History Optional: Weekly Question Discussion
Week 1: 4 May 2024

Hello students, LevelUp IAS is conducting a weekly zoom session for all the History optional students to help in the improvement of answer writing. The objective of these sessions is to help in the improvement of overall answer writing quality of answers which is the key to scoring 300+ marks.

Two questions will be shared every week well in advance. Students are advised to write them on their own. Both Nikhil sir and Vishal sir will come online in a zoom session to discuss the answers, approaches, and historiography surrounding them. You will also get an opportunity to discuss these questions and answers with them and ask any related doubt.

For participating in the weekly session, you will have to register yourself using the link provided. You will receive zoom link at you registered email ID. The usual time of zoom session will be Sunday evening 8 PM.

Questions for Week 1:
1) Highlight the important characteristics of the early Vedic economy? How did it shape the political system and social structure of the early Vedic age? (15 Marks)
2) Examine the significance of the arrival of the Portuguese in India. (15 marks)

Link for Registration: https://bit.ly/History_LevelUp

See you all there with an attempted answer. I sincerely request you try writing your answer before the Zoom session so that you can extract maximum out of it.

Nikhil Sheth,
Team LevelUp IAS

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History Optional: Weekly Question Discussion
Week 2: 12 May 2024, 8 PM

Hello students, these are the questions for Week 2:
1) Examine the factors responsible for the process of state formation during the Mahajanapada Age. (15 Marks)
2) Analyze the policy of expansion of Peshwas in the 18th century. (15 marks)

For participating in the weekly zoom session, you will have to register yourself using the link provided. You will receive zoom link at you registered email ID.
Link for Registration: https://bit.ly/History_LevelUp

See you all there with an attempted answer. I sincerely request you try writing your answer before the Zoom session so that you can extract maximum out of it.

Nikhil Sheth
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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

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
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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

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.

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History Optional: Sunday Live Question Discussion
Week 6: 9 June 2024, 8 PM

Hello students, following are the practice questions for the upcoming Sunday Live discussion:
1) Highlight the impact of socio-economic and political factors on Gupta age society. [15 Marks]
2) Explain how the Permanent Settlement initiated a rule of property in Bengal and what were its consequences? [2022, 20m]

This will be our last Sunday Live before Prelims. The Sunday after that, on 16th, we have Prelims examination. So, we will not conduct Sunday Live on 6th. We will resume after that.

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