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UPSC GENERAL STUDIES SOLVE PAPER

Note: Each question carries 12.5 Marks (12.5 X 20=250) 1. The ancient civilization in Indian sub continent differed from tse of Egypt , Mesopotamia and Greece in that its culture and traditions have been preserved without breakdown to the present day. Comment. Ans:- The ancient civilisation was Indus Valley Civilisation. Answer revolves around salient features or uniqueness of Indus Civilisation – Drainage, Town planning, Secular character, script etc. Continuity of culture – Fire worship, Bull worship, Pottery, Social character, Assimilation and accommodative nature etc. The Indian subcontinent is a diverse and fertile region with monsoons, droughts, plains, mountains, deserts, and especially rivers, along which early cities developed in the third millennium B.C. Along with Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, and Mesoamerica, the ancient Indian subcontinent was one of the few places in the world to develop its own system of writing. Its early literature was written in Sanskrit. ...