Modern History Quiz 3

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.

The Battle of Buxar was fought on 22-23 October 1764, between the forces under the command of the British East India Company, led by Hector Munro, and the combined armies of Mir Qasim, Nawab of Bengal till 1764; the Nawab of Awadh Shuja-ud-Daula; and the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II. The battle resulted in the 1765 Treaty of Allahabad, in which the Mughal Emperor surrendered sovereignty of Bengal to the British.

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.

Three Round table Conferences were held in London in 1930,1931,1932. B.R. Ambedkar and Tej Bahadur Sapru had attended all the Three Round Table Conferences. Gandhi Ji attended second Round table Conferences.

The first governor-general in India (of Bengal) was Warren Hastings, the first official governor-general of British India was Lord William Bentinck, and the first governor-general of the Dominion of India was Lord Mountbatten.

Partition Committee was formed which was chaired by Lord Mountbatten. Its members were Vallabh Bhai Patel, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Liaqat Ali Khan and Abdur Rab Nishtar.

The 19th Century reawakening in India was confined to the upper-middle class.

The Portuguese arrived first (Vasco da Gama in 1498), followed by the Dutch, the English, and finally the French (French East India Company established in 1664). The French arrival set the stage for the Anglo-French rivalry in the Carnatic Wars.

The Hindu Widow Remarriage Act of 1856 was primarily the result of the tireless campaign led by scholar and reformer Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar. The Act was passed just before the Revolt of 1857, during the tenure of Lord Canning (who was Viceroy when the Act was finally passed, though the policy was initiated by Dalhousie).

Following the Battle of Plassey, the Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah fled the battle, was later captured, and killed by Mir Jafar’s son, Miran. Mir Jafar was then installed as the puppet Nawab. The exchange of power was immediate and did not require a formal treaty with the deposed ruler. The Treaty of Allahabad (1765) was signed after the Battle of Buxar.