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1
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When did Raja Rammohan Roy found Brahmo Samaj

A

1829

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2
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Who founded Brahmo Samaj

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Raja Rammohan Roy

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3
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Time period of Sir Charles Metcalfe?

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1836-1844

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4
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1836-1844 was the time-period of?

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Sir Charles Metcalfe

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5
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Time-period of Lord Hardridge?

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1844-1848

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6
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1844-1848 was the time-period of?

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Lord Hardridge

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7
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Who was responsible for removing restriction on media?

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Sir Charles Metcalfe

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8
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Sir Charles Metcalfe was responsible for removing restriction on

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Media

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9
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Time-period of Dalhousie?

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1848-1856

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10
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Doctrine of lapse was introduced by

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Lord Dalhouse in 1847

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11
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Bombay-Thane rail link

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1853

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12
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Calcutta-Agra telegraph

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1853

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13
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PWD and widow remarriage act

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1856

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14
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Things Dalhousie was responsible for

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widow remarriage act 1856, PWD, Bombay thane 1853, calcutta-agra 1853

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15
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Who founded Ramakrishna Mission

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Swami Vivekananda

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16
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When was Ramakrishna Mission founded

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1896

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17
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Time-period of Ramakrishna Paramhansa

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1836-1886

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18
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Time-period of Vivekananda

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1863-1902

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19
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Ramakrishna Paramhansa was a priest near

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Dakshineshwar, Calcutta

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20
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Who founded Arya Samaj

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Swami Dayanand Saraswati(1875)

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21
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Swami Dayanand Saraswati found

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Arya Samaj

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22
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When was Arya Samaj founded

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1875

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23
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Why was Arya Samaj founded

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In order to reform Hindu religion in North India

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24
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Who wrote Satyarth Prakash

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Dayanand Saraswati

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25
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When was Satyarth Prakash written

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1875

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26
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Dayanand Saraswati wrote

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Satyarth Prakash(light of meaning of truth)

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27
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Time-period of lord wavell

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1944-1947

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28
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Cabinet mission plan

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1946

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29
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Under whom was Cabinet Mission Plan introduced

A

lord wavell

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30
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Who announced for a transfer of power and when

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Clement atlee on 20th feb 1947 it would take place before june 1948

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31
Q

Who observed Direct Action Day

A

Muslim League(jinnah announced)

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32
Q

Direct Action Day

A

16th august 1946 or 1946 calcutta killings

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33
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Last viceroy of India

A

Lord Mountbatten

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34
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Time period of mountbatten

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1947-1948

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35
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first governor gen of free india

A

lord mountbatten

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36
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partition of india was decided by

A

june 3 plan and indian independence act 1947

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37
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When did mountbatten retire

A

june 1948

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38
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First Indian governor-gen who succeeded mountbatten

A

c rajgopalachaari

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39
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last gov-gen

A

c rajgopalachari

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40
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When did Curzon become the viceroy

A

30th dec 1898

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41
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When was bengal partitioned

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16th oct 1905

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42
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name of the new province created due to partition of bengal

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East Bengal which became East Pak

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43
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In which session did INC split in to moderates and extremists

A

Surat session, 1907

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44
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Who led the moderates

A

Gopal Krishna Gokhale

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45
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Who led the extremists

A

Lal Bal Pal

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46
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When was Bal imprisoned and for how many years

A

July 3, 1908 for 6 yrs in Mandalay Jail

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47
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Extremists wanted to compromise by accepting the leadership of

A

Res Behari Ghose

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48
Q

Which period is called the Gandhian Era

A

1918-1947

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49
Q

1918-1947 is called

A

Gandhian era

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50
Q

When was rowlatt act codified

A

feb 1919

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51
Q

when was rowlatt act introduced

A

mar 1919

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52
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When was the rowlatt committee set up

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1918 under justice rowlatt

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53
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Who was the viceroy when rowlatt act was introduced

A

Chelmsford

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54
Q

when was rowlatt satyagraha introduced

A

6 apr 1919

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55
Q

when was MKG arrested

A

8th april 1919

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56
Q

MKG’s arrest triggered unrest in

A

delhi, ahemdabad, punjab

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57
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Date of Jallianwala bagh massacre

