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Explanation

Jawaharlal Nehru served as the Foreign Minister in the Interim Government of British India, formed in 1946 before the partition.

He later became the first Prime Minister of independent India.

Explanation

Warren Hastings was governor general of Bengal from 1772 to 1785.

Confused Questions

First Governor of Bengal:

Robert Clive

first Governor-General of Bengal was

Warren Hastings

first Governor-General of India was

William Bentinck

Who was the first viceroy of India?

Lord Canning

Who was the last Viceroy of India?

Lord Mountbatten

Explanation

Partition of Bengal was annulled by Lord Hardinge 

It was officially announced on 19 July 1905

This decision was made in response to widespread protests and riots from the Swadeshi movement, which opposed the 1905 partition.

The partition of Bengal was canceled by Lord Hardinge II.

Explanation

Aga Khan III led the Simla delegation of 1906.

They took place on 1st Oct 1906.

Here Lord Minto met with a delegation of 35 Muslim leaders led by Aga Khan 

Additional information:

The Simla deputation proved a landmark in the history of modern India,

Because for the very first time the Hindu-Muslim conflict, 

Which started with the Urdu-Hindi controversy was lifted to the constitutional plane.

Explanation

• Bhagat Singh was hanged by the British in Lahore on March 23, 1931.
• Bhagat Singh was an Indian revolutionary who participated in the murder of a British police officer and later carried out a bombing of the Central Legislative Assembly in Delhi.
• He was convicted of murder and hanged at the age of 23, becoming a folk hero in Northern India.

Explanation

The Jallianwala Bagh massacre, also known as the Amritsar massacre

Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place on 13 April 1919

In Jallianwala Bagh massacre killing at least 379 people and injured over 1,200 other people.

Jallianwala Bagh is in Amritsar  Punjab, India

By General Reginald Dyer's order did the massacre take place in Jallianwala Bagh

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Jallianwala Bagh is managed by the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial Trust and was renovated between 2019 and 2021

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ND16-3-2023

Explanation

diarchy particularly referred to the system of shared rule in British India established by the Government of India Acts 1919 

Dyarchy means the double system of government in which two heads are responsible for administration.

Dyarchy was introduced as a constitutional reform by Edwin Samuel Montagu and Lord Chelmsford 

The Government of India Act of 1935 ended the system of Diarchy and established 'provincial autonomy'.

ND17-1-2023

Explanation

The full idiom is "Cross your bridges when you come to them",

Meaning you should deal with problems only when they arise, not worry about them beforehand

Explanation

Explanation

Hyde Park is famous for being the largest park in the central park & the royal parks of London and for it's speaker's corner

Established: 1637

ND28-4-2023