Ancient, medieval, and modern India, the freedom struggle, and art & culture.
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History for UPSC Prelims spans Ancient, Medieval and Modern India, along with Indian art and culture. The volume is large, so the questions that repeat and the themes that examiners favour matter more than trying to read everything.
Use this page to practise across periods, identify the eras and topics where you are losing marks, and revise them deliberately.
Modern India and the freedom struggle are dependable sources of questions, while Art & Culture rewards focused revision of a limited set of themes (architecture, schools of art, dance, and heritage).
Questions often combine dates, personalities, and events, and Ancient/Medieval history increasingly links to culture and archaeology, so practising a mix keeps your recall sharp.
The “Poorna Swaraj” (complete independence) resolution was adopted by the Indian National Congress at its session in:
The Lahore session of 1929, presided over by Jawaharlal Nehru, adopted the Poorna Swaraj resolution, and 26 January 1930 was observed as the first Independence Day. The Karachi session (1931) is known for the resolution on Fundamental Rights and Economic Policy.
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Read the explanation, and every mistake is saved to your notebook for revision.
Modern India and the freedom struggle are the most dependable, but Art & Culture and Ancient India also appear every year, so a balanced practice mix is safest.
Practise regularly rather than re-reading passively. The mistake notebook groups your wrong answers by topic so revision targets your actual weak spots.
Very. They reveal the depth expected and the recurring themes; you can browse History PYQs by year in the PYQ bank.
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