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UPSC Civil Services (Prelims) 2021 exam is just six months away and aspirants must be in the last stage of their revision process. It is necessary that aspirants practice mock tests and solve previous year papers to know the type of questions asked in the exam. As most students practice subject-wise revision strategy it is helpful to solve questions from each subject separately. To help the aspirants execute their strategy well, we have provided all the questions asked from ancient and medieval history asked in the last 5 years previous year papers with explained answers. UPSC Civil Services (IAS) Prelims 2021: Subject-wise Study Material for Complete Preparation UPSC IAS Prelims 2021: Questions on Ancient & Medieval History in 2019 Paper Ques: Which one of the following is not a Harappan site? (a) Chanhudaro (b) Kot Diji (c) Sohgaura (d) Desalpur A nswer: c Explanation: Kot Diji (now in Pakistan) was an early Harappan site. Chanhudaro (Pakistan) and Desalpur (Gujarat) are mature Harappan sites. Ques: In which of the following relief sculpture inscriptions is 'Ranyo Ashoka' (King Ashoka) mentioned along with the stone portrait of Ashoka? (a) Kanganahalli (b) Sanchi I (c) Shahbazgarhi (d) Sohgaura Answer: a Explanation: Kanaganahalli in Karnataka is the site with an inscription in Brahmi script reading Ranyo Ashoka and a sculpture of King Ashoka. Ques: With reference to forced labour (Vishti) in India during the Gupta period, which one of the following statements is correct...

According to Kautilya’s Arthashastra, which of the following are correct? • A person could be a slave as a result of a judicial punishment. • If a female slave bore her master a son, she was legally free. • If a son born to a female slave was fathered by her master, the son was entitled to the legal status of the master’s son. Which of the statements given above are correct? From the decline of Guptas until the rise of Harshavardhana in the early seventh century, which of the following kingdoms were holding power in Northern India? • The Guptas of Magadha • The Paramaras of Malwa • The Pushyabhutis of Thanesar • The Maukharis of Kanauj • The Yadavas of Devagiri • The Maitrakas of Valabhi Select the correct answer using the code given below. • A Pingali Venkayya designed the tricolour Indian National Flag here. • B Pattabhi Sitaramaiah led the Quit India Movement of Andhra region from here. • C Rabindranath Tagore translated the National Anthem from Bengali to English here. • D Madame Blavatsky and Colonel Olcott set up headquarters of Theosophical Society first here. Show Answer With reference to the history of ancient India, which of the following statements is/are correct? • Mitakshara was the civil law for upper castes and Dayabhaga was the civil law for lower castes. • In the Mitakshara system, the sons can claim right to the property during the lifetime of the father, whereas in the Dayabhaga system, it is only after the death of the father that the sons can claim rig...

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Preparing for UPSC IAS Exam? Want to solve the previous year’s prelims exam questions on the ancient history syllabus? In this article, you will get ancient history questions asked in UPSC and ore information related to it. Read the article till the end to know it all. Ancient History Syllabus • Prehistoric cultures in India • Indus Civilization – Origins- the different phases- society, economy, and culture- Contacts with other cultures- factors lead to the decline. • Geographical distribution and characteristics of pastoral and farming society. • Vedic society-Vedic texts- change from Rigvedic to later Vedic phases. • Vedic society Religion- Upanishad thought-Political and social organization, the evolution of the Varna system and monarchy. • Formation of the State and urbanization, from the Mahajanapadas to the Nandas. • Buddhism and Jainism- Factors for the spread of Buddhism. • The Mauryan Empire- Chandragupta and Megasthenes. • Asoka and his inscriptions, his dhamma, culture, administration, and art • Society of Post-Mauryan India, BC 200- AD 300- Evolution of Jatis. • The Satavahanas and formation of the state in the Peninsula. • Sangam texts and society. • Indo-Greeks, Sakas, Parthians, Kushans, Kanishka-Contacts with the outer world. • Different Religion- Bhagavatism, Saivism, Mahayana Buddhism and Hinayana, Jainism and Culture and art. • The Guptas and their descendants. • Literature Science, Arts, Economy, and society -Modification in the political organization o...

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UPSC Prelims 2020: History Q.1. With reference to the cultural history of India, which one of the following is the correct description of the term ‘paramitas’? (a) The earliest dharmashastra texts written in aphoristic (Sutra) style (b) Philosophical schools that did not accept the authority of Vedas. (c) Perfections whose attainment led to the Bodhisattva path (d) Powerful merchant guilds of early medieval south India. Ans. (c) Solution:These are 10 perfections, including generosity, compassion etc. on the completion of which one gets nearer the path of a Bodhisattva. Q.2. With reference to the Scholars/literatures of ancient India, consider the following statements: 1. Panini is associated with Pushyamitra 2. Amarsimha is associated with Harshavardhana 3. Kalidasa is associated with chandragupta-II Which of the above given statements is/are correct- (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 Ans. (c) Solution: S1: Pushyamitra Shunga ruled c. 185 – c. 149 BCE, but Panini is dated to about 4th BCE. So, 1 is wrong. Also, as you would see below, since 2 is correct, S2: Amarasimha (IAST: Amara-siṃha, c. CE 375) was a Sanskrit grammarian and poet from ancient India, of whose personal history hardly anything is known. He is said to have been “one of the nine gems that adorned the throne of Vikramaditya, not Harshavardhana. S3: The noted Sanskrit poet Kalidasa is said to be the court poet of Chandragupta II. Q.3. With reference to the religious history of India,...

History Previous Year Questions UPSC Mains are from the topics of Ancient, Medieval, Modern, and World History. The GS Paper 1 of UPSC Mains contains the following subjects – History, Geography, Art and Culture, and Indian Society. Out of which, UPSC Mains History questions are of utmost importance as they carry a high weightage and scoring in nature. The syllabus of history remains the same every year as opposed to geography, polity, and economics which are impacted by current events. So, it becomes slightly easy for candidates to prepare for this subject well in advance with the help of the previous year’s papers and mock tests. History Mains Questions in UPSC GS-1 are asked from ancient history, world history, freedom struggle, post-independence period, etc. There is no fixed number of questions asked from the history section. That’s why candidates should go through the History previous year questions UPSC Mains to understand the number of questions and their difficulty level. Here we will cover the previous year’s UPSC Mains history questions that would help the candidates during preparation. History Previous Year Questions UPSC Mains History is an important topic in the A candidate must review the previous year question papers and make a note of the significant subjects that were frequently asked. It is rare for the History Mains questions UPSC to relate to • • • • Below we have tried to cover the History Previous Year Question UPSC Mains, dividing them into year-wise...