Govt. Exams
Entrance Exams
The 1857 Revolt began at Meerut cantonment on May 10, 1857, when sepoys refused to use the new cartridges believed to be greased with animal fat.
Lord Cornwallis implemented the Permanent Settlement in Bengal in 1793, which fixed land revenue payments and created the zamindari system.
The Regulating Act of 1773 did not introduce dyarchy; it established the Governor-General position and Supreme Court. Dyarchy was introduced much later through the Government of India Act 1919.
The Vernacular Press Act was passed during Lord Lytton's viceroyalty (1876-1880) to suppress nationalist newspapers and vernacular press criticism.
The Sepoy Mutiny of 1857 started at Meerut on May 10, 1857, when sepoys revolted against the British East India Company.
Warren Hastings served as the first Governor-General of India from 1774 to 1785 after the Regulating Act of 1773.
The Battle of Plassey (1757) between Robert Clive and Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah marked the beginning of British political dominance in India.
The British East India Company established its first trading post at Surat in 1608 under the leadership of Captain William Hawkins.
