About Civil Services Examination

Civil Services Examination is conducted by Union Public Service Commission annually to select
proper candidates for appointment to various All India and Central Services. This examination is a
three stage selection process involving Preliminary examination, Main examination and interview.
This examination is widely acclaimed as one of toughest competitive examination in the world.
Every year more than 3 lakh candidates appear in the examination for appointment to about 600700 seats. This also establishes the cutting edge nature of this competitive examination.
Over the years a large number of students have found this examination as a tough nut to crack. This
situation arises because of lack of proper understanding of nature of examination and improper
guidance.
Generally various myths prevail among the students about Civil Services Examination. Like only
those candidates having high socio economic background can only successfully qualify this
examination. But if you look at the records of previous ten years, you can easily see that most of
the candidates those who have finally qualified in the examination have came from middle or lower
middle class.
Another misconception which prevails among the students is that only those candidates who have
scored very high marks in academics can only qualify for IAS. But the records shatter this myth
also. Most of the candidates those who have finally qualified in the examination have scored very
ordinary marks at their school and collage level.
But one thing is certain about the candidates who qualify successfully in IAS examination; they
are crystal clear about their goals and have firm determination to achieve that.
There are three preconditions for success in Civil Services Examination. These preconditions are-

Proper guidance

Proper study material

And last but not least Hard work

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Various important aspects of questions

Tail words:
For writing a good answer, understanding the question correctly is first requirement. At many
instances the candidates fail to comprehend the question properly and write unrelated answers.
Correct understanding of key words and tail word attached to a question is the first step towards
writing a good answer. You must comprehend the key words in right perspective. Also you must be
aware of the broad meaning of tail word used in the question.
Some popular tail words:
Elucidate- it refers to making the given statement plain in fact you have to explain it in such a way
that it becomes intelligible
Explain -same as above
Comment-it implies that you give a written remark giving opinion or elucidating an event a person
a situation etc
Examine-it refers to inspecting closely and bringing out facts i.e. you bring to light various aspects
of the given statement
Critically examine- it means inspecting closely and forming or expressing judgment the latter is of
greater relevance here
Discuss - it refers to writing about something i.e. you are supposed to write about the various
aspects of the given statement
Analyse - it refers to taking various facts of parts or a given statement into consideration and
bringing to light its nature or structure you take each part one by one and examine
Amplify - it refers to elaborating the statement you add details make it fuller
Illustrate - it refers to explaining or making clear by giving examples.
Comment type questions:
Questions number 1 &5 of both the paper 1&11 are compulsory that is one question is compulsory
in all the four sections these are comment type question and there is a prescribed word limit of 200
words each. You must be well aware of the fact that comment type answer refers to giving written
remarks, giving opinion or making the statement clear. Generally the candidates face difficulty in
attempting comment type questions in the sense of word comment. In this case the answer becomes
a poor attempt and subject to average or below average marking.
Tips for writing a standard comment type answer:
1.

If the given question is in the form of a statement then analyse the statement from contextual
perspective, not from personal view point of the historian.

2.

The opinion to be written in the question must be standard opinion about the issue, not your
personal opinion.

3.

Be precise and to the point. Because only then you can include all the aspects of the answer.
In addition to this there is word limit also for the answer.

4.

Split the answer into two to three paragraphs. This will not only give better presentation to the
answer but also will help in better analysis of the issue.

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5.

The format of your answer must not give a vague or equivocal impression. It tends to be so in
majority of cases because of the statements not being very intelligible to the candidates.

6.

Always begin with a sentence which has a direct bearing on the statement given in the
question. Do not impart the beginning part of answer an introductory tinge.

Nature of comment type questions

It is also of relevance to analyse the nature of comment type questions.
1.
Statement may be linked with two or more aspects of a topic.
2.
Statement may be a link between two topics.
3.
Statement may be such that on which you do not have substantial information or data. In such
cases it is your ability to express which matters.
4.
Statement may be related to an event or situation its implication, impact or cause etc.
5.
Statement may be associated with a personality his achievements, failures, his being a factor
in giving rise to a situation or event.
About questions related to map:
History paper I contains a question on map. Initially trend was that this question was put in section
I (Ancient India) and section II an every alternate years. But this has undergone a change and order
to be on safer side the candidates are supposed to prepare places from both the sections. In addition
if one incorporates places from modern India one would still be safer. No map question has been
put in History paper II so far, but there is every possibility of map question being put in modern
India part. So you must be prepared for such kind of questions.
In attempting map question two aspects are involved, one is marking the sites on the given map. By
following certain practices, you can do this comfortably.
1.

