Explanation

In 1905, Allama Iqbal traveled to England for higher education.

He studied at Cambridge University.

Later, he continued his studies at the University of London.

Explanation

• First round table conference: 1930
  
• 2nd round table conference: 1931
• 3rd round table conference:1932
• All round table conference held in London
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• The three Round Table Conferences of 1930–32 were a series of conferences to formulate the future constitution of India in the light of suggestions given by the Indian Leaders
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• Gandhi a leader does not attend the first round table conference 

• The three Round Table Conferences of 1930–32 were a series of conferences to formulate future constitution of India in the light of suggestions given by the Indian Leaders

  Sir Agha Khan also first president of Muslim League.
  

Explanation

• In 1927, Quaid-e-Azam Jinnah proposed to forgo separate electorates in Delhi.
• He invited Indian Islamic leaders to a conference in Delhi on March 20, 1927, where the proposals were unanimously accepted.
• The Muslim League session in Delhi was held in March 1929 under Jinnah’s presidency.

Explanation

The Muslim League rejected the proposals because it had given the greatest importance and priority to the creation of one Indian Union.

The Indian National leaders reject the Cripps Mission by the demand for immediate independence.

The Cripps Mission was a failed attempt in late March 1942.

The Cripps Mission was sent by the British government to India.

 To obtain Indian cooperation for the British war efforts in the 2nd World War.

The mission was headed by a senior minister Sir Stafford Cripps.

The objective of Cripps Mission: To reform the constitutional issues

Explanation

• The Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College was founded by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan in 1875, initially as a primary school, with the intention of turning it into a college-level institution.
• In 1877, the school was raised to college level.
• Lord Lytton, the Viceroy of India at the time, laid the foundation stone of the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College (MAO College) on January 8, 1878. The college was later upgraded to Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) in 1920.

Explanation

The Battle of Plassey in 1757 was fought between the British East India Company,

Date: 23 June 1757

Location: Palashi (Anglicised version: Plassey) on the banks of the Hooghly River,

Led by Robert Clive and the Nawab of Bengal, Siraj-ud-Daulah, and his French allies

The battle helped the British East India Company take control of Bengal in 1772. 

Explanation

Babur first built a fort here in 1526 after capturing Peshawar.

First mentioned by 7th-century explorer Xuanzang, the fort was used as a royal residence for the Durrani Empire since December 1747.

The Maratha Empire captured it after the Battle of Peshawar in 1758.

The Sikhs reconstructed the fort after capturing Peshawar in March 1823.

Explanation

Direct Action Day, also known as the 1946 Calcutta Killings, was a day of nationwide communal riots by the Indian Muslim community announced by Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

It led to large-scale violence between Muslims and Hindus in the city of Calcutta (now known as Kolkata) in the Bengal province of British.

Explanation

• The Cripps Mission (1942) was headed by Sir Stafford Cripps.
• He was a member of the War Cabinet and was sent to India to discuss the British Government’s Draft Declaration on the Constitution of India with Indian leaders.
• The mission was a failed attempt by the British government to secure full Indian cooperation and support for their efforts in World War II.

Explanation

Elections were held in eleven provinces - Madras, Central Provinces, Bihar, Orissa, United Provinces, Bombay Presidency, Assam, NWFP, Bengal, Punjab and Sindh.

Indian National Congress won 8 provinces.