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Explanation

• The first Round Table Conference convened from 12 November 1930 to 19 January 1931
  
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• The Second Round table conference was held from 7 September 1931 to 1 December 1931 in London. 
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• The Third Round Table Conference was held in 1932 between November and December. 
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• First round table conference: 1930

  2nd: 1931

  3rd:1932

  All in London

• All three round table conferences were attended by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and Tej Bahadur Sapru.

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Explanation

 Lord Linlithgo was the Viceroy in India during the Second World War.

 Hitler's attack on Poland in September 1939.

Hitler's self-destruction and  unlimited acquiescence on 8 May 1945.

Explanation

Lord Wavell remained viceroy of India from 1943 to 1947

Explanation

ü  The first official Governor-General of British India was Lord William Bentinck,

ü  The first Governor-General of the Dominion of India was Lord Mountbatten.

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The Cabinet Mission of 1946 consisted of three members:

1. Lord Pethick-Lawrence: The Secretary of State for India
2. Sir Stafford Cripps: The President of the Board of Trade
3. A.V. Alexander: The First Lord of the Admiralty

Explanation

Greenwich is famous for its calculating the time of all the countries.

Greenwich is an area in south-east London, England

It lies on the south bank of the River Thames in the historic county of Kent.

It is famous for the Prime Meridian (0° longitude).

Greenwich is famous for calculating the time for all countries.

The Greenwich meridian, also known as the prime meridian, passes through the following countries:

• England
• France
• Spain
• Algeria
• Mali
• Burkina Faso
• Togo
• Ghana 
• Antarctica

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Commonwealth: political association of 56 member states

Explanation

• Know everything about BRICS: 
• BRICS founded: June 2009
  
• BRICS Member countries: Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates
  
• BRICS total members: 10 
• South Africa joined BRICS: 2010
• BRICS headquarters: Shanghai, China
• BRICS first conference hosted by: Russia (2009) 

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Explanation

The Vernacular Press Act was passed in 1878 during British rule in India.

It aimed to regulate the vernacular press, which published newspapers and pamphlets in various Indian languages.