Modern Indian History Quiz

This desire for Indian unity was symbolized by the Cabinet Mission, which arrived in New Delhi on 24 March 1946, sent by the British government, in which the subject was the form of a post-independent India.

Lord William Bentinck met with Maharaja Ranjit Singh at Ropar, on the bank of the Sutlej, in the spring of 1831. He had entertained Ranjit Singh with great honour.

Bal Gangadhar Tilak was given the epithet of Lokmanya during Home Rule Movement. He was given the title, 'Lokmanya', which means 'accepted by the people' by his followers.

The August Offer was made by Viceroy Linlithgow in 1940 promising the expansion of the Executive Council of the Viceroy of India to include more Indians, the establishment of an advisory war council, giving full weight to minority opinion, and the recognition of Indians' right to frame their own constitution.

The Deccan Education Society (DES) was established in October 1884, and with a span of just a few months, it founded the Fergusson College in January 1885.

The Secretariat Building was designed by the prominent British architect Herbert Baker in Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture. Sir Herbert Baker was a major designer of some of New Delhi's most notable government structures.

Indian Council Act of 1909 is also known as Morley-Minto Reform. It was instituted to placate the Moderates (Congress) and introduces separate electorates on the basis of religion.

The Tower of Victory was constructed between 1442 and 1449 AD by Rana Kumbha. It was built in the admiration of Rana Kumbha's victory over Mahmud Khilji.

Kakori Train Robbery took place at Kakori, a village near Lucknow, on 9 August 1925. The robbery was organised by Hindustan Republican Association.

On the night of June 7, 1893, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, a young lawyer then, was thrown off the train's first-class (whites-only) compartment at Pietermaritzburg station, Durban in South Africa for refusing to give up his seat.