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...e of the few Indian rulers who sent embassies to France, Turkey and Persia . In UPSC, "Treaty of Mangalore" = Second war , "Treaty of Seringapatam" = Third war , "Treaty of Madras" = First war . Memory trick M-M-S-S : M adras (1769), M angalore (1784), S eringapatam (1792), S eri...
/modern-indian-history/anglo-mysore-wars...romised to respect the rights of the princes, but remained paramount . Exam tip UPSC loves "Subsidiary Alliance vs Doctrine of Lapse". Subsidiary Alliance was a diplomatic tool used in Wellesley's time (1798 onwards) ; Doctrine of Lapse was an administrative tool used in Dalhousi...
/modern-indian-history/subsidiary-alliance-doctrine-of-lapse...hal) , based on the quality of land. The village headmen collected it. Exam tip UPSC trap: Ryotwari was not a fixed-for-ever system. Only the Permanent Settlement was. Also, the Ryotwari system is linked to Munro and Read , the Mahalwari to Holt Mackenzie and R.M. Bird , the Perm...
/modern-indian-history/land-revenue-systems...ern training. The British were able to use force and divide-and-rule . Exam tip UPSC and State exams ask which rebellion happened where: Vellore (Madras, 1806) , Kittur (Karnataka, 1824) , Paika (Odisha, 1817) , Rangpur Dhing (Bengal, 1783) , Kol (Chotanagpur, 1831 to 1832) .
/modern-indian-history/early-uprisings...both Hindus and Muslims. The cartridge was distributed in early 1857 . Exam tip UPSC asks "the spark" (greased cartridge) vs "the real causes" (political, economic and social). Also note that the chapati and red lotus circulated before the revolt are described as signals by some,...
/modern-indian-history/revolt-of-1857-causes...nd boycott in Bengal. 1906 Calcutta Dadabhai Naoroji Demanded Swaraj . Exam tip UPSC loves "first": first Muslim president ( Tyabji, 1887 ), first English president ( George Yule, 1888 ), first woman president ( Annie Besant, 1917 ), first Indian woman president ( Sarojini Naidu,...
/modern-indian-history/foundation-of-indian-national-congress...nd was hanged on 31 July 1940 . The Rowlatt Act was repealed in 1922 . Exam tip UPSC key points: the Rowlatt Act (March 1919) → hartal (6 April) → arrest of Kitchlew and Satyapal (10 April) → Jallianwala Bagh (13 April) → Hunter Committee (Oct 1919). Dyer was the general ; O'Dwye...
/modern-indian-history/rowlatt-jallianwala...books and newspapers are frequent "match the following" questions in State and UPSC exams. Books Book Author Poverty and Un-British Rule in India (1901) Dadabhai Naoroji Economic History of India (1901 to 1903) R.C. Dutt Essays on Indian Economics M.G. Ranade "Prosperous" Britis...
/modern-indian-history/books-and-journals...es with year, subject and head, for quick revision of Modern Indian History for UPSC and State exams. Commission / committee Year Subject / head Wood's Despatch 1854 Education Peel Commission 1859 Army reorganisation Indigo Commission 1860 Indigo planters Campbell Commission 1866...
/modern-indian-history/commissions-and-committees...026-27 . They are written for JKPSC, JKSSB, J&K Police, Naib Tehsildar, SSC and UPSC aspirants and for anyone who wants to understand how the region earns, spends and grows. What you will find Unit What it covers 2. Foundations of the Economy Economic history, land reforms, struc...
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