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QUIZ 2 Flashcards

1
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as early as 1948, conflicting claims over the Jammu and the Kashmir regions led to the first

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Indo-Pakistani War

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2
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Jainism founder

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Mahavira Vardhamana

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3
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he called for a day of fasting and prayer and a business strike (hartal);

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18 March 1919

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4
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the Pala dynasty introduced Mahayana Buddhism in

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Tibet, Bhutan and Burma (Myanmar)

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5
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British soldier, insisted on political control as necessary to protect commercial interests

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Robert Clive

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6
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a series of Independent Kingdoms

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Rajputs

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7
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3rd Indo-Pakistan War in 1971; this resulted in the creation of the independent state

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BANGLADESH

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8
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first national organization that declared Indian self-government

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The Indian National Congress in 1885

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9
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Brahma Samaj (1828)

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Rammohun Roy

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10
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executed hundreds of thousands of Hindus, pillaged and destroyed villages, raped and killed women, and forced Hindus to convert to Islam

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Timur or Tamerlane

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11
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“pala” means

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protector

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12
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a) Dominion of Pakistan
b) Union of India

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(14 August 1947)
(15 August 1947)

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13
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King who constantly moved for safety

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Ashoka

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14
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slept for 4 & 1/2 hours c

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Chandragupta Maurya

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15
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was established in northern India from 1010 to 1187 with its capital at 1) Peshawar, 2) Lahore

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Ghaznavid rule

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16
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despite the appeal of the —- to the government of Prime Minister Winston Churchill, the British did nothing to remedy the Cholera situation in 1944

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British Viceroy Archibald Wavell

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17
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the French in 1746 attacked the British enclave in Fort St. George (Madras) and then occupied it; ——- the French governor

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Joseph Francois Dupleix

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18
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leadership of the Congress was taken by —– during Gandhi’s absence up to 1931

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Motilal Nehru

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19
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a Syrian chieftain, subjugated Sindh

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Muhammad bin Qasim,

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20
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succeeded Rajiv; —- introduced an economic reform program to liberalize the indian economy

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Narasimha Rao

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21
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Was a devout but bigoted Muslim
he was less lavish and more conservative than his predecessors
restored the Islamic Law and the poll

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Aurangzeb (1659-1707)

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22
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2 families in Mahabharata

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Kauravas and Pandavas

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23
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*Mohandas K. Gandhi

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“the soul of India”

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24
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Killer of Gandhi

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Nathuram Vinayak Godse (January 30, 1948)

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25
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Curzon carried out two unpopular measures:

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restrict Indian influence on university administration and partition the state of Bengal

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26
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ruled over a Mogul/Mughal dynasty that was extremely wealthy; and this he used for his lavish

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Shah Jahan (1627-1658)

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27
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to prevent her downfall, she declared a state of emergency which lasted until

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1977

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28
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who started the campaign to strengthen the British empire by any means also brought India under greater English control

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Prime Minister Disraeli

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29
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Hindu vs Muslim Civil War

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1947

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30
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is resistance to tyranny through mass civil disobedience based on the principle of non-violence or ahimsa

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Satyagraha

31
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such as the—-, that Gandhi, was taking the side of the Muslims

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Mahasabha

32
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staged a revolt resulted in the deaths of British army officers and their families in Cawnpore/Kanpur;

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1857, the Sepoys (Indian soldiers in the British imperial army)

33
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Who built the Peacock Throne

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Shah Jahan

34
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emerged as a major language resulting from the mingling of Sanskritic Hindi, Persian, Arabic, and Turkish languages

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URDU

35
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The Mogul/Mughal Era

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began with the conquest of north India and the Sultanate of Delhi by Babur

36
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issued a proclamation banning all public assemblies in Amritsar, any assembly will be fired upon

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General Reginald Dyer

37
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partition plan was carried out by the last British viceroy to India,

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Lord Louis Mountbatten

38
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Famine Code was adopted in

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1883

39
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20-year Treaty of Friendship with the — IN 1971

