Note :-

1. Objective type paper
2. Duration of Paper: Three Hours
3. All questions carry equal marks.
4. There will be Negative Marking.

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Syllabus

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UNIT-A Modern India

1. 18th century transition:

1. Decline of Mughal Empire
2. Emergence of regional powers
3. Advent of European powers

2. Establishment and Expansion of British Rule-Bengal, Avadh, Mysore, Maratha and Sikhs.

3. Capitalism, Imperialism and Transition to colonial economy:

1. Land revenue settlements in British India; Economic impact of the revenue arrangements; Commercialization of agriculture; decline of cottage industry; Rise of landless agrarian labourers; Impoverishment of the rural society.
2. Dislocation of traditional trade and commerce; De-industrialisation; Drain of wealth; British capital investment, European business enterprise and its impact.

4. Early Structure of the British Raj:

1. The Early administrative structure; From diarchy to direct control; The Regulating Act (1773); The Pitt's India Act (1784); The Charter Act (1833); The Voice of free trade and the changing character of British colonial rule; The English utilitarian and India.

5. Indian Response to British Rule I: Socio-culture changes:

1. The introduction of western education in India; The rise of press, literature and public opinion; The evolution of modern Indian languages and literature; Progress of Science; Christian missionary activities in India.
2. Social and Religious Reform Movements: The Brahmo Movement; Devendra Nath Tagore; Iswarchandra Vidyasagar; The Young Bengal Movement; Dayanada Saraswati; Social reform movements of Maharashtra and other parts of India; The contribution of Indian renaissance to the growth of modern India; Sir Saiyad Ahmed Khan and Aligarh Movement. Islamic revivalism- the Feraizi and Wahabi Movements.
3. Movements for the upliftment of Dalits and women.

6. Indian Response to British Rule II: Revolts and uprisings

1. Peasant movement and tribal uprisings in the 18th and 19th centuries including the Rangpur Dhing (1783), the Kol Rebellion (1832), the Mopla Rebellion in Malabar (1841-1920), the Santal Hul (1855), Indigo Rebellion (1859-60), Deccan Uprising (1875) and the Munda Ulgulan (1899-1900); The Great Revolt of 1857 –Origin, character, causes of failure, the consequences; The shift in the character of peasant uprisings in the post-1857 period; the peasant movements of the 1920s and 1930s.

7. Emergence of Indian Nationalism

1. Factors leading to the birth of Indian Nationalism; Politics of Association; The Foundation of the Indian National Congress; objectives of Early Congress; the Moderates and Extremists; The Partition of Bengal (1905); The Swadeshi Movement in Bengal; the economic and political aspects of Swadeshi Movement; The beginning of revolutionary extremism in India.
2. Age of Gandhian Politics : Character of Gandhian nationalism; Gandhi's popular appeal; Rowlatt Satyagraha; the Khilafat Movement; the Non-cooperation Movement; National politics from the end of the Non-cooperation movement to the beginning of the Civil Disobedience Movement; the two phases of the Civil Disobedience Movement; Simon Commission; The Nehru Report; the Round Table Conferences; the election of 1937 and the formation of ministries; Cripps Mission; the Quit India Movement; the Wavell Plan; The Cabinet Mission.
3. Other strands in the National Movement: Nationalism and the Peasant Movements; Nationalism and Working-class movements; The Revolutionaries: Bengal, the Punjab, Maharashtra, U.P. the Madras Presidency and outside India; Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauz). The Left; The Left within the Congress: Jawaharlal Nehru, Subhas Chandra Bose, the Congress Socialist Party; the Communist Party of India, other left parties.

8. Constitutional Developments in the Colonial India between 1858 and 1935.

9. Growth of Muslim League and communalism in Indian Politics; Circumstances leading to partition of India.

10. Post-Independence Nation-building- the Linguistic reorganization of the states, Five-year planning, Institutional building during Nehruvian Era, development of science and technology.

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UNIT-B: History of Modern World

1. Renaissance- Causes and Impact; Reformation- Causes, growth and significance; Counter Reformation and its impact; geographical discoveries of 15th-16th centuries.
2. Enlightenment and Modern outlook: Major Ideas of Enlightenment and development of scientific attitude, Industrial Revolution- Causes and Impact on Society.
3. Idea of Nation-States: Formation of French and British Nation-states, American Revolution- Causes and effects.
4. French Revolution and Napoleonic Era: Causes, important events and impact, contribution of Napoleon Bonaparte.
5. Rise of Nationalism in 19th century and disintegration of empires: Nation-building in Germany and Italy.
6. Growth of imperialism and colonialism in the 19th century: Asia and Africa, World War I: Causes and Consequences, The First World War and Paris Peace Conference.
7. Russian Revolution of 1917: Causes and significance.
8. The great depression and its impact, Rise of Fascism and Nazism.
9. Second World War: Causes, important events, and impact.
10. World organization: League of Nations and U.N.O.
11. Liberation from Colonial Rule: Latin America, Arab World, South Asia and South-East Asia, Chinese Revolution of 1949.
12. Cold War: Emergence of two blocs.
13. Emergence of Third World and Non-alignment.
14. Dismantling Soviet Union and the End of Cold War.

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UNIT-C: Political and Cultural History of Rajasthan

1. Sources- Archaeological and Literary sources.
2. Pre and Proto History of Rajasthan- Paleolithic to Chalcolithic Transition – Major Sites- Kalibanga, Ahar, Bagore, Ganeshwar, Balathal, tools and culture.
3. Rajasthan in Early Historical Period – major sites, Republics in Post Mauryan period.
4. Gupta and Post Gupta period: Origin of the Rajput – Guhils, Gurjar-Pratihar, Parmar, Rathore, Bhati, Tomar and Chauhan
5. Society, culture and polity in ancient Rajasthan.
6. Medieval Rajasthan- Political powers of Sultanate Age- Chauhan, Guhils, Rathore and Parmar
7. Rajput resistance- Prithviraj-III, Hamir of Ranthambhor, Rawal Ratan Singh and Kanhaddeo.
8. Mughals and Rajput States-Rajput Resistance - Sanga, Maldeo, Chadrasen and Pratap.
9. Rajput Cooperation with the Central Power- Man Singh, Rai Singh, Mirja Raja Jai Singh, Jaswant Singh.
10. Feudal System in Rajasthan.
11. Political and Cultural achievements of rulers in medieval Rajasthan.
12. Rajasthan in 18th century- Instability and origin of new political powers- Jat, Maratha and British.
13. Company Paramountcy and structural changes in the polity of Rajasthan.
14. Role of Rajasthan in the revolt of 1857.
15. Awakening in Rajasthan- Social changes and political awakening.
16. Tribal and Peasants movements in Rajasthan.
17. Freedom Struggle in Rajasthan.
18. Economic life of Rajasthan (1818 to 1948 A.D.)- Agriculture, Industry, Trade and Commerce. Economic impact of British Rule- (Land Revenue, Agriculture, Industry, Mines, Salt, Opium, Trade and Commerce, Migration of Marwari Traders, Transport and Communication).
19. Integration of Rajasthan- its various stages.
20. Development of art- Architecture, Sculpture, Paintings, Music, Dance and Drama from pre - history to modern times.
21. Development of literature throughout the historical period in Rajasthan.