Prepare separate maps for various topics e.g. Indus Valley Civilisation, sites of sixteen
Mahajanapadas, Painted Grey Ware culture sites, sites of Ashokan Edicts, Various ports,
important places of medieval period, places of commercial significance and sites related to
religious sects.

2.

Develop the habit of looking at these places in your free time so that over a period of time you
have the imprint of these sites in your mind.

3.

Concentrate on various zigzags on outer boundary of the map. This will help you in finding
exact locations of various places.

4.

As large numbers of ancient sites were located on river banks, so take the courses of the rivers
in to consideration.

5.

Another important approach that immensely helps in remembering exact locations of sites is
Cluster Approach. According to this approach remembering a large number of places lying
in close vicinity one another help in finding their exact locations. For example (I)Lumbini,
Bodhgaya, Vaishali, Patliputra (II) Aihole, Pattadakal, Badami (III) Lothal, Surkotada,
Somnath, Desalpur, Rangpur, Dholavira.

The second aspect is writing brief comments about the given sites. About 40-50 words should be
written each place. You should write 4-5 most important points about the sites located on the map.
While writing notes on these sites, you need to keep certain aspects which must be incorporated.
1. The place being a part of a civilisation or kingdom or a capital
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2. Riverine location of the site

3. Strategic significance of the place
4. Commercial importance
5. Religious importance
6. Association with great personality
7. Any other name
8. Founded by if a personality was associated
9. Any other feature like an educational centre etc
About questions related to short essay
In both the papers of History optional, there are three compulsory short types of questions. Each of
these questions contains four parts and out of these three are to be attempted in about 200 words.
The trends of the questions related to short essay show that topics not always associated with the
main topics of the syllabus. Many such topics are generally ignored by the students like Nalanda
Mahavihara, Nurjahan etc.
Many topics important for short essay are part of main topics which are to prepared along with
main topics, like Social Structure of Rajputs, Religion of IVC, Municipal administration of
Mauryas etc.
The style of writing should of analytical type. The more the analysis involved, the better the marks
scored. Even with word limit of 200 you need to include various aspects related to topic such as
Nature, Relevance, Positive aspects, Negative aspects etc.
In recent years some topics have emerged important for short essay kind of questions. For exampleAncient India
Religion of Harappans
Painted Grey ware culture
Teachings of Mahavira
Teachings of Buddha
Mauryan Art
Mahayana Buddhism
Sangam Society
Role of Iron
Medieval India

Social structure of Rajputs

Philosophy of Shankaracharya

Arab Conquest of Sind

Alberunis India

Chaitanya

Ramanuja

Zia ud din Barni

Role of Guilds
Samanta system
Gupta Religion
Six systems of
philosophy
Indo
Roman
Trade
Urbanisation

Abul Fazl
Din-i-Ilahi
Maratha Confederacy
Chauth and Sardeshmukhi
Third battle of Panipat
And more topics like these.

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With this kind of intensive and extensive preparation of every aspect of all the topics, you will be
in position to write a good answer on any given question.

ANALYSIS OF CHANGE IN THE IAS SYLLABUS IN YEAR 2000

TOPICS ADDED TO THE SYLLABUS
Ancient India
1.Sources and approaches to study of early
Indian History
2.Early
Pastoral
and
Agricultural
Communities - the archaeological evidence
3.Patterns of Settlement, Economy, Social
organisation and religion in India (2000 BC to
500 BC): Archaeological perspectives
4.Early phase of State Formation and
Urbanization
5.Themes in early Indian cultural history,
languages and texts; major stages in the
evolution of art and architecture; major
philosophical thinkers and school; ideas in
science and mathematics

1.Policy of Subsidiary Alliance and Doctrine

of Lapse
2.Structure of the British Raj up to 1857
(Including the Acts of 1773 and 1784 and
Administrative Organisation)
3.Socio-cultural impact of colonial rule,
official social reform measures (1828-57);
Orientalist Anglicist controversy;
4.Women as focus of social reform
5.Railways

