Ancient History and Art & Culture Questions in UPSC Mains
2025
Discuss the salient features of the Harappan architecture. (Answer in 150 words)
The sculptors filled the Chandella artform with resilient vigor and breadth of life. Elucidate. (Answer in 150 words)
2024
Underline the changes in the field of society and economy from the Rig Vedic to the later Vedic period.
Estimate the contribution of Pallavas of Kanchi for the development of art and literature of South India.
“Though the great Cholas are no more yet their name is still remembered with great pride because of their highest achievements in the domain of art and architecture”. Comment.
2023
Explain the role of geographical factors towards the development of Ancient India.
Do you think marriage as a sacrament is loosing its value in Modern India?
What were the major technological changes introduced during the Sultanate period? How did those technological changes influence the Indian society?
2022
How will you explain that medieval Indian temple sculptures represent the social life of those days?
Discuss the significance of the lion and bull figures in Indian mythology, art and architecture.
2021
Evaluate the nature of the Bhakti Movement and its contribution to Indian culture.
2020
The rock-cut architecture represents one of the most important sources of our knowledge of early Indian art and history. Discuss.
Pala period is the most significant phase in the history of Buddhism in India. Enumerate.
Indian Philosophy and tradition played a significant role in conceiving and shaping the monuments and their art in India. Discuss.
Persian literary sources of medieval India reflect the spirit of the age. Comment.
2019
Highlight the Central Asian and Greco-Bactrian elements in Gandhara art.
2018
Safeguarding the Indian Art Heritage is the need of the moment. Discuss.
Assess the importance of the accounts of the Chinese and Arab Travellers in the reconstruction of the history of India.
The Bhakti movement received a remarkable re-orientation with the advent of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Discuss
2017
How do you justify the view that the level of excellence of the Gupta numismatic art is not at all noticeable in later times?
Examine how the decline of thetraditional artisanal industry in colonial India crippled the rural economy.
2016
Early Buddhist Stupa-art, while depicting folk motifs and narratives successfully expounds Buddhist ideals. Elucidate.
Krishnadeva Raya, the King of Vijayanagar, was not only an accomplished scholar himself but was also a great patron of learning and literature. Discuss.
2015
The ancient civilization in the Indian sub-continent differed from those of Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Greece in that its culture and traditions have been preserved without a breakdown to the present day. Comment.
Mesolithic rock-cut architecture of India not only reflects the cultural life of the times but also a fine aesthetic sense comparable to modem painting. Critically evaluate this comment.
2014
To what extent has the urban planning and culture of the Indus Valley Civilization provided inputs to the present-day urbanization? Discuss.
Gandhara sculpture owed as much to the Romans as to the Greeks. Explain.
Taxila university was one of the oldest universities of the world with which were associated with a number of renowned learned personalities of different disciplines. Its strategic location caused its fame to flourish, but unlike Nalanda, it is not considered as a university in the modern sense. Discuss.
Sufis and medieval mystic saints failed to modify either the religious ideas and practices or the outward structure of Hindu / Muslim societies to any appreciable extent. Comment.
2013
Though not very useful from the point of view of a connected political history of South India, the Sangam literature portrays the social and economic conditions of its time with remarkable vividness. Comment.
Discuss the Tandava dance as recorded in the early Indian inscriptions.
Chola architecture represents a high watermark in the evolution of temple architecture. Discuss.
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