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Explanation

Explanation

The First War of Indian Independence was fought in the year 1857.

It is also known as the Indian Sepoy Mutiny of 1857.

War was fought in 1857 by Indians against the British in order to get rid of their domination.

Explanation

Dyarchy 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'.

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Explanation

• The Rowlatt Satyagraha was a national protest against Rowlatt Act introduced in 1919.
• The Rowlatt Act was passed on 6th February 1919.
• Rowlatt Satyagraha was founded in 1919 by Mahatma Gandhi.
• Gandhiji became a true national leader as a result of the Rowlatt Satyagraha.
• The Rowlatt Act gave the British government the ability to arrest and imprison anyone for no cause.
• The Rowlatt Act was officially known as the "anarchical and revolutionary offenses act."
• Gandhiji referred to the Rowlatt Act as a "black act."
• On April 6, 1919, Mahatma Gandhi resolved to fight the Rowlatt Act and issued a call for satyagraha.
• The British viceroy who approved the Rowlatt Act was Lord Chelmsford.

Explanation

The first modern census in India was conducted during the period of Lord Mayo,

who served as the Viceroy and Governor-General of India from 1869 to 1872. T

he census was conducted in 1871, 

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'.

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Explanation

• The Cripps Mission (1942) was headed by Sir Stafford Cripps.
• He was a member of the War Cabinet and was sent to India to discuss the British Government’s Draft Declaration on the Constitution of India with Indian leaders.
• The mission was a failed attempt by the British government to secure full Indian cooperation and support for their efforts in World War II.

Explanation

Explanation

·        The Indian Statutory Commission also known as Simon Commission,

·        was a group of seven Members of Parliament

·        under the chairmanship of Sir John Simon.

·        The commission arrived in India in 1928

·        to study constitutional reform in Britain's largest and most important possession.

Simon Commission wanted to check the working of Government of India Act, 1919.

Explanation

The first Round Table Conference convened from 12 November 1930 to 19 January 1931 in London.

The Second Round table conference was held from 7 September 1931 to 1 December 1931 in London. 

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The Third Round Table Conference was held in 1932 between November and December. 

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