tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110278852011-11-27T16:30:25.748-08:00Aim at helping the Civil Services Aspirants with History as an option. <strike>Preliminary Examination is the target of this blog</strike>. Main Examination will be covered only for selective topics.sumirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15597734437144922132noreply@blogger.comBlogger571100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11027885.post-77168530083391493972010-04-16T07:07:00.000-07:002010-04-19T20:16:35.127-07:00

It is merely a view and an advice. I believe those who prepare for history as an option in Civil Services or UGC/NET or any course in history, they must develop an approach of first raising a time line of period of their study in their mind. It should be developed on political history contents. After, a person is able to remember a time line of political events, then he/she may move towards

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1) The copper – hoard culture in the post – Harappa period has provisionally been identified with which one of the following pottery types? a) Sothi Pottery b) Ochre colour pottery c) Painted grey ware d) Northern Black polished ware Answer: Ochre Colour Pottery. Elaboration: Indus Valley Civilization is identified with Bronze Age. Bronze, a metal alloy, includes copper and tin. The Bronze

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Define CasteThe Sociologists define a caste as follows: A caste is a hereditary, endogamous, usually localized group, having a traditional association with an occupation and a particular position in the local hierarchy of castes. The relations between castes are governed, among other things, by the concepts of pollution and purity, and generally, maximum commensality occurs within the caste. On

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"The caste system is far from a rigid system in which the position of each component caste is fixed for all time. Movement has always been possible, and especially so in the middle regions of the hierarchy. A low caste was able, in a generation or two, to rise to a higher position in the hierarchy by adopting vegetarianism and teetotalism, and by Sanskritizing its ritual and pantheon. In short,

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I thank all the regular visitors to this blog.I have started a Dictionary of History of India. Making use of the label widget, it is being indexed and I believe it is turning out to be user friendly.I am using Sumit Sarkar, Bipin Chandra and five authors, Puri Chopra and Dutt, Majumdar Raychaudhari and Dutt, A. L Bhasam edited Cultural History of History, Kalisankar and Wikipedia for Modern

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The Shadhdarshana means the six Doctrines or the Six systems of Salvation or the Six Schools of Philosophies of Hinduism. They are as follows.Sr. noName of the DoctrineName of the Rishi/Apostle1Nayaya:AnalysisAkshapada Gautama2Vaisheshika: Doctrine of Individual CharateristicsUluka Kanada3Sankhya: The CountKapila4Yoga: Now Most popular in West as a school of physical discipliningPatanjali5Mimansa

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The Dus Avataras of Vishnu means the ten incarnations of Vishnus as per Hindu religion mythology. They are given belowSr. no. Hindi Name Probable English Term1MatsyaThe Fish2KurmaThe Tortoise3VarahaThe Boar4NarasimhaThe Man Lion5VamanThe Dwarf6ParasuramaRama with the Axe7RamaRaghukul Prince Rama of Ayodhya8KrishnaKing Krishna of Dwarka of Vrishni Tribe9BudhaPrince Sidhardha10KalkinIn incarnation

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Vedangas are treatises which form the part of Vedic literature. They are six. The etymological meaning of Vedanga means limbs of Vedas. It suggests that they are helpful in understanding the Vedas. It is written by an established scholar that ‘the study of Vedanga was necessary either for the reading, the understanding, or the proper sacrificial employment of the Veda.’ Hence, these six limbs or

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UPSC asked to reveal cut-off marks of civil services exam: HC-India-The Times of IndiaA Bench comprising Chief Justice A P Shah and Justice S Muralidhar had asked upsc to make public the cut-off marks obtained by candidates in preliminary test of the civil services examination.The main contention of the UPSC was that it would be misused by coaching institutes and hamper chances of meritorious