6. Inter-War economy of India; Industries

and problem of Protection;Agriculural
distress; the Great Depression; Ottawa
agreements and Discriminatory protection

6.Indian Feudalism

7.The economic programme of the Congress Karachi resolution , 1931

7. India, 750-1200 - Culture, Literature,

8.Ideas of Jawaharlal Nehru

Medieval India

9.Women in National Movement

1.Kalhana, historian,
2.Styles of Temple Architecture; Sculpture
3.Early Sultanate Architecture

10. Literary and cultural Movements; Tagore,

Premchand, Subramanya Bharati, Iqbal as
examples only;

4. Economy, Society and Culture in the 13th

11. New trends in art; film industry; Writers

organisations and Theatre Associations.

and 14th Centuries.

12. First phase of Independence (1947-64) :

5.Castes and Slavery under Sultanate.

13. Facing the consequence of Partition;

6.Amir Khusrau,

14. Gandhijis murder;

7.Historiography,

15. Economic dislocation;

8.Ziya Barni

16. Integration of States;

9.Abul Fazl, Thinker and Historian.

17. The democratic constitution, 1950

10. Court patronage of Art and Technology

18. Agrarian reforms;

11. Science and Technology,

19. Building an industrial welfare state ;

12. Sawai Jai Singh - Astronomer

20. Planning and Industrialisation;

13. Mystic Ecclesiasticism;

21. Foreign policy of Non-alignment

Modern India

22. Relations with neighbours

World History

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1.Rise of Socialist Ideas (to Marx)

c. Africa-Apartheid

2.Industrialization.

d.South-East Asia-Vietnam

3.English Industrial Revolution; Causes and

impacts on society

14. Decolonization and Underdevelopment Decolonization; Break up of colonial empires.

British, French, Dutch

4.Industrialization in other Countries; USA,

Germany, Russia, Japan
5.Socialist
Chinese

Industrialization

;Soviet

and

15. Factors constraining Development; Latin

America, Africa
16. Unification of Europe
NATO

and

8.Emergence of two Blocs

18. Consolidation
and
Expansion
European Community/European Union

of

9.Integration of West Europe and US

Strategy;

19. Soviet Disintegration and the Unipolar

World

10. Communist East Europe

20. Factors in the collapse of

Communism and the Soviet Union,

6. Rise of Nationalism in 19th Century

7.Cold war

11. Emergence of Third World and Nonalignment

12. UN and dispute Resolution
13. Colonial Liberation
a.Latin America-Bolivia
b.Arab world-Egypt

17. Post war Foundation:

European Community

Soviet

1985-1991
21. Political Changes in East Europe 19891992
22. End of the Cold War and US Ascendancy
in the world
23. Globalization.

TOPICS DELETED FROM THE SYLLABUS IN 2000

Ancient India
1.The Indus Civilisation Origin, Extent,
Characteristic Features, Major cities, Trade
and contacts, Survival and Continuity
2.The Vedic Age Literature, Geographical
area known to Vedic Texts, Differences and
similarities between Indus civilisation and
Vedic Culture, Political patterns.
3.The Rise of Buddhism, Jainism etc.
4.The Maurya Empire: Sources, Rise, Extent
and fall of the Empire, Administration, Social
and Economic Conditions, Ashokas Policy
and reforms, Art.

2.Political and Social Conditions

Hindustan on the eve of Baburs invasion
World History
1.Geographical Discoveries
2.Decline of Feudalism
3.Beginning of Capitalism
4.Reformation in Europe

5.The New absolute monarchies, Emergence

of the Nation-State
6.Commercial Revolution in Western Europe
7.Mercantilism

5.Contacts with Central Asia

8.Ascendancy of France

6.Rise and fall of the Gupta Empire; The

Vakatakas, Contacts with South East Asia

9.Thirty years war

Medieval India

of

10.
The growth of Liberalism and
Democracy in Western Europe (1815-1914)

1.Break-up of the Vijayanagar Empire

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Socialist and Labour Movements in
Europe

17.
Awakening in Arab WorldStruggle
for Freedom

12.

The American Civil War

13.

