UPSC Prelims Modern History Test (GS Sectional 6)

Product Details

The UPSC Prelims Modern History Test covers India from the arrival of the European trading companies to the integration and reorganisation of the States after 1947. The questions test the sequence of events, the leaders and organisations behind each phase of the national movement, and the colonial policies that shaped India's economy and administration.

Topics Covered in the Modern History Test

• The Europeans and the Company's expansion
• Colonial administration and economy
• The revolts and 1857
• Social and religious reform
• The national movement to 1947
• Partition, the integration of the States and their reorganisation

Ancient and medieval India, and art and culture, are in their own sectional tests.

What You Get

• Questions booklet: 100 questions, 200 marks, two hours, in English and Hindi, with an answer sheet to print at the end.
• Answers and Explanations booklet: The answer key, then every question solved: each statement and each option is marked correct or incorrect with the reason, followed by the sources for the facts used.
• Marking as in the Prelims: 2 marks for a correct answer, and 0.66 (one-third of 2) deducted for a wrong one.
• Your copy: PDFs licensed to you, with your name and order number printed on every page.
• Difficulty: 31 easy, 32 medium, 25 hard and 12 very hard questions.

All tests are provided as downloadable PDF booklets, which you can print and attempt on paper or read and answer directly on your screen.

Sources and References

Every question and explanation is prepared from official and standard sources, among them:

• India Code: Acts of Parliament (official text)
• Judgments of the High Courts
• Law Commission of India
• Ministry of Labour and Employment
• Reserve Bank of India
• Judgments of the Supreme Court of India
• NCERT textbooks for Classes VIII to XII (current editions)
• NIOS course material