Bombay Province was divided into Gujarat and Maharashtra in
The Bombay Province was divided into two states, Gujarat and Maharashtra, on May 1, 1960, under the Bombay Reorganization Act, 1960. The demand for linguistic states was growing, and this division was primarily based on linguistic differences between the Marathi-speaking and Gujarati-speaking populations. The day is celebrated as Maharashtra Day and Gujarat Day in the respective states.
Which of the following figures faced an impeachment trial in the British Parliament?
Who had devised the policy called the 'Doctrine of Lapse' in Colonial India?
In 1817, James Mill, a Scottish economist and political philosopher, published a massive three-volume work, A History of British India. In this he divided Indian history into three periods—Hindu, Muslim and:
The First Anglo-Afghan war took place in:
The main objective of British economic policies in India was to:
What was the reason for stagnation in the agricultural sector during the colonial rule?
In which year did the Lahore Congress adopt the demand for 'Purna Swaraj'?
Which of the following kingdoms was not annexed by the East India Company under the 'Doctrine of Lapse'?
