What are the sources to refer to for UPSC History?
UPSC has been asking a lot of Bouncer Questions in the Prelims & Mains Exam.Look at this question from UPSC Mains:
How will you explain the medieval Indian temple sculptures represent the social life of those days?
When do we ever read about Temple Sculptures from Medieval India? Isn’t Medieval India all about the Delhi Sultanate & Mughals?
However, if you read this NCERT Chapter from Class XI – An Introduction to Indian Art – you could have easily solved this question!
Similarly, the question on Vishti, asked in UPSC Prelims 2019, could be easily solved by going through Old NCERTs – RS Sharma (Chapter – Life in the Gupta Age)
So, NCERTs are your Geeta for the UPSC Exam – especially for History! You must ensure that you have covered the following:
1. Old NCERTs – RS Sharma & Satish Chandra will help you know the correct chronology
2. New NCERTs – Class VI-XII – Read these in the first reading, then underline & note down important key points. In the third reading, google important keywords & value-add in your book itself!
3. Fine Arts – Class XI
4. Spectrum for Modern History – This is the MOST IMPORTANT book for Modern History (Don’t forget the summaries at the end of each chapter)
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