UPSC History 2024

Identify the following places marked on the map supplied to you and write a short note of about 30 words on each of them in your Question-cum-Answer Booklet. Locational hints for…

(a) Harappan art contributes to our understanding of their aesthetic sensibilities in addition to spiritual and ritualistic life. Comment. (20 marks) (b) Discuss different types o…

(a) Symbiotic relationships between Buddhist establishments, traders, artisan guilds, and royal support led to a close proximity of religion, economy and polity in the Mauryan and…

(a) Highlight the contributions of Aryabhatta, Varahamihira and Brahmagupta in the fields of Astronomy and Mathematics. (20 marks) (b) Examine the course of Pallava-Chalukya confl…

Answer the following questions in about 150 words each: (a) Illustrate the main features of Vesara style temple architecture. (b) Evaluate Firuz Shah Tughluq's economic policies.…

(a) Analyze the contributions of Acharya Triumvirate to Indian Vedanta. (20 marks) (b) Compare and contrast the position of Hindu and Muslim women in 13th and 14th century India.…

(a) "Instead of bringing credit, the Ibadat Khana brought growing discredit to Akbar." Comment. (20 marks) (b) How did the Maratha guerrilla warfare tactics contribute to their mi…

(a) Discuss the contributions of Bahmani Sultans to the development of Indo-Islamic architecture. (20 marks) (b) Evaluate the impact of the Third Battle of Panipat on the politica…

Critically examine the following statements in about 150 words each: (a) After the battle of Plassey, the mercenary became the Kingmaker. (10 marks) (b) The values of utilitariani…

(a) The pace of commercialisation of agriculture increased as a result of British revenue policies in India. – Critically examine. (20 marks) (b) Why was the Great Revolt of 1857…

(a) Political extremism in colonial India often converged with cultural nationalism, but not always. – Comment. (20 marks) (b) Regionalism in India after 1947 was occasioned by de…

(a) The Swadeshi movement of 1905 anticipated many of the tactics that were later developed during the Gandhian mass movement. – Critically examine. (20 marks) (b) The trade union…

Critically examine the following statements in about 150 words each: (a) The ideas raised by Enlightenment thinkers were profoundly unsettling and challenging to old regime societ…

(a) The course of the English industrialization was too long drawn to be considered a revolution. Comment. (20 marks) (b) The social and political landscape of Europe after the fi…

(a) The second world war was a truly global conflict. Discuss. (20 marks) (b) Trace the different stages of European economic integration. (20 marks) (c) The nature of apartheid r…

(a) The emergence of two power blocs not only symbolised two competing ideologies but also two alternative models of economic growth. Explain. (20 marks) (b) To what extent underd…