Vedic Period: Que. Evaluate the contribution of the Puranas in disseminating secular knowledge among the masses in ancient India. [UPSC CSE-2013] Approach: (1) Define Puranas. …
Vedic Period: Que. Evaluate various views regarding human settlements as gleaned from the Vedic sources. [UPSC CSE-2013] Approach: (1) Explain briefly the Vedic sources. (2) …
Indus Valley Civilization: Que. Discuss the water management and its conservation planning in the Harappan (Indus-Saraswati) cities. [UPSC CSE-2013] Approach: (1) Explain briefly the water …
Indus Valley Civilization: Que. Do you think the Harappan civilization had a diversity of subsistence bases? [UPSC CSE-2014] Approach: (1) Explain briefly the diversity of …
यूपीएससी परीक्षा हेतु इतिहास विषय का पाठ्यक्रम (2024): प्रारंभिक परीक्षा का पाठ्यक्रम: (1) भारत का इतिहास और भारतीय राष्ट्रीय आंदोलन मुख्य परीक्षा ‘सामान्य अध्ययन-I’ का …
Territorial States and the Rise of Magadha: (a) Conditions for the Rise of Large States From the sixth century BC onwards, the increasing use of …
Jainism and Buddhism in Ancient Indian History: Numerous religious sects arose in the mid-Gangetic plains in sixth-fifth centuries BC, and we hear of as many …
The Later Vedic Phase: Transition to State and Social Orders: (a) Expansion in the Later Vedic Period (c. 1000-500 BC) The history of the later …
The Age of the Rig Veda in Ancient Indian History: (a) Arrival of the Indo-Aryans The Indo-Iranians, comprising the Indo-Aryans and Iranians, moved towards India …
Identity of Aryan Culture in Ancient Indian History: (a) Texts for Traits of Aryan Culture The principal traits of Aryan culture are set out by …