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UPSC MainsHistory (Optional)37 questions

Ancient and Medieval History: UPSC Mains History (Optional) questions

37 practice questions on Ancient and Medieval History, each with a model answer, an approach note, key facts and links to the previous year questions on the same theme.

  1. 1Agrarian and Revenue Reforms of Alauddin Khalji
  2. 2Ancient Indian Historiography and Islamic Heritage
  3. 3Approaches to Early Indian Historiography
  4. 4Archaeological Evidence for Neolithic Progress in India
  5. 5Archaeological Profile of India 2000 to 500 BC
  6. 6Archaeology and Literature in Aryan Debate
  7. 7Burial Practices in the Mesolithic Age
  8. 8Causes of Defeat Against Turkish Invasion
  9. 9Concept of the Khalji Revolution
  10. 10Evolution of Bronze Metallurgy and Sculpture in India
  11. 11Foreign Travellers and Ancient Indian Historiography
  12. 12Graeco-Roman and Chinese Accounts of Ancient Indian Society
  13. 13Historical Consciousness in Ancient India
  14. 14Historical Significance of Alexander's Indian Campaign
  15. 15Iltutmish as Real Founder of Delhi Sultanate
  16. 16Internal and External Trade in IVC
  17. 17Megasthenes' Account of Mauryan India and Its Veracity
  18. 18Mughal Agrarian Crisis and Peasant Revolts
  19. 19Mughal Imperial Authority and Persian Kingship
  20. 20Political Features and Sources of Post-Mauryan North India
  21. 21Polity of the Vijayanagara Empire under Krishnadevaraya
  22. 22Post-Mauryan Transformations under Shungas and Kanvas
  23. 23Religious Practices of the Indus Civilization
  24. 24Role and Limitations of Archaeological Evidence in Early India
  25. 25Role of Guilds in Early Indian Economy
  26. 26Role of Inscriptions and Coins in Early Indian History
  27. 27Role of Satavahanas in Deccan Integration
  28. 28Salient Features of Indus Valley Civilization
  29. 29Segmentary State Model and Nature of Chola Kingdom
  30. 30Sher Shah's Trade, Commerce, and Agrarian Reforms
  31. 31Shruti Literature as Historical Sources
  32. 32Social Organization of the Palaeolithic Age
  33. 33Sources for Reconstructing Ancient Indian History
  34. 34Status of Women in Early Vedic Age
  35. 35Technological Development of Palaeolithic Stone Tools
  36. 36Vernacular Literature and Early Medieval Regional Identities
  37. 37Zanana System and Mughal Royal Women