Comprehensive Modern Indian History: From 1707 To The Modern Times (UPSC CSE Edition)S. Chand Publishing The book covers Modern Indian History part of the syllabus of the UPSC Civil Services Examination for General Studies - Preliminary as well as Mains Examinations. Text is accompanied with bullets, flowcharts, tables, graphs, maps, block diagrams, images, boxes, etc. to help in grasping the information in a systematic and scientific way. The book also covers questions on Modern Indian History part of the previous years, General Studies papers asked in the UPSC CSE and CDS examinations to help serious aspirants to assess the level of his/her preparation and understanding. |
Contents
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Decline and Disintegration of Mughal Empire 17071857 | 14 |
Emergence of Regional States in the Eighteenth Century | 29 |
Rise of Marathas Under Peshwas 17131761 | 36 |
AngloFrench Rivalry for Supremacy and Carnatic Wars 17461763 | 41 |
Rise of British in Bengal and Battle of Plassey 1757 and Battle of Buxar 1764 | 48 |
Mysore During Hyder Ali and Tipu SultaTAn and AngloMysore Wars 17661799 | 53 |
Indian Counci ls Act 1909 or the MorleyMinto Reforms | 227 |
From Ghadar Movement to Home Rule Movement | 231 |
The Government of India Act 1919 or MontFord Reforms | 238 |
FIGHT FOR RIGHTS AND | 245 |
Emergence of Mahatma Gandhi and Initial Satyagraha Movements | 247 |
Khilafat Movement and NonCooperation Movement | 255 |
Swaraj Party Simon Commission and Nehru Report | 267 |
Revolutionary Movements 19201935 | 275 |
The Emergence of Sikh State 18011849 | 58 |
Regulating Acts Charters Acts and Government of India Acts 17731858 | 62 |
Governor Generals of Bengal 17731833 | 76 |
Governor Generals of India 18331858 | 96 |
REACTIONS REVOLTS AND REFORMS | 109 |
SocioReligious Reform Movements | 111 |
Growth and Development of Education | 137 |
Tribal and Peasant Movements | 156 |
1857 War of Independence | 170 |
Political Associations of the Nineteenth Century | 176 |
Formation of Indian National Congress and its Early Phase | 184 |
Indian Counci ls Acts and Other Legislations 18581905 | 196 |
Viceroys and Governor Generals of India 18581905 | 202 |
CONSOLIDATION OF | 211 |
The Partition of Bengal andSwadeshi Movement 1905 | 213 |
Revolutionary Movements 19001920 | 218 |
Civil Disobedience Movement | 284 |
Round Table Conferences 19301932 | 292 |
The Government of India Act 1935 | 300 |
Implementation of the Government of India Act 1935 | 309 |
Left Socialist Communist Movements | 318 |
Indian National Movement During the Second World War 19391945 | 322 |
Quit India Movement 1942 | 342 |
Subhas Chandra Bose and Indian National Army INA | 348 |
Road Towards Independence 19431946 | 353 |
Attainment of Independence 15 August 1947 | 361 |
Viceroys and Governor Generals of India 19051950 | 375 |
Caste and Ethnicity in PostIndependence India | 386 |
Land Reforms and RuralReconstruction PostIndependence | 395 |
Ecology and Environmental Policy in PostIndependence India | 402 |
Common terms and phrases
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