modern history of punjab Flashcards
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when did british annex punjab
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March 1849
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when was rhe foundation of the british empire laid in punjab
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1849
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penal code was introduced in punjab in which year
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1862
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in which year was the penal code introduced in punjab
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1862
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the first railway line in the punjab that commenced on 8 feb 1859 ran from?
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amritsar to multan
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the first railway line in punjab was commenced between which two locations
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amritsar to multan
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who amongst the following was the lieutenant governor of punjab in 1859
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sir john lawrence
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who was appointed as the first lieutenant governor of punjab province
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john laird mair lawrence
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on which river was khanki headworks built which irrigated 3 million acres of barren lands in west punjab during the british period
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chenab
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which area was known as the ‘cis-sutlej states’
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the area east of river sutlej
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which train ran between atari, in indian punjab, to lahore in pakistan
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samjhauta express
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who was famous for his contribution to spread science education in colonial punjab
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ruchi ram sahni
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when did the last punjab legislative assemblu before independence, held its last sitting
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July 4, 1947
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which monarch of patiala attended the first-round table conference at london in 1930
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maharaja bhupinder singh
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komagata maru’ was the name of a
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ship
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what was komagata maru
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a naval ship on voyage to canada
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komagata maru’ was a steamer from which place
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japan
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which famous personalities chartered the steamer komagata maru
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gurdit singh
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what was the name of the ship rented by baba gurdit singh from japan
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guru nanak ship
20
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which year jallianwala bagh massacre happened
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1919
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which year komagata maru happened
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1914
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in which year jaito morcha happened
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1924
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in which year nankana sahib massacre happened
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1921
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where did the ‘jallianwala bagh ‘ tragedy take place
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amritsar
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jallianwala bagh tragedy at amritsar happened on
13 April 1919
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jallianwala bagh massacre was held in
1919
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which act led to jallianwala bagh massacre in amritsar
rowlatt act
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why was people gathered in jallianwala bagh
the victims gathered in the bagh to protest against the arrest and deportation of their popular leaders, dr. satyapal and dr. kitchlu
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who renounced his knighthood inprotest of the killings
rabindra nath tagore
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a public meetig was held on april 13 1919 at jallianwala bagh to
protest against the arrest of popular leaders
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who was the person who commanded the british force to fire on the crowd present in jallaianwala bagh
general dyer
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who renounced his knighthood inprotest of the killings
rabindra nath tagore
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the monument named 'the flame of liberty' is associated with
jallianwala bagh massacre
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the famous 'flame of liberty' is situated at which location
amritsar
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hunter commision was appointed to enquire about
jallianwala bagh massacre
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which committee that was formed in 1919 to look into the events that occured in punjab
hunter commission
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lord hunter was part of hunter commission
yes
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wf rice was member of hunter commission
yes
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tundi laat' was an epithet given by punjabi to which british governor general
henry hardinge
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major personalities associated with peasant movement in punjab
baba sohan singh, baba rur singh, reja singh swatantar, wadhawa ram
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which amongst the following personalities found the 'brahmo smaj'
raja ram mohan roy
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which personality started 'arya samaj'
dayanand saraswati
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where was the first branch of 'arya samaj'
lahore
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the nirankari movement was founded by
baba dayal singh
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who amongst the following founded the nirankari movement in punjab
baba dayal singh
