Theme T12 · Modern India & Freedom Struggle
1857 and tribal–peasant resistance to colonial rule
2PYQs
2GS1
2016–20232 distinct years
What UPSC asks
Questions ask how 1857 changed British policy and how colonial rule affected tribals and how they resisted.
Prepare these
- 1857: causes, spread, nature, consequences, Queen's Proclamation, army reorganisation, policy towards princes
- Colonial impact on tribals: forest laws, land alienation, moneylenders, missionaries
- Tribal revolts: Santhal, Munda (Birsa), Bhil, Rampa
Answer writing
- Name specific movements and leaders
- Tribal questions benefit from a link to present-day tribal policy and forest rights
Directive words in these PYQs: Explain (1).
Linked themes
Builds on: study these first
These come earlier in the roadmap. Questions in this theme use them.
On the map
Map module 8: History on the map: IndiaPractise in the sketch lab: GS1 2016Practise in the sketch lab: GS1 2023
Syllabus lines covered
- GS1-L2 — Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues
- GS1-L3 — The Freedom Struggle - its various stages and important contributors /contributions from different parts of the country.
All 2 PYQs, newest first
- GS1202315 marks · 250 wordsGS1-HIS-04-M2023-Q13
- GS12016GS1-HIS-04-M2016-S01