Indian History | MCQs

Explanation

The Indian National Congress was founded on December 28, 1885, at Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College in Bombay.

Its headquarters are in New Delhi.

Allan Octavian Hume was appointed as General Secretary.

Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee was elected the first President.

Explanation

• The All India Muslim League was founded on 30 December 1906 in Dacca, British India (now Dhaka, Bangladesh).
• It's founder was Nawab Khwaja Salimullah.
  
• It's first President was Sir Agha Khan.
• The headquarters of the All India Muslim League was in Lucknow.
• The party was dissolved on 14 August 1947.

When the Muslim League ended in 1947, it split into three parties:

1. Muslim League in Pakistan
2. Awami League in Bangladesh
3. Indian Union Muslim League in India

Explanation

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

on October 16, 1905, by Lord Curzon, the British colonial administrator of India at the time

The partition of Bengal was the most important event during the rule of Lord Curzon

The province was divided into West Bengal, which had a majority of Hindus,

and East Bengal, which had a majority of Muslims

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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

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

War of Plassey was fought on 23 June 1757.

This war was fought between Lord Clive and Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula.

Explanation

Babur, the first Mughal emperor, was born in present-day Uzbekistan and became ruler of Kabul in Afghanistan.

From there, he invaded the kingdom of the Lodi Afghans in northern India in 1526 

There are 17 Mughal  families who rule in India.

Explanation

Fought on January 14, 1761

Location: Panipat, India

Result: Durrani victory

1st battle of Panipat: 1526

2nd battle of Panipat: 1556

Explanation

The Jallianwala Bagh massacre, also known as the Amritsar massacre

Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place on 13 April 1919

In Jallianwala Bagh massacre killing at least 379 people and injured over 1,200 other people.

Jallianwala Bagh is in Amritsar  Punjab, India

By General Reginald Dyer's order did the massacre take place in Jallianwala Bagh

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Jallianwala Bagh is managed by the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial Trust and was renovated between 2019 and 2021

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