Modern Indian History Quiz

He served as Governor-General of India from 1848 to 1856. He established the foundations of the modern educational system in India by adding mass education in addition to elite higher education. Lord Dalhousie introduced Postage stamp, he also introduced Railway, Telegram and PWD.

Shrimant Peshwa Balaji Baji Rao Bhat, also known as Nana Saheb, was the 8th Peshwa of the Maratha Empire in India.

Charles John Canning was the governor-general of India during the Revolt of 1857.

Dyarchy system of double government was introduced by the Government of India Act (1919) for the provinces of British India. It marked the first introduction of the democratic principle into the executive branch of the British administration of India.

The Indian Councils Act of 1909 is also known as the Morley-Minto Reforms. It was series of reform measures enacted in 1909 by the British Parliament.

The Indian National Congress, on 19 December 1929, passed the historic 'Purna Swaraj' (Complete Independence) resolution at its Lahore session.

The Bardoli Satyagraha took place in Gujarat in the year 1928. This was the period during the British rule and was considered a major part of the Civil Disobedience Movement. Vallabhbhai Patel eventually led this Satyagraha and its success gave him the title 'Sardar'.

Bal Gangadhar Tilak found the first home rule league at the Bombay provincial congress at Belgaum in April 1916. Then after this Annie Besant founded the second league at Adyar Madras in September 1916.

Annie Besant was the first woman to have presided the Congress session held at Calcutta in 1917. Sarojini Naidu was the first Indian woman President of Congress. She was elected as the President of the Indian National Congress Party in 1925.

The Union of India, also called the Dominion of India (Bharatiya Adhirajya), was an independent dominion in the British Commonwealth of Nations between 15 August 1947 and 26 January 1950. India attained “Dominion Status” on 15 Aug 1947 by the Mountbatten plan.