CLASS 1

These are the details given to us in the first class.
Note: This just gives you the general idea of the UPSC civil service examination.


Now Prelims in UPSC exam is conducted in the CSAT exam paper format. Its just an aptitude test. It consists of two papers
                                         i) General studies
                                        ii) Aptitude Test
For General Studies, the various topics are
          1. Indian History
          2. Geography
          3. Economy
          4. Indian Politics
          5. Current Affairs
          6. Science and Technology

First we Are Going To Concentrate On Indian History

History In Prelims Mean Only Indian History

History Can Be Divided into
        1.Ancient (2,00,000 BC - 750 AD)
        2.Medieval 
                   i) Early Medieval (750AD-1206AD)
                   ii) Proper Medieval (1206AD-1707AD)
        3.Modern
                   i) NO name (1707-1856)
                   ii) No name (1856-1947AD)

The Part Modern India will get more significance in UPSC exmas.
The lessons we are going to study in the topic MODERN INDIA are
    1. Coming Of Europeans
    2. Later Mughals
    3. Regional Kingdoms (Bengal, Hydearbad, Oudh/Avadh, Mysore)
    4. Marathas (Also Peshwas)
    5. British Expansion
    6. Development of Education and The Press
    7. Socio-Religious Reform Movement
    8. Uprising
    9. The Revolt of 1857 And The Aftermath
  10. Pre-INC Organisation
  11. INC (Indian National Congress)<1885->
                     i) Moderate Phase (1885-1905)
                    ii) Extremist Phase (1905-1916)
                   iii) Gandhian Phase (1917-1947)
  12. Revolutionary Terrorists (Phase I & Phase II)
  13. Swaraj Party nd Home Rule Movement
  14. Nehruvian Era (1947-1964)





Reference Books:
           1.NCERT Books for std XI (For Ancient, Medieval), XII book no 1 (Modern India)
          2. India's struggle For Independence by Bipin Chandra




WILL SEE COMING OF EUROPEANS IN NEXT CLASS
All the best

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