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nirankari darbar' was situated at which of the following places
rawalpindi
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which personalty of nirankari movement issued a hukamnama to standardize the rituals connected with birth, engagement, marriage, and death, based on the guru granth sahib
baba darbara singh
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who stated socio religious reform movements is called as 'harbinger of sikh renaissance'
nirankari movement
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which leader started the radha soami movement
shiv dayal
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does radha saomi believe in a living guru
yes
51
a meditation practice, surat shabd yoga related to which of the religious movement
radha saomi
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who founded kuka movement
baba balak singh
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namdhari or kuka movement was founded by
baba balak singh
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which movement was known as namdhari mission
kuka
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the namdhari movement was founded by ______ in ________ at bhaini sahib
ram singh
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namdhari movement also called kuka movement was started by whom and when
bhai ram singh on 1st april 1857
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which leader of the kuka movement issued hukamnamas to his followers
baba ram singh
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who formed the 'sant khalsa' in punjab in 1857
ram singh kuka
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who was the cheif inspiration of kuka movement
ram singh
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who was the cheif inspiratior of kuka movement
ram singh
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who was the guru of bhai ram singh
balak singh
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which animal was worshipped in kuka movement
cow
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the namdharis are required to wear five symbols of sikhism except
kirpan
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name the journals of kuka's
nawan hindustan, sacha marg, satyug
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which organisation aimed at protecting the interests of sikhs through education and literature
singh sabha
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which was the trigger movement that led to formation of singh sabha movement
conversion of sikhs to christianity
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the singh sabha was rechristened as khalsa diwan in april
1880
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sri guru singh sabha, amritsar was formed in the year ______ for the upliftment of sikh community
1873
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singh sabha was formed in which year
1873
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khalsa college, amritsar was founded in which year
1892
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where was the first formal meeting convened of people from all sikh faith of the 'sri guru singh sabha'
akal takht
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who was appointed as the first chairman of the 'sri guru singh sabha'
sardar thakur singh sandhawalia
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which personality was appointed as the first secretary of the 'sri guru singh sabha'
giani gian singh
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which vranch of 'singh sabha' was renamed as the 'khalsa diwan'
amritsar
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who founded singh sabha at lahore
professor gurmukh singh
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who found the literacy club, anjuman-i-punjab
dr gottlieb wilhelm leitner
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in which year did 'anjuman-i-punjab was formed
1865
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anjuman-i-punjab was founded with a purpose of
translating important english books into punjabi language
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which personality was the first president of the 'chief khalsa diwan'
bhai arjan singh
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which personality was elected as the 'chief khalsa diwan's first secretary
sardar sunder singh majithia
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in which year was the 'anand marriage act' passed by the british govt
1909
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which personality wrote the gurmat prabhakar
bhai dit singh
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which personality wrote the punjabi magazine - 'dukh nivaran'
bhai mohan singh
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which personality wrote 'ham hindu nahin'
bhai kahan singh
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who wrote the 'panth prakash' and 'tawarikh guru khalsa'
giani gian singh
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which organisation started the paper named 'akali'
sikh league
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guru balak singh is related with
namdhari movement
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dyal das is related with
nirankari movement
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shiv dayal is associated with
Radha saomi
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dayanand saraswati is associated with
arya samaj
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who wrote 'encyclopardia of sikh literature'
bhai ditt singh
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what was the main motive behind the start of the 'ghadar movement'
emancipation of india from the clutches of the british
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the yugantar ashram was related to which movement
ghadar movement
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who was the cheif editor of the weekly 'ghadar'
lala hardyal
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where was the original headquarter of the ghadar party located
san francisco
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who amongst the following was the first presodent of the hindustani association of pacific coast
baba sohan singh bhakna
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at which place was the indian independence army raised
iran
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when did gurudwara reform movement started
1920
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name the form of punjabi music that contains the bani of saints and sikh gurus
gurmat sangeet
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what is also known as shabad kirtan
gurmat sangeet
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saka nankana sahib, jaito da morcha, guru ka bagh da morcha is all related with
gurudwara reform movement
