UPSC History Optional · Paper II · 2023 · Q6(c) · 10 marks
Enlightenment was not confined to scientific revolution alone, but humanism and ideas of progress too were its inseparable constituents. Examine. [10 Marks]
- Chapter
- Enlightenment and Modern ideas
- Topic
- The Enlightenment: Ideas and Character
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