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13th apr 1919

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58
Q

whose arrest led to jallianwalah

A

dr kitchlu and dr satyapal on 10 apr 1919

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59
Q

Who launched the khilfat movement

A

mhd ali and shukat ail in 1920

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60
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when was non cooperation introduced

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1920

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61
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in which sesssion did inc approve of non cooperation

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sept 1920

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62
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When did INC decide to launch CDM

A

Ahemdabad in dec 1921

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63
Q

When was Non cooperation withdrawn

A

12th feb 1922

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64
Q

Who founded Swaraj Party

A

CR Das and Motilal Nehru on 1st jan 1923

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65
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Offcial name of swaraj party

A

congress khilafat swarajya party

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66
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aim of swaraj party

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contest election as per montford reforms of 1919

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67
Q

when did cr das die

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1925

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68
Q

when did swaraj party disband

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1926

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69
Q

where was the swaraj party in power

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bengal

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70
Q

how many seats did it(SP) capture in the 1923 elections

A

45/145

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71
Q

Significance of Lahore session 1929

A

Adoption of poorna swaraj under the presidentship of Nehru

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72
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When was the newly adopted tri-colour unfurled

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31st dec 1929

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73
Q

Duration of salt satygraha

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20th mar 1930-6th apr 1930

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74
Q

how many followers were a part of dandi march

A

79

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75
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when was MKG arrested

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5th may 1930

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76
Q

where was a parallel govt estbd. and by whom

A

sholapur, by textile workers

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77
Q

Gandhi-Irwin pact

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5th march 1931

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78
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who acted as peacemakers before the gandhi-irwin pact

A

sapru and jayakar

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79
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When did the second roundtable conference take place

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sept-dec 1931

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80
Q

who was the viceroy during the second roundtable conference

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Lord Willingdon

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81
Q

Who was the PM of Britain during the second roundtable conference

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Ramsay Macdonald

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82
Q

when did the second roundtable conference end

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11th dec 1931

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83
Q

Who introduced the communal award for depressed classes and when

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Ramsay Macdonald on 16th august 1932

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84
Q

When was the Poona Pact introduced

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sept 24, 1932

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85
Q

Where was the Poona Pact introduced

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Yerwada jail, Poona

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86
Q

When was the third roundtable conference held

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nov 17, 1932

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87
Q

What formed the basis of govt of india act 1935

A

Simon report submitted in 1930

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88
Q

When did GOI Act 1935 receive royal assent

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4 aug 1935

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89
Q

Popular representation goes back to

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1892

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90
Q

Dyarchy and ministerial responsibility goes back to

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1921

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91
Q

When were safeguards introduced

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1919

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92
Q

Duration of Quit India Movement

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1942-1945

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93
Q

Quit India Resolution’s date and place

A

8th august 1942-bombay session

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94
Q

When was MKG arrested

A

9th august 1942

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95
Q

When did atlee make an official declaration regarding british cabinet mission

A

15 march 1946

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96
Q

Who all were sent to india as a part of the cabinet mission

A

AV Alexander, Stafford Cripps, Lord Lawrence

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97
Q

When did muslim league accept the cabinet mission plan

A

6 june 1946

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98
Q

When was an interim govt formed

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2nd sept 1946

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99
Q

Fist governor general of pak

A

MA Jinnah

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100
Q

Who assassinated dyer when and where

A

Udham Singh in UK in 1940

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101
Q

Invasion of Alexander The Great

A

326 bc

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102
Q

Beginning of Vikrami era

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58 bc

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103
Q

Beginning of Saka era

A

Ad 78

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104
Q

First invasion of India by Mahmoud Ghazni

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AD 1001

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105
Q

Accession of Razia Sultana to the throne of Delhi

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AD 1236

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106
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Discovery of Indian sea route by Vasco Da Gama via Cape of Good Hope

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1498

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107
Q

When was the first battle of Panipat fought

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1526

108
Q

Between whom was the first battle of Panipat fought

A

Babur and Ibrahim Lodhi

109
Q

Which battle led to the establishment of Mughal rule in India

A

Battle of Panipat in 1526

110
Q

When was the Battle of Kannauj fought

A

1540(between sher shah suri and humayun)

111
Q

When was the second battle of Panipat fought

A

1556( between akbar and hemu)

112
Q

When was the Battle of Haldighati fought

A

1576 (between rana pratap and akbar)

113
Q

When was the East India Company established

A

1600

114
Q

Who was the 9th sikh guru?