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which was the main objective behind the akali movement
for the liberation of shrines from the priests
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the political bodu of sikhs called sikh league had its frist session at
lahore
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the shiromani gurdwara parbandhak committee was estd on
15 Nov 1920
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the shiromani akali dal was found on
14 Dec 1920
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genenral dyer, the perpetrator of jallianwala massacre was honoured at which venue
golden temple
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at which place was the first session of the shiromani gurudwara prabhandhak committee held
amritsar
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who was elected to be the first president of the shiromani gurudwara prabandhak committee
sunder singh majithia
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who was elected to be the first secretary of the shiromani gurudwara prabandhak committee
bhai jodh singh
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which political party was formed as a direct consequence of the punjab land alienation act
national unionist party
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who was the first president of the shiromani gurudwara prabandhak committee after the implementation of gurudwaras act 1925
baba kharak singh
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guru ka bagh morcha was an offshoot of which movement
akali movement
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guru ka bagh morcha was aimed at
reformation of sikhs
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which was the main reason for guru ka bagh morcha to occur
cutting down the timber from the land of the garden for firewood
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jaito morcha' was for which reason
for restoration of maharaja ripudaman singh of nabha to his throne
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jaito morcha ended after the passing of which act
sikh gurudwara act 1925
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the babbar akali movement in year ____ was a separate faction of militant sikhs whi seceded from the akali movement due to their greater emphasis on non-violence towards gurudwara reforms
1921
118
the sikh furdwaras act was enacted in the year
1925
119
when was SGPC estd in punjab
1925
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babbar akali movement was a radical outgrowth of which movements
gurudwara reform movement
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in which year ' punjab ryasti praja mandal' formed
1928
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who was elected as the first president of punjab riyasti praja mandal
seva singh thikriwala
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who was the president of riyasat prajamandal party during the reign of maharaja bhupinder singh of patiala and the british
seva singh thikriwala
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wo was elected as the first general secretary of the 'punjab ryasti praja mandal'
bhagwan singh longowalia
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who opened a relentless campaign against maharaja bhupinder singh of patiala
master tara singh
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where was the first regular session of the punjab ryasti praja mandal convened
lahore
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when was pepsu formed
15 July 1948
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what moved shaheed bhagat singh in his early life to resist the english rule
jallianwala bagh massacre
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who formed the 'hindustan republican association'
jogesh chatterjee, sachindranath sanyal, ramprasad bismil
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which was the assumed name of bhagat singh when he was hiding away from the police at the time jaito morcha was on in punjab
balwant singh
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bhagat singh and his friends decided to take revenge from the person who had lathi charged lala lajpat rai. who was he
james a. scott
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where was bhagat singh hanged
lahore
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bhagat singh, rajguru, and sukhdev were hanged in which of the following jail
lahore central jail
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who stareted the kirti kisan party
santokh singh and sohan singh josh
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who founded the naujawan bharat sabha
sardar bhagat singh
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the naujawan bharat sabha was formed by sh. bhagat singh in the year
1926
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who killed british police officer john saunders?
bhagat singh
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the two companions of bhagat singh, who were hanged along with him were
sukhdev and rajguru
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at which date was bhagat singh, rajguru, and sukhdev hanged?
23 marcha 1931
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martyr bhagat singh, sukhdev, and rajguru's half burnt bodies were thrown into which river by goverment
river sutlej
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indian revolutionary, rajguru, was from which state of india
maharashtra
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which personality was popularly known as the 'Gunman of the HSRA'?
rajguru
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lala lajpat rai died due to injuries received in a brutual lathi charge conducted by the british goverment on the procession against which commission?
simon commission
144
which party kartar singh sarabha belongs to
ghadar party
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what was real name of shaheed udham singh
sher singh
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which name was chosen by shaheed udham singh after his return from jail?
ram muhammad singh azad
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whom did sardar udham singh kill to take revenge of the jallianwala bagh massacre
sir michael o'dwyer
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which indian freedom fighter killed a british officer in britian ?
udham singh
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who was reponsible for jallianwala bagh tragedy
o'dwyer
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michael o'dwyer was assassinated by which of these indian revolutionaries?
udham singh
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where was shaheed udham singh hanged
pentonville prison
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where is the new shaheed udham singh memorial opened up in 2021
sunam
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who started naujawan bharat sabha
bhagat singh, sukhdev, ram chandra, bhagwati charan vohra