China and the Western Powers

18.
Emergence of Modern Turkey under
Kamal Ataturk

14.
Modernisation of Japan and the
Ottoman Empire (1815-1914)
15.

The Peace of Paris, 1919

19.

The Rise of Arab nationalism

20.

World Depression of 1929-32

21.

The New Deal of Roosevelt

16.
Rise of Nationalist Movement in
Indonesia, China and Indo-china

NEW IAS SYLLABUS ANNOUNCED IN 2007

HISTORY - PAPER- I
1. Sources :

(d) Characteristics

(a) Archaeological sources :

(e) Decline

(b) Exploration,
excavation,
epigraphy,
numismatics, monuments Literary sources :

(f) Survival

(c) Indigenous: Primary and secondary: poetry,

scientific literature, literature in regional
languages, religious literature.

(h) Art and architecture.

(d) Foreign accounts : Greek, Chinese and Arab

writers

(a) Expansions of Aryans in India

2. Pre History and Proto History :

(c) Transformation from Rig Vedic period to the

later Vedic period

(a) Geographical factors

(g) Significance

4. Aryans and Vedic Period :

(b) Religious and philosophic literature

(b) Hunting and gathering (Palaeolithic and

Mesolithic)

(d) Political

(c) Beginning of agriculture (Neolithic and

Chalcolithic)

(f) Economical life

(d) Megalithic Cultures

(e) Distribution of pastoral and farming cultures
outside the Indus
(f) Development of Community life
(g) Settlements
(h) Development of agriculture
(i) Development of Crafts
(j) Development of Pottery
(k) Development of Iron industry

3. Indus Valley Civilization :

(a) Origin
(b) Date

(e) Social
(g) Significance of the Vedic Age
(h) Evolution of Monarchy and Varna system

5. Period of Mahajanapadas or post Vedic age

(a) Formation of States (Mahajanapada) - Republics
and Monarchies.
(b) Rise of urban centres
(c) Trade routes
(d) Economic growth
(e) Introduction of coinage
(f) Spread of Jainism and Buddhism
(g) Rise of Magadha and Nandas.
6. Iranian and Macedonian invasions and their
impact

(c) Extent

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7. Mauryan Empire :

(e) Trade guilds

(a) Foundation of the Mauryan Empire,

Chandragupta, Kautilya and Arthashastra

(f) Urban centres

(b) Ashokas concept of Dharma

(h) Sangam literature and culture

(c) Ashokan Edicts

(i) Art and architecture.

(d) Polity

10. Guptas, Vakatakas and Vardhans Age :

(e) Administration

(a) Polity and administration

(f) Economy

(b) Economic conditions

(g) Art, architecture and sculpture

(c) Coinage of the Guptas

(h) External contacts

(d) Land grants

(i) Religion

(e) Decline of urban centres

(j) Spread of religion

(f) Indian feudalism

(k) Literature

(g) Caste system

(l) Disintegration of the empire

(h) Position of women

(g) Buddhist centres

(i) Education

8. Post Mauryan Period :

(j) Education institutions - Nalanda, Vikramashila

and Vallabhi

(a) Sungas and Kanvas

(b) Indo Greeks, Sakas, Kushanas, Western
Kshatrapas

(k) Literature including scientific literature

(c) Contact with outside world

11. Regional States during Gupta Era :

(d) Growth of urban centres

(a) The Kadambas

(e) Economy

(b) Pallavas - Polity and administration

(f) Coinage
(g) Development of religions

(c) Chalukyas of Badami and Kalyani - Polity and

administration

(h) Mahayana

(d) Trade guilds

(i) Society & Culture

(e) Literature

(j) Art & Architecture

(f) Institutions of temple and temple architecture

(k) Culture
(l) Literature

(g) Palas, Senas, Rashtrakutas, Paramaras, Polity

and administration

(m) Science.

(h) Cultural aspects.

9. Early State and society in Eastern India,

(i) Arab conquest of Sind

Deccan and South India :

(l) Art and Architecture

(j) Alberuni

(a) Kharavela

(k) Hoysalas, Pandyas - Polity and Administration

(b) The Satavahanas and Tamil States of the

Sangam Age their Administration and
Economic life

(l) Growth of art and architecture

(c) Land grants

(d) Coinage

N.

(m) Religious sects

(n) Institution of temple and Mathas
(o) Agraharas

(p) Education and Literature

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(q) Economy and Society.

