UPSC Modern History Syllabus Topics for IAS Exam 2024

UPSC does not define the topics of the Indian National Movement. To prepare for the IAS prelims exam, it is important to know all the topics of the Indian National Movement so that they can answer the questions asked from this section.

UPSC Modern History Syllabus

UPSC Modern History Syllabus: The Union Public Service Commission will conduct the UPSC CSE (IAS) prelims exam 2024 on June 16, 2024. The Commission is expected to ask around 10 -12 questions from the Modern History and Indian National Movement section of the UPSC IAS syllabus. The Commission asks deep-rooted questions from the Modern History and Indian National Movement syllabus. The candidates should prepare the Modern History syllabus topics thoroughly for the UPSC IAS exam. Only NCERT Books will not suffice and the candidates will be required to prepare from the standard UPSC IAS books to study in depth. 

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IAS Prelims exam is the first stage and the most important stage of the IAS exam because most candidates are filtered out at this stage only. Some of the well-deserving candidates also could not qualify the IAS prelims exam because of a shortage of one or two marks from the cutoff.  Candidates must prepare for the IAS prelims exam in the last two months to cover all the topics of the UPSC IAS syllabus. UPSC does not define the topics of the Indian National Movement. To prepare for the IAS prelims exam, it is important to know all the topics of the Indian National Movement so that they can answer the questions asked from this section. Indian National Movement can be considered as the events related to the struggle for freedom. The events and the leaders are the two most important parts of this section. The third important point is the British policy and actions taken to neutralise the Indian efforts.

Any of the topics of the Indian National Movement can not be studied in isolation because all the events are related to each other. The candidates must comprehend the events and make notes so that they can revise the important events speedily.

The candidates can see the Indian National Movement Topics:

• India on the Eve of British Conquest
• Expansion and Consolidation of British Power in India
• Causes of British Success in India
• British Conquest of Bengal
• Mysore’s Resistance to the Company
• Anglo-Maratha Struggle for Supremacy
• Conquest of Sindh
• Conquest of Punjab
• Extension of British Paramountcy through Administrative Policy
• Relations of British India with Neighbouring Countries
• British India and the North-West Frontier
• Resistance against British Before 1857
• The Revolt of 1857: Causes, Events, Spread, Leaders
• Suppression of the Revolt, Reasons of its failure
• Socio-Religious Reform Movements
• Beginning of Modern Nationalism in India
• Foundation of Indian National Congress
• Era of Militant Nationalism (1905-1909)
• First Phase of Revolutionary Activities (1907-1917)
• First World War and Nationalist Response
• Emergence of Gandhi
• Non-Cooperation Movement and Khilafat Andolan
• Emergence of Swarajists, Socialist Ideas, Revolutionary Activities and Other New Forces
• Simon Commission and the Nehru Report
• Civil Disobedience Movement and Round Table Conferences
• Debates on the Future Strategy after Civil Disobedience Movement
• Congress Rule in Provinces
• Nationalist Response in the Wake of World War II
• Quit India Movement, Demand for Pakistan, and the INA
• Post-War National Scenario
• Independence with Partition
• Constitutional, Administrative and Judicial Developments
• Survey of British Policies in India
• Economic Impact of British Rule in India
• Development of Indian Press
• Development of Education
• Peasant Movements 1857-1947
• Movement of the Working Class
• Challenges Before the Newborn Nation
• Indian States
• Making of the Constitution for India
• The Evolution of Nationalist Foreign Policy
• First General Elections
• Developments under Nehru’s Leadership (1947-64)
• Prime Ministers after Nehru

There are various topics which have overlapping with Modern History topics but they are important because it forms the basis and background. By studying these topics, the candidates will relate more with the situation of those times and it will help them construct the worldview of those times. IAS 2024 Prelims exam can also asked a good number of questions from the Indian National Movement section of the IAS Syllabus.

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