Modern Indian History & Freedom Struggle

Modern history is examined as chronology and attribution: what happened in what order, and who led it. Dates matter more here than in any other topic, so don't read this page — work through it.

Start here: what do you already know?

Freedom struggle — true or false?

8 statements · 9s each

Build the timeline

Chronology questions are almost guaranteed. Arrange these until you can do it without thinking.

Arrange these events from EARLIEST to LATEST

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Independence
2
Non-Cooperation Movement
3
Jallianwala Bagh massacre
4
Dandi March / Civil Disobedience
5
Partition of Bengal
6
Indian National Congress founded
7
Revolt of 1857
8
Quit India Movement

Commit to the dates

Which year?

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In which year was the Indian National Congress founded?

1,885

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Sort the movements by leader

Gandhi's movement or someone else's?

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Quit India Movement

Which group does it belong to?

The major movements

Movement	Year	Note
Revolt of 1857	1857	First War of Independence; Mangal Pandey, Rani Lakshmibai
INC founded	1885	A.O. Hume; first president W.C. Bonnerjee
Partition of Bengal	1905	Lord Curzon; sparked Swadeshi; annulled 1911
Home Rule Movement	1916	Tilak and Annie Besant
Champaran Satyagraha	1917	Gandhi's first satyagraha in India
Jallianwala Bagh	1919	13 April, Amritsar; General Dyer
Non-Cooperation	1920–22	Called off after Chauri Chaura
Civil Disobedience	1930	Dandi March, salt satyagraha
Quit India	1942	'Do or Die'
Independence	1947	15 August

Slogans and who gave them

Slogan → Leader

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Pick from the left

Reference: the fixed points

Exam tip: 1885 INC · 1905 Partition of Bengal · 1919 Jallianwala · 1920 Non-Cooperation · 1930 Dandi · 1942 Quit India · 1947 Independence. Chauri Chaura (1922) ended Non-Cooperation.

Test yourself

Check your understanding

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The Indian National Congress was founded in which year?