Modern Indian History Quiz

British member of Parliament (House of Commons) Benziman Disraeli admitted the revolt of 1857 as a National Revolt.

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.

Battle of Ambur — 1749 Battle of Buxar — 1764 Battle of Plassey — 1757 Battle of Wandiwash — 1760

The Third Battle of Panipat was fought between the Maratha Empire and King of Afghanistan. Ahmad Shah Abdali was supported by Indian Muslim allies but Hindu leaders like Rajputs or Jaats didn't come for Marathas' help. The Marathas lost the battle by the divide within India and Indians.

The province of Bengal was partitioned into largely Muslim eastern areas and largely Hindu western areas. Announced on 19th July 1905 by Lord Curzon, the then Viceroy of India, and implemented on 16 October 1905, it was undone a mere six years later.

A.O Hume (Allan Octavian Hume) is called the father of the Indian National Congress. Retired British Indian Civil Service (ICS) officer A.O Hume founded the Indian National Congress in 1885.

There is a theory that AO Hume formed the Congress with the idea that it would prove to be a 'safety valve' for releasing the growing discontent of the Indians. Complete Independence was not a demand of the Early Congress (1885–1905).

A committee declared the formation of the Congress' defence team for the soldiers of the Indian National Army and included famous lawyers of the time, including Bhulabhai Desai, Asaf Ali, Jawaharlal Nehru, Tej Bahadur Sapru, Kailash Nath Katju and Lt. Col Horilal Varma Bar at Law.

British India's first telegraph line and office was opened in October 1851, between Calcutta and Diamond Harbour along the busy shipping route on the Hooghly. Telegraph line between Calcutta and Agra was started in 1853, and this was further connected to Bombay and Madras.

The Hunter Commission of 1882 was the first Indian Education Commission and the Hunter Commission of 1920 investigated the massacre at Jallianwala Bagh. The government formed a committee of inquiry to investigate the Jallianwala Bagh shootings. The committee was commonly known as Hunter Commission after the name of the chairman, Lord William Hunter.