UPPCS Mains - Modern India Smart Notes

• 9 chapters, 41 topics covering the GS-I syllabus for Modern India
• 102 figures and maps, 46 tables
• Chapter overview and topic flow at the start of every chapter
• Subsidiary Alliance, Doctrine of Lapse, Permanent Settlement, Ryotwari and Mahalwari
• Brahmo and Arya Samaj, drain of wealth, deindustrialisation and the Acts of 1909, 1919 and 1935
• Champaran, Rowlatt Act, Non-Cooperation, Civil Disobedience, Quit India and the INA
• Based on NCERT, standard books, syllabus keywords and previous-year papers
• Cripps Mission, Cabinet Mission, Mountbatten Plan, and Gandhi, Nehru, Patel and Ambedkar

What's Inside

1. 1Mughal Decline and the Rise of British Power (1707–1857)4 topics

   • Mughal Decline and 18th-Century India
   • Advent of the Europeans and Why Britain Won
   • British Conquest: Bengal, Mysore, Marathas, Sindh and Punjab
   • Annexation Policies and the Governors-General (Hastings to Dalhousie)
2. 2Early Resistance and the Revolt of 18576 topics

   • Civil and Peasant Uprisings
   • Tribal Uprisings
   • Causes of the Revolt of 1857
   • Spread, Leaders and Failure of the Revolt
   • Nature and Ideology of the Revolt
   • Aftermath and Impact of 1857
3. 3Socio-Religious Reform Movements4 topics

   • Indian Renaissance: Context, Causes and Nature
   • Hindu Reform and Anti-Caste Movements
   • Muslim, Sikh and Parsi Reform Movements
   • The Women's Question in the Reform Movements
4. 4Economic Impact of British Rule5 topics

   • Stages of Colonialism and the Drain of Wealth
   • Deindustrialisation and Commercialisation of Agriculture
   • Land Revenue Systems
   • Famines and Famine Policy
   • Railways and Modern Communication
5. 5British Administration, Constitutional Reforms, Education and Press4 topics

   • Civil Services and Local Self-Government
   • Constitutional Reforms of 1909, 1919 and 1935
   • Development of Modern Education
   • Development of the Indian Press
6. 6Rise of Nationalism and the Swadeshi Era (1858–1918)5 topics

   • Rise of Nationalism and Foundation of the Congress
   • Moderates, Extremists and the Surat Split
   • Partition of Bengal and the Swadeshi Movement
   • Revolutionary Nationalism
   • Muslim League, Lucknow Pact and Home Rule Leagues
7. 7The Gandhian Era (1917–1939)4 topics

   • Early Satyagrahas, Rowlatt Act and Jallianwala Bagh
   • Khilafat and Non-Cooperation Movement
   • Swarajists, Simon Commission and Purna Swaraj
   • Civil Disobedience Movement and the Round Table Conferences
8. 8Towards Freedom and Partition (1939–1947)4 topics

   • Second World War, August Offer and Cripps Mission
   • Quit India Movement
   • Subhas Chandra Bose and the INA
   • Cabinet Mission, Mountbatten Plan and Partition
9. 9Social Groups and Leaders of the National Movement5 topics

   • Women in the Freedom Struggle
   • Peasants, Workers, Capitalists and the States’ People
   • Mahatma Gandhi: Ideas, Methods and Legacy
   • Nehru, Patel and Ambedkar
   • Other Leaders and Foreign Participants

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Uttar Pradesh PCS

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GS Paper I

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English and हिन्दी

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2026 Edition

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