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Explanation

The Lucknow Pact is an agreement between:

• the Indian National Congress headed by Maratha leader Bal Gangadhar Tilak) 
• the All-India Muslim Federation led by Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

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The Congress adopted it at its Lucknow session on December 29, 1916

And by the league on Dec. 31, 1916

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SH1-8-2023

Explanation

• Sir Agha Khan led the Simla Deputation.
• Indian Muslim leaders organized it.
• The delegation met the Governor-General and Viceroy, Lord Minto, in Simla on 1 October 1906.

Explanation

On 3 June 1947 Lord Mountbatten announced the partition plan.

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The 3rd June 1947 Plan was also known as the Mountbatten Plan.

The 3rd June Plan announced the partition of British India into 2 states:

• India
• Pakistan

Punjab and Bengal were divided in the 3rd June Plan.

The third June Plan was worked out by Lord Mountbatten.

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Explanation

Allama Iqbal Join Muslim League in 1908 in London and in subcontinent in 1922

Sir Muhammad Iqbal's 1930 Presidential Address to the 25th Session of the All-India Muslim League Allahabad, 29 December 1930.

Allama Iqbal is a National Poet of Pakistan

Allama Iqbal Born: November 9, 1877, Sialkot

Allama Iqbal Died: April 21, 1938, in Lahore

Allama Iqbal Place of burial: Tomb of Allama Iqbal, Lahore

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ND28-1-2023

ND21-2-2023

Explanation

• Baglihar Dam, built on the Chenab River in the Doda district of Jammu & Kashmir.
• It is the first power project executed by the Jammu and Kashmir Power Development Corporation.
• It is conceived in 1992 and approved in 1996.
• It is construction began in 1999.
• The dam opened in 2008 with an estimated cost of US$1 billion.
• It was commissioned in two stages: Stage I in 2008-09 and Stage II in 2015-16.

Explanation

Droupadi Murmu became the first tribal woman president of India on 21 July 2022.

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Droupadi Murmu is the 15th president of India since 25 July 2022.

she served as the ninth governor of Jharkhand between 2015 and 2021

Droupadi Murmu replace  Ram Nath Kovind 

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Explanation

The Taj Mahal is located on the west side of the Yamuna River.

The Taj Mahal "Crown of Palaces", also "the Taj"

It is a white marble mausoleum.

It is located in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

Explanation

The Cripps Mission was a failed attempt in late March 1942.

The Cripps Mission was sent by the British government to India

  to obtain Indian cooperation for the British war efforts in the 2nd World War.

The mission was headed by a senior minister Sir Stafford Cripps.

the objective of Cripps Mission: To reform the constitutional issues

Explanation

• The 'Khilafat Movement Day' was observed on 17th October 1919. 
• The Khilafat Movement was led by Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar and Shaukat Ali.
• Muhammad Ali Jauhar (1878–1931) was a key activist and one of the founders of Jamia Millia Islamia.
• Shaukat Ali was his elder brother and also a prominent member of the movement.
• It took place in the Indian subcontinent from 1919 to 1924.
• The movement included the boycott of British goods, non-cooperation with the government, and no participation in victory celebrations.
• The migration movement was part of this movement, which ended in 1924.

Explanation

• The Indus Waters Treaty, signed on September 19, 1960, between India and Pakistan and brokered by the World Bank.
• It allocates the Western Rivers (Indus, Jhelum, Chenab) to Pakistan and the Eastern Rivers (Ravi, Beas, Sutlej) to India.
• It was signed in Karachi by Pakistan President Ayub Khan, Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, and Mr. W.A.B. Illif. 
• The Treaty became effective on April 1, 1960.