A

Guru Teg Bahadur

115
Q

When was Guru Teg Bahadur executed

A

1675

116
Q

When and who fought the battle of Plassey

A

23rd June 1757; b/w Siraj-ud-daulah=french allies and EAC under clive

117
Q

Who was the last nawab of bengal

A

Siraj-Ud-Daulah

118
Q

When did Shah Alam II become the emperor of India

A

1761

119
Q

Who become the emperor of India in 1761

A

Shah Alam II

120
Q

When and between whom was the third battle of Panipat fought

A

14 Jan 1761; Ahmad Shah Abdali and the Marathas

121
Q

When and between whom was the Battle of Buxar fought

A

Mir Caseem and the East India Company led by Henry Munro on 22/23 oct 1764

122
Q

When was the Pitt’s India Act passed

A

1784

123
Q

When was Permanent Settlement introduced in Bengal

A

1793

124
Q

When was Sati abolished

A

1829

125
Q

Who first established the Azad Hind Fauj and when

A

Captain General Mohan Singh on 17th feb 1942

126
Q

When did bose takeover azad hind fauj

A

oct 1943

127
Q

When did the Bengal famine happen

A

1943

128
Q

When was MKG assassinated

A

30th Jan 1948

129
Q

When and between whom was the Battle of Hydaspus fought

A

326 BC between Alexander and Porus

130
Q

When did Ashoka conquer Kalinga

A

261 BC

131
Q

Who invaded Sind in 712 AD

A

Mohd Bin Qasim

132
Q

When did Mohd. Bin Qasim invade Sind

A

712 AD

133
Q

When was the first battle of Tarain fought

A

1191 AD

134
Q

Between whom was the first battle of Tarain fought

A

Mohd. Ghori and Prithiviraj Chouhan

135
Q

When was the second battle of tarain fought

A

1192 AD

136
Q

When was the battle of Chhandwar fought

A

1194 AD

137
Q

Between whom was the Battle of Chhandwar fought

A

Jaichanda of Kannauj and Mohd Ghouri

138
Q

When was the Battle of Khanua fought

A

1527

139
Q

Between whom was the Battle of Khanua fought

A

Babur and Rana Sanga

140
Q

When did Babur defeat the Afghans

A

1529

141
Q

Between whom was the Battle of Ghaghra fought

A

Afghans and Babur

142
Q

When and between whom was the battle of chausa fought

A

1539; sher shah suri and Humayun

143
Q

When and between whom was the battle of kannauj fought

A

1540; Humayun and Babur

144
Q

Who represented Akbar in the second battle of Panipat in 1556

A

Bairam Khan

145
Q

When was the battle of talikota fought

A

1565

146
Q

between whom was the battle of talikota fought

A

an alliance of ahemadnagar, golkonda, bijapur, bidar, defeated vijaynagar represented by sadasiva

147
Q

When and under whose rule did Mewar submit to the mughals

A

1615; under Amar singh(mewar) and jahangir(mughals)

