Modern History Quiz 4

The Panchsheel, or Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, was first officially signed on April 29 1954 between India and the Tibet region of China. The agreement was signed between Jawaharlal Nehru, then Prime Minister, and the first Chinese Prime Minister, Chou En-Lai. The Five Principles are: mutual respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, mutual non-aggression, non-interference in each other's internal affairs, equality and mutual benefit, and peaceful co-existence.

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

The three Round Table Conferences of 1930–1932 were a series of peace conferences organized by the British Government and Indian political personalities to discuss constitutional reforms (on recommendations of the Simon Commission) in India. Three Round Table Conferences were held in London.

Vernacular Press Act of 1878, proposed by Lytton the then Viceroy of India (1876-80). It was meant only for vernacular/ native language newspapers not for English ones.

Amritsar was his religious capital of Ranjeet Singh. Maharaja Ranjit Singh was the first Maharaja of the Sikh Empire, which ruled the northwest Indian subcontinent in the early half of the 19th century.

Portuguese controlled maximum trade in western coastal region during 17th century. By the middle of the 17th century, there were several thousand Portuguese and Indo Portuguese in India and a relatively small population of other Indo Europeans.

For a long time, only British officers were appointed to all covenanted posts. Lord Dalhousie made it possible for the Indians to enter the Indian Civil Service through an Open Competitive examination. Satyendranath Tagore was the first Indian to join the Indian Civil Service.

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.

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.

The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major, but ultimately unsuccessful. Major Changes Introduced by the British after the 1857 Revolt: The British Parliament passed a new Act in 1858 and transferred the powers of the East India Company to the British Crown (royal family).