SELF STUDY HISTORY

Q. “Nationalism in the 19th century was a driving force for both integration and disintegration.” Illustrate with examples from Europe and other parts of the world. [UPSC- 2025] Ans: Nationalism emerged as one of the most powerful political forces of the nineteenth century. Inspired by the ideals of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic era, […]

Q. Examine how Portuguese naval supremacy altered the character of Indian Ocean trade in the sixteenth century. [15 Marks] Ans: The arrival of three ships at Calicut under Vasco Da Gama, led by a Gujarati pilot named Abdul Majid, at Calicut in May 1498 profoundly affected the course of Indian history. The Hindu ruler of […]

Q. Examine how Portuguese naval supremacy altered the character of Indian Ocean trade in the sixteenth century. [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 […]

Q. Critically assess the argument that colonial economic policies facilitated the influx of British manufactured goods into India and thereby contributed to the decline of indigenous handicraft industries. [20 Marks] Ans: Indian handicraft industries, at the beginning of British rule in the mid-eighteenth century used to supply about a quarter of all manufactured goods produced […]

Q. Critically assess the argument that colonial economic policies facilitated the influx of British manufactured goods into India and thereby contributed to the decline of indigenous handicraft industries. [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 […]

Q. Critically examine the statement that the most significant feature of the Indian Councils Act of 1892 was the introduction of the principle of election, even though the term ‘election’ was deliberately omitted from the Act. [10 Marks] NOTE: All those enrolled can send their answers for evaluation in PDF format after scanning (you can […]

Q. Critically examine the statement that the most significant feature of the Indian Councils Act of 1892 was the introduction of the principle of election, even though the term ‘election’ was deliberately omitted from the Act. [10 Marks] Ans: The Indian Councils Act, 1892 was enacted in response to growing political consciousness in India and […]

Q. Discuss critically the salient features of Mikhail Gorbachev’s domestic reforms. [10 Marks] Ans: In the mid-1980s, the new General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev introduced the liberalizing reforms of perestroika (“reorganization”) and glasnost (“openness”) and ended Soviet involvement in Afghanistan.©selfstudyhistory.com Gorbachev reforms: By the time the comparatively youthful […]

Q. Discuss critically the salient features of Mikhail Gorbachev’s domestic reforms. [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 is Ashok Kumar and you are sending […]

Q. Examine how far economic integration through the European Economic Community’s free-trade principles facilitated the emergence of the European Union. [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 […]