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The Pearson Indian History Manual: For The UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examinations, 2/e

The Pearson Indian History Manual:  For The UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examinations,  2/e Author(s):
  • Vipul Singh
  • Author: Vipul Singh
    • ISBN:9788131717530
    • Price:Rs. 525.00
    • Pages:752
    • Imprint:Pearson Education
    • Binding:Paperback
    • Status:Available
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    Table of Content


    Part A: Ancient India
      1. Prehistoric Cultures in India 2. Indus Civilization 3. Pastoral and Farming Communities Outside the Indus Region 4. The Vedic Age 5. The Pre-Mauryan Period 6. The Mauryan Empire 7. Post-Mauryan India (200BC-AD300) 8. The Guptas and Their Successors (to c.750 AD)
    Part B: Medieval India
      9. Early medieval India 10. Cultural Trends (750-1200) 11-12. The Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries 13. The Fifteenth and Early Sixteenth Century 14-15. The Mughal Empire (1556-1707) 16. Decline of the Mughal Empire
    Part C: Modern India
      17. British expansion 18. Economic Impact of the British Raj 19. Cultural Encounters and Social Changes 20. Resistance to British Rule 21. Indian Freedom Struggle 22. Gandhi and His Thought 23. Separatist Trends in Indian Nationalist Politics 24. India Independent to 1964
    Part D: Questions
      Model Test Papers Previous Years Question Papers Bibliography and Other References

    Salient Features


    • Lucid explanation of concepts

    • Maps, figures, boxes and tables to aid learning

    • Marginalia for extra information

    • Over 4500 multiple-choice questions

    • Ten Model test-papers

    • Previous years' question papers with answers

    • Chronology of events of Ancient India, Medieval India, and Modern India.

    • Glossary of key terms