Modern History Quiz 4

The August Offer was made by Viceroy Linlithgow in 1940 promising the expansion of the Executive Council of the Viceroy of India to include more Indians, the establishment of an advisory war council, giving full weight to minority opinion, and the recognition of Indians' right to frame their own constitution.

The Nizam of Hyderabad was the first to accept a well-framed subsidiary alliance in 1798.

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

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'.

On 1 November 1858, the East India Company rule was ended in India and the British government enacted Parliament act of 1858. According to this act Indian administration shifted into the hands of the British Crown and this was pronounced by Lord Canning at Allahabad.

Bal Gangadhar Tilak was given the epithet of Lokmanya during Home Rule Movement. He was given the title, 'Lokmanya', which means 'accepted by the people' by his followers.

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.

Muhammad Ali Jinnah in his early life was a symbol of Hindu - Muslim unity and also in favour of Gandhiji's policies for swaraj. Jinnah served as the leader of the All-India Muslim League from 1913 until the inception of Pakistan on 14 August 1947.

On 15 May 1952, after the first general elections in independent India, Mavalankar, who was representing Ahmedabad for Congress, was elected the Speaker of the first Lok Sabha.

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.