History Optional: Weekly Question Discussion
Week 3: 19 May 2024, 8 PM
Hello students, these are the practice questions for Week 3:
1) Alexander’s invasion of India was fated to be famous and far reaching. Discuss. (10 Marks)
2) “Thus ended the famous battle of Buxar, on which depended the fate of India and which was as gallantly disputed as was important in its results.” Comment. [1985, 20m]
For participating in the weekly zoom session, register using the link provided. You will receive zoom link at you registered email ID.
Link for Registration: https://bit.ly/History_LevelUp
I sincerely request you try writing your answer before the Zoom session so that you can extract maximum out of this initiative.
Nikhil Sheth
#AnswerWritingPractice #SundayLive
Week 3: 19 May 2024, 8 PM
Hello students, these are the practice questions for Week 3:
1) Alexander’s invasion of India was fated to be famous and far reaching. Discuss. (10 Marks)
2) “Thus ended the famous battle of Buxar, on which depended the fate of India and which was as gallantly disputed as was important in its results.” Comment. [1985, 20m]
For participating in the weekly zoom session, register using the link provided. You will receive zoom link at you registered email ID.
Link for Registration: https://bit.ly/History_LevelUp
I sincerely request you try writing your answer before the Zoom session so that you can extract maximum out of this initiative.
Nikhil Sheth
#AnswerWritingPractice #SundayLive
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FREE Workshop: History Optional 2025 | Registration mandatory (fill form below)
26th Sept | 6:00 pm
Online-Offline session
We'll email/whatsapp you the invitation & link
Attend it in offline mode - Visit LevelUp IAS Karol Bagh Center (Google map link https://maps.app.goo.gl/tNGTrbR4KmxBa6um8)
Enrol in Sunday LIVE: https://www.levelupias.com/upsc…
Online-Offline session
We'll email/whatsapp you the invitation & link
Attend it in offline mode - Visit LevelUp IAS Karol Bagh Center (Google map link https://maps.app.goo.gl/tNGTrbR4KmxBa6um8)
Enrol in Sunday LIVE: https://www.levelupias.com/upsc…
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We are launching a new batch of History Optional starting on 10th June. It will be an upgraded version of our earlier batch, with updated historiography, more answer writing and more rounded coverage of PYQs in the class.
Click here to know more: https://www.levelupias.com/upsc-history-optional/
Click here to know more: https://www.levelupias.com/upsc-history-optional/
History Optional (UPSC)
History Optional: Weekly Question Discussion Week 3: 19 May 2024, 8 PM Hello students, these are the practice questions for Week 3: 1) Alexander’s invasion of India was fated to be famous and far reaching. Discuss. (10 Marks) 2) “Thus ended the famous battle…
A reminder.
Today evening 8PM we will be live to discuss the questions. Register for Zoom link.
Today evening 8PM we will be live to discuss the questions. Register for Zoom link.
LevelUp IAS Weekly Zoom Question Discussion.pdf
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Download the first 5 Questions with Model Answers that were discussed in our Weekly Zoom Live Discussions.
Register here to attend the open session next Sunday: https://bit.ly/History_LevelUp
Register here to attend the open session next Sunday: https://bit.ly/History_LevelUp
Register Here for Open discussion every Sunday evening: https://bit.ly/History_LevelUp
You can download first 5 model answers here: https://t.me/nikhilhistoryoptional/415
You can download first 5 model answers here: https://t.me/nikhilhistoryoptional/415
History Optional: Weekly Live Question Discussion
Week 4: 26 May 2024, 8 PM
Hello students, these are the practice questions for Week 4:
1) Reflect on the doctrinal similarities and differences between the Upanishads and early Buddhism. (15 Marks)
2) Robert Clive was not a planner but an experimenter who revealed some of the possibilities of creating a British empire in India. Discuss. (10 Marks)
For participating in the weekly zoom session, register using the link provided. You will receive zoom link at you registered email ID.
Link for Registration: https://bit.ly/History_LevelUp
I sincerely request you try writing your answer before the Zoom session so that you can extract maximum out of this initiative.
Nikhil Sheth
#AnswerWritingPractice #SundayLive
Week 4: 26 May 2024, 8 PM
Hello students, these are the practice questions for Week 4:
1) Reflect on the doctrinal similarities and differences between the Upanishads and early Buddhism. (15 Marks)
2) Robert Clive was not a planner but an experimenter who revealed some of the possibilities of creating a British empire in India. Discuss. (10 Marks)
For participating in the weekly zoom session, register using the link provided. You will receive zoom link at you registered email ID.
