Mains Test Series Age of Guptas, Post Gupta Age – Age of Harsha, Chalukyas and Pallavas Q1. Do you think that the Gupta Age is rightly considered the Golden Age of India? (250 words) Introduction: Many Historians have in the past called the Gupta Age the Golden Age of India. However, this is a highly…
Mains Test Series Mauryan Age, Post Mauryan Age: Indo-Greeks, Satvahanas, Sangam Age Q1. Magadha’s rise as an economic and political powerhouse is as curious as its fall. Exemplify. (250 words) Introduction: According to the Puranic literature, Magadha’s meteoric rise started with the lesser-known kings Bimbisara and Ajatashatru. The Nandas further expanded it. However, it has…
Mains Test Series Vedic and Mahajanapada Period Q1. The later Vedic age was an age of religious revolutions. Do you agree? Discuss. (250 words) Answer: The later Vedic period extended roughly from 1000 B.C. to 600 B.C. when some Vedic tribes migrated from the ‘Sapta Sindhu’ region to the upper Ganga Valley and other adjacent…
Mains Test Series Chalcolithic and Harappan Age Q1. To what extent has the urban planning and culture of the Indus Valley Civilization provided inputs to present-day urbanisation? Discuss. [UPSC CSE (M) 2014], (200 words) Answer: Civilisation refers to materially advanced culture. It illuminates culture in its physical form through architecture, literature, arts, life patterns, etc….