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History-Modern India Flashcards

1
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Supreme court was established under which act?

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  • Regulating Act 1773

- Under Warren Hasting

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Tatvabodhini Sabha founder?

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  • Debendranath Tagore 1839

- For a systematic study of India’s past

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What is General Sevice Enlistment Act?

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  • By Lord Canning

- compelled sepoys to serve abroad

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4
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What is called Blue Print for Partition?

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  • Crips Mission
  • 1942
  • Offered Dominion Status; Freedom to province unwilling to join Union
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K.M Munshi and Lalji Naranji resigned from bombay legislative council to protest for what?

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  • During Bardoli satyagraha 1926
  • By Vallabhai Patel
  • Against 30% increase in land revenue
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Pabana Revolt

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  • Agrarian Revolt in East Bengal

- Jute cultivators against zamindars

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Lahore Conspiracy Case

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The case for the murder of Saunders

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Pro Changer Leaders

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C.R Das, Motilal Nehru, N.C Kelkar and Ajmal Khan

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Factory Act 1881

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  • Under Lord Rippon
  • No work for below 7 children + 7-12 years 9 hours work
  • 2nd Factory act was 1891 under Lansdowne
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Magna Carta of English education in India

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  • Wood’s Dispatch 1854
  • Rejected Downward Filtration Theory
  • English at Higher Edu + Vernacular for Primary
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All India States People Conference

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  • Conglomeration of political movements in princely states 1927
  • J.L Nehru endorsed later this organisation merged with INC
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What is Shimla Conference?

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  • Wavell Plan 1945
  • Hindu-Muslim equal representation
  • Except GG and Comander-in-Chief all members to be Indian in Executive council
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Seven sins by Gandhi

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  1. Wealth without (wo) Work
  2. Pleasure wo conscience
  3. Knowledge wo Character
  4. Commerce wo Morality
  5. Science wo humanity
  6. Religion wo sacrifice
  7. Politics wo principle
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Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

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  • editor of Shome Prakash
  • Widow Remarriage Act
  • Principal of sanskrit college 1951
  • Associated with Benthune School
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15
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Economic history of India

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-by R.C Dutt

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16
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Welby Commission

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  • Royal commission on admin of Expenditure of India

- Dadabhai Naroji was part of it.

17
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Who was called Father of Indian Unrest?

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  • Bal Gangadhar Tilak

- Title was given by V. Chirol

18
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President of Congress session 1916

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Ambica Majumdar

19
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Deccan Education Society

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-By Gokhle+Tilak

20
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Congress Session 1931

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  • Karachi Session
  • Presided by Vallabhai Patel
  • 2 resoltions adopted FR and National Eco Programme
  • Meaning of swaraj was spelt out
  • Note: This was just after execution of Bhagat Singh
21
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First
1. Civil Disobedience Movement
2. Hunger Strike
3. Non-cooperation Movement
by Gandhi
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  1. Champaran 1917
  2. Ahemdabad 1918
  3. Kheda 1918
22
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Delhi Proposal

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  • 1927

- Muslim demands to be incorporated in draft constitution

23
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Bratachari Movement

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  • By Gurusuday Dutt inn 1932

- to raise awareness and self-esteem of people

24
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SAMYAVADA

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  • Socialism+Fascism

- term coined by Subhas C Bose

25
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Freedom Army

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Prisnors of War of indian origin in Germany

26
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Objective Resolution

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  • By J L Nehru in constituent assembly on 13th Dec, 1946

- Proclaimed India to ‘Independent Sovereign Republiic’

27
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Republic Party

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  • by B R Ambedkar

- intially called Scheduled Class Federation

28
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The Initiative of Five

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  • 5 countries that started NAM

- Yugoslavia, India, Indonesia, Egypt, Ghana

29
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Nehru-Liaqat Pact

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  • Also called Delhi Pact of 1950
  • b/w India+Pak PM
  • for peaceful migration of people
30
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C. Rajagopalchari Formula

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  • 1944
  • ML to support Congress
  • Plebicite to decide for Pak formation NW frontier
31
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Narkelberia Uprising

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  • In bengal 1931 against zamindar and British
  • by Titu Mir
  • this was first armed peasant uprising against British
32
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Queen VeluNachiyar

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  • Only female queen to defeat British power
  • Queen of sivaganga in TN
  • Her women army was called ‘Udaiyaal’

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