Indian history part1 correct

THE BEST ATTEMPT SSC
Best attempt
THE BEST ATTEMPT SSC AND OTHER EXAMS
Indian history
Important activities
part - 1
For upcoming PDFs of this series

Join -
https://telegram.me/ssc_cgl_2022Lets_Get_It_
Now
1 THE BEST ATTEMPT SSC
Indian history
Part-1
Important activities
The Indian National congress :
 It was formed in 1885 by AO Hume a retired Civil servant.
 The first session was held in Bombay under Presidentship of WC
Bannerjee in 1885
Partition of Bengal (1905) :

 The partition was announced by Lord Curzon on 16th October, 1905 ,
reducing the old province of Bengal in size by creating East Bengal
and Assam out of the rest of Bengal.
Swadeshi Movement (1905) :

 This movement had its origin in the anti-partition movement of Bengal.
Lal, Bal, Pal and Aurobindo Ghosh played an important role. INC
took the Swadeshi call first at the Banaras Session, 1905 presided
over by GK Gokhale.
Muslim League (1906) :

 It was set-up in 1906 by Aga Khan, Nawab Salimullah of Dhaka and
Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk.
 The league supported the partition of Bengal and opposed the
Swadeshi Movement, demanded special safeguards to its community
and separate electorate for Muslims.
Demand for Swaraj (Calcutta Session) (1906) :

 The INC, under the leadership of Dadabhai Naoroji, adopted “Swaraj”
(self – government) as the goal of Indian People.
Surat Session (1907) :

 The INC split into two groups: the Extremists and Moderates, due to
the debate on nature of Swadeshi Movement.
 Extremists were led by Lal, Bal, Pal, while the Moderates by GK
Gokhale.
Morley-Minto Reforms (1909) :

 The Reforms envisaged a separate electorate for Muslims, besides
other constitutional measures.
 Lord Minto came to be known as the Father of Communal
Electorate.
Ghadar Party (1913) :

 Formed by Lala Hardayal, Taraknath Das and Sohan Singh
Bhakna.
Headquarter – San francisco.
 The name was taken form a weekly paper, Ghadar, Which had been
started on 1st November, 1913 to commemorate the 1857 Revolt.
Home Rule Movement (1916) :

 Started by BG Tilak (April, 1916) at Poona and Annie Besant and S
Subramania Iyer at Adyar, near Madras (September, 1916).
 Objective Self-government for India in the British Empire.
 During this movement, Tilak raised the slogan Swaraj is my Birth

Right and I shall have it.
Lucknow Pact (1916) :

 The Pact between INC and Muslim League following a war between
Britain and Trukey leading to anti-British feelings among Muslims. Both
organisations jointly demand dominion status for the country congress
accepted separate electorate for Muslims.
August Declaration (1917) :

 After the Lucknow Pact, the British policy was announced which
aimed at “increasing association of Indians in every branch of the
administration for progressive realization of responsible government in
India as an integral part of the British empire”. This came to be called
the August Declaration.
 The Montage – Chelmsford reforms or the Act of 1919 was based on
the declaration.
Rowlatt Act (18th March, 1918) :

 This gave unbridled powers to the government to arrest and imprison
suspects without trail. This law enabled the government to suspend the
right of Habeas Corpus, which had been the foundation of civil
liberties in British.
 Rowlatt Satyagraha was started against the act. This was the first
countrywide agitation by Gandhiji.
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (13 April, 1919) :

 People were agitated over the arrest of Dr. Saifuddin Kitchlew and
Dr. Satya Pal on 10th April, 1919.
 General Dyer fired at people who assembled in the Jallianwala Bagh,
Amritsar. Michael O’ Dwyer was Lt. Governor of Punjab that time.
The Hunter Commission was appointed to enquire into it.
 Rabindra Nath Tagore returned his knighthood in protest.

 Sardar Udham Singh killed Michael O’ Dwyer in Caxton Hall, London
on March 13, 1940.
Khilafat Movement (1920) :

 Muslims were agitated by the treatment done with Turkey by the
British in the treaty that followed the first world war.
 Ali brother, Mohd Ali and Shaukat Ali started this movement. It was
jointly led by the Khilafat leaders and the Congress.
Non-Cooperation Moverment (1920) :

 Congress passed the resolution in its Calcutta Session in September,
1920.
 It was the first mass-based political movement under Gnadhiji.
 The movement envisaged resignation from nominated officers and
posts in the local bodies.
 Refusal to attend government durbars and boycott of British courts by
the lawyers.
Chauri-Chaura Incident (1922) :

 The Congress Session at Allahabad in December 1921, decided to
launch a Civil Disobedience Programme. Gandhiji was appointed its
leader.
 But before it could be launched, a mob of people at Chauri-Chaura

(near Gorakhpur) clashed with the police and burnt 22 policemen on
5th February, 1922. This compelled Gandhiji to withdraw the Non-
Cooperation Movement on 12th February, 1922.
Swaraj Party (1923) :

 Motilal Nehru, CR Das and NC Kelkar (called Pro-changers)
demanded that the nationalist should end the boycott of the Legislative
Councils, enter them and expose them.
 They formed Swaraj Party for this purpose with CR Das as the
President.
Simon Commission (1927) :

 It was constituted by John Simon Commission, to review the political
situation in India and to introduce further reforms.
 Indian Leaders opposed the commission, as there were no Indians in
it, they cried Simon Go Back.
 The government used brutal repression and at Lahore, Lala Lajpat
Rai was severely beaten in lathi- charge and later succumbed to
death.
The Nehru Report (1928) :

 After boycotting the Simon Commission, all political parties constituted
a committee under the chairmanship of Motilal Nehru to evolve and
determine the principle for the Constitution of Indian.
Next part coming soon…….

Indian history part1 correct

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

Indian history part1 correct

Uploaded by

Document Information

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

Indian history part1 correct

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

THE BEST ATTEMPT SSC

For upcoming PDFs of this series

Partition of Bengal (1905) :

Swadeshi Movement (1905) :

Muslim League (1906) :

Demand for Swaraj (Calcutta Session) (1906) :

Surat Session (1907) :

Morley-Minto Reforms (1909) :

Ghadar Party (1913) :

Headquarter – San francisco.

Home Rule Movement (1916) :

 During this movement, Tilak raised the slogan Swaraj is my Birth

Lucknow Pact (1916) :

August Declaration (1917) :

Rowlatt Act (18th March, 1918) :

Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (13 April, 1919) :

The Hunter Commission was appointed to enquire into it.

 Rabindra Nath Tagore returned his knighthood in protest.

Khilafat Movement (1920) :

Non-Cooperation Moverment (1920) :

Chauri-Chaura Incident (1922) :

 But before it could be launched, a mob of people at Chauri-Chaura

Swaraj Party (1923) :

Simon Commission (1927) :

The Nehru Report (1928) :

Next part coming soon…….

You might also like