Modern Indian History

Who is known as ‘the father of India’s unrest’?

Bal Gangadhar Tilak Original name of Bal gangadhar Tilak is Keshav Gangadhar Tilak. Tilak was an teacher, Indian nationalist, and an renowned independence activist. He is...

Which ruler of Mysore established a modern arms factory in Dindigul with the help of French experts?

Haidar Ali in 1755 Haidar Ali founded of Mysore as an independent state in 1761 with its capital Seringapatnam.

Ranjit Singh was the head of which misl or confederacy?

Sukerchakia Misl

Who established the College of Fort Williams at Calcutta for the education of young recruits to the Civil Services?

Lord Wellesley

Who was appointed as the head of Law Commission in 1833 to codify the Indian laws?

Lord Macaulay

Which policy was exercised by Lord Dalhousie to annex the Indian states?

Doctrine of Lapse

In which year was the sea route to India discovered by Vasco Da Gama?

1498

Which Maratha system was similar to that of the Mughal system of Jagir?

Saranjami system

When was the Battle of Buxar fought?

22 October 1764

Name the two Saiyid brothers

Abdullah Khan and Hussain Ali Khan Barahow

The Civil service was introduced in India by?

Lord Cornwallis

Who established the Khalsa group/community amongst the Sikhs?

Guru Govind Singh in 1699

When was the Paramhans Mandali founded in Maharashtra?

1849

Who planted the ‘Tree of liberty’ at Srirangpatnam and became a member of Jacobin Club?

Tipu Sultan

Under whose rule the Jat state prospered at it’s best?

Suraj Mal

Which invader carried away the Koh-i-Noor diamond and the Peacock Throne of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan?

Nadir Shah of Iran

Bahadur Shah-I ascended the throne after Aurangzeb at which age?

Sixty Five years

When was the treaty of Lahore signed between the Sikhs and the British?

8 March 1846 (after first Anglo-Sikh war)

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