SSC CGL Special - Freedom Movement in India

Friends, here is the second lesson of SSC CGL 2014 Exam's History study material. In this post we shall learn about the freedom movement of India. This post is divided into two parts. First part important years of Indian' freedom movement you should remember, the second part is about some important points you should remember. Happy Reading.

Important Years :

• 1866 - First Indian Political Association
• 1870 - Poona Sarvajanik Sabha
• 1876 - The Indian Association
• 1884 - Madras Mahajana Sabha
  
• 1885 - Bombay Presidency Association
• 1885 Dec - Indian National Congress
• Three Important Periods :
• 1885-1905 - Moderate Period
• 1905-1919 - Extremist Period
• 1919-1947 - Gandhian Period
• 1905 - Vandemataram movement
• 1916 - Home Rule movement
• 1920 - Non-Cooperation Movement
• 1930 - Civil Disobedient Movement
• 1942 - Quit Indian Movement
• 1892 - Indian Council Act
• 1909 - Minto-Morely Reforms Act
• 1919 - Montague-Chelmsford Act
• 1919 - Rowlatt Act
• 1935 - Government of India Act
• 1905 July 20th - Division of Behgal by Lord Curzon
• 1906 - Birth of Muslim League
• 1940 - August offer
• 1922 October - Chauri-Chaurah incident
• 1922 - Swaraj Party Formation
• 1927 - Simon Commission appointed by British Parliament
• 1928 - Simon Commission visit ot India
• 1931 - Gandhi-Irwin Pact
• 1930, 31, 32 - Three Round Table Conference
• 1945 - Simla Conference (Lord Wawell)
• 1946 - Cripps Proposals
• 1946 - Cabinet Missions arrival
• 1947 - Mountbatten Plan
• 1950 - India became Republic
• 1956 - Re-organization of the States
• 1931 March 23rd - Execution of Bhagath Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru

Important Points to remember 

• Fournder of INC - A. O. Hume
• INA - Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fouz)
• Founder of INA - Mohan Singh
• Leader of INA - Subash Chandra Bose
• Theosophical Movement - Madam Blavatsky
• Aligarh Movement - Sir Sayyad Ahmad Khan (created a sense of unity among the Indians)'
• Amirt Bazar Patrika - Sisri Kumar Ghosh
• Sanjivani and Bengali - Surendranadh Benerjee
• Hindu and Swadeshi Mitrah - G. Subramaniya Iyer
• Kesari and Maharatta - Bala Gangadhar Tilak
• Indian National Association - Dadabhai Naoroji
• Poona Sarvajanik Sabha - Justice Govinda Ranade
• Indian Association - Surendranadh Benerjee
• Madras Mahajana Sabha - M. V. Raghavachari, G. Subramania Iyer
• Bombay Presidency Association - Feroz Shah Mehta-Telang
• Indian National Congress - A. O. Hume
• Last Viceroy of India - Mountbatten
• Last Governor General of India - C. Rajagopalachari
• Vandemataram - Hymn of Backimchandra Chatterjee
• Janaganamana - Rabindranath Tagore
• India and Pakisthan - divided on the base of Religion
• Partition of Bengal - Lord Curzon
• Annie Besant - Ireland
• Do or Die - Gandhi : Quit India Movement
• Lokmanya - Tilak
• W. C. Benerjee - First President of Indian National Congress