(b) Major stages in the evolution of art and

architecture

12. Early Medieval India, 750 1200 :

(a) Major political developments in Northern
India and the Peninsula

(c) Major philosophical thinkers and schools

(d) Ideas in Science and Mathematics.

14. Delhi Sultanate :

(b) Origin and the rise of Rajputs

(c) The Cholas : administration,
Economy and Society

Village

(d) Indian Feudalism

(a) The Ghaurian invasions factors behind

Ghaurian success

(e) Agrarian economy and urban settlements

(b) Economic, social and cultural consequences

establishment of the Delhi Sultanate

(f) Trade and Commerce

(c) Foundation of Delhi Sultanate

(g) Society :

(d) Consolidation :

the status of the Brahman and the new

social order

Condition of women

The rule of Iltutmish and Balban

(e) The Khalji revolution
(f) Alauddin Khalji :

(h) Indian science and technology

Conquests and territorial expansion

(i) Philosophy :

Agrarian and Economic measures

Shakaracharya and Vedanta

(g) Muhammad Tughluq :

Ramanuja and Vishistadwaita

Major projects

Madhava and Brahma Mimamsa

Agrarian measure
Bureaucracy of Muhammad Tughluq

(j) Religion :

Forms and features of religion

(h) Firuz Tughluq :

Tamil Bhakti movement - Growth of

Vaishnava and Shaiva religions

Agrarian measures
Achievements in civil engineering and public

Islam and its arrival in India

works

Sufism

(i) Decline of the Sultanate

(j) Foreign contacts

(k) Literature :

Literature in Sanskrit

(k) Ibn Battutas account

Growth of Tamil literature

15. Political developments and Economy during

Literature

in

the

newly

developing

languages

Kalhanas Rajatarangini

15th and early 16th Century :

(a) Rise of Provincial Dynasties : Bengal, Kashmir
(Zainul Abidin), Gujarat, Malwa, Bahmanis
(b) The Vijayanagar Empire

Alberunis India

(c) Lodhis

Art and Architecture : Temple architecture,

(d) The Sur Empire : Sher Shahs administration

Sculpture, Painting

(e) Portuguese Colonial enterprise

13. Themes in Early Indian cultural History :

(f) Bhakti and Sufi Movements

(a) Languages and texts

16. Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries :

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(a) Society :

composition of rural society

Evolution of religious and social outlook,

Theory of Sulh i Kul, Religious policy

ruling classes, town dwellers

Court patronage of art and technology

women

(d) Major administrative policies

Shahjahan and Aurangzeb

religious classes
caste and slavery under the Sultanate

of

Jahangir,

(e) The Empire and the Zamindars

Bhakti movement

(f) Religious policies of Jahangir, Shahjahan and

Aurangzeb

Sufi movement

(g) Late Seventeenth century crisis and the revolts

(h) The Ahom Kingdom

(b) Culture :

(i) Shivaji and the early Maratha Kingdom

Persian literature
literature in the regional languages of North
India

literature in the languages of south India,

sultanate architecture and new structural
forms

painting

19. Economy and society in the 16th and 17th

Centuries:
(a) Population,
production

agricultural

production,

craft

(b) Towns, commerce with Europe through Dutch,

English and French companies - a trade
revolution
(c) Indian mercantile classes, banking, insurance
and credit systems

evolution of a composite culture

(c) Economy :

(d) Condition of peasants, condition of women

Agricultural production
Rise

of urban economy
agricultural production

and

non

Trade and commerce

(e) Evolution of the Sikh community and the Khalsa

Panth
(f) Culture in the Mughal Empire:
(g) Persian histories and the other literature

17. The Fifteenth and early sixteenth Century

Society and Culture :

(h) Hindi and the other religious literature

(i) Mughal architecture

(a) Regional cultural specificities

(j) Mughal painting

(b) Literary traditions

(k) provincial architecture and painting

(c) Provincial architecture

(l) Classical music+

(d) Society, culture, literature and the arts in

Vijayanagara Empire.

