UPMSP Intermediate History - Code 128 study plan

Build a dated timeline of the Indian National Movement from 1885 to 1947, placing at least 30 events with year and one-line significance

Distinguish the Moderate, Extremist and Revolutionary phases by listing the aims, methods and key leaders of each in a comparison table

Identify and classify the main types of historical sources (literary, archaeological, epigraphic, numismatic, archival) with two examples of each

Practise reading a labelled outline map of India by marking five major centres of the 1857 uprising without consulting notes

Explain the causes, course and consequences of the Partition of Bengal and the Swadeshi Movement in a written answer of 150 words

Compare the Home Rule Leagues, the Lucknow Pact and the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms by their constitutional outcomes

Summarise the Gandhi-led mass movements (Non-Cooperation, Civil Disobedience, Quit India) with their triggers, methods and results

Trace the constitutional development from the Government of India Act 1919 to the Cabinet Mission Plan 1946 in a flow chart

Outline the territorial expansion of the Mughal Empire under Babur, Akbar and Aurangzeb on a single sketch map

Describe the Mansabdari and Jagirdari systems and explain how they linked revenue collection to military obligation

Sequence the stages of British territorial expansion from the Battle of Plassey to the Doctrine of Lapse with dates

Analyse the causes of the Revolt of 1857 under political, economic, social, religious and military headings

Explain the economic impact of colonial rule: deindustrialisation, land revenue settlements and the drain of wealth

Classify the major peasant and tribal resistance movements by region, leader and grievance

List the principal events from the Mountbatten Plan to the Radcliffe Award and the transfer of power in chronological order

State the main challenges of nation-building after 1947, including integration of princely states and refugee rehabilitation

Construct a dynasty-by-dynasty table of the Delhi Sultanate covering five dynasties with founder, key ruler and one administrative reform each

Compare the administrative systems of Alauddin Khalji and Muhammad bin Tughlaq with reference to market control and token currency

Outline the Mauryan administration using Arthashastra-based terms such as adhyaksha and rajukas

Explain the Gupta period's land grants, coinage and decentralisation of authority in a short written answer

Map at least eight Harappan sites with the river or region associated with each

Describe Harappan town planning, drainage, seals and script with specific excavated evidence

Explain how epigraphy and numismatics help date and identify ancient Indian rulers, citing two inscription types and two coin types

Compare the teachings and organisational features of Buddhism, Jainism and the Bhakti-Sufi traditions

Revise the revenue, military and judicial institutions of the Mughals alongside those of the Vijayanagara and Bahmani kingdoms

Practise ten map-marking exercises covering Sultanate, Mughal and ancient Indian sites

Write two 250-word essays, one on Akbar's religious policy and one on the administrative legacy of Sher Shah Suri

Compile a one-page list of frequently confused dates and rulers from Domains 3, 5 and 6

Take two full-length mock tests under exam timing and analyse errors by domain

Recite from memory the key dates, acts and personalities of the national movement and the partition years

Review historiography: colonial, nationalist, Marxist and subaltern approaches, with one representative historian for each

Consolidate a final one-page revision sheet covering all ten domains