148
Q

When did the Mughals lose Kanadhar to Persia

A

1649

149
Q

Name the place lost by Mughals to Persia in 1649

A

Kanadhar

150
Q

In which battle did Aurangzeb defeat Dara Shikoh

A

Battle of Dharmatt and Samugarh in 1658

151
Q

When was the battle of dharmat and samugarh fought

A

1658

152
Q

Between whom was the battle of dharmatt and samugarh fought

A

Aurangzeb and Dara Shikoh

153
Q

When did Jai Singh defeat shivaji

A

1665

154
Q

When was the treaty of Purandar signed

A

1665

155
Q

Between whom was the treaty of Purandar signed

A

Shivaji and Jai Singh

156
Q

When did Shahu defeat Tarabai

A

1708; Battle of khed

157
Q

Between whom was the battle of khed fought

A

Shahu and Tarabai

158
Q

When was Battle of Bhopal fought and between whom

A

1737; Bajirao defeated Mohd. Shah

159
Q

When and between whom was the Battle of Karnal fought

A

1739; Nadir Shah defeated Mohd Shah

160
Q

Bajirao and Mohd Shah fought which battle in 1737

A

Battle of Bhopal

161
Q

Nadir Shah and Mohd Shah fought which battle in 1739

A

Battle of Karnal

162
Q

When and where was the Battle of Wandiwash fought

A

22 jan 1760; Vandavasi

163
Q

Between whom was the battle of wandiwash fought

A

french and british

164
Q

When and between whom was the first anglo-mysore war fought

A

1767-1769

165
Q

Between whom was the first anglo mysore war fought

A

Hyder ali and the british

166
Q

When was the second anglo-mysore war fought

A

1780-1784

167
Q

When was the treaty of mangalore signed

A

1784

168
Q

When did Hyder Ali die

A

1782

169
Q

When was the battle of Udgir fought

A

1770

170
Q

When was the first anglo-maratha war fought

A

1766-1769

171
Q

Between whom was the battle of udgir fought

A

Nizam and marathas (1770)

172
Q

When was the third anglo-mysore war fought

A

1789-1792

173
Q

Which treaty was signed after the third anglo-mysore war

A

Treaty of Serirangapatna

174
Q

when was the treaty of serirangapatanam signed

A

18 mar 1792

175
Q

When was the fourth anglo mysore war fought

A

1799

176
Q

When was the second anglo-maratha war fought

A

1803-1806(british defeated)

177
Q

When was the third anglo-maratha war fought

A

1817-1819

178
Q

When is National Maritime Day celebrated

A

5th april

179
Q

When is Quit India Day celebrated

A

9th august

180
Q

When is National rededication day celebrated

A

31st october

181
Q

When is National Flag Day celebrated

A

7th dec

182
Q

When is National Integration Day celebrated

A

9th nov

183
Q

When is National Law Day celebrated

A

26th nov

184
Q

When is martyr’s day celebrated

A

30th jan

185
Q

When did the Indian Army march into Hyderabad after the violent actions of the razakars

A

13th september 1948

186
Q

Under whose reign did Megasthenes visit India from Greece

A

Chandragupta Maurya

187
Q

Under whose reign did Fahein from China visit India

A

Chandragupta Maurya II

188
Q

Under whose reign did Heun Tsang visit India

A

Harshvardhan

189
Q

who has written tariq-i-hind/kitab-i-hind

A

al beruni

190
Q

name the book written by al-beruni

A

tariq-i-hind or kitab-i-hind

191
Q

Under whose reign did Ibn Batuta visit india

A

mohd bin tughlaq

192
Q

Who was accompanied by Mehmood of Ghazni

A

AL BERUNI

193
Q

Under whose reign did Amir Khusro visit India

A

Balban, Alauddin Khilji and Mohammad Bin Tughlaq

194
Q

Name the first newspaper of India

A

Bengal Gazette

195
Q

Who started the first newspaper of India and when

A

James Augustus Hickey in 1780

196
Q

Where was Bengal Gazette started

A

Calcutta

197
Q

Name of Annie Beasant’s newspapers

A

Common Wheel and New India

198
Q

Name of Maulana Azad’s newspaper

A

Al-hilal

199
Q

Name of Mahatama Gandhi’s newspapers

A

Harijan and Young India

200
Q

Name of Tilak’s newspapers

A

Kesari and Aharatta

201
Q

Who was the first European president of INC and in which session

A

George Yule; Allahbad ; 4th session; 1888

202
Q

Who was the first woman president of INC and in which session

A

Annie Beasant; 1917; Calcutta; 33rd session

203
Q

Who was the president of congress in 1919

A

Motilal Nehru; 36th session

204
Q

In which session did MKG assume presidentship

A

Belgaum; 1924; 42nd session

205
Q

First woman CM of a state

A

Suchita Kriplani

206
Q

First woman minister

A

Vijjayalakshmi Pandit

207
Q

First woman central minister

A

Rajkumari Amrit Kaur

208
Q

First woman speaker of Lok Sabha

A

Meira Kumar

209
Q

First woman president of Indian National Congress

A

Annie Beasant; 1917

210
Q

First woman president of UNGA

A

Vijayalakshmi Pandit

211
Q

First woman to swim across the English Channel

A

Mrs Arti Gupta(earlier Arti Saha)

