HOW TO PREPARE HISTORY FOR BPSC

HOW TO PREPARE HISTORY FOR 70TH BPSC EXAM|HISTORY FOR BPSC PRE AND MAINS

1. INTRODUCTION

Hello friends i am Dy SP Shahid Eqwal BPSC 60-62 Batch and BPSC 63rd Batch qualified candidate. I secured Rank 39 in BPSC 63rd Batch. I strongly feel that education must be free and fair for everybody and reach beyond social barriers. The most basic idea about creating this website is to disseminate my assumptions for free education. In this article i am going to deliberate upon preparation strategy of history (General Studies) for bpsc pre and for bpsc mains exam. In succeeding paragraphs i will discuss about books, notes etc with appropriate example.

History for bpsc exam

2. HISTORY FOR BPSC PRE EXAM

Almost 30 to 35 questions are being asked from Indian history in bpsc pre. Indian History can be divided in three parts viz; Ancient, Medieval and Modern. History of Bihar is also included in bpsc pre exam syllabus and in recent years many questions are being asked from history of Bihar. Here it is very important to mention that world history is neither a part of bpsc pre exam nor a part of bpsc mains exam. Hence world history is not to be studied at any stage of bpsc exam. If you carefully observe question papers of previous year bpsc exam, then you observe that maximum questions are being asked from History of Bihar. We can categories these sections in order of importance. Here the first being most important and the last being least important.

•  History of Bihar
•  History of Modern India
•  History of Ancient India
•  History of Medieval India

2.1 HISTORY BOOKS FOR BPSC EXAM

First of all you must understand the fact that preparation of bpsc exam is of integrated nature and separate books for pre and mains exam can't be suggested. In this paragraph let's see some books which we should follow for preparing history for bpsc exam. These books are important for both bpsc pre and for bpsc mains exam. Please note that the reading style of these books changes with bpsc pre and with bpsc mains exam. BPSC pre exam is objective in nature and factual questions are being asked. Hence you must focus on facts, data, dates, important names etc while reading and revising history books for bpsc pre exam. Opposite to that, bpsc mains exam is selective and subjective in nature and analytical questions are being asked. Hence you must do selective study while reading and revising history books for bpsc mains exam.

BOOK LIST

NCERT BOOKS

• Class 6   :- History: Our Past - I
• Class 7   :- History: Our Past - II
• Class 8   :- History: Our Past - III
• Class 10 :- History: India and the Contemporary World - II
• Class 12  :- Themes in Indian History Part-I
• Class 12  :- Themes in Indian History Part II
• Class 12  :- Themes in Indian History Part III
• Class 11 :- History: Ancient India (Old), History: Medieval India (Old)
• Class 12 :- History: Modern India (Old)

Old NCERT history book is to be studied for class 11. Old and new both NCERT books are to be studied for class 12. If you are unable to get old NCERT books for history, then alternative books as mentioned below can be read.

India's Ancient Past - RS Sharma (In lieu of class 11 Ancient India)

History of Medieval India - Satish Chandra (In lieu of class 11 Medieval India)

History of Modern India - Bipin Chandra (In lieu of class 12 Modern India)

All books mentioned above in para 2.1 are available in both Hindi and English medium.

REFERENCE BOOKS

• Arihant Publication History Magbook.
• A brief history of modern India by Rahiv Ahir: Spectrum publication.
• History of Indian Independence Bipin Chandra.
• History section of Imtiaz Ahmad Bihar special.

ncert class 11/ancient indian past

ncert class11/medieval india

ncert class12/history of modern india

BOOK LIST FOR BPSC EXAM

2.2 NOTES OF HISTORY FOR BPSC PRE EXAM

In my opinion preparation of notes in respect of history for bpsc pre exam is not required. Just underline important facts while you read books. Use underlined facts in the book as your notes. Whenever you revise any book, then just emphasize on underlined facts. Preparation of notes out of books for the purpose of bpsc pre exam is mere wastage of time.

3. HISTORY FOR BPSC MAINS EXAM

As per the latest syllabus of bpsc mains, history and culture of Bihar and India is to be studied. The nature of bpsc mains exam is subjective. History and culture is section-I of general studies paper 1. A candidate is supposed to answer only 3 questions out of 5 questions being asked in history. Question No. 01 of the part-1 i.e Indian history and culture is short answer question and the same is divided into 5 sub questions of 8/7 Marks each totalling 38 Marks.

Question No. 02 & Question No. 03 of the part-1 i.e Indian history and culture is long answer question. Further Question No. 02 & Question No. 03 each have two questions and a candidates is required to choose one question each from Question No. 02 & Question No. 03. Question No. 02 & Question No. 03 also carry 38 marks thus making total marks 114 for Indian history and culture.

3.1 PREPARATION OF HISTORY FOR BPSC MAINS EXAM

It is advised not to read any special book in respect of history for bpsc mains exam. Just check syllabus meticulously and select topic mentioned thereof. Here are the list of all topics you must cover to prepare history for bpsc mains exam. You must abstain reading anything apart from these topics.

• Sathal Revolt
• Munda Revolt
• Tribal revolt in Indian freedom struggle.
• Important tribal revolts of Bihar.
• Patna Kalam Painting
• Mauryan Art
• Pal Art
• Effect of religion on Pal art and Mauryan Art.
• Nagara, Dravida and Vesara style of temple architecture
• Thoughs of Gandhi
• Thought of Nehru
• Thoughts of Rabindra
• Causes of Sepoy mutiny of 1857.
• Rise of Nationalism in India
• Economic impact of British rule in India
• Concept of drain of wealth
• Orientalist-Anglicist controversy
• Downward Filtration Theory
• Land revenue system of British India
• Mahalwari system
• Ryotwari system
• Permanent settlement
• Lord Dalhousie
• Lord Curzon
• Boycott and Swadeshi movement
• Rise and progress of revolutionary movements in India
• Role of Subash Chandra Bose in India struggle for freedom
• Khilafat movement
• Rowlatt Act
• Communal Award and Poona Pact
• The Cripps Mission
• Cabinet Mission
• Wood Despatch
• Government of India Act 1858
• Government of India Act 1892
• Morley-Minto Act 1909
• Government of India Act 1919
• Government of India Act 1935
• Mutiny of 1857 and Bihar
• Kunwar Singh and Mutiny of 1857
• Champaran Satyagrah and Bihar
• Non Cooperation Movement and Bihar
• Civil Disobedience Movement and Bihar
• Quit India Movement and Bihar
• Quit India Movement and Jai Prakash Narayan
• Role of women of Bihar in Indian freedom struggle.
• Role of Peasants of Bihar in Indian freedom struggle post Champaran Satyagrah.
• Kisan Sabha and Swami Sahzanand Saraswati.
• Thoughts of Jai Prakash Narayan
• Development of Western & Technical education in India
• Development of Western &Technical Education in Bihar

3.2 HISTORY NOTES FOR BPSC MAINS EXAM

Notes in respect of topics mention in para 3.1 above must be prepared. These notes must be own hand written. It is advised to use books, Wikipedia, YouTube etc for the purpose of notes preparation. Prepare notes in point wise format for easy understanding and for quick revision. Use as simple language as you can for preparing notes. Revise your notes every now and then. You can visit my YouTube channel for ready reference of notes. Playlist link for history topic is mentioned below.

BPSC PATHSHALA YOUTUBE HISTORY PLAYLIST

4. CONCLUSION

History play an important role in selection process at bpsc pre level and at bpsc mains level. Follow above mentioned strategy and books for better preparation. Feel free to comment on my post if any doubt remains with you in respect of bpsc exam preparation. Thanks for reading. Regards.