Modern History Flashcards

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Who were the 1st to come to India?

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Portuguese, 1498, Vasco de Gama

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Where did Vasco de Gama arrived? And when?

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Calicut, 27th May 1498

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What was the concluding battle between Dutch and English colonisers? When did it occur and who won?

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Battle of Bedara in 1759 AD

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Who was the first governor of Bengal and when?

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Robert Clive, 1758

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when was the battle of Plassey fought and where?

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1757

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When was battle of Buxar fort? And between whom?

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1764, Nawab Shuja Ud Daula of Awadh and Shah Alam II on one side and the English forces led by Clive on the other

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When was the first Anglo Maratha War Fought and between whom?

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1775–1782, Raghunath Rao and the british under Warren Hastings

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when was the second Anglo Maratha War fought?

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initiated by Peshwa Bajirao II, Scindia and Bhosle is against the british

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when was third Anglo Maratha War fought?

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1817, Peshwas and the british Empire

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when was the first Mysore War Fought?

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1767–1769, Hyder Ali against the british forces, Treaty of Madras

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When was the second Mysore war fought? Between whom? And what was the result?

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1780–1782, Hyder Ali against the british Empire, treaty of Mangalore

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When was the third Mysore War? Between whom? What was the result?

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Tipu Sultan and the british forces, 1790–1792, Treaty of Srirangapatna am

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When was the first Anglo Afghan war? It was between which two parties?

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Lord Auckland along with maharaja Ranjit Singh and Shah Shuja against Dost Muhammad, 1839

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When was the second Anglo Afghan war? It was between which two parties?

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1878, Lord Lytton against Afghanistan

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When was the third Anglo war fought? Who were the two parties?

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1901, Amanullah who was the ameer of Afghanistan against the british forces, Treaty of Rawalpindi

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When was the first Anglo Sikh War?

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when was the second Anglo Sikh war?

18
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Who was the first governor general of India?

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Warren Hastings

19
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Doctrine of lapse was introduced by which governor general?

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Lord Dalhousie

20
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Which was the first War of Independence? When was it fought?

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Sepoy mutiny, revolt of 1857

21
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Who was the founder of Brahmo Samaj? When was it established?What is the name of the newspaper established by the same person?

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Raja Ram Mohan Roy, 1829, Sambad Kaumudi

22
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Who founded the Arya Samaj and when?

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Swami Dayanand Saraswati, 1875

23
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When did the first meeting of the constituent assembly take place?

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9 December 1946

24
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When was the last session of the constituent assembly?

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24 January 1950

25
When did India demand Poorna Swaraj and where?
1929, Lahore session
26
How much time did it take to complete the constitution?
Two years 11 months and 18 days
27
How many articles, schedules and parts were present in the Constitution when it was first made? What is the status now?
395 articles then, 450 articles now Eight schedules then, 12 present 22 parts then, 24 at present