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Trend Analysis of Modern History

The Civil Services (Main) Examination Syllabus is mentioned as: 

• 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.

It demands not only basic understanding of these topics, but also critical and analytical abilities to answer questions on these topics.

However, students sometimes fail to understand the sub-topics need to be read while preparing for the subject. 

Hence, hereby providing the list of sub-topics:

The Rise of Autonomous States in the 18th Century 

• The Decline of the Mughal Empire 

• Development of Regional Power-Center

• Economic Condition in 18th Century

• Social and Cultural Life

• Language and Education

Consolidation of British Rule in India 

• Administrative policies

• Carnatic War

• Anglo-Sikh war

• Anglo-Mysore war

• Anglo-Maratha war

• Economic Implications of British Rule in India 

• Land Settlements

Revolt of 1857 and Other revolts

• Political Causes

• Administrative and Economic Causes

• Economic Causes

• Social and Religious Causes

• Military Causes

• Causes of Failure of the Revolt 

• Impact of the Revolt

• Nature of the Revolt

• Peasant Revolt

• Tribal Revolt

Introduction and evolution of English Education

• Wood's Dispatch 

• Efforts after 1857

• Hunter Commission

• Raleigh Commission

• Saddler Commission

• Hartog Committee 1929

• Wardha Scheme of Education 

• Sargeant Plan of Education 1944

Press Under British Rule

• Vernacular Journalism

• Gandhi and Journalism

• Censor Act 1799 by Lord Wellesley

• Regulations of 1823 

• Vernacular Press Act 1878 

• Newspaper (Incitement to Offences) Act 1908

• Indian Press (Emergency Powers) Act 1931

• Press Regulating Act 1942

• WW- II Scenario

Socio-religious reforms

• Hindu Reform Movements/ Bengal Renaissance

• Reform Movements Among Muslims 

• Sikh Reform Movement

• Parsi Reform Movement

• Self-Respect Movement and Periyar E.V. Ramaswamy

• Impact of Reform Movements

The Indian National Movement 

• Formation of Indian National Congress

• Indian National Movement events

• Indian Personalities related to Freedom Struggle

Trend Analysis of Modern History 

How to Prepare:

For the preparation of this topic, students need to refer to the following books apart from the books which you have already read in Prelims:

1. Main Events of Indian History by R. N Sharma

2. India's Struggle for Independence by Bipin Chandra

Note: In IASHELPDESK we are providing the books, reports, videos, editorials, and questions at one stop so that a student may concentrate on the attainment of knowledge rather than busy accessing the different sources.