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Founder: Allan Octavian Hume

Founded: 28 December 1885 

Headquarters: New Delhi

Explanation

Satyendranath Tagore was an Indian Bengali civil servant, poet, composer, writer, social reformer and linguist from Kolkata, West Bengal.

He was the first Indian who became an Indian Civil Service officer in 1863.

He was a member of Bramho Samaj.

Explanation

• The Viceroy of India at the time the Indian National Congress was formed in 1885 was Lord Dufferin.
• The Indian National Congress was formed when 72 representatives from all over the country met at Bombay in 1885.
• The Indian National Congress dominated the Indian movement for independence from Great Britain.

Explanation

The Indian National Congress was formed in 1885 with the primary purpose of providing a platform for civic and political dialogue among educated Indians.

The Congress was established by Allan Octavian Hume, a retired British Indian Civil Service officer, with the goal of creating a space where Indians could discuss and address political and social issues.

The Congress also aimed to promote Indian participation in the governance of their own country and to advocate for Indian rights and interests.

Explanation

On 18 February 2007, 68 innocent passengers, including over 40 Pakistani nationals, lost their lives in a terrorist attack on Lahore-bound Samjhauta Express train.

The attack took place on India's soil.

The Samjhota Express was a train running between Delhi, India, and Lahore, Pakistan.

Explanation

Lajpat Rai was a heavyweight veteran leader of the Indian Nationalist Movement.

He was led by the Indian National Congress, Hindu reform movements and Arya Samaj.

He was the founder of Arya Samaj.

He died on November 17, 1928

Explanation

In 1919 he resigned from the legislative council in protest against the Rowlatt Acts.

In 1920 he broke with Congress and resigned from the Home Rule League

because he disagreed with the increasingly popular Gandhi's policy of non-cooperation with the British and aim of complete swaraj or self-rule.

Explanation

The Indian Councils Act 1909, commonly known as the Morley–Minto or Minto–Morley Reforms

The Indian Councils Act 1909,  was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom

The Indian Councils Act (1909) followed discussions between John Morley, Secretary of State for India (1905–14), and Lord Minto, viceroy (1905–10).

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The Khilafat movement started in 1919 by Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar and Maulana Shaukat Ali 

The Khilafat movement ended in 1924 by Mustafa Kamal Ataturk

The Khilafat movement started in India during World War 1 

For the purpose to protect the Khalafat

The Ottoman Caliphate was abolished on 3 March 1924  by decree of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey.

The process was one of Atatürk's Reforms following the replacement of the Ottoman Empire with the Republic of Turkey.

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Explanation

Indian National Congress Founder: Allan Octavian Hume

Indian National Congress was founded on 28 December 1885 

Indian National Congress Headquarters: New Delhi

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