(Syllabus) Ed.CET-2011 Entrance Test "Social Studies - History" Syllabus

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Ed.CET-2011 Entrance Test Syllabus
Social Studies : History (Marks-30)

I. History of India up to 1526 A.D.

Pre historic, Paleolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic culture.
Harappa Civilization - origin, extent, urban planning - Nature of polity and economic organization.
Rise of new Religious movements: Jainism and Buddhism in 6th century B.C.
The Mouryan empire - Ashoka's dhamma, its nature and propagation, Mouryan Administration State, Economy, Art and Architecture.
Post-Mouryan period, Socio-cultural developments with special reference to Satavahanas and Kushans.
Developments in the Gupta period - Administrative system, society, Economy, An and Architecture, Literature, Philosophy, Science and Technology.
Chalukyan period - vatapi Chalukyas, Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi, Rashtra Kutas - Development of society, economy and culture, Religious movements.
Pallavas and Their contribution to society and culture - Art and Architecture.
Rise and fall of Delhi sultanate- Socio- Economic and cultural study.
Impact of Islam on Indian culture and Bhakti and Sufi movement.
Vijayanagar - Bahamani Kingdoms - Society, economy, Art and Architecture.

II. History of India (1526-1964 A.D.)

A. Later Medieval India:

Consolidation, Expansion and Diplomacy under Moghul empire up to 1707.
General conditions under Moghul rule:
(a) Social conditions: Velemas Nobility - Zamindars, Peasantry - Artisans - Slaves and status of women.
(b) Economic conditions: Agriculture, Trade and Commerce.
Study of Art and Architecture, Literature, Education and Fine Arts (1526-1761 A.D).
Rise, growth and decline of Marathas - Administration of Sivaji.

B. Modern India:

Advent of European powers: Portuguese, French and English.
Expansion and Consolidation of British empire:
(a) Ideologies of expansion: Mercantilism, orientalism; utilitarianism and Evangelicalism.
(b) Tools of expansion: War and Diplomacy - Carnatic, Bengal, Subsidiary alliance and Doctrine of Lapse.
Economic Changes:
(a) Land revenue settlements; permanent settlement, ryotwari and mahalwari, conditions of peasants, rural indebtedness, and recurrent famines.
(b) Nature of colonial economy: Commercialization of agriculture and its effects, Decline of cottage industries, causes for poverty in India.
Social Changes:
(a) Spread of western education, (b) Rise of professional classes and the emerging intelligentia. (c) Growth of the press; English and in Indian languages, (d) Indian renaissance (e) Socio-Religious movements (f) Status of women.
Popular resistance to company rule:
a) Peasant and Tribal movements (brief survey)
b) Revolt of 1857-causes, nature and results.
National Movement:
a) Emergence of Indian National Movement - Indian National Congress - Moderates, extremists and Revolutionaries.
b) Rise of Gandhi-Nature of Gandhian movements
c) Indian polity-(1939-1945) -Quit India movement.
d) Subhas Chandra Bose and Indian National Army.
e) Emergence of communal trends - Communal politics and partition.
India 1947-1964.
a) Integration of the Indian, Princely States.
b) Making of the constitution.

III. History of Modern Europe (1789-1960)

French Revolution: Causes - Course - Constitutional assembly - National convention - Directory - Effects of the Revolution.
Emergence of Napoleon Bonaparte - Expansion, Consolidation and down fall.
Vienna congress - Concert of Europe - Metternich - Revolutions of 1830 and 1848.
Second Republic in France - Napoleon I I I - Paris commune - the rise of IIIrd French Republic.
National movements: Unification of Italy - Unification of Germany.
Revolution in Turkey - Balkan wars.
Scramble for African and Asian colonies - Theories and mechanisms of Imperialism.
First world war-causes and effects. Treaty of Versailles.
Rise of Fascism and Nazism.
League of Nations - Achievements and failures.
Second world war - causes, course and effect.
Post second world war developments - U.N.O, Cold war - Rise of third block.

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