UPSC History Optional · Paper I · 2017 · Q7(c) · 20 marks
“The political disintegration was responsible for the socio-economic decline in India during the 18th century.” Comment
- Chapter
- The Eighteenth Century
- Topic
- Economy and Culture: the Dark Age Debate
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