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Explanation

The Hindi-Urdu controversy arose in 1867

The Hindi–Urdu controversy arose in 19th-century colonial India out of the debate over whether the Hindi or Urdu language should be chosen as a national language.

Hindi is written using Devanagari, whereas Urdu is written using a modified version of the Arabic script

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NA23-7-2023

Explanation

The Indian National Congress was founded on December 28, 1885, at Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College in Bombay.

Its headquarters are in New Delhi.

Allan Octavian Hume was appointed as General Secretary.

Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee was elected the first President.

Explanation

Sarojni Naidu nominated Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah called the Ambassador of the Hindu Muslim unity.

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History

In December 1916, AIML and Congress met in Lucknow.

It was due to untiring efforts of Jinnah that the Congress “agreed to separate electorate, for the first and the last time”.

Due to these efforts of Jinnah, he was given the title of 'Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim unity' by Sarojni Naidu.

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nd9-2-2023

Explanation

·        Pakistan borders India 2100 KM long in the east.

Explanation

• The All India Muslim League was founded on 30 December 1906 in Dacca, British India (now Dhaka, Bangladesh).
• It's founder was Nawab Khwaja Salimullah.
  
• It's first President was Sir Agha Khan.
• The headquarters of the All India Muslim League was in Lucknow.
• The party was dissolved on 14 August 1947.

When the Muslim League ended in 1947, it split into three parties:

1. Muslim League in Pakistan
2. Awami League in Bangladesh
3. Indian Union Muslim League in India

Explanation

• The Tashkent Declaration was signed on 10 January 1966, resolving the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.
• It was signed by President of Pakistan Ayub Khan and India’s Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, with the Soviet Union acting as the mediator.
• The declaration served as a peace agreement between India and Pakistan.

Explanation

• The Nehru Report was published on August 28, 1928, at the Lucknow conference.
• It appealed for dominion status and a federal government setup for India.
• The committee was chaired by Motilal Nehru, with Jawaharlal Nehru as a member.
• Muhammad Ali Jinnah voted against this report and responded with his 14 Points.

Explanation

In 1920, Mohamed Ali Jinnah resigned from Congress due to a congress campaign of Satyagraha

Jinnah joined Indian National Congress in 1906.

Mohamed Ali Jinnah became a member of the All India Muslim League on October 10, 1913.

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Explanation

Lord Curzon divided Bengal into two provinces on 16-10-1905

on October 16, 1905, by Lord Curzon, the British colonial administrator of India at the time

The partition of Bengal was the most important event during the rule of Lord Curzon

The province was divided into West Bengal, which had a majority of Hindus,

and East Bengal, which had a majority of Muslims

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ND30-4-2023

Explanation

• Last Viceroy of India: Lord Mountbatten in 1947
• First Viceroy of India: Lord Canning in 1858
• First Governor of Bengal: Robert Clive
• First Governor-General of Bengal: Warren Hastings (1772-1785)
• First Governor-General of India: William Bentinck in 1833