Modern History Quiz 4

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'.

The Swaraj Party was established as the Congress-Khilafat Swaraj Party. It was a political party formed in 1923 after the Gaya annual conference in December 1922 of the National Congress. C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru were the founders of the Swaraj Party.

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.

Awadh was annexed by Lord Dalhousie in 1856 on the basis of alleged misgovernance, a policy that greatly alienated the local population and was a major factor in the Revolt of 1857. Satara, Jhansi, and Nagpur were annexed using the Doctrine of Lapse.

There is a theory that AO Hume formed the Congress with the idea that it would prove to be a 'safety valve' for releasing the growing discontent of the Indians. Complete Independence was not a demand of the Early Congress (1885–1905).

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.

Government of India Act 1858 passed which changed the name of post-Governor General of India by Viceroy of India. The Viceroy was appointed directly by the British government. The first Viceroy of India was Lord Canning.

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.

Dadabhai Naoroji was elected for the Liberal Party in Finsbury Central at the 1892 general election, he was the first British Indian MP.

Mahatma Gandhi gave Vallabhbhai Patel the title of 'Sardar'.