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Modern Indian History
UPSC GS-I: India from 1857 to 1947 — colonialism, freedom struggle, social reform movements, partition. Mains — General Studies Paper I (Modern India) Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the…
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UPSC GS-I: India from 1857 to 1947 — colonialism, freedom struggle, social reform movements, partition.
Official UPSC CSE syllabus
UPSC Syllabus for Modern Indian History
Mains — General Studies Paper I (Modern India)
- Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present — significant events, personalities, issues.
- The Freedom Struggle — its various stages and important contributors / contributions from different parts of the country.
- Post-independence consolidation and reorganization within the country.
Source: Official UPSC Civil Services Examination notification — Preliminary & Main Examination syllabus.
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Foundations · Modern Indian History
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Study Notes
All study notes →- 01Veer Surendra Sai: Sambalpur’s Revolt, 1857 and Asirgarh Fort
- 02Vasudev Balwant Phadke: The 1879 Revolt, the Ramoshis and Death in Aden
- 03Matangini Hazra: Gandhi Buri, Tamluk 1942 and the Tamralipta Jatiya Sarkar
- 04Rash Behari Bose: Hardinge Bomb, Ghadar Plot and the INA in Japan
- 05Forts of India: Four Classical Types, Four UNESCO Listings and 27 Key Forts
- 06Trade Union Movement in India: AITUC, INTUC, the Splits and the Labour Codes
- 07Integration of Princely States: Accession, Merger and the Three Hard Cases
- 08Treaty of Sugauli: Anglo-Nepal War, Lands Ceded and the Kali River Boundary
- 09Young Bengal Movement: Derozio, Hindu College and Bengal’s First Radicals
- 10Governors-General and Viceroys of India: Complete List, Titles and Traps
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