1.18th Century : India at the Death of Aurangzeb, Court Politics of the Later Mughals and Invasion of Nadirshah (Causes and Effects) 2. Expansion and Consolidation of British Rule 3. The Revolt of 1857 : Causes, Nature, Consequences 4. Colonial Economy : Agriculture, Trade and Industry 5. Socio-Religious Reform Movements 6. Emergence and Growth of Nationalism 7. Gandhian Movements 8. Communal Polities : Rise and Growth 9. Partition of India 10. Advent of Freedom : Constituent Assembly and Establish-ment of Republic.