HISTORY-TERM-II
The first cotton mill in India was set up as spinning mill in Bombay in
1854
Calico was derived from Calicut
Chintz, cossaes were printed cotton.
The word chintz comes from the word chhint
Surat was one of the most important ports of the Indian ocean
trade
Tipu sultan ruled Mysore till 1799
Michael Faradey was a European scientist
The first mill in Ahmedabad was started in 1861
Macaulay’s minute the English Education Act was introduced in 1835
In 1783, William Jones arrived in Calcutta
Henry Thomas Colebrooke was a scholar of Sanskrit
The Hindu college was established in Benaras.
Who started Shanti Niketan in 1901? Rabindranath Tagore
Which Act was introduced in 1870? Education.
A printing press was set up in 1800
James Mill was one of those who attacked the orientalists.
William Jones set up the Asiatic Society of Bengal.
In 1875 which samaj was founded?
Bramho
Vaishyas were known as Ati Shudras
The writer of the book ‘Stripurushtulna’ was Tarabai Shinde
In which year was the Child Marriage Restraint Act passed 1929
Madigas were an important untouchables caste of Andhra Pradesh
Bombay presidency in which untouchables were not allowed in
government schools.
Jyotirao Phul was born in 1827
Brahmans claim that they were superior because they were Aryans
The American revolution started
in 1776.
Keshab Chander sen was
one of the main leaders of the Brahmo Samaj.
Swami Vivekananda was the disciple of Ramakrishna Paramhamsa.
Dr.B.R.Ambedkar and Ramaswami Naicker continued the movement for caste
system in the 20th century
Henry Louis Vivan Derozo was a teacher at Hindu College,
Calcutta
Khalsa college was established in 1892
Raja ravi varma tried to create a style of modern and national
Mural is a wall painting
Colonial rule introduced several new art forms.
The art of making portraits is called Portraiture.
Okakura researched on Japanese art
Repeal means to undo law
A person who is against taking extreme action called a Moderate
Being independent without outside interference is sovereign
In 1905 Bengal got partitioned
In 1905 Viceroy Curzon partitioned Bengal
In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi launched Dandi March
The Direct Action Day was declared on 16 August 1946
RSS stands for Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
The religious functionaries of Sikh gurudwaras were called as Mahants
Lala Lajpat Rai was an active member of the Arya Samaj
The book poverty and unbritish rule Dadabhai
Naoroji
The Marathi newspaper was edited by
Balagangadhara tilak
The Indian who renounced his knighthood after
the Jallianwala bagh Rabindranath tagore
The first Indian woman to become president of
the Indian Nationa Congress Sarojini naidu
Free India’s first Indian Governer general was C.Rajagopalachari
The Indian National congress was established when 72
delegates from all over the country met at Bombay in Dec 1885
The
Moderate leaders did not believe in extreme actions
The
all India Musilm league was formed by a group of Muslims landlords and Nawabs
The
Rowlatt act curbed fundamental rights such as the freedom of expression
and strengthened police power
Mahatma
Gandhi abruptly called of Non-Cooperation movement when it took violent
turn
The
Congress resolved to fight for Puma swaraj in 1929 under the presidentship of Jawaharlal
Nehru
The
Quit India Movement started in 1942
The
Swadeshi Movement started after the Partition of Bengal
The
Simon Commission 1927
The
Rowlatt act 1919
The
civil Disobedience movement 1930
The
All India Muslim League 1906
The
Khilafat agitation 1920
The Swadeshi movement sought to oppose British rule
The second world war broke out in September
Chittranjan Das was lawyer from East Bengal
Lala Lajpat Rai died in the Lathi charge in 1928
Mahatma Gandhi broke the salt law by picking up a limp of
natural salt at Dandi
Potti Sriramulu fasted and died for the Telugu
Who was the chairman of the Drafting Committee of our constitution? B.R.Ambedkar
Who was the Deputy Prime Minister of India after the independence? Vallabhbhai
Patel
Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated by Nathuram Godse
In 1947, the population of India was almost 345 million
Mahatma Gandhi is known as ‘Father of Nation’
Franchise refers to right to vote
Defence,taxes, foreign affairs are the subject of Union list
In 1956 the second five year plan was formulated
India gained freedom soon after the devastation of the Second world
war
On 15 December 1952, Potti Sriramulu died
Who raised the Slogan ‘Freedom is our birth
right and I shall have it’? Bal Gangadhar Tilak
HSRA
stands for Hindustan Socialist Republican Association
