📘 INDIAN HISTORY – NOTES FOR JKSSB SUB-INSPECTOR EXAM
By Home Academy
🏛️ 1. INTRODUCTION TO INDIAN HISTORY
Indian History is broadly divided into three periods:
| Period | Timeline | Key Features |
|---|---|---|
| Ancient India | Prehistoric – 700 AD | Indus Valley, Vedic Age, Maurya, Gupta |
| Medieval India | 700 – 1700 AD | Delhi Sultanate, Mughal Empire |
| Modern India | 1700 – 1947 | British Rule, Freedom Struggle |
⏳ 2. CHRONOLOGY OF MODERN INDIAN HISTORY (IMPORTANT EVENTS)
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1757 | Battle of Plassey |
| 1764 | Battle of Buxar |
| 1773 | Regulating Act |
| 1857 | Revolt of 1857 |
| 1885 | Formation of Indian National Congress |
| 1905 | Partition of Bengal |
| 1906 | Formation of Muslim League |
| 1919 | Jallianwala Bagh Massacre |
| 1920 | Non-Cooperation Movement |
| 1930 | Civil Disobedience Movement |
| 1942 | Quit India Movement |
| 1947 | Independence of India |
🇮🇳 3. INDIAN FREEDOM MOVEMENT (DETAILED THEORY)
🔥 Revolt of 1857
First major uprising against British rule
Leaders: Mangal Pandey, Rani Lakshmibai, Bahadur Shah ZafarCauses: Political, Economic, Military, Religious
Result: End of East India Company rule
🧠 Moderate Phase (1885–1905)
Leaders: Dadabhai Naoroji, Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Methods: Petitions, resolutions, constitutional reforms💥 Extremist Phase (1905–1919)
Leaders: Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Bipin Chandra Pal
Methods: Swadeshi, boycott, national education✊ Gandhian Era (1919–1947)
Led by Mahatma Gandhi
Major Movements:
Non-Cooperation Movement (1920)
Boycott of British institutions
Civil Disobedience Movement (1930)
Famous event: Salt March (Dandi March)
Quit India Movement (1942)
Slogan: “Do or Die”
🌾 4. PEASANT MOVEMENTS IN INDIA
📌 Key Peasant Movements
| Movement | Year | Leader | Region | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indigo Revolt | 1859 | Digambar Biswas | Bengal | Forced Indigo farming |
| Deccan Riots | 1875 | Local peasants | Maharashtra | Moneylenders exploitation |
| Champaran Satyagraha | 1917 | Mahatma Gandhi | Bihar | Indigo cultivation |
| Bardoli Satyagraha | 1928 | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel | Gujarat | Tax hike |
| Tebhaga Movement | 1946 | Kisan Sabha | Bengal | Sharecroppers demand |
📚 5. IMPORTANT TERMS FOR EXAM
Drain Theory – Given by Dadabhai Naoroji
Satyagraha – Truth force (Gandhi)Swadeshi – Use of indigenous goods
Boycott – Reject foreign goods
📝 6. MCQs FOR PRACTICE (JKSSB LEVEL)
✅ Single Correct MCQs
The Revolt of 1857 started at:
A. Delhi
B. Meerut
C. Kanpur
D. Jhansi
✔️ Answer: B
Who gave the slogan “Do or Die”?
A. Tilak
B. Nehru
C. Gandhi
D. Patel
✔️ Answer: C
Champaran Satyagraha was related to:
A. Salt tax
B. Indigo cultivation
C. Land tax
D. Forest rights
✔️ Answer: B
📊 7. PYQs (PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS)
Who founded Indian National Congress?
✔️ Answer: A. O. Hume
Partition of Bengal took place in:
✔️ Answer: 1905
🔥 8. STATEMENT TYPE QUESTIONS (MULTI-CORRECT)
Q1. Consider the following statements about Non-Cooperation Movement:
It started in 1920
It was led by Gandhi
It included boycott of foreign goods
It supported British rule
Options:
A. 1, 2, 3
B. 2, 3, 4
C. 1, 3, 4
D. All of the above
✔️ Answer: A
Q2. Which of the following were peasant movements?
Champaran Movement
Tebhaga Movement
Bardoli Movement
Quit India Movement
Options:
A. 1, 2, 3
B. 2, 3, 4
C. 1, 3, 4
D. All
✔️ Answer: A
🎯 9. QUICK REVISION POINTS
1857 = First War of Independence
1885 = INC formation1919 = Jallianwala Bagh
1930 = Dandi March
1942 = Quit India
1947 = Independence
📌 EXAM STRATEGY (JKSSB SI)
Focus on chronology-based questions
Learn leaders + movements mappingRevise peasant & tribal movements carefully
Practice multi-correct questions
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