PFC - MIH LECTURE 1
UPSC SYLLABUS
PRELIMS
History of India and Indian National Movement.
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Modern Indian History from about the middle of the
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The Freedom Struggle — its various stages and
important contributors/contributions from different
parts of the country.
No. Of Questions in
last 5 Years (2019-23)
Topic/Themes No. of Questions
Indian National Movt/Freedom Struggle 12
British Acts/Policies 5
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Socio-Religious Movt 3
Governor General 1
Peasant/Tribal Rebellions 1
Miscellaneous 1
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WHY KNOWLEDGE OF HISTORY
IS IMPORTANT?
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WHAT IS HISTORY, PRE-HISTORY
AND PROTO-HISTORY?
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DIVISION OF HISTORY
ACCORDING TO TIMELINE?
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Ancient Civilisations - Greek, Egyptian & Mesopotamian
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Indian Subcontinent
Ancient Dynasties - Mauryas, Guptas and Harsha (till 647 A.D.)
World Middle Ages - 5th C to 15th C A.D.
It began with the fall of the Roman Empire and ended with the start of the
Renaissance.
Characteristics of the Middle Ages include the expression of feudalism and the
strengthening of the church and state relationship,.comwith Catholicism spreading
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Indian Medieval Period - 7th C to 18th C A.D.
Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty in western India, the Pala dynasty in eastern
India, and the Rashtrakuta dynasty in central India.
Pallavas in the South
Foreign Invasions - The starting of Arabs and Turks m
invasion in India began
with the Arabs invaded India from the northwest gm region in 712 CE under
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Mahmud Ghaznavi was the first Turkish ruler to invade India in parts
which were dominated by Rajputs. (1000-1027 A.D.)
Turkish Invasion by Muhammed Ghuri which led to the Battle of Tarain in
1191 and 1192 and led to the setting up of the first Muslim rule in India
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STORY PART 1:
Advent of Europeans
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16th Century - Middle of the
18th Century - WORLD
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PROTESTANT
REFORMATION ETHIC
RENAISSANCE
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INDUSTRIAL COLONIALISM
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NEW WORLD
EXPLORATION
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OLD WORLD
The Columbian Exchange is the process by
which plants, animals, diseases, people, and
ideas have been introduced from Europe, Asia,
and Africa to the Americas and vice versa.
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The exchange began to increase particularly in
the wake of Christopher Columbus’s voyages
that began in 1492.
The consequences of the Columbian Exchange
profoundly shaped world history.
Iberian
Peninsula
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16th Century - Middle of the
18th Century - INDIA
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16th Century - Middle of the 18th
Century - INDIA
DEFINING EVENTS
Delhi Sultanate ; Lodi Dynasty
1526 - 1st Battle of Panipat - Estb of Mughal
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Rise of Marathas - 1680s
Which All European
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European colonialism began in the 15th century when the
Portuguese launched the Age of Discovery in search of ‘4G’
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UPSC 2019 Prelims - HOMEWORK
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