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Civil Services (Prelims) Exam 2007:1. Date of Notification: November 18, 20062. Last Date of Receipt of Application: December 18, 20063. Date of Examination: May 20, 20074. Cut off Date for calculating Age: August 1, 2007. (Above 21 but below 30 that is not have completed 30 years on August 1, 2007; for Age relaxation consult notification for 2006 as given in the archives link.)The above

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The keys and answers to the questions of G. S. Prelims of Civil Services held on May 14, 2006 are given on the site at http://www.prabhaiasips.com/gskc.html. The series of questions are of Booklet C. I have started posting the answers to Booklet B question series on www.generalstudiesupsc.blogspot.com as per the model (Which I have also adopted for all my postings in case of my other blogs)

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The answers, keys, solutions to the General Studies Prelims question paper, the examination held on May 14, 2006 will start appearing on General Studies blog within next 24 hours.The question sequence will be of Booklet B.The answers structure will be similar to the pattern adopted last year. Kindly check http://generalstudiesupsc.blogspot.com/2005/05/solutions-and-keys-to-general-studies.html

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Total Number of Candidates Cleared Written Test: 1174Total Number of Candidates Declared Selected: 425: 36.20% of those who cleared the written TestNumber of General Category Candidates Selected: 210: 49.41 % of the selected CandidatesNumber of OBC Category Candidates Selected: 117 : 27.53 % of the selected CandidatesNumber of SC Category Candidates Selected: 57: 13.41% of the selected

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Final Result of IAS 2005 Declared in May 8, 2006Kindly check the site of UPSC. Click What's New and then look into Examination Results.The Result is reproduced below:Civil Service Final Result 2005SRL NO ROLL NONAME396 000287 CHAITRA N80000452SHRIMAN SHUKLA290000551KADAM VIJAY TUKARAM225000578ALOK TIWARI24000992TANMAY CHAKRABARTY352 001161UMESH CHANDRA BHARTI248001318SANDEEPKUMAR R

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Civil Service Exam's Resource Centre contains General Studies Mains papers and one Prelims paper up to this day. It is probably a newest addition in the world of Blogging. The blogger is Hasseb but he has hidden his identity. The use of communication for education purpose and training and sharing of information is really preganant with unbelievable results. There seems to be a real liberalism

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Recently I have come across another website. It is called I A S Portal. It has changed its name to UPSC Portal before May 2006 Preliims.I have just gone through some of the links. I have found comments by some qualified candidates (already selected). I have just found some of the links quite imaginative. The lay out is also good. They have placed links to many news groups. Then, there are

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Date of Issuance of Notice: 03 - 12 - 2005Number of the Notification: Examination Notice No. 04/2006Some of the important points taken directly from the site:2. APPLICATION FORM : Candidates must apply in the Common Application Form devised by the Commission for its examination, which can be purchased from the Designated Head Post Offices/Post Offices (specified in Appendix III of the

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One should visit the following link.http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/intoc.htmlIt is online documents of the Library of Congress of United States of America. In the header of the site, it is written thus, " Customized Research and Analytical services serving the U. S. government since 1948" (Starting of Cold War period) italized comments by the blogger himself.There are ten chapters which cover the

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The contents of the above link have details on the accession of Asoka and his conversion to Buddhism. Just go through them. Sometime small snippets help to retain the information for longer time. They prove more useful than to read a whole book. The blog will now have numerous tit bits every day. It takes lesser time to read them but ones retain more information. They help in selecting

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SUMIR SHARMA: Hindi Granth Karyalay: Munshi Premchand : A brief life sketchBy clicking on the link containing the name of Munshi Prem Chand, you will be taken to a site where you will find a brief life sketch of Munshi Prem Chand and name of all the titles of Munshi Prem Chand. The content of the post will be useful for the Section C of Prelims syllabus. You may find most of MCQ on the

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At the following link of Banglapedia, one can find an article on Sanskrit literature. The Link is : http://banglapedia.search.com.bd/HT/S_0079.HTMThose who are preparing for prelims, they must include the contents of this essay on Ancient India. They may write a page on which they separate the books title and names of their author. Here is one essay which can provide them a huge list that may

