The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) holds the Civil Services Examination every year in two parts, i.e. Preliminary Test and Main Examination; the Main Examination comprises a written Test and a Personality Test. The Question paper of the IAS Main History Paper I – 2001 is given as below:
HISTORY
PAPER-I-2001
Time Allowed: Three Hours
Maximum Marks: 300
Candidates should attempt Question 1 and 5 which are compulsory and any THREE OF the remaining question, all question carry equal marks.
SECTION A
Mark any fifteen of the following places on the map supplied to you and write short descriptive notes on the places plotted by you on the map:
(i) Ajmer
(ii) Ahmednagar
(iii) Allahabad
(iv) Badami
(v) Bhubaneswar
(vi) Chitrakuta
(vii) Chittor
(viii) Chandigarh
(ix) Dehradun
(x) Dhara
(xi) Elephanta
(xii) Ellora
(xiii) Guwahati
(xvi) Indraprastha
(xvii) Jagannathpuri
(xviii) Kalyan
(xix) Kaveripattanam
(xx) Lothal
2.Analyse the causes of the success of the Magadhan imperialism upto the reign of Ashoka the Great.
3. Did the triangular conflict between the Rashtrakutas, Gujara Pratihars and Palas creat a political vaccum in northern India which facilitated the invasions of Mahmud of Ghazni?
4. “The inferior cavalry of the Rajputs was not the only cause of their defeat at the hands of Turko-Afghans and Mughal.” Comment.
SECTION B
5. Write Short essay in not more than 200 words ach on any three of the following topics:
(a) The Vedanta of Sankaracharya
(b) Hemu Vikramaditya
(c) The Zenith of Mughal architecture under Shahjehan
(d) Savai Jai Singh, The astronomer
6. Assess the impact of the market reforms of Alaiddin Khilji on contemporary economy and society.
7. Evaluate the impact of the Sufi and Bhakti Movements on vernacular languages and life and thought of the common people.
8. Were the Marathas restricted by their geopolitical limitations from becoming the paramount power of India?
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