The Gandhi Irwin Pact was a political agreement signed by Mahatma Gandhi and Lord

Irwin,Viceroy of India, on 5th March 1931 before the Second Round table Conference in
London. This marked the end of the civil disobedience movement in India. And the congress
agreed to take part in the Conference.

Amrithlal Vithladas Thakkar, popularly known as Thakkar Bapa. He was an Indian

social worker who worked for upliftment of tribal people in Gujarat. In 1922, he
founded the Bhil Seva Medal.

Gopal Krishna Gokhale was a member of the Imperial Legislative Council. He was
popularly famous as a great champion of compulsory primary education for the first
time in India. Therefore Ghokale again introduced a Private Bill in the Council on
16th March 1911 in the form of an unofficial member’s bill.

Baji Rao II after fleeing from his capital of Poona, concerned about his safety. The
treaty of Bassein was a pact signed on 31 December 1802 between the British East
India Company and Baji Rao II after the battle of Poona.

In Buddhism, Patimokkha stands for The rules of the Sangha consisting of 227
rules for fully ordained monks and 311 for nuns.

Karaikal Ammaiyar, earlier named Punitavati, was named one of the Tamil Shaivite
saints. She was married to a merchant but her ardent devotion to Lord Shiva
conflicted with her duties as a wife and she thus chose to move out of the
marriage, thereby denouncing the patriarchal norms.

Portuguese went to West Africa in search of gold.The first Europeans came to

Africa’s West Coast to trade were funded by Prince Henry, the famous Portuguese
patron, who helped bring riches to Portugal.
In India Portuguese had the monopoly over the eastern trade in the 16th century,
possessed Mumbai in the beginning, had trading settlements at Cochin, Diu and
Daman.

In 1854, James Outram was appointed residence at Lucknow, in which capacity two
years later he carried out the annexation of Oudh and became the first chief
commissioner of that province.
The Age of Consent, 1891, Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar and Jyothiba Phule raised
the age of sexual intercourse for all girls, married or unmarried, from ten to
twelve years in all jurisdictions, it’s violation subject to criminal prosecution.

During the Indus Valley Civilisation elephant, tiger, rhinoceros, buffalo, deer
surrounded the male deity.
According to this civilization,horse remains were found in Lothal, Kalibangan,
Dholavira.

Annie Besant worked together with the Congress and Muslim League during the
Home Rule Movement. She felt this was necessary to get the support of the
masses for the Home Rule Movement. This movement was established by Annie
Besant and Bal Gangadhar Tilak in April and September 1916 at Pune. Annie Besant
published Commonweal and New India

Shyamji Krishna Verma was the editor of the Journal Ghadar.(India House)

The famous Mughal Painting, depicting Jhanagir embracing the Safavid king Shah
Abbas, was painted by Abul Hassan.

Gita Govinda was written by Jayadeva.

Lord Dufferin, who was the Governor General of India from 1884-1888 had
ridiculed Congress as representation of a microscopic minority of people.

In 1928, Motilal Nehru drafted a constitution for India which had the following
features- universal adult franchise, right to freedom and equality and to protecting
the rights of minorities. It was in response to the Simon Commission(1927) and is
popularly called “Nehru Report of 1928”.

Jaipal Singh Munda was born on 03/01/1903 in Munda village,Jharkhand. She

formed an Adivasi Mahasabha which later demanded for a separate state
Jharkhand carved out of Bihar.

Ghandiji officially used Satyagraha in South Africa beginning in 1907 when he

organised opposition to the Aslastic Registration Law(The Black Act, 1906). In
India Started from Ahmedabad Mill Strike(1918)
Revolt of 1857 failed because of localized and poorly organised revolt, revolt
without a leader, no mass support, lack of common ideal among sepoys, no support
of ruling princes.

Tarikh-e-Firoz Shahi was written by Barni and Afif.

Treaty of Chittor(Amar Singh and Mughal king)- Mewar,including Chittoor were

restored to Rana and he could not repair or re-fortify Chittoor.

The Government of India Act,1935 reserved seats for women in Legislatures in

accordance with the allocation of seats for different communities.

“Zat” rank was an indicator of a Mansabdar’s position in the imperial hierarchy and
salary of the Mansabadar and “Sawar” rank indicated the number of horsemen.

“Tattvabodhini Sabha” was established by Devendranath Tagore in 1839.

Khosas was the first tribal group who rose against the British.

Warren Hasting was the first Governor General to establish a regular police force
in India on the British Pattern.

A Supreme Court was established at Calcutta by the Regulation Act,1773

The Indian Penal Code came into effect in the year 1860.

In 1772, the East India Company ended the dual government in Bengal and
undertook the administration directly.

The Virashaiva movement was led by a Brahmana named Basavanna, a minister in the
court of the Kalchuri ruler in the 12th century.

On September 5th, 1774 the first Continental Congress met in Philadelphia to

consider it’s reaction to the British government’s restraints on trade and
representative government after the Boston Tea Party. Rejected a colonial union,
agreed to stop trade between the Colonies of England.
The Ijarah system involved giving a formed assignment in return of a lump-sum
amount to one who bid highest. Ijarah system was a revenue farming system
introduced by Jahadar Shah.(1712-1713)

Author of Kalpasutra(Jain Thirthakanakara) is Bhadrabhau.