(m) Science and technology

18. Mughal Period :

(a) Nature of the Mughal State

20. The Eighteenth Century :

(a) Factors for the decline of the Mughal Empire

(b) First phase : Babur and Humayun

(b) The regional principalities: Nizams Deccan,

Bengal, Awadh

(c) Akbar :

(c) Maratha ascendancy under the Peshwas

Conquests and consolidation of the Empire

(d) The Maratha fiscal and financial system

Establishment of jagir and Mansab systems

(e) Emergence of Afghan Power

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(f) Battle of Panipat : 1761

(g) State of politics, culture and economy on the eve

of the British conquest

HISTORY - PAPER- II
MODERN INDIA
1. European Penetration into India :

(b) Economic impact of the revenue arrangements

(a) The Early European Settlements

(c) commercialization of agriculture

(b) The Portuguese and the Dutch

(d) rise of landless agrarian labourers

(c) The English and the French East India

Companies

(e) Impoverishment of the rural society.

(d) Their struggle for supremacy: Carnatic Wars;

(g) De industrialization

(e) Bengal the conflict between the English and

the Nawabs of Bengal; Siraj and the English;
The Battle of Plassey, Significance of Plassey.

(h) decline of traditional crafts

2. British Expansion in India :

(j) Economic transformation of India

(a) Bengal Mir Zafar and Mir Kasim

(k) Railroad and communication network including

telegraph and postal services

(b) The Battle of Buxar

(f) Dislocation of traditional trade and commerce

(i) Drain of wealth

(l) Famine and poverty in the rural interior

(c) Mysore

(m) European business enterprise and its limitations.

(d) The Marathas

(e) The three Anglo Maratha Wars

5. Social and Cultural Developments :

(f) The Punjab

(a) The state of indigenous education and its

dislocation

3. Early Structure of the British Raj :

(b) OrientalistsAnglicists controversy

(a) The early administrative structure - From

diarchy to direct control

(c) The introduction of western education in India

(b) the Regulating Act (1773)

(c) The Pitts India Act (1784)
(d) The Charter Act (1833)
(e) The voice of free trade and the changing
character of British colonial rule
(f) The English Utilitarian and India.

4. Economic Impact of British Colonial Rule :

(a) Land revenue settlements in British India -The
Permanent Settlement, Ryotwari Settlement,
Mahalwari Settlement,

(d) The rise of press, literature and public opinion

(e) The rise of modern vernacular literature
(f) Progress of science
(g) Christian missionary activities in India.

6. Social and Religious Reform movements in

Bengal and Other areas :
(a) Ram Mohan Roy
(b) The Brahmo Movement
(c) Devendranath Tagore
(d) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

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(e) The Young Bengal Movement

(j) the economic and political aspects of Swadeshi

Movement

(f) Dayananda Saraswati

(g) The social reform movements in India including
Sati, widow remarriage, child marriage etc.
(h) The contribution of Indian renaissance to the
growth of modern India
(i) Islamic revivalism the Faraizi and Wahabi
Movements.

7. Indian Response to British Rule :

(k) The beginning of revolutionary extremism in

India.

9. Second Phase of Indian Nationalism :

(a) Rise of Gandhi
(b) Character of Gandhian nationalism
(c) Gandhis popular appeal
(d) Rowlatt Satyagraha

(a) Peasant movements and tribal uprisings in the

18th and 19th centuries including

the Rangpur Dhing (1783)

the Kol Rebellion (1832)
the Mopla Rebellion in Malabar (1832 - 1920)

(e) the Khilafat Movement

(f) the Non cooperation Movement
(g) National politics from the end of the Non
cooperation movement to the beginning of the
Civil Disobedience movement

the Santhal Hul (1855)

(h) the two phases of the Civil Disobedience

Movement

indigo rebellion (1859 - 60)

(i) Simon Commission

Deccan Uprising (1875)

(j) The Nehru Report

the Munda Ulgulan (1899 - 1900)

(k) the Round Table Conferences

(b) The Great Revolt of 1857 Origin, character,

causes of failure, the consequences

(l) Nationalism and the Peasant Movements

(c) The shift in the character of peasant uprisings in

the post 1857 period

(n) Women and Indian youth and students in Indian

politics (1885 - 1947)

(d) The peasant movements of the 1920s and

1930s.

