NDA History Preparation Tips!

The History section in the NDA & NA exam is placed under the General Ability Test (GAT). Total 20 questions are asked in the History section of the NDA exam, that account for a total of 80 marks. Below, you’ll find some important preparation tips for the History section of the NDA Exam 2018. Make sure that you go through this post properly to understand how to prepare History for the NDA exam and score 15+ marks from this section.

A variety of topics are covered by the questions occurring in the NDA exam’s History section, such as, World War I, World War II, Cold War, Russian Revolution, French Revolution, Industrial Revolution, War of American Independence, Impact of Science and Technology on Modern World, Renaissance, Exploration and Discovery, Concept of One World, United Nations, Socialism, Communism, Indian History, etc.

How to prepare History for the NDA & NA exam?

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History is not as boring as it sounds if you prepare it in the right way! Let us have a look at the tips and strategies to help prepare for the History section for the National Defence Academy (NDA) and Naval Academy (NA) exam!

1. Indian History

Topics related to Indian History (Ancient, Medieval and Modern History) must be particularly focused on. These topics include:

• Indian Independence and Freedom Movement (Khilafat Movement, Non-cooperation movement, Dandi March, Satyagraha, Quit India Movement, etc.)
• Partition of India
• Anglo-Mysore War
• Anglo Burmese War
• Anglo-Sikh War
• Anglo-Afghan War
• Five Year Plans
• Panchsheel
• Indian Constitution and Administration
• Cultures and Civilizations in India
• Panchayati Raj
• Role of India in the present world
• Teachings of Mahatma Gandhi
• Vedas, other religious texts
• Rulers and Dynasties of India.

2. Prepare in Chronological Order

• Understand one topic at a time in chronological order to prevent muddling up of important incidents and their occurrence.
  For instance, if you are studying about the Indian Freedom Movement, start from the first major occurrence (Battle of Plassey) and move forward year-wise (till the partition of India and Pakistan). The important incidents that occurred during the period of Indian Independence are listed below.

3. Tackle Each Dynasty of India

There were many dynasties that were prevalent in India prior to the British Rule and they date back to as far as 6500BC. Try memorizing the timeline of each dynasty. A few major dynasties and their timelines are listed below.

4. Prepare a Timeline Graph of each major event

Get into the practice of preparing a timeline graph for each important event. This diagrammatic representation will help in better retention of information. For instance, the chief events that took place during World War I can be represented as follows.

5. Use Acronyms to retain information

Prepare your own acronyms if it helps in retaining information.
For instance, the 5 major causes of World War I can be represented using the acronym “MANIA”. Here, MANIA stands for:

• Militarism – the policy of building up strong military forces
• Alliance – an agreement between nations for mutual support
• Nationalism – pride towards one’s country
• Imperialism – policy taking over another country by power and influence
• Assassination – of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand

6. Read up about the United Nations

• The United Nations (UN) is an international body that promotes international cooperation and maintains order.
• Almost every candidate has studied about the United Nations and its corresponding bodies in high school.
• Remember to brush up on the different bodies, subsidiaries (for instance, WHO, ILO, UNESCO, IMF, World Bank, UNEP, UNHCR, etc.), and the secretaries-general of the United Nations from its year of formation to the present.

The main bodies of the UN are:

• UN General Assembly (deliberative assembly for all UN member states)
• UN Security Council (for international security issues)
• UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) (for global economic and social affairs)
• UN Trusteeship Council (for administering trust territories)
• UN International Court of Justice (universal court for international law)
• UN Secretariat (administrative organ of the UN)

The secretaries-general of the UN until the present are:

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