Dasarajana was the “Battle of ten kings”.

Use of Marble and Cusped arches are the two distinctive features of the
architecture of Shah Jahan reign.

GK Gokhale was the founder of the Servants of India Society in 1915

Lloyd Austin was the PM of UK when the Montague Chelmsford Act in 1919

The Satavahana dynasty were identified through their matronymics. Nasik Cave
inscriptions are Naneghat inscriptions are during this dynasty

Al-Hilal was a weekly Urdu language newspaper established by the Indian Muslim
Independence activist Moulana Abul Kalam Azas.

The leader of the 1857 Revolt in Lucknow was Begum Hazarat Mahal.

Ram Prasad Bismil, Roshan Singh, Rajendra Nath were associated with Kakori
Conspiracy.

WC Banerjee was the first president of INC

Cripps mission was not accepted by anyone

James Mill was the author of the book “History of British India”

The Karachi resolution of Congress in 1931 advocated that State shall own or
control key industries and services

The Truman doctrine of 1947 was announced to achieve containment of the USSR
Lenin represented “The April Theses” to the Russian people in 1917

In the context of Indian history, the principle of “Dyarchy” refers to division of

the subjects delegated into two categories

Bal Gangadhara Tilak was the given the title “Lok Manya” during Home Rule
Movement

Which of the following is the largest Harappan settlement in India Rakhigarhi

Saathanaar was the author of Manimekalai

Indo Greeks were the first rulers in India to issue gold coins attributed to the
kings

During the Gupta period, Sun deity was called Lokarka

Emperor’s own troops were the Ahadis of Akbar’s time

Cavalry was Bargir in the Maratha Army

During the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War Tipu Sultan was shot and killed

Lord Hardinge was the viceroy of India when the British India’s capital was shifted
from Calcutta to Delhi

The Stamp Act Congress consisting delegates from the nine of the thirteen
colonies of America met in New York City on 1765
Nicolo Conti was a traveller from Italy who visited Vijayanagara Kingdom in the
fifteenth century

Fort St.George was the place of East India Company settlements in Madras

Binodini Dasi is the author of the autobiography entitled Amar Katha in 1913
James Princep deciphered the Brahmi and Kharosthi scripts

The idea od “Farr I Izadi”, on which the Mughal kingship was based, was first
developed by Shahabuddin Suhrawardy

AV SMith complimented Samudra Gupta as the “Indian Napoleon”

In the revenue department of Mauryas, Samaharta was among the followers who
was in charge of the collection of all revenues in the empire

In the Second Buddhist Council, Buddhism was divided into Sthaviravada and
Mahasanghika

Nandas were ruling over Magadha when Alexander invaded India

The Ibadat Khana was established in 1575 AD.The religious debates of Ibadat
Khana did play a role in the development of religious views of Akbar. The Ibadat
Khana was opened for all religious leaders in the later period

“Battle of Colachel” -1741 was fought between Indian king and Dutch Colonizers

Arnold Toynbee first used the term “Industrial Revolution” in English to describe
the changes that occurred in British industrial development between 1760-1820

Renaissance Humanism was used to differentiate the development of humanism

during the Renaissance era from the earlier ones. It did not criticize material
wealth, power and glory.

Nawab of Awadh gifted the Badshah Nama to King George in 1799

Pratiharas, Chalukyas, Paramaras, Chahamanas were the clans included in the

Agnikula Rajput

The Hunter Commission appointed to survey the state of education in India was
appointed by Lord Rippon
In the year 1943 Bose had established provincial government of Azad Hind known
as Arzi Hukumat I Hind in Singapore

The Purusha Sukta,which refers to the origin of caste, if found in the Rig Veda

Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev along with Jaigopal were involved in the Lahore
Conspiracy Case

The British East India Company ceased to be a trading company via Charter Act of
1833 legislation

Makkal Gosala was the founder of Aajivak Sampradaya

In the Mauryan Empire, prince was known was Chakra

English East India Company >> French East India Company

Agha Khan III was the first President of the All India Muslim League

The famous books “The Communist Manifesto”(1848) and “Das Kapital”(1867-1894)

were written by Karl Max

Non Cooperation began in Punjab with the student movement inspired by Lala
Lajpat Rai in January 1921

British tea and indigo plantation owners in Bengal were among the most vocal
opponents of Ilbert Bill

Dadabhai Naroji founded “The East India Association” in 1866 in London. He authored
“Poverty and Un-British Rule”

Nana Sahib is believed to be a leader of the Sannyasi and Fakirs uprising against British in
1857

Henry Louis Derrozio was the founder of “Bengal Youth Movement”

Champaran>Moplah>Bardoli>Dandi March(first to last)

Mahanavami Dibba was the platform used for ritual used by the kings of the Vijayanagara
Empire

