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Lord William Bentinck is credited with introducing English as the official language of instruction in India.

It primarily through the "English Education Act of 1835" which he implemented alongside Thomas Babington Macaulay.

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Cabinet Mission was sent to India in February 1946.

They arrived in India on March 24, 1946.

The Cabinet Mission Plan was announced on May 16, 1946.

The plan was created by the Cabinet Mission, which was sent to India by British Prime Minister Clement Attlee to discuss transferring power from the British to the Indians.

The mission's members (3) were Lord Pethick-Lawrence, Sir Stafford Cripps, and A. V. Alexander.

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The Wavell Plan was first presented at the Shimla Conference in 1945.

It was named after Viceroy of India, Lord Wavell.

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Lord Dalhousie took over as Governor General in 1848.

'Doctrine of Lapse' was also formulated by Lord Dalhousie.

The Doctrine of Lapse was first applied in the year 1848 to the State of Satra.

The Doctrine of Lapse was introduced by Lord Dalhousie (1848-1856) in the year 1848.

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Bal Gangadhar Tilak represented the Congress while framing the deal, and Muhammad Ali Jinnah (who joined the Muslim League in 1913)

• The Congress League Pact, also known as the Lucknow Pact, was signed in December 1916 at Lucknow by the Indian National Congress and the All-India Muslim League (AIML).
• The Congress adopted the Lucknow Pact on December 29, 1916, and by the AIML on December 31, 1916.

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The mission sent by the British government to India in 1946 was called the Cabinet Mission:

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

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• 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.

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• After the decline of the Slave dynasty, the Sultanate became more fragile and unstable due to the numerous revolts and aggression.
• The slave Dynasty was replaced by the Khilji Dynasty as the ruling dynasty of India.
• The founder of the Khilji Dynasty was Jalal ud din Firuz Khilji.
•  He killed the last descendent of the Slave Dynasty and then he declared himself the sultan of Delhi sultanate at the age of 70 years.
• Jalaluddin Khilji was killed by his nephew and son-in-law Alauddin Khilji who succeeded him and became the new King.
• The real name of Alauddin Khilji was Ali Gurshap.