https://youtu.be/IO4P34vnUwY

This is a new series that I am thinking about. Herein we discuss the story behind some important PYQs to improve students' perspective.

This is just an experiment to bring in deeper insight. All comments regarding it's usefulness as well as any suggestion for improvement are most welcome on Youtube. They will help us to decide the future format of the idea.

#pyq #Youtube
#behindthequestion

History Optional: Weekly Question Discussion
Week 1: 4 May 2024

Hello students, LevelUp IAS is conducting a weekly zoom session for all the History optional students to help in the improvement of answer writing. The objective of these sessions is to help in the improvement of overall answer writing quality of answers which is the key to scoring 300+ marks.

Two questions will be shared every week well in advance. Students are advised to write them on their own. Both Nikhil sir and Vishal sir will come online in a zoom session to discuss the answers, approaches, and historiography surrounding them. You will also get an opportunity to discuss these questions and answers with them and ask any related doubt.

For participating in the weekly session, you will have to register yourself using the link provided. You will receive zoom link at you registered email ID. The usual time of zoom session will be Sunday evening 8 PM.

Questions for Week 1:
1) Highlight the important characteristics of the early Vedic economy? How did it shape the political system and social structure of the early Vedic age? (15 Marks)
2) Examine the significance of the arrival of the Portuguese in India. (15 marks)

Link for Registration: https://bit.ly/History_LevelUp

See you all there with an attempted answer. I sincerely request you try writing your answer before the Zoom session so that you can extract maximum out of it.

Nikhil Sheth,
Team LevelUp IAS

#SundayLive

The session has started.

Hello students,

These are the documents that were used for Sunday discussion of Questions. This is our regular activity. On every Sunday, we meet to discuss two questions on Zoom.

Two questions for the upcoming Sunday will be shared here shortly. Please try to write the answers on your own first. Be ready with your draft and we can discuss the various dimensions of it over Zoom this coming Sunday.

For registration please click: https://bit.ly/History_LevelUp

@nikhilhistoryoptional

History Optional: Weekly Question Discussion
Week 2: 12 May 2024, 8 PM

Hello students, these are the questions for Week 2:
1) Examine the factors responsible for the process of state formation during the Mahajanapada Age. (15 Marks)
2) Analyze the policy of expansion of Peshwas in the 18th century. (15 marks)

For participating in the weekly zoom session, you will have to register yourself using the link provided. You will receive zoom link at you registered email ID.
Link for Registration: https://bit.ly/History_LevelUp

See you all there with an attempted answer. I sincerely request you try writing your answer before the Zoom session so that you can extract maximum out of it.

Nikhil Sheth
#AnswerWritingPractice #SundayLive

https://youtu.be/XVDdqk0-mrg

This is the second episode of Behind the Question. This time we have picked up a question from Modern India, Paper II of 2023.

Do watch and comment for insight into a PYQ.

#behindthequestion #PYQ

Alert: We will start the Zoom meeting at 8 PM, in next 55 mins.

This is the answer for the weekly Zoom discussion for History Optional. The question is:
Analyze the policy of expansion of Peshwas in the 18th century. (15 marks)

The question from Ancient India will be covered by Vishal sir next week. Do attend the weekly answer writing Zoom session where we cover two practice question. You can register here to get a zoom link: https://bit.ly/History_LevelUp

#AnswerWritingPractice

In the bookshop. With the publisher. What a series of books....!!

#bookreview

History Optional: Weekly Question Discussion
Week 3: 19 May 2024, 8 PM

Hello students, these are the practice questions for Week 3:
1) Alexander’s invasion of India was fated to be famous and far reaching. Discuss. (10 Marks)
2) “Thus ended the famous battle of Buxar, on which depended the fate of India and which was as gallantly disputed as was important in its results.” Comment. [1985, 20m]

For participating in the weekly zoom session, register using the link provided. You will receive zoom link at you registered email ID.
Link for Registration: https://bit.ly/History_LevelUp

I sincerely request you try writing your answer before the Zoom session so that you can extract maximum out of this initiative.

Nikhil Sheth
#AnswerWritingPractice #SundayLive

A reminder.
Today evening 8PM we will be live to discuss the questions. Register for Zoom link.

Download the first 5 Questions with Model Answers that were discussed in our Weekly Zoom Live Discussions.

Register here to attend the open session next Sunday: https://bit.ly/History_LevelUp

Register Here for Open discussion every Sunday evening: https://bit.ly/History_LevelUp

You can download first 5 model answers here: https://t.me/nikhilhistoryoptional/415

History Optional: Weekly Live Question Discussion
Week 4: 26 May 2024, 8 PM

Hello students, these are the practice questions for Week 4:
1) Reflect on the doctrinal similarities and differences between the Upanishads and early Buddhism. (15 Marks)
2) Robert Clive was not a planner but an experimenter who revealed some of the possibilities of creating a British empire in India. Discuss. (10 Marks)

For participating in the weekly zoom session, register using the link provided. You will receive zoom link at you registered email ID.
Link for Registration: https://bit.ly/History_LevelUp

I sincerely request you try writing your answer before the Zoom session so that you can extract maximum out of this initiative.

Nikhil Sheth
#AnswerWritingPractice #SundayLive

https://youtu.be/Jb--qcGe9Y4

Third episode of Behind The Question is out. In this series, we try to decode the mind of the examiner in less than 15 minutes.

In the latest episode, we discuss a PYQ from 2023 World History section on Marxian Socialism. Do watch it. I am sure it will be extremely useful for World History.

#behindthequestion