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Q. Buddha’s teachings to a large extent could be helpful in understanding and resolving the problems of today’s society. Analyse. [15 Marks] Ans: The sixth century B.C. witnessed emergence of many heterodox religious movements in the middle Gangetic plains. Among these Buddhism developed into most popular and well organised religion. Even though the Buddhism emerged […]

Q. Discuss the origin and extent of the Indus civilization. [20 Marks] Ans: The Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) was a Bronze Age civilization (3300–1300 BCE; mature period 2600–1900 BCE). Inhabitants of the Indus river valley civilization developed new techniques in handicraft (carnelian products, seal carving) and metallurgy (copper, bronze, lead, and tin). The Indus cities […]

Q. Discuss the origin and extent of the Indus civilization. [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 and you are sending answer […]

Write an essay on the uprising of Telangana. तेलंगाना विद्रोह पर एक निबंध लिखिए। [UPPSC- 2016] Ans: The Telangana movement (1946-51) was an armed revolt of peasants, under the leadership of the Communist Party of India against oppressive landlordism patronized by the autocratic rule of the Nizam of Hyderabad. It was a pivotal moment in Indian history because of its impact on […]

Write critical notes on Government of India’s Act of 1919. 1919 का भारत सरकार अधिनियम पर आलोचनात्मक टिप्पणी लिखिए। [UPPSC- 2008] Ans: In 1918, Edwin Montagu, the Secretary of State, and Lord Chelmsford, the Viceroy, produced their scheme of constitutional reforms, known as the Montagu-Chelmsford (or Mont-Ford) Reforms, which led to the enactment of the Government of India […]

Q. Write critical notes on Maratha Confederacy. मराठा परिसंघ पर आलोचनात्मक टिप्पणी लिखिये। [UPPSC- 2007, 2008] Ans: The Maratha Confederacy was a early modern era confederacy that dominated a large portion of the Indian subcontinent in the 18th century. After the Aurangzeb’s death (1707), Maratha power revived under Shivaji’s grandson Shahu. The Peshwa became powerful during […]

Q. Write critical notes on Naval Mutiny (1946). नौसेना विद्वोह (1946) पर आलोचनात्मक टिप्पणी लिखिये। [UPPSC- 2008] Ans: The Royal Indian Navy mutiny (also called Bombay Mutiny) encompasses a total strike and subsequent revolt by Indian sailors of the Royal Indian Navy on board ship and shore establishments (the ratings of HMIS Talwar.) at Bombay (Mumbai) […]

Write critical notes on Moplah uprising (1921). मोपला उपद्रव (1921) पर आलोचनात्मक टिप्पणी लिखिये। [UPPSC- 2006] Ans: The Moplah rebellion of 1921 stemmed from twin grievances of the Moplah Muslim’s continued oppression by landlord and British government’s anti-Khilafat policies. The Moplahs were Muslim peasants. Their land­lords who were called Jenmis were mostly Hindus. ©selfstudyhistory.com The […]

Write critical notes on Bhagat Singh and his concept of revolution. भगत सिंह एवं उनकी क्रांति की अवधारणा पर आलोचनात्मक टिप्पणियों लिखिए। [UPPSC- 2014]  Ans: Bhagat Singh was born in 1907 and a nephew of the revolutionary Ajit Singh. He was one of the most well-read of political leaders of the time. At Lahore, he […]

“Rousseau’s sovereign was like Hobbesian leviathan with its head chopped off.” Comment.  Ans: Thomas Hobbes’s sovereign Thomas Hobbes in his book Leviathan argues for a social contract and rule by an absolute sovereign. ©selfstudyhistory.com Thomas Hobbes famously said that in a “state of nature” (what the lives of people might have been like before societies […]