TLP Mains 2015
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GENERAL STUDIES PAPER 1 & OPTIONAL
Q-1. Discuss the contributions of Buddhism in shaping the ancient Indian education and the recent efforts taken by the Indian government to preserve this educational heritage. (200 words)
Q-2. “If we dwell into the ‘noble ideals that inspired the national struggle for freedom’, they have, to an extent, something to owe to Jainism.” (200 words)
OPTIONAL
Q-3. Discuss the types of lands and the Science of agriculture mentioned in the literature and epigraphs of ancient india. 20M
Q-4. Analyse the causes of the success of the Magadhan imperialism up to the reign of Ashoka the Great. 20M
Q-5. Discuss the nature of polity in India in 6th cent BC. 15M
Map 10M
- Sannati
- Kodumanal
- Sopara
- Varanasi
- Dhanyakataka