Link for Registration: https://bit.ly/History_LevelUp
I sincerely request you try writing your answer before the Zoom session so that you can extract maximum out of this initiative.
Nikhil Sheth
#AnswerWritingPractice #SundayLive
Google Docs
FREE Workshop: History Optional 2025 | Registration mandatory (fill form below)
26th Sept | 6:00 pm
Online-Offline session
We'll email/whatsapp you the invitation & link
Attend it in offline mode - Visit LevelUp IAS Karol Bagh Center (Google map link https://maps.app.goo.gl/tNGTrbR4KmxBa6um8)
Enrol in Sunday LIVE: https://www.levelupias.com/upsc…
Online-Offline session
We'll email/whatsapp you the invitation & link
Attend it in offline mode - Visit LevelUp IAS Karol Bagh Center (Google map link https://maps.app.goo.gl/tNGTrbR4KmxBa6um8)
Enrol in Sunday LIVE: https://www.levelupias.com/upsc…
https://youtu.be/Jb--qcGe9Y4
Third episode of Behind The Question is out. In this series, we try to decode the mind of the examiner in less than 15 minutes.
In the latest episode, we discuss a PYQ from 2023 World History section on Marxian Socialism. Do watch it. I am sure it will be extremely useful for World History.
#behindthequestion
Third episode of Behind The Question is out. In this series, we try to decode the mind of the examiner in less than 15 minutes.
In the latest episode, we discuss a PYQ from 2023 World History section on Marxian Socialism. Do watch it. I am sure it will be extremely useful for World History.
#behindthequestion
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Karl Marx proved wrong❓ Behind the Question Explained 🎙️ Nikhil & Vishal sir
Click here: https://bit.ly/History_LevelUp and register FREE for Weekly PYQ Zoom session | Connect 1-1 with sir, discuss, learn and strategize your History Optional prep
History Optional Foundation 2025: https://www.levelupias.com/upsc-history-optional/…
History Optional Foundation 2025: https://www.levelupias.com/upsc-history-optional/…
History Optional (UPSC)
History Optional: Weekly Live Question Discussion Week 4: 26 May 2024, 8 PM Hello students, these are the practice questions for Week 4: 1) Reflect on the doctrinal similarities and differences between the Upanishads and early Buddhism. (15 Marks) 2) Robert…
Here are the questions for today's discussion. See you at 8PM in Zoom Live.
Allahabad school of history.
Just got this book. It seems very interesting. The contribution of great historians of the 1920s to 1950s, just before the Marxist school started to become prominent. Details of Beni Prasad and Ishwari Prasad are quite fascinsting.
While answering UPSC questions in Optional, if you have an inkling of politics Behind the Question, it becomes earlier to tackle it properly. Students are not advised to go through such books. It is for us teachers to keep reading and updating.
In our regular Behind the Question (BTQ) series on Youtube, we dig down deeper to find out what is in the mind of UPSC when they ask any particular PYQ. Stay tuned.
#historiography #behindthequestion
Just got this book. It seems very interesting. The contribution of great historians of the 1920s to 1950s, just before the Marxist school started to become prominent. Details of Beni Prasad and Ishwari Prasad are quite fascinsting.
While answering UPSC questions in Optional, if you have an inkling of politics Behind the Question, it becomes earlier to tackle it properly. Students are not advised to go through such books. It is for us teachers to keep reading and updating.
In our regular Behind the Question (BTQ) series on Youtube, we dig down deeper to find out what is in the mind of UPSC when they ask any particular PYQ. Stay tuned.
#historiography #behindthequestion
History Optional: Sunday Live Question Discussion
Week 5: 2 June 2024, 8 PM
Hello students, these are the practice questions for Week 5:
1) To what extent can we blame Ashoka for causing the decline of the Mauryan empire? [15 marks]
2) "The Maratha polity disintegrated through internal stress." Critically examine. [2017, 10m]
For participating in the weekly zoom session, register using the link provided. You will receive zoom link at you registered email ID. Link for Registration: https://bit.ly/History_LevelUp
Try writing your answer before the Zoom session so that you can extract maximum out of this initiative.
