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C. Rajagopalachari and Dr. Rajendra Prasad:
Rajagopalachari: Head of Department of Education. Rajendra Prasad: Head of Department of Food & Agriculture.
Portuguese in Hooghly:
Used as a base for piracy. Qasim Khan, governor of Bengal, subdued them in 1631-32.
Usage of Persian Language:
Maintaining revenue and administrative records.
Maratha Families:
Scindias of Gwalior.
Holkars of Indore.
Gaekwads of Baroda.
Bhonsles of Nagpur.
Battles:
Battle of Wandiwash (1760): English defeated the French.
Battle of Buxar (1764): English defeated Mir Qasim, Shuja-ud-daula, Shah Alam II.
Adivasi:
Means primitive people.
Governor-Generals:
Earl Cornwallis: 1786-1793.
Marquess Cornwallis: 1805.
Lord Dalhousie: 1848-1856.
Lord Mountbatten: Last Viceroy of India (1947).
Gopal Krishna Gokhale:
Worked for social reform. Advocate of child marriage, widow remarriage, and women’s rights.
First Indian Cinema Advertisement:
Times of India, 7th August 1896.
Dupleix in India:
Succeeded Dumas as French governor of Pondicherry.
Ambition: Acquire vast territories in India.
Educational Institutions and Reports:
Hindu College, Calcutta: 1817.
Adam?s Report: 1835-38.
Wood?s Despatch: 1854.
University of Calcutta: 1858.
Durgesh Nandini:
Written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in 1862-1864.
Captain William Sleeman:
Appointed by Lord William Bentick (1828-35) to suppress the thugs.
Educational Reports:
Macaulay?s Minute on Education: 1835.
Wood?s Despatch: 1854.
Sargent Education Report: 1944.
Hunter Commission: 1882-83.
Revolts:
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Pabna Revolt (1873, East Bengal).
.Birsa Munda Revolt (1899, Ranchi).
Moplah Revolt (1921, Malabar)
Eka Movement (1921-22, UP)
1857 Revolt:
Did not spread everywhere.
Not supported by all groups. S
outh and West India largely unaffected.
Abanindranath Tagore:
Leader of Revivalist Movement in modern Indian painting in Bengal.
British Economic Principle in India:
India as a producer of raw materials.
Raw materials exported to England.
Alam Ara:
First Indian sound film, directed by Ardeshir Irani.
Lord Lytton:
Viceroy from 1876-80.
Lord Hastings:
Governor-General from 1813-23.
Plays:
Ghashiram Kotwal (Vijay Tendulkar, 1972).
Neel Darpan (Dinabandhu Mitra, 1858-1859).
The Life Divine:
Sri Aurobindo?s major philosophical opus.
Revolts:
Santhal Rebellion (1855-56).
Indigo Revolt (1860).
Deccan Riot (1875).
Wars and Treaties:
First Anglo-Maratha War (1782): Britishers defeated.
Second Anglo-Mysore War: Treaty of Mangalore.
First Anglo-Burmese War (1826): Burmese defeated.
First Anglo-Afghan War (1838): Afghan defeated.
Extension of British Indian Territory:
Doctrine of Lapse under Dalhousie. Jhansi, Satara, Jaitpur, Sambalpur, Udaipur, Nagpur.
Dadra and Nagar Haveli:
Under Portuguese colonial rule till 1954.
Tipu Sultan:
Established embassies in France, Turkey, Egypt.
Meena Kumari:
Not a recipient of Bharat Ratna.
Permanent Settlement:
Introduced in 1793 by Lord Cornwallis.
Zamindars became owners, British got a fixed share.
Arya Samaj:
Founded in 1875 by Dayananda Saraswati.
Charles Wilkins and Bhagavad Gita:
Member of Asiatic Society of Bengal. Translated Bhagavad Gita into English in 1794.
Poona Sarvajanik Sabha:
Established in 1870 by M.G. Ranaday and Joshi. Petitioned in 1875 for India’s direct representation in the British Parliament.
British Contact with Khasis:
After the grant of Diwani in 1765.
Mountain tribes called Khasis.
Regulating Act and Pitts India Act:
Regulating Act: Passed in 1773.
Pitts India Act: Passed in 1784.
Indian Councils Act of 1861:
Transformed Viceroy’s Executive Council into a miniature cabinet. Portfolio system,
five members in charge of distinct departments.
Whitley and Royal Commission on Labour:
Whitley chaired the Royal Commission on Labour in India (1931).
Portuguese Capture of Goa:
Captured from rulers of Bijapur in 1510 (not 1499).
Dutch East India Company in India:
First factory in Masulipattanam in 1605.
Other factories in Pulicat (1610), Surat (1616), Bimilipatam (1641), Chinsura (1653).
Wood’s Despatch of 1854:
Magna Carta of English education in India. Recommended English for higher studies, vernaculars at school level.
Farrukhsiyar and Revenue Farming:
Introduced revenue farming in Bengal.
Charter Act of 1833:
Provides for the appointment of a law member (not necessarily Indian).
