RBSE VU History study plan

Build a dated timeline of the Stone Age, Bronze Age, and Iron Age cultures of the subcontinent, placing each major site on it

Locate on a blank outline map the key Harappan sites and label the rivers and regions beside each one

List the standard features of Harappan town planning, seals, weights, and craft production, and state one example for each

Explain the main theories about the decline of the Harappan cities and note the evidence each theory rests on

Compare the Vedic corpus (Samhita, Brahmana, Aranyaka, Upanishad) by period, language, and content

Distinguish the political, social, and economic changes that mark the transition from the Rigvedic to the Later Vedic period

Summarise the doctrines of Buddhism and Jainism and identify the social groups that supported each

Trace the rise of Magadha and the sequence of dynasties up to the Mauryas

Outline Mauryan administration, the edicts of Ashoka, and the sources used to reconstruct them

Describe the main achievements of the Gupta period in science, mathematics, literature, and temple architecture

Explain the Sangam age and the three kingdoms of the far south with their trade links

Identify the major art styles (Gandhara, Mathura, Amaravati) and one monument for each

Build a dynasty timeline from the Rajputs and the Delhi Sultanate through the Mughals, marking each transition

Summarise the administrative reforms of the five Delhi Sultanate dynasties and the revenue systems they used

Explain the Mansabdari and Jagirdari systems and how Akbar reorganised them

Describe the Bhakti and Sufi movements and name two figures from each with their region

Explain the causes and outcomes of the Vijayanagara-Bahmani conflict and the rise of the Deccan sultanates

Compare the land revenue systems of Sher Shah Suri and the Mughals

Summarise the Maratha rise under Shivaji and the later Peshwa expansion

Identify the causes of Mughal decline after Aurangzeb

Sequence the events from the Battle of Plassey to the Revolt of 1857 with dates and outcomes

Distinguish the economic impact of British rule on agriculture, handicrafts, and trade

Compare the moderate and extremist phases of the Indian National Congress by demands and methods

Explain the causes and consequences of the partition of Bengal

Trace the Gandhian mass movements (Non-Cooperation, Civil Disobedience, Quit India) by cause, method, and result

Explain the constitutional developments from the Government of India Act 1919 through the Cabinet Mission

Outline the main peasant, tribal, and labour movements and name one leader for each

Identify the key Rajput dynasties of Rajasthan and their contributions to architecture and administration

Describe the folk deities, fairs, and performing arts of Rajasthan and place each in its region

Summarise the causes and consequences of the two World Wars and the Russian Revolution

Explain the main phases of the French Revolution and the ideas it spread

Describe the social reform movements of Rajasthan and the role of Rajasthan in the freedom struggle

Revise all five domains using one-page summaries and retake the two earlier self-tests