History

Every period the exam pulls from, ranked by how often it's actually asked.

7 topics 196 PYQs mapped 33/yr average

PEAK YEAR

Indus Valley, Vedic age, Mauryas, Guptas and the sangam kingdoms.

Delhi Sultanate, Mughal administration, Bhakti and Sufi movements.

East India Company's expansion, early revolts, 1857 and its aftermath.

INC, Gandhian mass movements, revolutionary strands, 1942–47.

Integration of states, five-year plans, 1962/65/71 wars, reorganisation.

Renaissance, industrial revolution, the World Wars, decolonisation, Cold War.

Architecture, classical dance, music gharanas, painting schools, literature.