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Indian National Movement and Constitutional Development (B.A History)

Growth of Indian nationalism, Gandhian movements and constitutional acts leading to the Constitution of India.

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01Unit 1: Early Constitutional Development (1773-1858) 5 टॉपिक
  1. Regulating Act 1773
  2. Pitt's India Act 1784
  3. Charter Acts of 1813, 1833 and 1853
  4. Government of India Act 1858
  5. Queen Victoria's Proclamation
02Unit 2: Growth of Nationalism and Councils Acts 5 टॉपिक
  1. Indian Councils Acts 1861 and 1892
  2. Foundation of the Indian National Congress
  3. Moderates and Extremists
  4. Morley-Minto Reforms (Indian Councils Act 1909) and separate electorates
  5. Lucknow Pact 1916 and Home Rule Leagues
03Unit 3: Gandhian Movements 5 टॉपिक
  1. Gandhi's ideas - satyagraha and non-violence
  2. Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms (1919) and dyarchy
  3. Non-Cooperation and Khilafat movements
  4. Simon Commission, Nehru Report and Purna Swaraj (1929)
  5. Civil Disobedience, Gandhi-Irwin Pact and Poona Pact
04Unit 4: Government of India Act 1935 and Quit India 5 टॉपिक
  1. Provisions of the Government of India Act 1935
  2. Provincial autonomy and Congress ministries (1937)
  3. August Offer and Cripps Mission
  4. Quit India movement 1942
  5. Subhas Chandra Bose and the INA
05Unit 5: Communalism, Partition and Independence 5 टॉपिक
  1. Muslim League and the two-nation theory
  2. Lahore Resolution (1940)
  3. Cabinet Mission Plan (1946)
  4. Mountbatten Plan and Indian Independence Act 1947
  5. Integration of princely states
06Unit 6: Making of the Constitution 5 टॉपिक
  1. Constituent Assembly - composition and committees
  2. Objectives Resolution
  3. Drafting Committee and Dr B.R. Ambedkar
  4. Adoption (26 November 1949) and commencement (26 January 1950)
  5. Sources and salient features of the Constitution

परिचय

आप यह कर पाएँगे

  • Explain the factors behind the growth of Indian nationalism
  • Describe the phases of the national movement - Moderate, Extremist, revolutionary and Gandhian
  • Analyse the role of communalism, the Muslim League and the partition of India
  • Explain the main provisions of the Charter Acts, the Indian Councils Acts and the Government of India Acts
  • Describe the working of the Constituent Assembly and the making of the Constitution of India
  • Write well-organised answers connecting political movements with constitutional changes

यह किसके लिए है

  • B.A History students of Semester 5 (UP state universities, NEP 2020 syllabus)
  • UPSC / UPPSC and teaching-exam aspirants (Modern History and Polity)
  • Students of Political Science who want the historical background of the Constitution

आपको क्या चाहिए

  • Basic knowledge of Modern India (Semester 3) is helpful

सवाल

Which syllabus is followed?

The NEP 2020 common minimum syllabus of UP state universities. Where your university's syllabus differs, the centre follows your own university syllabus.

How is this different from the Modern India paper?

This paper focuses on the national movement together with the constitutional Acts that led to the Constitution of India.

Does it help in Polity?

Yes, the historical background of the Constitution is a regular Polity topic in competitive exams.

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