Modern History Quiz 4

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

Hicky's Bengal Gazette was the first English-language newspaper published on the Indian subcontinent. It was founded in Calcutta, capital of British India at the time, by Irishman James Augustus Hicky in 1779.

Hicky's Bengal Gazette was the first English-language newspaper published on the Indian subcontinent. It was founded in Calcutta, capital of British India at the time, by Irishman James Augustus Hicky in 1779.

Danish India was the name given to the colonies of Denmark (Denmark–Norway before 1814) in India, forming part of the Danish colonial empire. Danish was the one who had not any settlement on the eastern coast of India whereas French settlement in Pondicherry, Portugese have Goa and Dutch in Kochi.

The Wood's Despatch of 1854 recommended the establishment of universities at Calcutta, Bombay and Madras.

Sir B.N. Rau was appointed as the Constitutional Adviser on the establishment of the Constituent Assembly on July 1, 1946, which he accepted to serve on an honourary basis.

4. Treaty of Salbai (17 May 1782); 3. Treaty of Seringapatam (18 March 1792); 2. Treaty of Bassein (31 Dec 1802); 1. Treaty of Amritsar (16 March 1846)

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.

Vinayak Damodar Savarkar was an Indian politician, activist, and writer. He was a leading figure in the Indian independence movement and the Hindu Mahasabha. He wrote History of India in the Marathi language on the walls of the Andaman Cellular Jail.

The Union of India, also called the Dominion of India (Bharatiya Adhirajya), was an independent dominion in the British Commonwealth of Nations between 15 August 1947 and 26 January 1950. India attained “Dominion Status” on 15 Aug 1947 by the Mountbatten plan.