Ilbert Bill:
Introduced during the viceroyalty of Lord Rippon.
First Indian Joint Stock Bank:
Oudh Commercial Bank: Established in 1881 (collapsed in 1958).
Punjab National Bank: Established in Lahore in 1895.
Wars:
First Anglo-Maratha War (1775-1782).
First Anglo-Sikh War (1845-1846).
Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848-1849).
Vernacular Press Act:
Passed by Lord Lytton in 1878.
Repealed by Ripon in 1882.
Governor-Generals:
Lord Curzon (1899-1905).
.Lord Hardinge (1910-1916).
Lord Chelmsford (1916-1921)
Lord Irwin (1926-1931).
Annexation of Princely States:
Annexed by Lord Dalhousie under Doctrine of Lapse. , Satara (1848)
Sambalpur (1849),
.Jhansi (1854)
Battles:
First Battle of Panipat (1526): Ibrahim Lodi defeated by Babur.
Third Battle of Panipat (1761): Ahmed Shah Abdali defeated Marathas.
Tipu Sultan killed in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War (1799).
Kunwar Singh:
Belonged to the royal Ujjaini house of Jagdispur.
Leaders in Revolts:
Jhansi: Rani Laxmibai.
Lucknow: Begum Hazrat Mehal.
Jagdishpur (Bihar): Kunwar Singh.
Social Reformers:
Raja Ram Mohan Roy’s campaign led to Bengal Regulation Act of 1829.
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay and Gattunath Bose: First graduates of Calcutta University.
JED Bethune founded Bethune School in Calcutta in 1849.
Vernacular Press Act (1878):
Lord Lytton brought it into force.
Repealed by Lord Ripon in 1882.
Kochi and British Colony:
Modern Kochi became part of the British colony (after being Dutch). Fort Williams built in Kochi by the Dutch.
Lord Curzon and Police Force:
Lord Curzon: First Governor-General to establish a regular police force.
Supreme Court established at Fort Williams by the Regulating Act, 1773.
Battles:
Battle of Ambur (1749).
Battle of Plassey (1757).
Battle of Wandiwash (1760).
Battle of Buxar (1764).
Fabian Society:
British socialist intellectual movement. Focused on gradual influence of socialist ideas.
Charter Act, 1813:
Abolished East India Company monopoly of Indian trade.
Anand Math:
Bengali novel by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee. Published in 1882.
Rani Lakshmibai:
British forces failed to subdue her.
Betrayed by Man Singh and captured on 7 April 1859.
Revolt of 1857:
Referred to as Sepoy Mutiny.
Lord Canning made Viceroy after the mutiny.
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar:
Started the Widow Remarriage Movement.
Annexation of States:
Awadh annexed by Lord Dalhousie in 1856. Doctrine of Lapse not applicable to Awadh.
First Factory Act (1881):
Passed during Lord Ripon’s time. Improved service conditions of factory workers.
Colonial Establishments:
Portuguese (1498).
Dutch (1602).
English (1599).
French (1664).
Warren Hastings:
First Governor-General of Bengal.
Fort Establishments:
Fort St Angelo, Kerala (1505) by the Portuguese
Fort St George, Chennai (1644).
Fort St David, Madras (1670).
Fort William, Calcutta (1781).
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Bahu-Bivah:
Written in protest of polygamy.
Devi Chaudhurani:
Bengali novel by Bankim Chandra Chatterji. Published in 1884.
Hindu College at Calcutta:
Foundation laid on January 20, 1817.
First Electric Telegraph Line and Export Zone:
First electric telegraph line: Kolkata to Diamond Harbour in 1850.
First export zone: Kandla in 1965.
Lord Cornwallis and Civil Services:
Lord Cornwallis (1786-93): First to bring into existence and organize civil services
Judicial Reforms by Lord Cornwallis:
Judicial reforms in 1793.
Cornwallis Code introduced.
Principle of Separation of Powers.
Creation of District Judge role.
Ahmad Shah Abdali’s Invasion:
To avenge expulsion of Timur Shah.
Invaded India for the fifth time in Oct. 1759. Conquered Punjab.
Portuguese in Pondicherry:
Portuguese established a factory in Pondicherry in the sixteenth century.
Dutch and English later occupied it.
Impact of Cornwallis’ Reforms:
Cornwallis reforms increased litigation.
Removal of Court Fee.
Extension of right of appeal.
Foreign Interference in Indigenous World:
Options rejected for various reasons.
Foreign interference dismantled indigenous structures.
Indian Tribute and Home Charges:
RC Datt’s view on Indian Tribute. Proposes future payment of Home Charges from Indian Exchequer.
Indian National Congress Foundation:
Founded on December 28, 1885.
Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College in Bombay.
Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee elected President.
Ryotwari Settlement:
Peasants pay rent directly to the Government. Government gives pattas to the Ryots.
Statements on Cornwallis’ Reforms:
Statements 1 & 2 are correct.
Raja Todarmal, Babur, and Tobacco:
Raja Todarmal introduced land revenue assessment.
