Modern History Part-1

National Movement • British Era • Post-Independence  |  20 MCQs  |  Practice & Earn XP

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📌 Quick Summary — Modern Indian History

📜 National Movement
  • Key Figures: Lal-Bal-Pal advocated for assertive nationalism and the Swadeshi movement. Mahatma Gandhi launched the Satyagraha movement in 1919 against the Rowlatt Act.
  • Organizations: The Khilafat Committee was formed in Bombay in March 1919. The Communist Party of India (CPI) was founded in Tashkent in 1920 and later established in Kanpur in 1925. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan founded the Khudai Khidmatgars.
  • Events: The Third Round Table Conference was held in 1932. The Battle of Kohima (1944) was fought between British Indian forces and the Japanese Army.
🏛️ British Era
  • Policies & Wars: The Battle of Plassey took place in 1757, marking the beginning of British political dominance. Lord Dalhousie propounded the ‘Principle of Lapse’.
  • Treaties: The Treaty of Lahore in 1846 was signed between the British Empire and Maharaja Duleep Singh.
  • Administration: Viceroy Lord Curzon partitioned Bengal in 1905.
  • Economic Critique: Dadabhai Naoroji was the first to introduce the concept of the poverty line in pre-independent India.
🇮🇳 Post-Independence
  • Integration: The Indian Army took control of the princely state of Hyderabad in September 1948 through Operation Polo.
  • Governance: The Planning Commission was constituted on 15 March 1950 under the chairmanship of Jawaharlal Nehru.
  • Politics: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was established in 1980.
🌍 Pre-Modern & Misc
  • Mughal Empire: Emperor Aurangzeb passed away in 1707. The tomb of Itmad-ud-Daulah is located in Agra.
  • Ancient/Medieval: Madurai was known as the capital of the Pandya dynasty.
  • Publications: Bal Gangadhar Tilak served as the editor of the newspaper ‘Kesari’, known for its strong criticism of British rule.
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