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Explanation

On 8 August 1940, early in the Battle of Britain, the Viceroy of India, Lord Linlithgow, made the so-called "August Offer" at Simla.

Explanation

• The Moplah Rebellion, also called the Mappila Rebellion or Malabar Rebellion, occurred in Kerala in 1921-1922.
• The rebellion was led by Variyamkunnath Kunhamed Haji and started as a resistance against the British colonial rule and the prevailing feudal system controlled by elite Hindus in the region.
• The Moplah Rebellion was an armed revolt that lasted for six months and was eventually suppressed by the British.

Explanation

Field Marshal Auchinleck was entrusted with the job of dividing the British Indian Army in 1947 during the partition of India and Pakistan.

He was responsible for overseeing the distribution of military assets between the two new nations.

Explanation

The Hindu Mahasabha was an extremist Hindu organization established in 1915.

It promoting Hindu nationalism and opposing the political movements of Muslims in India.

The Hindu Mahasabha is a political party in India.

Founders: Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, Lala Lajpat Rai

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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Explanation

The 1st Muslim conquest in India occurred in 712 AD when:

• Muhammad bin Qasim, a 17-year-old general from the Umayyad Caliphate.
• Defeated Raja Dahir in the Battle of Aror.
• Establishing Muslim rule in Sindh.

Explanation

Jawaharlal Nehru served as the Foreign Minister in the Interim Government of British India, formed in 1946 before the partition.

He later became the first Prime Minister of independent India.

Explanation

Warren Hastings was governor general of Bengal from 1772 to 1785.

Confused Questions

First Governor of Bengal:

Robert Clive

first Governor-General of Bengal was

Warren Hastings

first Governor-General of India was

William Bentinck

Who was the first viceroy of India?

Lord Canning

Who was the last Viceroy of India?

Lord Mountbatten

Explanation

Bengal is where Titu Mir worked for the Muslim peasants.

He led a movement against oppressive landlords and British colonial authorities in the early 19th century.

Titu Mir is also known as Syed Mir Nisar Ali.

Explanation

The Urdu Defence Association was an organization developed by Mohsin-ul-Mulk

The Urdu Defence Association was started in April 1900

Urdu Defence Association was founded In August 1900 In Luckhnow  City.

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The Urdu Defence Association started the advocacy for Urdu as the lingua franca of the Muslim community of India. 

The association is regarded as an offshoot of the Aligarh Movement.