Babur used firearms and artillery in battles.
Tobacco introduced by Portuguese.
Ilbert Bill:
Exempted British subjects from trial by Indian magistrates.
British subjects could only be tried by a high court.
Radcliffe Line:
Boundary demarcation line between India and Pakistan.
Named after Sir Cyril Radcliffe.
1911 Durbar and Capital Transfer:
King George V’s visit in 1911.
Capital transfer from Calcutta to Delhi.
Partition of Bengal annulled.
Objectives of Queen Victoria’s Proclamation (1858):
Disclaim intention to annex Indian States.
Place Indian administration under British Crown.
Manganiyars:
Tribal community from Rajasthan with a strong musical tradition.
Ghadar Party:
Revolutionary association founded by Punjabi Indians. Aimed at gaining India’s independence from British rule.
Headquarters at San Francisco.
Vassal in Feudal System:
A person becomes a vassal by pledging political allegiance. Provides military, political, and financial service to a lord. Lord possesses complete sovereignty over land or acts in the service of another sovereign.
Founders of Indian Nationalism and Anti-imperialism:
Dadabhai Naoroji, R. C. Dutt, Ranade, Gokhale, G. Subramania Iyer.
Grounded Indian nationalism on anti-imperialism.
World’s first economic critique of colonialism before Hobson and Lenin.
Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms (Government of India Act 1919):
Clearly defined jurisdiction of central and provincial governments.
Satyashodhak Samaj:
Established by Jyotirao Phule on September 24, 1873.
Aims to liberate social shudra and untouchable castes from exploitation.
Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms (1919):
Introduced self-governing institutions in India. Outlined in the Montagu-Chelmsford Report (1918). Basis for the Government of India Act 1919.
Keshab Chandra Sen and Naba-Bidhan:
In 1881, Keshab Chandra Sen established Naba-Bidhan.
New universalist religion after differences within brahmo Samaj.
Part of Indian reform association to legalize Brahmo marriage and fix minimum age.
Surat Split (1907):
Extremists dissatisfied with Moderates’ negotiation with the British.
Extremists believed it was time for a big push for freedom.
Cripps Mission (1942):
Main proposals: Indian Union with dominion status.
Free to decide relations with the Commonwealth and participate in international bodies.
Propose dominion status to India after WW2.
Annamacharya and Tyagaraja:
Annamacharya belonged to the 15th century.
Tyagaraja born in 1767.
They can’t be contemporaries.
Impact of British Rule on Indian Trade:
Fine qualities of cotton and silk had a big market in Europe.
Bombay handled half of India’s imports and exports
. Opium was a significant item in India’s trade.
Features of Subsidiary Alliance:
Points A, B, and D were salient features.
Commercialization of Indian Agriculture:
Major impact of British rule on the Indian economy.
Timeline of Events:
Neeldarpan (1859),
Satyendranath’s CSE (1863),
Arya Samaj founded (1875),
Anandmath written (1882).
Jonathan Duncan and Fort William College:
Sanskrit College established in Banaras by Jonathan Duncan.
Arthur Wellesley fought 4th Anglo-Mysore war against Tipu Sultan.
Wood’s Dispatch (1854):
Recommended primary and secondary education in Vernacular language. Statements 1 and 2 are correct.
Introduction of English Education:
Macaulay, William Bentinck, and Charles Wood were responsible.
Founding Conference of HMS:
Ashok Mehta as General Secretary, G.G. Mehta, and V.S. Mathur as Secretaries.
French Travelers in Mughal India:
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Tavernier, Thevenot, Bernier, and Abbe Carre were French travelers.
Communist Party in Kerala (1957):
In 1957, Communist Party won the largest number of seats in Kerala legislature.
E. M. S. Namboodiripad, leader of the Communist legislature party, invited to form the ministry.
First time worldwide a Communist party government came to power through democratic elections. Correct pattern: _ - 2 - _ - 1 - _ - 4. Option B fits this pattern.
Land Reforms in India:
Ceilings initially imposed on individuals, not family holdings
. Many exemptions to ceiling limits were permitted.
Land reform not responsible for cash crop cultivation becoming predominant.
End of East India Company’s Monopoly (1858):
The Company’s monopoly over trade in India ended.
The Company retained trade with China and trade in tea.
The Company retained possession of territories and revenue for 20 years.
Gandhi’s Activities in Jail (1932):
Gandhi set up the All India Anti-Untouchability League in September 1932.
All India Kisan Congress/Sabha founded in Lucknow in April 1936.
Self-Respect Movement led by E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker in South India during the 1920s.
Decline of Indigo Cultivation:
The decline began by the beginning of the 20th century.
Synthetic dyes discovered in the late 19th century, affecting indigo production.
Indigo revolt in Bengal in March 1859 played a significant role.
Fort William College and Lord Wellesley:
Lord Wellesley (1798-1805) wanted adequate training for European civil servants.
Fort William College in Calcutta provided three years of training.
Closed in 1802 due to fears of loyalty shifting from London to Calcutta.