212
Q

First woman to climb Mt Everest

A

Bacchindri Pal

213
Q

First woman to circumnavigate

A

Ujjwala Rai

214
Q

First woman IAS

A

Anna George Malhotra

215
Q

First woman IPS

A

Kiran Bedi

216
Q

First woman advocate

A

Cornelia Sorabji

217
Q

First woman judge

A

Anna Chandi

218
Q

First woman judge of a high court

A

Anna Chandi

219
Q

First woman chief judge of a high court

A

Leila Seth

220
Q

First woman judge of a supreme court

A

Fathima Bibi

221
Q

First woman doctor

A

Kadambini Ganguly

222
Q

First woman to pass MA

A

Chandra Mukhi Bose

223
Q

First woman editor of an English newspaper

A

Dina Vakil

224
Q

First woman chief engineer

A

PK Theresia

225
Q

First woman to receive a sena medal

A

Constable Bimla Devi-88 BN of crpf-1990

226
Q

Youngest woman to climb the mount Everest

A

Dicky Dolma from Manali in 1993

227
Q

First Indian woman to climb the Everest twice

A

Santosh Yadav (ITBP 1993)

228
Q

First lady magistrate

A

Omanna Kunjamma

229
Q

First woman to win the Nobel

A

Mother Teresa

230
Q

First to be crowned Miss India

A

Pratima (Ester Victoria Abraham) (1947)

231
Q

First woman to be crowned Miss Universe

A

Sushmita Sen

232
Q

First woman speaker of a state assembly

A

Shano Devi (Punjab)

233
Q

First Indian to swim across the English Channel

A

Mihir Sen

234
Q

First Indian to climb Mt Everest

A

Tenzing Norgay

235
Q

First Indian to climb Mt Everest without oxygen

A

Phu Dorjee

236
Q

First Indian to join ICS(now IAS)

A

Satyandra Nath Tagore

237
Q

First Indian to win the Nobel

A

Rabindranath Tagore

238
Q

First Indian cosmonaut in space

A

Sqn Ldr Rakesh Sharma

239
Q

First British Governor General

A

Warren Hastings

240
Q

First Governor General of free India

A

Lord Mountbatten

241
Q

First viceroy of India

A

Lord Canning

242
Q

Last governor general of free India

A

C Rajgopalachari

243
Q

First Muslim president of India

A

Dr Zakir Hussein

244
Q

First Sikh President

A

Giani Zail Singh

245
Q

First speaker of Lok Sabha

A

GV Malvankar

246
Q

First CJI

A

HL Kania

247
Q

First Indian to become a member of viceroy’s executive council

A

Lord SP Sinha

248
Q

First Indian to become the president of the ICJ

A

Dr Nagendra Singh

249
Q

First field marshal

A

Manekshaw

250
Q

First commander-in-chief

(now field marshal) of the army

A

K.M. cariappa

251
Q

First chief of army staff

A

Gen Maharaja Rajendra Sinhji

252
Q

First chief of naval staff

A

Vice admiral RD Katari

253
Q

First chief of Air force staff

A

Subroto Mukherjee

254
Q

First Indian in the British Parliament

A

Dadabhai Nairoji

255
Q

First Indian recipient of the victoria cross

A

Khudada Khan

256
Q

First Indian to circumnavigate the globe

A

Lt Col KS Rao

257
Q

First Indian to reach the South Pole

A

Lt Col JK Bajaj (1989)

258
Q

First Indian High court Judge

A

Mehmood Syed (1878)

259
Q

First Indian to make a solo flight

A

JRD Tata

260
Q

First Indian to visit England

A

Raja Rammohan Roy (1878)

261
Q

First Indian member at the house of lords

A

Lord SP Sinha

262
Q

First bar-at-law

A

JM Tagore

263
Q

First chairman of rajya sabha

A

S Radhakrishnan (1952-1962)

264
Q

First air marshal

A

Arjan Singh

265
Q

First judge to face impeachment proceedings

A

V Ramaswami

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