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At the following posting titled Sufism in India (click on the red phrase), there is a good article on Sufism in India. All the basic features and tenets are rightly described. The major four orders (silsilas) are rightly mentioned. The link suggested is non-functional now. It is regretted. The contents were displayed by someone and the guy seems to have removed it. I can not help. It further

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Kindly check the Article below.Khaljis : 1290-1320It contains an outer framework on administration of Ala-ud-din Khilji. It is a suggestive framework for the topic "The Khalji Revolution". The battles or foreign policy of Ala-ud-din is not covered which will be taken separately.Kindly be attentive about some of the headings taken from A. L Srivastva. Do not use those headings at all if the

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Getting the right information in the less possible time is highly desired and wished by all of us. Writing and revision can be more effective if you know that there is assistance at hand which can help you to improve the contents and counter check the facts as being presented by you. It can speed up your preparation and impart confidence to you. The above mentioned needs and which is my aim of

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The result of the candidates who had qualified and cleared Civil Services 2004 now also appears at the website of the Ministry of Parsonnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.The Result is at http://demotemp117.nic.in/ResultsCSE/RankFinalCSE.htm?hidden=Rankwise. The site takes time to down load and requires patients. It has address of each candidate and also date of their medical examinations to be

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On a link here at General Studies Blog, (click on the red phrase) there is list, which can be made a part of plan for preparation.Any comment on the suggested list will be highly appreciated.

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There is general search for some basic data by the aspirants.They grope in dark. They have to visit numerous sites.The information and data which they need do not form the part of the actual preparation for writing the examination. However, any understanding that can be derived from those data, the clarity of the activity which they have to understake for nearly two years and general confidence

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The Civil Services Main 2004 Final Results is now available on the UPSC site.You need the date of birth and roll number to access the marks.The site address is as follows: Detail Marks of Final Result of Civil services Main 2004Click on the Detail Marks line and Query site will open.

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Master Index for General Studies Preliminary Paper 2005General Studies Preliminary Paper May 15, 2005Time Allowed: Two HoursMaximum Marks: 150Total Questions: 150Use Right Click of your mouse and open the required page in a new window.In case if it does not open then select the link given below each page and paste it in ‘Address’ of your browser.The Sheets contain answers to all the questions

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General Studies Prelims 2005 paper with solutions will be available at General Studies Civil Services: Both Prelims/Mains at the posting General Studies Prelims 2005

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Political Thoughts and Life in Ancient India:Chapter II:Try to answer the following questions:Style: Book BasedSuggestion:Use Chapter IV, The Wonder That Was India by A. L. BashamReference: Continuation of the post Political Thoughts and Life in Ancient and Political Thoughts and Life in Ancient India Second Set The Provincial and Local Administration: What was the structure of the administration

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Political Thoughts and Life in Ancient India:Chapter II:Try to answer the following questions:Style: Book BasedReference: Continuation of the post Political Thoughts and Life in Ancient India First SetThe Duties of the State in Ancient India:Is there any clear cut elaboration on the actual reach of the state in the ancient literature of India?(The answer to this question should be nicely

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Political Thoughts and Life in Ancient India:Chapter II:Try to answer the following questions:Style: Book BasedSuggestion: Use Chapter IV, The Wonder That Was India by A. L. Basham.Additional Note:If You like the question bank, and desire to answer it, then as given in the suggestion, get the Wonder That Was India by A. L. Basham. Open the chapter IV and start reading each paragraph slowly. After

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Reference: Language and Literature in Ancient India Second SetPali LiteratureWhy is Pali more important than Sanskrit?What are the features of Pali Literature as compared to Sanskrit?What is the meaning of the word Suparna?Which is The Land Of Gold?What is the position of Ambapali in the Buddhist Pali literature?What was the national hero of Sinahalas as per the Mahavansa?Whom did Dutthagamani

