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The ability to identify places of historical importance and write a few words about these places is indispensable for the UPSC Civil Services Mains optional paper I in History. This book endeavors to help the reader in the preparation of this aspect of the examination. A wide selection of sites has been considered, many of which have appeared more than once in the examination. The sites are arranged alphabetically and depicted in maps accompanying each group. The text on each historical site gives a brief picture of its historical/cultural importance, emphasizing the most significant features, including rece­­­­nt discoveries related to the sites, if any. The reader is likely to find the arrangement helpful, making it easy to locate sites.The book takes into account the examination trends in map-based questions. Questions set in the UPSC History optional paper I—from 2013 to 2022—have been solved and some practice map exercises have been included.­­­The book will also be useful for those readers in general who want to get an idea of various important historical and cultural places that are part of India’s history from prehistoric to modern times.