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History Optional Students 2021- 2022

There was a thread in forum regarding history which was of great use let's make one again! 

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@Usain_bolt bhai concepts like cultural relativism,historical particularism ,participant obeservation,Holistic study ,functionalism and Emic and Etic view ,cultural ecology ( environment topics) can be used in GS and essay 
( and I will Dm u their explanation also )
Hope it helps 


Thank you so much bhai. But mujhe ek din ka time do thoda, mai pehle khudse ye topics ko samajhne ki koshish karta hu. I will DM you the things that I don't understand or for some better clarity. 

Rashmirathi,THE_MECHANIC
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Kya haal hai bhailog? Optional kaisa chal raha hai?

Although not from history 😜 but chla rhe h :p

Tumhara Anthro hai na? 

Can you tell me some important laws/theories/concepts /case studies etc which I can use in GS or Essay?

If you explain them then nothing like it, but even if you just name those things I will try understanding them myself. I just want those names.

Btw yrrrrrrr concept shi h different optional apne input dekr ( generalist) sbka gs ka content improve ho skta h baki tum log btao

Exactly! Every optional has some extra things that people use in their GS. Iss tarah se ek dusre se kafi seekh sakte hain.

I also asked this because there are certain things common in history and anthro- both talk about human evolution. The only difference is their manifestation of that evolution. History describes evolution as a study of continuity and change in socio-economic and political aspect. I don't know if I am completely right on this, but Anthro describes evolution as more of biological phenomenon.

These are just two ways of looking at the same world. 

THE_MECHANIC,
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@Usain_bolt no bhai anthro studies evolution as cultural + biological process both


Usain_bolt,
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@Usain_bolt no bhai anthro studies evolution as cultural + biological process both


Acha😀 tab toh aur bhi zyada overlap hoga. I am not that interested in bio but culture sahi hai. Look at Noval Harari, a historian who used anthropology to describe world in common language 

THE_MECHANIC,
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@Usain_bolt yeah like archaeology part Iron Age ,Bronze Age ,cultures (P,M,N),chalcolthic 


THE_MECHANIC,Usain_bolt
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@Usain_bolt  Gazab bored hu history padh padh ke, but padhna to padega. Thinking of going optional only till 10th July. What about you?

Han yar after a point of time one tends to get saturated. I also switch subjects in that case.

These days I am working more on GS. Optional mei coachings ke purane questions kar raha hu.

Btw do you know any historical fiction type movies?  Consider me as complete nibba in Hollywood stuff

Dum Dum digga digga, 

Historical fiction me, main bhi nibba-nibba! :P

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@Usain_bolt  Gazab bored hu history padh padh ke, but padhna to padega. Thinking of going optional only till 10th July. What about you?

Han yar after a point of time one tends to get saturated. I also switch subjects in that case.

These days I am working more on GS. Optional mei coachings ke purane questions kar raha hu.

Btw do you know any historical fiction type movies?  Consider me as complete nibba in Hollywood stuff

Dum Dum digga digga, 

Historical fiction me, main bhi nibba-nibba! :P

Hahaha bhai tumne mera guilt kam kar diya. I thought I am only weirdo left in this species.

SergioRamos,
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@SergioRamos Garda machael baru ho😂


SergioRamos,Usain_bolt
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Agogsaid

@SergioRamos Garda machael baru ho😂


Rahua kay ashirvaad baatey!

No 1,Usain_bolt
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The inner North Indian in me wants to write a full paragraph in Bhojpuri but I am controlling myself. 
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Usain_bolt,
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The template reminded me of this incident 😌

Usain_bolt,
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The template reminded me of this incident 😌

I need to revise my medieval notes to understand this completely! 

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Usain_bolt,Dauminashun
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The template reminded me of this incident 😌

I need to revise my medieval notes to understand this completely! 

Phle exam crack krne k liye pdhte the ab meme smjhne k liye pdhna pdh rha h 😂😂😂

Najane ye preparation aur kya kya din dikhaega😀

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Prothom Alo,
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@Rashmirathi how are you managing gs and optional? Have u completed notes preparation/test series of optional? 

BD,Usain_bolt
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@Anduin Bhai I have already completed note making for the most of topics for the optional and now I am trying to complete some remaining small ,small topics and regarding test series no I haven’t joined any till now ,my primary aim is to revise as much as I can till this month end and internalise ,understand concepts as much as I can 
Now GS - I only do topics as required for AWFG tests and their WYSK portion 
So my day goes like this 40 to maximum 1 hr for Newspaper 3 to 4 hrs for optional, and 4 to 5 hrs or some times more for GS portion this is how I am dedicating my time 
:-)Hope it helps


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For the mapping portion in paper 1 I have  the self study material and the map entries book by yashid khan

But I could only find 12 places on 2020 PYQ

whereas with regards to the 2019 - 2014 it was around 17-19.

What to do now ? :see_no_evil:

Those two materials are bulky enough :speak_no_evil:

Aise toh 30 marks bhi nahi milenge. It was supposed to be scoring



EiChan,BD
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@ArchAngel96 how do you practice map??


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