STATE SELECTI ON BOARD

- ODISHA
SYLLABUS IN HI STORY

Syttabus for written Examination for Recruitment of Lecturers in Non-

Government Aided Cotteges of Odisha.
Unit-f
1) Nature and Meaning of History - Objectivity, lnterpretation,
Scope of History.
2) Contributions of major River Vattey Civitizations of the Wortd: Egypt, Mesopotamia,
China.

3) Ancient Greece and Rome - Evotution of Athenian Democracy and

Roman Repubtic,
Graeco-Roman cutture: Art, Architecture and literature.

4) Rise and Growth of christianity and rstam

5) Feudatism - lnstitutions
Renaissance - Art, Literature and science; Reformation
6) lndustrial Revotution - Devetopment of Technotogies.

7) American war of lndependence; French Revotution of 17gg; Unification of ltaty and

Germany.

Unit - ll
1) Wortd War I - Causes; League of Nations -Structure, objective and Functions.

2) Totatitarianism in Europe - Russia, ltaty and Germany.

3) Wortd War l! - Causes

4) UNo - Stages of Formation and Structure, functions of different organs.

5) Cotd War - NATO, WARSAW PACT.

6) Civit War in china and estabtishment of Communist Rute; Reconstruction of post -

War Japan.

7) Gtobatization: lmpact on Economy and society.

 Unit - lll
1) Sources of lndian History - Archaeology, Epigraphy, Numismatics and Literature.

2) lndian Pre-history: Pataeotithic, Mesotithic, Neolithic and Chatcotithic phases.

3) Harappan Civitization - Extent, Town Ptanning, Society and Retigion.

4) Vedic Cutture;Protestant Retigious Movements during 6'h Century B.C. - Jainism and

Buddhism.

5) Mauryan Administration; Gupta Society and Cutture; Pattava and pandyas - Art and
Architecture; chotas - Local setf Government.

6) Turko - Afghan Rute in lndia - Batban, Attauddin Khitji and Muhammad-bin- Tughluq.
7) Bhakti and Sufi Movements.

Unit - lV
1) Mughat Rute in lndia - Babur and Foundation of Mughat Rute, Rajput and Retigious
Policy of Akbar; Art and Architecture of Shah Jahan, Deccan poticy
of Aurangzeb.
2) Shivaji and Maratha Administration.
3) Expansion and Consotidation of British in lndia: Batttes of ptassey and Buxar,
Rute
Subsidiary Attiance and Doctrine of Lapse; tdeotogy of the British
Raj in lndia;
orientatism and Utititarianism; Apparatus of the British Rute in lndia:
Army,civit
Service, Potice and Judiciary.
4) Growth of Modern Education;Socio - Retigious Reform movements - Brahmo Samaj,
Arya Samaj, Atigarh Movement.
5) lmpact of British Rute in lndiaPermanent Setttement, Drain of Wealth,
Depeasantisation, De-industriatization, Growth of Modern industries -
Cotton, Jute
and Steet; Growth of Raitways.
6) Rise of lndian Nationatism and Freedom Movement :
Foundation of Indian National Congress, Moderates and Extremists, Mustim League,
Home Rute Movement.
7 Post- First Wortd War Nationatism in lndia - Non - Cooperation
Movement, Civit
Disobedience Movement, Quit lndia Movement, tndian National
Army, partition and
lndependence of lndia.
 Unit - V
1) Political History of Ancient and Medievat odisha Katinga War; Kharaveta,
Bhaumakaras, somavamsis, Gangas and suryavamsi Gajapatis-Art,
Architecture and
Socio- Economic Chan ges.

2) Cutt of Jagannath; Sarata Dasa and Panchashakha Literature.

3) Resistance against British lmperiatism: Khurdha Revott (1g04-05); paika
Revott 1g17;
Ghumsar Revolt; Revott of veer surendra sai.

4) odia ldentity Movement: Fakir Mohan Senapati, Gangadhar Meher, Radhanath Ray,
Madhusudan Rao; creation of separate Province of odisha - Madhusudan Das and
Krishna Chandra Gajapati Narayan Deo.

5) odisha in lndian National Movement during Non-cooperation, Civit

Disobedience and
Quit lndia Movements.

6) Prajamandata movements in Nitgiri, Ranpur and Tatcher.

7) Merger of Princety States of Odisha; Ffrst Congress Ministry

(1937 - 39), Second
Congress Minist ry (1946-1 950).

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