Significant events regarding the Freedom Movement DATES

Question 1

Formation of Congress by A. O. Hume.

Answer 1

1885

Question 2

Partition of Bengal, launching of Swadeshi Movement.

Answer 2

1905

Question 3

Formation of Muslim League by Nawab Salimullah of Dacca.

Answer 3

1906

Question 4

Surat session of Congress, where congress got split into moderates and extremists.

Answer 4

1907

Question 5

Morley-Minto Reforms, in which separate electorates for Hindus and Muslims was introduced for the first time.

Answer 5

1909

Question 6

Capital shifted from Calcutta to New Delhi (Architectured by Luyten).

Answer 6

1911

Question 7

Lucknow session of Congress, where the famous Lucknow pact was signed between congress and muslim league. Formation of home rule league by Annie Besant.

Answer 7

1916

Question 8

Champaram Satyagraha (Bihar) by Mahatma Gandhi. His first satyagraha in India.

Answer 8

1917

Question 9

The draconian Rowlatt Act, Jallianwallah massacre at Amritsar on the orders of General O’Dyer, Montague-Chemlsford Reforms.

Answer 9

1919

Question 10

Khilafat Movement against British by Shaukat and Muhammad Ali. Launching of non cooperation movement by Mahatma Gandhi.

Answer 10

1920

Question 11

Chauri Chaura incident in UP and withdrawal of NCM by Gandhi, formation of Swaraj Party by Motilal Nehru, C. R. Das and N. C. Kelkar.

Answer 11

1922

Question 12

Simon Commission comes to India, which was protested by Lala Lajpat Rai. He died during a lathi charge during the protest.

Answer 12

1927

Question 13

Passing of purna swaraj resolution at the Lahore session of congress under the presidentship of Jawaharlal Nehru.

Answer 13

1929

Question 14

Dandi March (salt satyagraha) by Mahatma Gandhi from Sabarmati ashram (a place in Gujarat). First round table conference in London.

Answer 14

1930

Question 15

Government of India Act

Answer 15

1935

Question 16

Formation of Congress Ministries in provinces.

Answer 16

1937

Question 17

Outbreak of WW2, resignation of congress ministries.

Answer 17

1939

Question 18

Quit India Movement, Wavell plan and Shimla Conference. Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad attended the conference representing congress.

Answer 18

1942

Question 19

Cabinet Mission Plan which envisaged forming of the interim government and to determine means of transferring power.

Answer 19

1945

Question 20

Formation of constituent assembly under Rajendra Prasad (Muslim league did not participate).

Answer 20

1946

Question 21

Mountbatten Plan (June 3 Plan) and partition of India.

Answer 21

1947