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    Paper III: General Studies-I: Indian History with special emphasis on National Movement and (ii) Geography of India with special reference to West Bengal.Continue Reading How To Prepare Compulsory Paper III (General Studies I) For WBCS Main – Paper III Book List.

    HOW TO PREPARE INDIAN HISTORY AND INDIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENT-

    The Indian National Movement is a part of the Modern Indian History which broadly refers to the post-Mughal period. Indian National Movement usually refers to the period after the revolt of 1857 till the independence. This Modern Indian History, with special focus on Indian National Movement, is highly important for the exam as around 8-10 questions are asked from this section every year.

    The candidates must underline and jot down the important points and make their own notes. Incorporating pictorial presentations in the notes like tables and flowcharts makes it interesting to revise the topics and help in remembering the points better. This would also facilitate easy and quick revision before the exam.

    Focus areas:

    •    British era policies and Administrative system including Land Revenue system and Social system.
    •    Important British Governor-generals and their policies
    •    Various armed rebellions, Peasant movements, Women’s movements, Tribal uprisings
    •    Socio-religious reformers and their reform movements like Raja Ram Mohun Roy and Brahmo Samaj, Swami Vivekanand and R K Mission, Dayanand Saraswati and Arya Samaj
    •    Indian National Congress and its important sessions
    •    British era conferences, committees and legislations
    •    Prominent freedom fighters and their contributions to the Indian Independence movement, with special focus on Mahatma Gandhi.

    How to read Modern History?

    In this section, we come across various revolts/movements/agitations (like 1857 revolt, Tebhaga Peasant Movement, Home Rule Movement, Quit India Movement).
    What one needs to Focus here is:

    The Purpose of the movement[s]
    The Reasons which led to the movement[s]
    The Consequences of the movement[s]
    The people who participated in this movement[s]
    Famous Personalities involved in the movement[s] and their contribution
    The role of Press and Literature

    BOOKLIST-

    • India’s Ancient Past (RS Sharma)
    • History of Early India (Romila Thapar)
    • Medieval India From Sultanate to Mughals Part I & II (Satish Chandra)
    • India’s Struggle for Independence (Bipan Chandra)
    • From Plassey to Partition (Sekhar Bandopadhyay)
    • India after Gandhi (Ramachandra Guha)
    • Mastering Modern World History (Norman Lowe)
    • World History (L Mukherjee)
    • HISTORY AND GENERAL STUDIES

    HOW TO PREPARE GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO WEST BENGAL-

    How to approach the preparation after understanding the syllabus?

    1.rioritise your preparation

    It is best advised that you prepare Indian geography before you target West Bengal  geography. This will allow you to get a grasp on the essentials of geography before you target West Bengal geography. A good understanding of physical geography reduces time required to understand concepts under Indian geography. You will see topics like El Nino, tropical cyclones etc. recur in under India.

    3. Make your own notes

    There is no better way to succeed than to understand and reproduce what you have learned in your own words. Making your own notes also helps you filter out the excess material that is often included in books and may not be required for your preparation.

    4. Practice enough mock papers

    This is very crucial for geography. In recent years WBCS has thrown a mix of factual and conceptual based questions. There is no specific trend. The only way to stay in the running is to have done rigorous practice. So practice and learn from your mistakes.

    5. Always have an atlas at hand while studying Geography

    Geography is a map-based subject. To be able to understand it you must have a good knowledge of the map.

    BOOKLIST-

    •  Geography of India by Majid Husain
    •  Physical, Human and Economic Geography for Civil Services Examination by D R Khuller
    •  Oxford School Atlas
    • Human Geography by Majid Hussain.
    • Certificate Physical and Human Geography – Goh Cheng Leong.
    • West Bengal : Know Your State  (English, Paperback, Goutam Chakravorty, Madhumita Pattrea)

    swadesh sabhyata & biswa by Jiban Mukhopadhyay

    W.B.C.S. Main Examination 2019 General Studies I Solved Question Paper

    W.B.C.S. Exam Main Compulsory Subject General Studies I Indian History And Geography Syllabus

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