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Style: Book BasedSuggestion: Use Chapter IX, The Wonder That Was India by A. L. Basham.Reference: Continued from Language and Literature in Ancient IndiaSpecial Note: The topic "Dravidian Languages" has been omitted. The contents of the essay is highly technical and comes under the sphere of phonetics and linguistics. One can prepare notes from the contents of the article. However, the

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Try to answer the following questions:Style: Book BasedSuggestion: Use Chapter IX, The Wonder That Was India by A. L. Basham.Additional Note:If You like the question bank, and desire to answer it, then as given in the suggestion, get the Wonder That Was India by A. L. Basham. Open the chapter IX and start reading each paragraph slowly. After ending each paragraph try to look at the question. If

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It is a suggestion here that you may read an article by Vijayalakshmi Bidari, the topper of 2001 Civil Services Exams. I have a bank of such interviews on my computer as well as printed copies of various competition magazines. I have a plan to write an article based on the contents of those interviews for the benefit of the aspirants for the civil services.However, it was today that I have

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Paper-II Section-A1. Establishment of British rule in India: Factors behind British success against Indian powers-Mysore, Maratha Con federacy and the Punjab as major powers in resistance; Policy of subsidiary Alliance and Doctrine of Lapse.2. Colonial Economy : Tribute system. Drain of wealth and "deindustrialisation", Fiscal pressures and revenue settlements (Zamindari, Ryotwari and Mahalwari

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Paper-I Section-A1. Sources and approaches to study of early Indian history.2. Early pastoral and agricultural communities. The archaeological evidence.3. The Indus Civilization: its origins, nature and decline.4. Patterns of settlement, economy, social organization and religion in India (c. 2000 to 500 B.C.) : archaeological perspectives.5. Evolution of north Indian society and culture: evidence

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Here on the following link (click on the link)there is a general letter. It is not something concrete about the preparation. However, there are some suggestions and issue which are useful if one likes to adopt. I will strongly recommend that those who are regularly visiting this site, and they are many as my site meter can tell, they must go through it. Those who have taken their first attempt or

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Civil Services Examination - 2003 Service AllocationThe details of the each candidates are given in the following orderS.No.RankRoll NoName & AddressServiceCadreCategory_________11112718ROOPA MISHRAC/O MR D N MISHRA PLOT -463, SAHIDNAGAR BHUBANESWAR -751007IASORISSAGeneral=======225419ASHIMA GARGHOUSE NO 717 SECTOR-14 GURGAON 122001IASHARYANAGeneral======33208227ARSHDEEP SINGHVILLAGE SHALAPUR BET

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At the following site, which is presently under construction the successful candidates can get an idea about the cadre allocation.The Address of the site is: http://demotemp117.nic.in/service/serviceallocation.htmThe site is maintained by Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.Explore the site. It may be useful for the successful candidates and also for the aspirants.

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Section-A1. Prehistoric cultures in India2. Indus Civilization. Origins. The Mature Phase: extent, society, economy and culture. Contacts with other cultures.Problems of decline.3. Geographical distribution and characteristics of pastoral and farming communities outside the Indus region, from the neolithic to early iron phases.4. Vedic society. The Vedic texts; changefrom Rigvedic to later Vedic

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ROLL ORDER LIST OF SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES FROM000001 TO 010000SRL NOROLL NONAME269000039SANJIV KUMAR101000210VEDANSHU TRIPATHI392000228T KABILAN37000464SAMEER SHUKLA120000467PRITHIPAL SINGH238000486DIVYA MISHRA32000609R SHANGEETHA48000641RAJAT KUMAR145000711DHRUV GUPTA38000883VIPIN SHARMA223000912RUCHIKA RISHI144000961ANIMA BARNWAL93001021TANU KASHYAP398001090SITA RAM MEENA102001149VINOD KUMAR

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Result is outFinal Result is outThe Result now available on line at http://www.upsc.gov.in/ at Final Result Press botton.

