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(a) "While using the accounts of foreign writers, historians must distinguish between statements based on hearsay and those grounded in perceptive observations.” Elaborate with examples. (15 marks)

(b) "The Upanishadic principles embody the epitome of the Vedic thought.” Discuss. (15 marks)

(c) Review critically the evolution of different schools of art in the Indian subcontinent between the second century BCE and the third century CE, and evaluate the socio-religious factors responsible for it. (20 marks)