History Prelims Old Year Questions and Answers

I. Ancient History

• Stone Age
• Indus Valley Civilization
• Vedic Period
• Buddhism
• Jainism
• Shaiva & Bhagavata Religion
• Mahajanpada Period (600-325 BC)
• Greek Invasion
• Maurya Empire
• Post-Mauryan / Pre-Gupta Period
• Gupta, Post-Gupta & Vardhan Dynasty
• Architecture in Ancient India
• South India (Chola, Chalukya, Pallava and Sangam Period)
• Ancient Literature
• Early Medieval & Rajputa Period

II. Medieval History of India

• Muslim Invasion on India
• Delhi Sultanate: Slave Dynasty
• Khalji Dynasty
• Tughluq Dynasty
• Lodi Dynasty
• Vijayanagara Empire
• Delhi Sultanate: Administration
• Delhi Sultanate: Art and Architecture
• Delhi Sultanate: Literature
• Delhi Sultanate : Miscellaneous
• Provincial Dynasty of Medieval India
• Bhakti and Sufi Movement
• Mughal Dynasty : Babur
• Mughal Dynasty : Humayun and Sher Shah
• Mughal Dynasty : Akbar
• Mughal Dynasty : Jahangir
• Mughal Dynasty : Shah Jahan
• Mughal Dynasty : Aurangzeb
• Mughal Administration
• Music and Paintings of Mughal Period
• Mughal Literature
• Mughal Period : Miscellaneous
• Sikhism
• Maratha State and Confederacy
• Disintegration of the Mughal Empire
• The Advent of European Companies

III. Modern History of India

• East India Company and Nawabs of Bengal
• Regional States : Punjab and Mysore
• Governor/Governor General/ Viceroy
• Economic Impact of British Rule on India
• Revolt of 1857
• Other Civil Uprisings
• Development of Education in Modern India
• Development of Press in Modern India
• Social-Religious Movements
• Political Organizations Established Before Congress
• Indian National Congress
• Moderates and Extremists in Congress
• Revolutionary Movements in India
• Revolutionary Activities Outside India
• Partition of Bengal and Swadeshi Movement
• Congress: Benaras, Culcutta, and Surat Session
• Formation of Muslim League (1906)
• Morley-Minto Reforms
• Delhi Durbar and Change of Capital
• Lucknow Session of Congress (The Lucknow Pact)
• Home Rule League Movement
• Gandhi and his Early Movements
• Peasant Movement and Kisan Sabha
• Trade Union and Communist Party
• Rowlatt Act and Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (1919)
• Khilafat Movement
• Non-Cooperation Movement
• Formation of Swaraj Party (1923)
• Simon Commission (1927)
• Lahore Session of Congress, Proposal of Complete Independence (1929)
• Civil Disobedience Movement
• Gandhi-Irwin Pact
• Karachi Session of Congress (1931)
• Round Table Conference
• Communal Award and Poona Pact (1932)
• Congress Socialist Party (1934)
• Provincial Election and Formation of Cabinet (1937)
• Tripuri Crisis of Congress (1939)
• Indian Princely States
• Second World War
• Demand for Pakistan
• Individual Satyagraha (1940)
• Cripps Mission (1942)
• Quit India Movement
• Subhash Chandra Bose and Azad Hind Fauj
• Cabinet Mission Plan (1946)
• Constituent Assembly (1946)
• Formation of Interim Government (1946)
• Partition of India and Independence
• Constitutional Development of India
• Modern History : Miscellaneous
• Magazines, Books and Their Authors
• Art and Culture
• Award