Dates And Times Flashcards
When was the first war of independence?
1857
When was the battle of Plassey?
1757
When was the battle of Buxar?
1764
From when to when were the Anglo-mysore wars?
1767 - 1799
From when to when was the third anglo-maratha war?
1817 - 1818
When was the second anglo-sikh war?
1849
When was the treaty of Awadh (Oudh) signed?
1765
When was Awadh annexed on basis of misrule?
1856
When did the british abolish sati, and because of whose efforts?
1829, Raja Rammohan Roy.
When was widow remarriage act passed?
1856
When was an English class established at Calcutta madrasa?
1829
When was the religious disabilities act passed, and what did it establish?
1850, It changed the Hindu law of property to allow a convert to other religions to inherit things from their parents.
When was the General service enlistment act established, and what did it do?
1856, It said that Indian soldiers could be sent overseas for duty, which was a taboo for the brahmins.
When was the rumour about the Enfield spread, and what was it?
January 1857, It claimed that the greased cartridge which the soldiers had to bite to load the gun was greased with cow and pig fat.
When was the Grand Delhi Durbar held? What else was going on at that time?
1877, Famine was happening.
When were the Vernacular Press act and Indian arms act passed and by whom?
1878, Lord Lytton
When was the Vernacular Press Act repealed?
1882
When was the Ilbert bill passed? What did it do?
1883, It provided for trial of Europeans to be done by Indians, trying to introduce equality between Indian and English judges.
When was “Gift to monotheists” written and by whom?
1809, Raja Rammohan Roy
When was the Brahmo Samaj created and by whom?
1828, Raja Rammohan Roy
When did Jyotiba Phule start his girls school, with his first wife?
1851
When was Jyotiba Phule’s School for untouchables started?
1854
When was the Satya Shodhak Samaj created and by whom?
1873, Jyotiba Phule
What was the first political association to be started in India? Where was it?
1838, Kolkata
When was the East India Association established? Where, and by whom?
1866, Dadabhai, London
When was the Indian Association Started? Where and by whom?
1876, Banerjee, Bengal
When was the foundation for the Indian National Congress established and through whose help?
1884, A.O. Hume
When was the first session of the INC held, and with whom as president? Where was it and how many attended?
December 1885, Womesh Chandra Bonerjee, in mumbai, with 72 delegates
When and where was the second session of the INC held and under whom?
1886, Dadabhai, Kolkata
When was London Indian society founded, and by whom?
1865, Dadabhai and WC Bonerjee
When was the resolution passed by the house of commons to hold the Indian Civil Service Examination simultaneously in India and Britain and because of whose efforts?
1893, Dadabhai
When was Servants of India society established and by whom?
1905, Gopal Krishna Gokhale
When did Gopal Krishna Gokhale become a member of the Imperial Legislative Council?
1902
When did Surendranath Banerjee appointed as the minister of self government and health by the governor of Bengal?
1921
When was the partition of Bengal announced and when was it implemented?
Announced July 1905, Implemented October 1905
When did the Anti Partition movement start?
August 1905
When did the Anti Partition movement start?
August 1905
When did the Anti Partition movement start?
August 1905
When did the Anti Partition movement start?
August 1905
When did the Anti Partition movement start?
August 1905
When did the Anti Partition movement start?
August 1905
When did the Anti Partition movement start?
August 1905
When was the partition of Bengal revoked?`
1911
When was the capital of India changed from Kolkata to Delhi?
1911
When was the Surat session of the INC held? What resolution was passed?
1907, Assertive nationalists were expelled from congress
When was the Surat session of the INC held? What resolution was passed?
1907, Assertive nationalists were expelled from congress
When were the famines that lead to the rise of Assertive Nationalism? How many were killed?
1896 - 1900, 9 million fatalities
When and by whom was the Shivaji festival revived?
1895, Bal Gangadhar Tilak
When was Tilak imprisoned and for how long?
1908, 6 years
When was the National Council of Education set up? What was it later developed into?
1906, Jadavpur university
When was the Home Rule League established and by whom?
1916, Bal Gangadhar Tilak
When did Bipin Chandra Pal join the INC?
1886
When did Lala Lajpat Rai join the INC?
1888
When did Lala Lajpat Rai die, and how?
1928, from lathi blows leading a procession against the Simon commission
When was muslim education resolution adapted and by whom?
1871, Lord Mayo
The government of India act
1858
