Pre - Syllabus - Importance Based - History-Modern India

Pre - Syllabus - Importance Based - History-Modern India

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Pre - Syllabus - Importance Based - History-Modern India

Most Asked Questions

The Advent of Europeans and Consolidation of British Power in India (15-17)

Arrival of European Powers in India (7-9)

·          Portuguese (1-3)

o    Vasco da Gama's arrival

o    Alfonso de Albuquerque

·          Dutch and Danes (1-3)

o    Trading posts

·          British and French (5-7)

o    Establishment of factories

o    Anglo-French rivalry

British Expansion in India (13-15)

·          Battle of Plassey (1757) and Battle of Buxar (1764) (7-9)

o    Causes and consequences

o    Robert Clive and Mir Jafar

·          Subsidiary Alliance and Doctrine of Lapse (5-7)

o    Lord Wellesley's policies

o    Annexation of Indian states

·          Anglo-Mysore and Anglo-Maratha Wars (5-7)

o    Tipu Sultan and the Marathas

o    Treaties and outcomes

Administrative Policies of British (9-11)

·          Regulating Act of 1773 and Pitt's India Act (3-5)

·          Permanent Settlement, Ryotwari, and Mahalwari Systems (5-7)

o    Land revenue policies

·          Judicial and Civil Service Reforms (3-5)

o    Establishment of civil services

Social and Religious Reform Movements (17-19)

19th Century Reform Movements (13-15)

·          Brahmo Samaj (Raja Ram Mohan Roy) (5-7)

o    Abolition of Sati

o    Promotion of widow remarriage

·          Arya Samaj (Swami Dayananda Saraswati) (5-7)

o    Vedic teachings

o    Shuddhi Movement

·          Prarthana Samaj and Young Bengal Movement (3-5)

o    Social reforms

Muslim Reform Movements (5-7)

·          Aligarh Movement (Sir Syed Ahmed Khan) (3-5)

o    Modern education

·          Deoband Movement (1-3)

o    Religious education

Other Reform Movements (5-7)

  • Theosophical Society (Annie Besant) (3-5)
  • Ramakrishna Mission (Swami Vivekananda) (3-5)

The Revolt of 1857 (15-17)

Causes of the Revolt (7-9)

·          Political Causes (3-5)

o    Annexation policies

·          Economic Causes (3-5)

o    Exploitation and taxation

·          Social and Religious Causes (3-5)

o    Reforms interfering with traditions

·          Military Causes (5-7)

o    Discontent among sepoys

o    Introduction of Enfield rifle

Course of the Revolt (7-9)

·          Main Centers and Leaders (5-7)

o    Delhi (Bahadur Shah II)

o    Kanpur (Nana Sahib)

o    Lucknow (Begum Hazrat Mahal)

·          Suppression and Failure (5-7)

o    British response

o    Reasons for failure

Consequences of the Revolt (5-7)

·          End of Company Rule (3-5)

o    Government of India Act 1858

·          Reorganization of the Army (1-3)

·          Changes in Policies (3-5)

o    Queen Victoria's Proclamation

Indian National Movement (20+)

Moderate Phase (1885-1905) (13-15)

·          Formation of Indian National Congress (INC) (5-7)

o    A.O. Hume's role

·          Key Leaders and Demands (7-9)

o    Dadabhai Naoroji, Gopal Krishna Gokhale

o    Economic critique of British rule

·          Methods of Moderates (5-7)

o    Petitions and resolutions

Extremist Phase (1905-1919) (17-19)

·          Partition of Bengal (1905) (7-9)

o    Reasons and impact

·          Swadeshi and Boycott Movements (9-11)

o    Promotion of indigenous goods

·          Leaders of Extremists (7-9)

o    Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Bipin Chandra Pal, Lala Lajpat Rai

·          Revolutionary Activities (5-7)

o    Anushilan Samiti, Ghadar Party

Gandhian Era (1919-1947) (20+)

·          Rowlatt Act and Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (7-9)

·          Non-Cooperation Movement (1920-1922) (9-11)

·          Civil Disobedience Movement (1930-1934) (11-13)

·          Quit India Movement (1942) (9-11)

·          Subhas Chandra Bose and INA (7-9)

Constitutional Developments (13-15)

·          Government of India Acts (1919, 1935) (7-9)

o    Dyarchy and provincial autonomy

·          Simon Commission and Nehru Report (5-7)

·          Round Table Conferences (3-5)

Independence and Partition of India (13-15)

·          Cripps Mission (1942) (3-5)

·          Cabinet Mission Plan (1946) (5-7)

·          Mountbatten Plan (1947) (5-7)

·          Indian Independence Act (1947) (5-7)

o    Partition and its consequences

Rarely Asked Questions

Peasant and Tribal Movements (3-5)

  • Santhal Rebellion (1855-56) (1-3)
  • Munda Uprising (1-3)
  • Indigo Revolt (1-3)
  • Tebhaga Movement (1-3)

Development of Press and Education (3-5)

·          Vernacular Press Act (1878) (1-3)

·          Role of Newspapers (1-3)

o    Amrit Bazar Patrika, Kesari

·          Wood's Dispatch (1854) (1-3)

·          Hunter Commission (1-3)

Socio-Religious Reform Movements Among Muslims and Sikhs (1-3)

  • Ahmadiyya Movement (1-3)
  • Singh Sabha Movement (1-3)

British Economic Policies (3-5)

  • Drain of Wealth Theory (Dadabhai Naoroji) (1-3)
  • Deindustrialization of Indian Economy (1-3)
  • Railway Development (1-3)

Princely States and their Integration (1-3)

  • Policy Towards Princely States (1-3)
  • Instruments of Accession (1-3)

Miscellaneous Topics (1-3)

ü  Role of Women in Freedom Struggle (1-3)

o    Sarojini Naidu, Annie Besant

ü  Cultural Revival (1-3)

o    Bengal Renaissance

ü  Legal and Constitutional Reforms (1-3)

o    Indian Councils Act