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UPSC History Syllabus For Prelims, Mains & Optional

UPSC History Syllabus: In the UPSC IAS Exam, History is one of the subjects out of the list of 48 UPSC Optional subjects. It is a widely chosen optional subject as it is mostly theoretical & interlinks our ancestor’s past to the present world. But still one must choose this subject wisely as it plays a crucial role in the overall score of the exam. History can be quite scoring optional subject as it mainly consists of Indian Culture, India’s Freedom Struggle and the world’s history. History optional syllabus overlaps with the IAS Prelims as well as the Mains General Studies-1. Candidates preparing for IAS exam must know the History UPSC syllabus in detail, as it will help them to understand all the topics they need to study to ace the toughest exam in India.

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