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Explanation

Titu Mir is also known as Syed Mir Nisar Ali.

He was led a rebellion against the British in 19th-century Bengal.

He was a key figure in the Wahabi movement, which opposed British rule and local landlords.

Explanation

Partition of Bengal was annulled by Lord Hardinge 

It was officially announced on 19 July 1905

This decision was made in response to widespread protests and riots from the Swadeshi movement, which opposed the 1905 partition.

The partition of Bengal was canceled by Lord Hardinge II.

Explanation

Three radio stations existed at the time of Pakistan's independence on 14 August 1947:

1. Peshawar (established 1935)
2. Lahore (established 1937)
3. Dhaka (established 1939)

Islamabad houses the largest radio station in Pakistan.

It is operated by the Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC).

It is known as Radio Pakistan, the country's largest state media network.

Explanation

Muhammad bin Qasim, an Arab general, attacked Raja Dahir, the last Hindu king of Sindh, in 712 CE.

At that time the age of Muhammad bin Qasim was 17 years.

Raja Dahir was defeated and killed in the Battle of Aror.

Explanation

Aga Khan III led the Simla delegation of 1906.

They took place on 1st Oct 1906.

Here Lord Minto met with a delegation of 35 Muslim leaders led by Aga Khan 

Additional information:

The Simla deputation proved a landmark in the history of modern India,

Because for the very first time the Hindu-Muslim conflict, 

Which started with the Urdu-Hindi controversy was lifted to the constitutional plane.

Explanation

• Bhagat Singh was hanged by the British in Lahore on March 23, 1931.
• Bhagat Singh was an Indian revolutionary who participated in the murder of a British police officer and later carried out a bombing of the Central Legislative Assembly in Delhi.
• He was convicted of murder and hanged at the age of 23, becoming a folk hero in Northern India.

Explanation

‘Raja Sahib of Mahmudabad’ formed the All India Muslim Students Federation in 1937.

This Federation mobilized the Muslim Youth for the cause of Islam.

He became a trusted associate of Quaid-e-Azam at a very early age.

His father was a trusted friend of Quaid-e-Azam,

who had presided over sessions of the All India Muslim League in:

• 1917
• 1918
• 1928.
  

Explanation

The Lucknow Pact is an agreement between the Indian National Congress (INC) and the All-India Muslim Federation, which was signed in 1916 at a joint meeting of  the two parties  in Lucknow. 

Explanation

The Aryans were a semi-nomadic pastoral people. By 1500 BCE the Aryans migrated into the Indian subcontinent. Coming from central Asia, this large group of nomadic cattle herders crossed the Hindu Kush Mountains and came in contact with the Indus Valley Civilization.

Explanation

• Francisco de Almeida was the first Portuguese viceroy of India from 1505 to 1509.