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•  1972 was the Simla agreement signed between India and Pakistan
• Shimla Agreement between India and Pakistan was signed on 2 July 1972 in Shimla, India.
• Prime Minister Indira Gandhi from India, and President Z. A. Bhutto from Pakistan.

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

All important Question Related to " Separate Electorate" 

Indian Councils Act of 1909, also called Morley-Minto Reforms

Minto-Morley Reforms Muslim's demand for a separate electorate was incorporated

In 12 March 1909 the Morley-Minto Changes allowed partitioned electorates to Muslims.

This Act further extended democratic participation by increasing the size of the legislative councils, both Central and provincial.

27 out of add up to 60 members were to be chosen and 5 seats were saved for the Muslims.

Indian Council Act 1909 separate electorate for Muslims was accepted

on 28 August 1928 Nehru Report rejected the demand for a separate electorate

Congress and other Hindu bodies opposed the separate electorate

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Explanation

Syed Ahmad Shaheed (1786-1831) was a Muslim leader and reformer who founded the Jihad movement in India.

He led a rebellion against the Sikh Empire in the early 19th century.

The Jihad movement, also known as the Tariqah-i-Muhammadiyah.

It aimed to reform Islamic practices, promote religious purification, and resist British colonial rule.

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The Quit India Movement is also known as the August Movement.

It was launched by Gandhi on August 8, 1942, in Bombay.

The movement, started by the Congress party.

It's demanded an end to British rule in India.

Muhammad Ali Jinnah responded with the slogan "Divide and Quit India."

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 Lodhi Dynasty was the last dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate.

It was ruling from 1451 until the defeat by Babur in 1526, which led to the establishment of the Mughal Empire.

The first dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate was the Mamluk Dynasty (also known as the Slave Dynasty), which began with Qutb al-Din Aibak in 1206.

Explanation

The treaty was signed in New Delhi by the Prime Minister of India Jawahar Lal Nehru and the Prime Minister of Pakistan Liaquat Ali Khan on April 8, 1950.

Explanation

Jawaharlal Nehru was the son of Motilal Nehru.

He was the first prime minister of India and a prominent leader of the Indian independence movement.

Motilal Nehru his father was a leader of the Indian independence movement and a cofounder of the Swaraj Party.

Explanation

Narendra Modi became 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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