations between Hindus and Muslims which formed the basis for a broad liberal […]

Q. Discuss critically the role of European trading companies in the economy of Mughal Empire. [15 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 […]

Q. Discuss critically the role of European trading companies in the economy of Mughal Empire. [15 Marks] Ans: Arrival and the role of various European trading company like Dutch, English, French etc. is an important feature of the Economy of Mughal empire. Looking at the economic benefits, the Mughal Emperors and the local Indian rulers, […]

Q. Give an account of the role played by appeasement in the international affairs during 1930s with suitable examples. [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 […]

Q. Give an account of the role played by appeasement in the international affairs during 1930s with suitable examples. [10 Marks] Ans: Appeasement was the policy followed by the British, and later by the French, of avoiding war with aggressive powers such as Japan, Italy and Germany, by giving way to their demands, provided they […]

Q. “Holland was engaged in a systematic exploitation of Indonesia in the nineteenth century.” Elaborate. [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 Kumar […]

Q. “Holland was engaged in a systematic exploitation of Indonesia in the nineteenth century.” Elaborate. [20 Marks] Ans: The region now called Indonesia (formerly the Neverlands Indies) is an archipelago consisting of Sumatra, Java, Madura, Bali, Celebes and hundreds of islands extending a little over three thousand miles from Malaya on the west to Borneo […]

Q. “The alliance system or armed camps led the world to the disastrous war in 1914.” Critically examine. [10 Marks] Ans: It owed its origin to the diplomacy of Bismarck who realised that France could not easily forget the humiliation inflicted upon her by the loss of Alsace-Lorraine. Hence to safeguard Germany against a possible […]

Q. “The alliance system or armed camps led the world to the disastrous war in 1914.” Critically examine. [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 […]