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Soviet Union

40
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proved himself to be a great ruler: he restored the power of the Mogul/Mughal dynasty and expanded the empire

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Akbar (1556-1605)

41
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was unpopular among Indians because of his arrogance, tactlessness and impatience with political indians, his aim was to nip the budding independence movement

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George Curzon

42
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Deyananda Saraswati,

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Arya Samaj (1875)

43
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president of the Muslim League from 1930 to 1936 was the first to present this proposal; but it was Muhammad Ali Jinnah, —– successor who pursued it

Foundation of Pakistan

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Muhammad Iqbal,

44
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the British sent a Socialist member of Britain’s War Cabinet in 1942. Offered Independent Plan for India

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Sir Stafford Cripps

45
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British East India vs Bengal

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Indian army at the Battle of Plassey in 1757

46
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Delhi at the —- in 1761; the Afghans also did not have any imperial ambitions

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Battle of Panipat

47
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in 711, the Umayyads sent two failed expeditions to India meant to punish the King of Sindh

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Raja Dahir

48
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Gandhi led a spirited campaign against the much-hated salt tax by marching from Ahmedabad to Dandi, Gujarat

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March 1930

49
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the celebrated essayist and historian who was appointed in the Supreme Council of India a year earlier, suggested that a system of education,

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1834, Thomas Macaulay,

50
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was elected prime minister in 1998 after a coalition government was formed by the BJP

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Atal Behari Vajpayee

51
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another civil disobedience movement, that the British authorities tried to crush by sending all Congress leaders to jail (where they remained up to 1945) and declaring the party illegal

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“Quit India’ campaign”

52
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in 2004, — was elected prime minister after Congress pulled off a surprise victory

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Manmohan Singh

53
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Indian Independence

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1947

54
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at the beginning, the Europeans had no imperial ambitions; their interest lie was limited to

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trade

55
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would preside over an empire that was gradually disintegrating;

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Bahadur Shah I to Bahadur Shah II (1607-1857)

56
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Mrs. Gandhi’s son, —- an airline pilot, succeeded her the first year of Rajiv Gandhi’s term as prime minister was marked by the world’s worst industrial accident-

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Rajiv Gandhi

57
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the Delhi sultanate tried to placate Babur with the

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Koh-i-noor diamond,

58
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boycott of British goods especially textiles, was also organized;

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Swadeshi

59
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the veracity of the incident is put into question today; the account of a survivor, —– is the only single source

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J.Z. Howell

60
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the colonial administration, the British appointed competent, honest, and unbelievably self-righteous British officials,

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the Indian Civil Service

61
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demolition of a mosque in Ayodha by Hindu extremists led to another episode of violent

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Hindu-Muslim confrontation in 1992

62
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When was Queen Victoria was proclaimed “Empress of India”

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1876

63
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Who was a cruel and brutal emperor; punished criminals by flaying them alive and impaling them
opened first relations with the British East India Company

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Jehengir (1605-1627)

64
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a rebellious state in the mountains of west India headed by Shivaji

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Maratha Confederacy,

65
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India and other British colonies led to the adoption of repressive acts including the

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Defense of India Act of 1915

66
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Delhi Sultanate was the first to have a female ruler in the Muslim world

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Razia Sultana (1205-40) of the Mamluk dynasty

67
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providing a steady supply of manpower Akbar during his old age, introduced a new religion,

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Din-I-llabi, a syncretic religion based on Islam and Hinduism:

68
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Pala Empire (750-1174) reached its peak under emperors

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Dharmapala and Devapala

69
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when Motilal died, his son succeeded him; like his father, — was a lawyer. Convinced Gandhi to go back in 1930

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Jawaharlal

70
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Indian Communist Party

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1920

71
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who was eventually elected prime minister in 1966

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Indira Gandhi

72
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organized a major program of smallpox and cholera vaccinations

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Richard Casey

73
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the Congress negotiated an alliance with the Muslims and pledged support for a common cause of Indian independence

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Lucknow Pact 1916

74
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n opium addict, was a weakling; he nearly lost his empire

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Humayun (1530-1556)

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