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Explanation

The East India Company (EIC) was established in 1600 and effectively dissolved in 1858 after the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

Duration: ~258 years

Key Phases:

1600–1757: Trade monopoly (spices, textiles).

1757–1858: Political control (Battle of Plassey to Crown rule).

Explanation

Lord Curzon divided Bengal into two provinces on 16-10-1905.

Explanation

Lord Wavell, the Governor-General of India,  

Resolving the deadlock in Indian politics

He put forward a plan, which is known as the 'Wavell Plan' announced in 1945.

The Wavell Plan was first presented at the 1945 Shimla Conference.

It was named after the Viceroy of India, Lord Wavell.

Explanation

Narendra Modi is the current & 14th Prime Minister of India 

He was sworn in for the third time on 09 June 2024

Party affiliation: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

Modi was preceded by Manmohan Singh in 2014.

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Explanation

Japan is the fifth country to achieve a soft landing on the moon with its SLIM mission.

 list of countries that have achieved a soft landing on the moon:

• Soviet Union (1966)
• United States (1969)
• China (2013)
• India (2023)
• Japan (SLIM mission, 2024)

Explanation

• The Simla Agreement was signed on July 2, 1972, by Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and Pakistani President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, following the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971.
• The agreement established the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir and paved the way for the repatriation of prisoners of war and the return of occupied territories.

Explanation

Explanation

Cabinet mission arrived India: March 1946 

Cabinet mission sent by: British government

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• In 1932 third round table conference held
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  First round table conference: 1930
  
• 2nd round table conference: 1931
• 3rd round table conference:1932
• All round table conference held in London
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• The three Round Table Conferences of 1930–32 were a series of conferences to formulate the future constitution of India in the light of suggestions given by the Indian Leaders
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• Gandhi a leader does not attend the first round table conference 
  
  

Explanation

Anglo-Muhammadan Oriental College  at Aligarh in 1875.

It was India's first centre of Islamic and Western higher education, with instruction given in English and modeled on Oxford.