Rajendra Mohwiya Sir Que. Evaluate various views regarding human settlements as gleaned from the Vedic sources. [UPSC CSE-2013] Approach: (1) Explain briefly the Vedic sources. (2) Mention some references to human settlement in … Read More
Que. Discuss the water management and its conservation planning in the Harappan (Indus-Saraswati) cities. [UPSC CSE-2013] Approach: (1) Explain briefly the water management system in the Harappan cities. (2) Mention … Read More
Que. Do you think the Harappan civilization had a diversity of subsistence bases? प्रश्न: क्या आप यह मानते हैं कि हड़प्पा सभ्यता की उपजीविका के अनेक आधार थे? Structure: (i) … Read More
यूपीएससी इतिहास (वैकल्पिक) विषय पाठ्यक्रम 2025 प्रश्नपत्र-I 1. प्राचीन भारतीय इतिहास के स्रोत पुरातात्विक स्रोतः अन्वेषण, उत्खनन, पुरालेखविद्या, मुद्राशास्त्र, स्मारक। साहित्यिक स्रोतः स्वदेशीः प्राथमिक एवं द्वितीयक; कविता, विज्ञान साहित्य, क्षेत्रीय … Read More
Territorial States and the Rise of Magadha Conditions for the Rise of Large States From the sixth century BC onwards, the increasing use of iron in eastern UP and western … Read More
Jainism and Buddhism Numerous religious sects arose in the mid-Gangetic plains in sixth-fifth centuries BC, and we hear of as many as sixty-two of them. Many of these sects were … Read More
The Later Vedic Phase : Transition to State and Social Orders Expansion in the Later Vedic Period (c. 1000-500 BC) The history of the later Vedic period is based mainly … Read More
The Age of the Rig Veda in Ancient Indian History Arrival of the Indo-Aryans The Indo-Iranians, comprising the Indo-Aryans and Iranians, moved towards India from two areas of Central Asia. … Read More
Identity of Aryan Culture in Ancient Indian History Texts for Traits of Aryan Culture The principal traits of Aryan culture are set out by Vedic, Iranian, and Greek literary texts … Read More
Harappan Culture | History of Ancient India Introduction The urban culture of the Bronze Age found in Harappa in Pakistani Punjab was a path-breaking discovery. In 1853, A. Cunningham, the … Read More