(o) the election of 1937 and the formation of

ministries

8. First Phase of Indian Nationalism :

(p) Cripps Mission

(a) Factors leading

Nationalism

to

the

birth

of

Indian

(m)Nationalism and Working class movements

(q) the Quit India Movement

(r) Cripps Mission

(b) Politics of Association

(c) The Foundation of the Indian National Congress
(d) the Safety valve thesis relating to the birth of
the Congress
(e) Programme and objectives of Early Congress
(f) the social composition of early Congress
leadership
(g) the Moderates and Extremists
(h) The Partition of Bengal (1905)
(i) The Swadeshi Movement in Bengal

(s) the Wavell Plan

(t) The Cabinet Mission.
10. Constitutional Developments in the Colonial
India between 1858 and 1935

11. Other strands in the National Movement :

(a) The Revolutionaries of Bengal, the Punjab,
Maharashtra, U.P, the Madras Presidency and
outside India.
(b) The Left within the Congress; Jawaharlal
Nehru, Subhas Chandra Bose.

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(c) The Congress Socialist Party

(d) The Communist Party of India and other left
parties.

12. Separatist

strands

in

the

National

Movement:

(c) The linguistic reorganization of States (1935 1947)

(d) Regionalism and Regional Inequality ;
(e) Integration of Princely States
(f) Princes in electoral politics

(a) Politics of Separatism

(g) The question of National Language.

(b) the Muslim League

14. Caste and Ethnicity after 1947

(c) the Hindu Mahasabha

(d) Communalism and the politics of partition

(a) Backward castes and tribes in post colonial

electoral politics

(e) Transfer of power

(b) Dalit movements.

(f) Independence.

15. Economic development and political change

13. Consolidation as a Nation

(a) Land reforms

(a) Nehrus Foreign Policy

(b) the politics of planning and rural reconstruction

(b) India and her neighbours (1947 - 1964)

(c) Ecology and environmental policy in post

colonial India
(d) Progress of science
WORLD HISTORY

1. Enlightenment and Modern ideas :

(a) Major ideas of Enlightenment ; Kant,
Rousseau
(b) Spread of Enlightenment in the colonies
(c) Rise of socialist ideas (up to Marx) ; spread of
Marxian Socialism.

2. Origins of Modern Politics :

(a) European States System.
(b) American Revolution and the Constitution
(c) French revolution and aftermath, 1789 1815
(d) American Civil War with reference to
Abraham Lincoln and the abolition of slavery

(b) Industrialization in other countries; USA,

Germany, Russia, Japan
(c) Industrialization and Globalization

4. Nation State System :

(a) Rise of Nationalism in 19th century
(b) Nationalism ; state building in Germany and
Italy
(c) Disintegration of Empires in the face of the
emergence of nationalities across the world

5. Imperialism and Colonialism :

(a) South and South east Asia
(b) Latin America and South Africa

(e) British Democratic politics (1815 1850)

(c) Australia

Parliamentary Reformers

(d) Imperialism and free trade; Rise of neo

imperialism.

Free Traders

6. Revolution and Counter Revolution :

Chartists.

(a) 19th Century European revolutions

3. Industrialization :

(b) The Russian Revolution of 1917 1921

(a) English Industrial Revolution; causes and

impact on Society

(c) Fascist Counter Revolution, Italy and

Germany.

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(d) The Chinese Revolution of 1949

(e) Decolonization and Underdevelopment

(f) Factors constraining
America, Africa

7. World Wars :
(a) 1st and 2nd World Wars as Total Wars :
Societal implications
(b) World War I : Causes and consequences
(c) World War II : Causes and consequence

8. The World after World War II :

(a) Emergence of two power blocs
(b) Emergence of Third World and non
alignment
(c) UNO and the global disputes.

9. Liberation from Colonial Rule :

(a) Latin America Bolivar
(b) Arab world Egypt
(c) Africa Apartheid to Democracy

development:

Latin

10. Unification of Europe :

(a) Post War Foundations : NATO and European
Community
(b) Consolidation and Expansion of European
Community
(c) European Union.

11. Disintegration of Soviet Union and the

Rise of the Unipolar World :
(a) Factors leading to the collapse of Soviet
communism and the Soviet Union, 1985
1991
(b) Political Changes in Eastern Europe 1989
2001
(c) End of the cold war and US ascendancy in the
world as the lone superpower.

(d) south East Asia Vietnam

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