Q. विवेचन कीजिए: गंगा के मैदान की प्रारम्भिक कृषक समुदायों के पुरातात्त्विक प्रमाण। Discuss: Archaeological evidence of early agricultural communities of the Gangetic plain. [UPPSC-2008] Ans: During later-Vedic period the Aryans shifted eastward to western Uttar-Pradesh covered by the Ganga-Yomuna doab. And later towards the end of the later- Vedic period they moved further east […]
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Q. Discuss: Marxist approach to the study of early Indian history. विवेचन कीजिए: भारत के प्रारम्भिक इतिहास के अध्ययन का मार्क्सवादी दृष्टिकोण। [UPPSC-2008] OR Give a critical review of the Marxian approach to the study of Indian History. भारतीय इतिहास के अध्ययन में मार्क्सवादी दृष्टिकोण की विवेचनात्मक समीक्षा कीजिए। [UPPSC-2011]
Q. Discuss: Marxist approach to the study of early Indian history. विवेचन कीजिए: भारत के प्रारम्भिक इतिहास के अध्ययन का मार्क्सवादी दृष्टिकोण। [UPPSC-2008] OR Give a critical review of the Marxian approach to the study of Indian History. भारतीय इतिहास के अध्ययन में मार्क्सवादी दृष्टिकोण की विवेचनात्मक समीक्षा कीजिए। [UPPSC-2011] Ans: The Marxian approach to […]
Read MoreQ. Explain the causes, program and the success, failure of the Non-Cooperation Movement. [66th BPSC/2021]
Q. Explain the causes, program and the success, failure of the Non-Cooperation Movement. [66th BPSC/2021] Ans: During 1919-22, the British were opposed through two mass movements—the Khilafat and Non-Cooperation. Though the two movements emerged from separate issues, they adopted a common programme of action—that of non-violent non- cooperation. ©selfstudyhistory.com The causes: The circumstances of the […]
Read MoreQ. Describe the central administration system of the Mauryan empire. [66th BPSC/2021]
Q. Describe the central administration system of the Mauryan empire. [66th BPSC/2021] Ans: The Mauryas organized a very elaborate system of administration. We know about it from the account of Megasthenes, the Arthasastra of Kautilya and the edicts of Ashoka. Central administration: The King: The Maurya state was a monarchy with a powerful king at […]
Read MoreQ. Give a detailed account of the achievements of the Gupta age in the field of art. [66th BPSC/2021]
Q. Give a detailed account of the achievements of the Gupta age in the field of art. [66th BPSC/2021] Ans: Guptas dominated Indian polity especially northern India between 300-550 CE. The Gupta age is generally regarded as golden age of North Indian art for all the major religious groups. ©selfstudyhistory.com The achievements of the Gupta […]
Read MoreQ. What do you know about the main characteristics of the Indus Civilization? Discuss. [66th BPSC/2021]
Q. What do you know about the main characteristics of the Indus Civilization? Discuss. [66th BPSC/2021] Ans: The Indus valley Civilization occupies a huge area. Sites have been found in Afghanistan; in the Punjab, Sind, Baluchistan, and North-West Frontier province of Pakistan; in Jammu, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat and western Uttar Pradesh in India. Salient […]
Read MoreQ. “The Kalinga was proved a turning point in the career of Ashoka and produced results of far reaching consequences in the history of India.” Elucidate. [65th BPSC-2020]
Q. “The Kalinga was proved a turning point in the career of Ashoka and produced results of far reaching consequences in the history of India.” Elucidate. [65th BPSC-2020] Ans: Ashoka, also known as Ashoka the Great, was an Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty, who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from c. 268 […]
Read MoreQ. “Why did Samundragupta follow a dual policy in his conquest? Some king he uprooted, other he dethroned and reinstated.” Discuss. [65th BPSC-2020]
Q. “Why did Samundragupta follow a dual policy in his conquest? Some king he uprooted, other he dethroned and reinstated.” Discuss. Ans: Samudragupta also known as Napoleon of India, was the successor of Chandragupta I in the Gupta dynasty. Information about his regime is based on his: Inscriptions– prashasti on the Allahabad pillar by Harishena, […]
Read MoreDiscuss the rise of the first Magadhan empire. [UPPSC-1990]
Q. Discuss the rise of the first Magadhan empire. [UPPSC-1990] Ans: Magadha was one of the sixteen maha- janapadas which flourished shortly before the time of Gautam Buddha. Out of the sixteen maha-janapadas Magadha, Kosala, Vatsa and Avanti rose into prominence and engaged in the struggle for the supremacy. Besides, the republican confederacy of the […]
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