Modern History Quiz 3

In 1835, Lord Macaulay successfully westernised education in India; English was made the official language for the government and courts, and was adopted as the official medium of instruction.

The two states which had non-Congress Ministries in 1937 were Bengal and Punjab. In Bengal, Muslim league and Krishak Praja party made the government and in Punjab, the government was made by the Unionists and Muslim league after the elections.

The national anthem of india “Jana Gana Mana” was first published under the title “Bharat Vidhata” in Tattva Bodhini Patrika in January 1912.

Murshid Quli Khan was the founder of the independent dynasty of Nawabs of Bengal. He was initially appointed as the Diwan of Bengal by Aurangzeb and later assumed the titles of Nazim (Governor) and Diwan (revenue collector) of Bengal, Bihar, and Odisha, establishing his hereditary rule.

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.

Lord Macaulay’s Minute on Education (1835) famously advocated for the promotion of Western education through the medium of the English language in India. This minute formed the basis of the English Education Act of 1835.

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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.

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.

The Subsidiary Alliance System (1798) was introduced by Lord Wellesley. It was a non-intervention policy that forced the Indian states that accepted it to cede territory, maintain a British contingent, and accept a British Resident, thereby losing their independence.