Unlock Elite Access: Level Up Your Preparation with Exclusive Content

History Optional PYQ Master Pack · Model answer

Evaluate the impact of the Third Battle of Panipat on the political economy of 18th-century India.

  • UPSC 2024
  • The Eighteenth Century

Fought on 14 January 1761 between the Maratha Empire and Ahmad Shah Abdali's Durrani forces, the Third Battle of Panipat was less a single military reversal than a hinge on which the century's political economy turned.

You are reading the opening of the model answer. The full answer is part of the History Optional PYQ Master Pack.

What the full answer covers

  • Devastation of the Maratha Political-Military Machine
  • Fragmentation of the Confederacy
  • Reordering the North Indian Power Balance
  • Opening the Door for the English East India Company
  • An Economic Reckoning Beneath the Political Story

Unlock this answer and 1,350+ more

  • 1,350+ solved UPSC History Optional PYQs from 1985 to 2025, Paper-1 and Paper-2
  • Topic-wise across Ancient, Medieval, Modern, Post-Independence and World History
  • Model answers with a clear structure and historian citations
  • Map section solutions included, at no extra cost
  • Read online on lotusarise.com, plus PDF download

₹1,499₹2,50040% off

Get History Optional PYQ Master Pack @ ₹1,499 →

One-time payment · No subscription · Instant access · UPI, cards, RuPay

See every The Eighteenth Century question (44 solved) →Already enrolled? Log in