Explanation

• First Introduced: 1933 by Chaudhary Rahmat Ali.
• Pamphlet: Titled "Now or Never" meaning Are We to Live or Perish Forever?

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• First Use of Pakistan: Word appeared for the first time in this pamphlet.
• Based On: Two-nation theory of Syed Ahmed Khan.

Regions Represented (Pakistan):

1. Punjab
2. Afghanistan
3. Kashmir
4. Sindh
5. Baluchistan

Last verified on 24-03-2026

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• World War II ended in 1945.
• The war started in 1939 and lasted for 6 years.
• Germany surrendered in May 1945, ending the war in Europe.
• Japan surrendered after atomic bomb attacks in August 1945.
• The official end is marked in September 1945.

Additional information:

• Hiroshima was bombed on 6 August 1945.
• Nagasaki was bombed on 9 August 1945.
• Japan officially signed surrender on 2 September 1945.
• This ended the global conflict involving most world nations.

Important information:

• World War I: Global war in Europe, 28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918.

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• After Sir Aga Khan III, Raja Sahib of Mahmoodabad became President of the All-India Muslim League in 1916.

Additional information:

Presidents of the All-India Muslim League:

1. Sir Aga Khan III – 1906–1913
2. No permanent President – 1913–1916
3. Raja Sahib of Mahmoodabad (Sir Ali Muhammad Khan) – 1916–1933
4. Muhammad Ali Jinnah – 1934–1947

Last verified on 15-07-2026

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• Maharaja Gulab Singh was the first Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir.
• He became the ruler in 1846 after the Treaty of Amritsar.
• He founded the Dogra Dynasty in Jammu and Kashmir.

Additional information:

• Second Maharaja: Maharaja Ranbir Singh (1857–1885)
• Third Maharaja: Maharaja Pratap Singh (1885–1925)
• Fourth Maharaja: Maharaja Hari Singh (1925–1952)

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• The objective of All India Muslim League is to safeguard the interests and rights of the Muslim of India.
• It was founded on 30 December 1906 in Dacca, British India (now Dhaka, Bangladesh).
• Founder: Nawab Khwaja Salimullah
  
• First President: Sir Agha Khan
• Headquarters: Lucknow
• The party was dissolved on 14 August 1947.

When the Muslim League ended in 1947, it split into three parties:

1. Muslim League in Pakistan
2. Awami League in Bangladesh
3. Indian Union Muslim League in India

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• The Subsidiary Alliance was introduced by Lord Wellesley in 1798.
• Organization: British East India Company
• Purpose: Expand British control over Indian princely states
• First State to Accept: Hyderabad (1798)

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• The immediate impact of the 1857 War of Independence was that the rule of the British East India Company was abolished, and India came under the direct control of the British Crown.
• The revolt began in 1857 and was suppressed by the British.
• The Government of India Act 1858 officially ended the Company's rule.
• Queen Victoria assumed sovereignty over British India.
• This marked the beginning of the British Raj (1858–1947).

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• President: Ayub Khan
• Era: 1958–1969
• Agricultural Revolution: Green Revolution
• Focus Areas: Agriculture, industry, infrastructure, irrigation
• Economic Plans: Second Five-Year Plan (1960–65) and Third Five-Year Plan (1965–70)

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• Lord Dalhousie took over as Governor General in 1848.
• 'Doctrine of Lapse' was also formulated by Lord Dalhousie.
• The Doctrine of Lapse was first applied in the year 1848 to the State of Satra.
• The Doctrine of Lapse was introduced by Lord Dalhousie (1848-1856) in the year 1848.

Last verified on 01-05-2026

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• Last Peshwa: Baji Rao II
• Rule: 1796–1818
• Treaty Signed: Treaty of Bassein (1802)
• Capital: Poona (Present-day Pune)
• Empire Ended: 1818 after the Third Anglo-Maratha War

Additional information:

• Balaji Vishwanath – First Peshwa (1713–1720)
• Baji Rao I – 1720–1740
• Balaji Baji Rao (Nana Saheb) – 1740–1761
• Madhav Rao I – 1761–1772
• Baji Rao II – Last Peshwa (1796–1818)

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