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It was really surprising for me to find that some candidate reached my blog seeking syllabus when May 15 is just couple of hours away.It may be that the person who reached my blog must be thinking starting preparation for the 2006 prelims.Anyhow, his search helped me locate this site http://www.threeauthors.comThey have provided syllabus for all the options as well as all the three stages.My

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This year a question paper at postgraduate level of Punjab University Chandigarh contains a set of questions which are highly useful and significant for History Option of the Civil Services Mains examination. A general survey of last year papers can easily show that they are such questions which have appeared again and again in the Mains examination. If one adopts the strategy of doing only one

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Ancient History: Question Bank FourChapter VIIReligion in Ancient IndiaReference: Continued from the previous Post:Section IV HINDUISMDevelopment and Literature:Which are the popular cults mentioned in the Buddhist, Jain, and Brahmanical literature?What is the Yaksha?What is Nagas?Which of the popular cult god had become famous by the end of the second century BC?Which god was widely worshipped

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Continuation of the Section III The AjivikasWhich were the contemporary religions of Ajivikas?What similarity did Ajivika cult has with Buddhism and Jainsim?Who was thew founder of the Ajivika cult?With whom did the teachings of Goshala Maskariputra resembles?What was the relation between Goshala Maskariputra and Mahavira?What was the source of the basis of the teachings of Goshala and Mahavira?

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Ancient History: Question Bank Three Chapter VIIReligion in Ancient IndiaReference: Continued from the previous Post:Section III JainismWho was the contemporary of Vardhamana?By what name was Vardhamana known among his followers?What is the etymological meaning of Jain?Who established Jainsim?What is peculiar about the history of Jainsim in comparison to that of Buddhism?What is the peculiarity

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On the following site, you may find syllabus of most of the subjects. They are old version but they are true to latest one. However, the best source is the Empolyment NEWS, December edition of every year. It is cost effective because it can be had for mere Rs. 5/. Secondly many publishers print booklets containing syllabus only which could be bought for Rs. 50/- to Rs. 60/-. Similarly, the

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At the link here, find a write up, which is quite useful. The information is quite relevant. I do not accept some observations made in there but such contentions by me are mere in nature of an argument than to counter the claims. Gradually, a similar article will appear on this blog, wherein information and views similar to the one given at the link will be posted.Also visit the web site of UPSC

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At the following posting here you may find recommendation for books on Indian history. They are quite relevant for the Prelims as well as for the Mains.

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Find on the following link here a material on the period 1885 to 1947 on Indian Independence history. There is a huge bank of different type of questions (multiple choice question, reasoning questions, fill in the blanks, two lines questions). The contents of the material is formatted in such a manner, that 15 marks questions of the Mains History can be prepared in a better way. Look into the

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Find a good material on Middle Ages and related debate which has been based on the recent trends in the study of the European History and Modern World History.Was Middle Ages in Europe A Dark Age!, European History/RenaissanceIt has special importance for the students who have opted for the Modern World and World History. In India, most the available books refers to Middle Ages as Dark ages.

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Chapter VII Religion in Ancient IndiaReference: Continued from the previous Post:The Section II BUDDHISMTHE BUDDHAWhat was the main colour of the robes of Buddhist monks?What is the meaning of the word Buddha?What is the first sermon given by Buddha after his enlightenment called?From where do we learn about the basic teaching of Buddha?What is the status of the authenticity of the first sermon?

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Try to answer the following questions:Style: Book BasedSuggestion: Chapter VII, Wonder That Was India by A. L. Basham.Religion of the Vedas The Earliest signs of Religion in India: Who were the earliest civilized Inhabitants of India?Which deities did the earlier civilized inhabitants of India worship?Which was the important religious rite or the activity of the earlier civilized inhabitants of

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