Category: Paper-III
Last Minute Suggestions for CGPSC Mains 2018
Hello aspirants! We hope your preparation for CGPSC Mains 2018 is almost over (though it can never) and you have covered the whole syllabus topic-by-topic, especially the newly added portions….
What Makes A ‘Free and Fair’ Election? (EPW Article)
The run-up to the 2019 general elections the ECI faces accusations of inadequate responses to MCC violations and former bureaucrats have written to the President accusing the ECI of a…
100 Years of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre जलियाँवाला बाग हत्याकांड (with Practice Quiz)
The Jallianwala Bagh massacre, also referred to as the Amritsar massacre, occurred on 13 April 1919. On this day, a massive crowd assembled at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, Punjab, British…
Vakataka Dynasty
The Vakataka dynasty ruled parts of South-Central India (Deccan) from 250 AD to 500 AD. They were the most important successors of the Satavahanas in the Deccan and contemporaneous with the Guptas in northern India. The…
Gupta Empire: Art, Architecture, Literature & Science
After the disintegration of Maurya Empire, the Satavahans and the Kushans acted as stabilizing factor in Deccan and in North India respectively (till 3 century AD). On the ruins of…
Satavahana Empire
On the ruins of Mauryan Empire, Satavahana Dynasty was built in 1 century BC by Simuka who destroyed the Shunga power and established peace in the Deccan region. They have…
Shunga Dynasty
After the death of Ashoka, the empire started disintegrating, and finally the last king Brihadratha was killed by a Brahamana viceroy at Ujjain Pushyamitra Shunga in 185 BC and reigned…
Mauryan Polity and Economy
Chandragupta Maurya with the help of Chanakya took advantage of the growing weakness and unpopularity of Nandas to overthrew last ruler of Nanda Dynasty- Dhananand in 322 BC to establish…
Rise of Magadh Empire
From the 6 century BC, the material advantages paved the way for the establishment of territorial kingdoms after Vedic period. ‘Jana’ or tribe was now given lesser importance as people…
Jainism and Buddhism
Jainism and Buddhism are two ancient Indian religions that developed in Magadha Kingdom and continue to thrive in the modern times. Mahavira and Gautama Buddha are generally accepted as contemporaries (5th century BCE). Jainism and Buddhism share many features, terminology and…