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Solution: Daily Problem Practice for 2022 History Optional [Ancient India: Day 17] Q. Discuss the role of the Sunga rulers with reference to religion and art. धर्म एवं कला के सदर्भ में शुद्ग राजाओं की भूमिका का विवेचन कीजिए। [20 Marks]  Ans: After the death of Asoka, his successors were not able to keep the […]

Daily Problem Practice for 2022 History Optional [Ancient India: Day 17] Q. Discuss the role of the Sunga rulers with reference to religion and art. धर्म एवं कला के सदर्भ में शुद्ग राजाओं की भूमिका का विवेचन कीजिए। [20 Marks] NOTE: All those enrolled can send their answers for evaluation in PDF format after scanning […]

Nationalism and the working class movements: Part II During Swadeshi Movement of Bengal: Still workers participated in wider political issues which was shift from earlier agitation on only economic questions. The number of strikes rose sharply and labour movement graduated from unorganised strikes to organised strikes on economic issues with the support of the nationalists. […]

Nationalism and the working class movements: Part I The gradual industrialisation of India did not only bring the Indian capitalists into the foreground of public life, it also created an industrial working class. The formation of an industrial working class in the organised sector in India: early nineteenth century: The growth of tea plantations in […]

The rise of press, literature and public opinion: Part II The Vernacular Press Act, 1878: An unfortunate legacy of the Rebellion of 1857 was the growth of the spirit of racial bitterness among the rulers and the ruled. As a result the European press in India after 1858 was always ranged on the side of […]

The rise of press, literature and public opinion: Part I The history of the Indian press begins with the coming of the Europeans. The Portuguese were the first European nation who brought a printing press to India and the first book published in India was by the Jesuits of Goa in 1557. In 1684 the […]

Q. “The art of building was carried to highest degree of perfection under Shahjahan”. Illustrate by giving architecture details of two of his most celebrated buildings. [UPSC, 2018] ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: After Akbar, a secure Empire and enormous wealth in legacy permitted both Jahangir and Shah Jahan to pursue interest in the visual arts. Jahangir was […]