Demetrius, Greek King of Bactria invaded India about 190 BC

Naganda,Ratnavalli and Priyadaksha are written by Harshawardhana

The earliest reference to Devikaputra Krishna occurs in Chandogya Upanishad

In the later Vedic period Eastern kings were called Samrat,Northern Kings Virat,
Western kings Savarat, Southern Kings Bhoja and Central kings were called Raja

Sir George Oxenden was the The First Governor of Bombay

First War of Independence broke out in India in 1857, soon after the departure of Lord
Dalhousie from India. Lord Dalhousie’s annexationist policy had caused great discontent

Russian revolutionaries derived their ideas from Marx and Engels

Diwan-e-Arz department was associated with defense

Amuktamalyada is a Telugu epic poem composed by Krishnadeva Raya, the Vijayanagara in

the early 16th century

Chittagong group member Surya Sen had been a lawyer in Dhaka before joining the group.
Also known as Master Da

Bhikaji Rustam Kama is known as “Mother of Indian Revolution”. 22/08/1907 Socialist

Congress at Stuttgart,Germany

Subbash Chandra Bose was elected the President of INC in the famous Tripuri Session of
1939

Mahalwari System of Revenue Settlement was introduced in Northwest Provinces

Sathya Sodak Samaj was founded by Jyothiba Phule

Bidrohi, Bengali poem was written by Kazi Nazrul Islam

Nadir Shah, the ruler of Persia who looted India’s Koh-I-Noor diamond and Peacock
Throne, defeated the Mughal Army at Karnal at 1739 AD

Edwin Montague- “There was only one genuine extremist in India and that was Mr.Tilak”

The portfolio system was introduced by Lord Canning in 1859

During the time of Ranjit Singh recruitment or army was done voluntarily

Lord Macauly drafted Indian Penal Code

Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawdy is considered as the main intriguer of Direct Action Day

Edmund Cartwright invented the power loom which revolutionized the cotton textile
industry

According to Lenin’s New Economic Policy (NEP) for the USSR, to secure liquid capital
concessions were allowed to foreign capitalists but the state retained the option of
purchasing the products of such concerns

The industrial revolution in England had a profound impact on the lives of people, Factory
managers were of the health risks of industrial work on children and children were often
employed in textile factories

Dindandhu Mitra was among the author of Neel Darpan, published in 1860

Shibil Nomani was the founder of the Rahnumai Mazadayasan

Swadeshmitran - G Subramaniya Aiyar

The Bengalee - Surendranath Banerjee
Amrit Bazar Patrika - Sisir Kumar Ghosh
Sudharak - GK Ghokale

Lord Irwin inaugurated New Delhi on 10/02/1931 as India’s new capital

Basanti Devi was the first Indian woman to be arrested during the Non-Cooperation
Movement

The Mahazarnama was promulgated by the Emperor Akbar in 1579 AD

The company forces led by Major William Hodson captured Bahadur Shah Zafar during
revolt of 1857

Al-Biruni wrote “Kitab Ul Hind”

Ghazi Malik founded Tughlaq Dynasty

Bairam Khan was attributed for the firm establishment of the Mughal rule in India in the
latter part of the 16th century

East India Company first struck the first coin in India in the name of Farrukhsiyar

“Battle of Chach” was associated with Mahmud of Ghazni

Charter Act,1833 for the first time allowed Indians, at least theoretically, enter higher
posts in British Indian Administration

Revolt of 1857 began when Mangal Pandey fired at a European officer in Barrackpore

In Sufism, pilgrimage called “ziyarat” to tombs of Sufi saints is an important feature, the
most influential group of Sufia in India were the Chistis

Kushana adopted the title “Devaputra”

Rice were referred to Vrihi in Vedic age

During the 1857 Mutiny, Lord Canning was the Governor General of India

Horses was the single biggest import to the Vijayanagara Empire

Dharmapala, second Buddhist rules of Pala dynasty established Vikramshila University

Year 1576- Battle of Haldighati

Lord Rippon is related to Repeal of Vernacular Press Act,1878

Delhi Conspiracy is related to attack on Lord Hardinge

“Time”, American newsmagazine was highly sceptical of Gandhiji’s Dandi March initially but
within a week they completely changed its opinion and saluted him as a Saint and
Statesmen

VD Savarkar in 1904, organized a secret society of revolutionaries named Abhinav Bharat

In 1825 passenger trains were introduced in England

“Tamso Ma Jyotirgamaya” - Lead us from darkness to light comes from Brahadaranyaka

Mahendravram was a Pallava Kind known to be a poet and playwright who wrote a satire on
contemporary life titled “Mattavilasa Prahasana”

Faizpur was the first rural session of INC

Indus Valley Civilisation was urban, while the Vedic Civilization was rural

Pattabhi Sitarmaiyya was elected as President of INC in 1948

“The Reign of Terror” was associated with French Revolution

“Treaty of Sevres” is associated with the End of Ottoman Empire

William Jones founded The Asiatic Society

Vaikom Satyagraha is associated with the entry of depressed class to temples

The celebrated Sufi Hazarat Nizamuddin Auliya belonged to Chishti Silsila

The Moplah Rebellion, also known as the Moplah Riots of 1921 are associated with Kerala

The Swaraj Party was established at the Congress-Khilafat Swaraj Party after the Gaya
Session