Subject: History

SECTION - A

• Foundations of Indian Culture and Civilization; Indus Civilization, Vedic Culture, Sangam Age.
• Religious Movement; Buddhism, Jainism / Bhagavatism & Brahmanism.
• The Mauryan Empire.
• Trade Commerce in the pre-Gupta and Gupta periods.
• Agrarian structure in the post-Gupta period.
• Changes in the social structure of ancient India.

SECTION - B

• Political and Social conditions during the period 800-1200 The Cholas.
• The Delhi Sultanate; Administration and Agrarian conditions
• The provisional Dynasties; Vtjayanagar Empire - Society and Administration.
• The Indo-Islamic culture; Religious movements of 15th and 16th Centuries.
• The Mughal Empire (1526- 1707) : Mughal Polity; agrarian relations; art, architecture and culture under the Mughals.
• Beginning of European Trade and Commerce.
• The Maratha Kingdom and Confederacy.

SECTION - C

• The decline of the Mughal Empire; the autonomous states with special reference to Bengal, Mysore and Punjab.
• The East India company and the Bengal Nawabs. Emergence of Hyder and Tippu; Anglo-Mysore; Mysore- Nizam relations.
• British Economic Impact on India.
• The Revolt of 1857 and other popular movements against British rule in the 19th Century; Rendition of Mysore - Reasons for annexation.
• Social and cultural awakening; the lower caste; trade union and the peasant movements.
• The Freedom struggle; Mysore Congress and Independence movement in Karnataka; Karnataka after Unification and Backward Class Movement;

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