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Modern India — Revision Notes
NIOS · Class 10 · Indian Culture and Heritage
Modern India revision notes for NIOS Class 10 Indian Culture and Heritage: 4 topics in quick points. Includes Rise of the West and Its Impact on India.
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Key Topics to Revise
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Rise of the West and Its Impact on India
- Europe changed rapidly from 1450 onwards because of the invention of the printing press, the Renaissance, the Reformation, and new trade routes.
- European countries such as Portugal, the Netherlands, France, and Britain competed to control Indian trade.
- After the Battle of Plassey in 1757 A.D., the British became the real masters of Bengal.
2
Social Conditions in 18th Century India
- Agriculture was the main occupation of the people.
- Foreign trade was active under the Mughals.
- India exported raw silk, silk fabrics, indigo, sugar, pepper, and cotton textiles.
3
Raja Ram Mohan Roy and the Brahmo Samaj
- Raja Ram Mohan Roy is known as the harbinger of the modern age in India.
- He mastered several languages, including Greek and Latin.
- He campaigned against sati and helped get it banned.
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Prarthana Samaj, Ramakrishna Mission, Theosophical Society, and Narayana Guru
- The Prarthana Samaj was established in Bombay by Dr. Atma Ram Pandurang in 1867.
- Ranade believed rigidity in religion would not permit success in social, economic, and political spheres.
- Ranade opposed idol worship and the caste system.
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Europe changed through printingAgriculture was the main occupationWomen faced child marriageRaja Ram Mohan Roy is knownThe Prarthana Samaj was established
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Key topics in Modern India include Rise of the West and Its Impact on India, Social Conditions in 18th Century India, Raja Ram Mohan Roy and the Brahmo Samaj, Prarthana Samaj, Ramakrishna Mission, Theosophical Society, and Narayana Guru. Study these first, then practise questions on each for the NIOS Class 10 board exam.
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