Modern Indian History Quiz

Permanent Settlement was introduced in Bengal and Bihar in 1793 by Lord Cornwallis. It had two special features. Firstly, the zamindars and revenue collectors were converted into so many landlords.

The first factory in Bengal was established in 1651 at Hughli. This was followed by other factories at Patna and Qasim Bazar.

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

The Lucknow Pact was an agreement reached between the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League (AIMLM) at a joint session of both the parties held in Lucknow in December 1916.

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.

On 8th August 1942 at the All-India Congress Committee session in Bombay, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi launched the 'Quit India' movement. The next day (9th August 1942), Gandhi, Nehru and many other leaders of the Indian National Congress were arrested by the British Government.

Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College was founded in 1875 by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, initially as a primary school, with the intention of taking it to a college-level institution, known as Muhammedan Anglo-Oriental Collegiate School.

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.

Cabinet Mission was a high-powered mission sent in February 1946 to India by the Atlee Government (British Prime Minister). The mission came to India aiming to discuss the transfer of powers from the British government to the Indian leadership, with the aim of preserving India's unity and granting its independence.

The Independent Labour Party (ILP) was a political Organisation formed under the leadership of B.R. Ambedkar on 15 August 1936. Scheduled Castes Federation (SCF) was an organisation in India founded by B.R. Ambedkar in 1942 to campaign for the rights of the Dalit community.