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Explanation

• Bicameralism was introduced in India under Government of India act 1919.
• In 1918, Edwin Montagu, the Secretary of State, and Lord Chelmsford, the Viceroy, produced their scheme of constitutional reforms, known as the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms, which led to the enactment of the Government of India Act of 1919.

Explanation

The British East Indian company rule came to end in the year  1858

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 the rule of the East India Company on the Indian subcontinent from 1773 to 1858.

For rule by the British Crown from 1858 to 1947, see British Raj.

• 1774–1785 (first) Warren Hastings

• 1857–1858 (last)Charles Canning

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British East India Company Founder John Watts

British East India Company was Founded on December 31, 1600

Headquarters--------->East India House, London, Great Britain

Ceased operations June 1, 1874

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Explanation

The Battle of Buxar was fought on 22/23 October 1764, between the forces under the command of the British East India Company.

Explanation

• The Battle of Plassey was fought in north-eastern India on 23 June 1757.

  Troops of the British East India Company, led by Robert Clive, came up against the forces of Siraj-ud-Daulah, the last Nawab of Bengal, and his French allies

Explanation

The British conquered Sindh in 1843 after their victory in the Battle of Miani.

The annexation of Sindh to British India was formalized through the signing of the Treaty of Annexation in 1847.

Explanation

Lord Dalhousie followed the Doctrine of Lapse and direct annexation to expand British rule.

He annexed Punjab (1849), Behar (part of Bengal Presidency), and Oudh (1856) during his tenure.

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Explanation

The Black Hole of Calcutta incident happened in 1756 when British prisoners were allegedly confined in a small room by the troops of Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula.

This event was one of the factors that led to the Battle of Plassey in 1757, where Siraj-ud-Daula was defeated by the British.

Explanation

The Battle of Saragarhi was fought on 12 September 1897.

The Battle of Saragarhi was fought between the British Punjabi Soldiers and Afghan tribesmen

The Battle of Saragarhi was a last-stand battle fought before the Tirah Campaign 

On 12 September 1897, an estimated 12,000 – 24,000 Orakzai and Afridi tribesmen were seen near Gogra, at Samana Suk

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.