Nikhil Sheth
#AnswerWritingPractice #SundayLive
Week 5: 2 June 2024, 8 PM
Hello students, these are the practice questions for Week 5:
1) To what extent can we blame Ashoka for causing the decline of the Mauryan empire? [15 marks]
2) "The Maratha polity disintegrated through internal stress." Critically examine. [2017, 10m]
For participating in the weekly zoom session, register using the link provided. You will receive zoom link at you registered email ID. Link for Registration: https://bit.ly/History_LevelUp
Try writing your answer before the Zoom session so that you can extract maximum out of this initiative.
Nikhil Sheth
#AnswerWritingPractice #SundayLive
Google Docs
FREE Workshop: History Optional 2025 | Registration mandatory (fill form below)
26th Sept | 6:00 pm
Online-Offline session
We'll email/whatsapp you the invitation & link
Attend it in offline mode - Visit LevelUp IAS Karol Bagh Center (Google map link https://maps.app.goo.gl/tNGTrbR4KmxBa6um8)
Enrol in Sunday LIVE: https://www.levelupias.com/upsc…
Online-Offline session
We'll email/whatsapp you the invitation & link
Attend it in offline mode - Visit LevelUp IAS Karol Bagh Center (Google map link https://maps.app.goo.gl/tNGTrbR4KmxBa6um8)
Enrol in Sunday LIVE: https://www.levelupias.com/upsc…
Episode 4 of BTQ being released soon. Was Alberuni right to criticize India? What is the politics behind the question? We will try to answer the question using UPSC PYQ from 2023 Paper I. Stay tuned.
#Behindthequestion #PYQ
#Behindthequestion #PYQ
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✨Episode 4 of Behind the Question is out!
https://youtu.be/qyVV9B0xhDs?feature=shared
Watch Nikhil sir and Vishal sir take up and deconstruct a History Optional PYQ, decode the mind of the examiner, and help you understand the proper demand of the questtion.
Super engaging and interesting podcast. Would recommend all to watch it. Must for History Optional students.
https://youtu.be/qyVV9B0xhDs?feature=shared
Watch Nikhil sir and Vishal sir take up and deconstruct a History Optional PYQ, decode the mind of the examiner, and help you understand the proper demand of the questtion.
Super engaging and interesting podcast. Would recommend all to watch it. Must for History Optional students.
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Marxist historians used Alberuni to criticize Rajputs❓UPSC History Optional PYQ | BTQ Explained
Join Nikhil Sheth sir and Vishal Singh sir for the episode 4 of Behind The Question (BTQ) Explained Podcast.
✅ Click here- https://bit.ly/History_LevelUp and register FREE for Weekly PYQ Zoom session | Connect 1-1 with sir, discuss, learn and strategize…
✅ Click here- https://bit.ly/History_LevelUp and register FREE for Weekly PYQ Zoom session | Connect 1-1 with sir, discuss, learn and strategize…
Got these three books recently. Although highly academic in nature and mostly focusing on micro topics, there are certain aspects which are very relevant to our syllabus.
We are incorporating the updated content in our upcoming test series and crash course for history optional, designed for 2024 Main exam. Stay tuned for more updates.
#bookreview
We are incorporating the updated content in our upcoming test series and crash course for history optional, designed for 2024 Main exam. Stay tuned for more updates.
#bookreview
Sunday Live Model Answers.pdf
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These are the model answers we discussed in detail in our Sunday Live Discussion. So far, we have conducted 5 Sunday Lives. This is the whole compilation.
Next Sunday, we will have our last Sunday Live session before the Prelims. On the day of Prelims, we will not have Sunday Live. We will resume after that.
You can all participate in this open activity on Zoom every Sunday. Share your answer, discuss your doubts, learn how to write a good answer, create arguments and provide supportive facts, and then finally score well in the exam. Provide us your email ID/Phone number to receive Zoom link every Sunday.
#SundayLive #PYQ #AnswerWritingPractice
Next Sunday, we will have our last Sunday Live session before the Prelims. On the day of Prelims, we will not have Sunday Live. We will resume after that.
You can all participate in this open activity on Zoom every Sunday. Share your answer, discuss your doubts, learn how to write a good answer, create arguments and provide supportive facts, and then finally score well in the exam. Provide us your email ID/Phone number to receive Zoom link every Sunday.
#SundayLive #PYQ #AnswerWritingPractice