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U01 · Ancient India – UPSC Civil Services (Prelims & Mains)
20 chapters · 443 MCQs incl. UPSC Prelims PYQs with a reason for every option · 100 Mains questions + Mains PYQs · maps, tables, revision cards
- Ancient India for the UPSC Civil Services Examination (Prelims and Mains, Prelims GS Paper I · Mains GS Paper I (Indian Culture)). From the Stone Age to the Early Medieval Threshold – Prehistory, the Harappan and Vedic Ages, the Mahajanapadas, Buddhism and Jainism, the Mauryas, the Post-Mauryan Kingdoms, the Guptas, Harsha, the Sangam Age and the Pallavas. Every chapter quotes the official UPSC syllabus lines it covers and gives an Exam Radar, a mind map, clear notes with maps, diagrams and quick-revision tables, UPSC Prelims previous-year questions placed with their topic, original MCQs with a reason for every option, UPSC Mains previous-year questions (2013–2025), Mains practice questions with model-answer outlines and a 60-Second Revision Card. Two-stage expert review of every fact and answer key. Instant download after payment; licensed PDF with your name.
- Chapters:
- 1. Sources of Ancient Indian History
- 2. Prehistoric India – Stone Ages, Chalcolithic and Megalithic Cultures
- 3. The Harappan Civilisation – Extent, Sites and Town Planning
- 4. Harappan Economy, Society, Religion and Decline
- 5. The Early Vedic (Rigvedic) Age
- 6. The Later Vedic Age and Vedic Literature
- 7. The Mahajanapadas, the Rise of Magadha and Foreign Invasions
- 8. The Buddha and His Teachings
- 9. Buddhism – Councils, Schools and Spread
- 10. Jainism and Other Heterodox Sects
- 11. The Mauryan Empire – Rise, Rulers and Administration
- 12. Ashoka – Dhamma, Edicts and Inscriptions
- 13. Mauryan Economy, Society, Art and Decline
- 14. Post-Mauryan Kingdoms – Sungas, Satavahanas, Indo-Greeks, Sakas and Kushanas
- 15. Post-Mauryan Economy, Society, Religion and Art
- 16. The Gupta Empire – Rulers, Administration and Economy
- 17. Gupta Society, Literature, Science and Art
- 18. Harsha and Post-Gupta North India
- 19. The Sangam Age
- 20. The Pallavas, Chalukyas and Rashtrakutas
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- UPSC Ancient India – Chapter 1: Sources of Ancient Indian History (21 MCQs)
- UPSC Ancient India – Chapter 2: Prehistoric India – Stone Ages, Chalcolithic and Megalithic Cultures (21 MCQs)
- UPSC Ancient India – Chapter 3: The Harappan Civilisation – Extent, Sites and Town Planning (22 MCQs)
- UPSC Ancient India – Chapter 4: Harappan Economy, Society, Religion and Decline (21 MCQs)
- UPSC Ancient India – Chapter 5: The Early Vedic (Rigvedic) Age (21 MCQs)
- UPSC Ancient India – Chapter 6: The Later Vedic Age and Vedic Literature (22 MCQs)
- UPSC Ancient India – Chapter 7: The Mahajanapadas, the Rise of Magadha and Foreign Invasions (21 MCQs)
- UPSC Ancient India – Chapter 8: The Buddha and His Teachings (23 MCQs)
- UPSC Ancient India – Chapter 9: Buddhism – Councils, Schools and Spread (27 MCQs)
- UPSC Ancient India – Chapter 10: Jainism and Other Heterodox Sects (23 MCQs)
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