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• Last Viceroy of India: Lord Mountbatten in 1947

Additional information:

• First Viceroy of India: Lord Canning in 1858
• First Governor of Bengal: Robert Clive
• First Governor-General of Bengal: Warren Hastings (1772-1785)
• First Governor-General of India: William Bentinck in 1833

Last verified on 16-01-2026

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• State: Bahawalpur
• Founded: 1748 by Nawab Bahawal Khan I
• Accession to Pakistan: Signed on 5 October 1947, accepted on 9 October
• Location: Punjab, Pakistan
• Geography: Mostly consists of deserts

Last verified on 16-01-2026

Explanation

Robert Montgomery was not an initial member of the Punjab Board of Administration.

The original three members were

• Henry Lawrence (President)
• John Lawrence (Junior member)
• Charles Mansel (Senior member, administered justice)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATED BORAD OF ADMINISTRATION

• The Board of Administration was abolished in 1853 and replaced by the office of the Chief Commissioner
• Inaugural holder: Henry Lawrence
• Formation: 1 April 1849
• Final holder: Evan Meredith Jenkins
• Abolished: 15 August 1947

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• Begum Jahan Ara Shahnawaz was the only Muslim woman who participated in all three Round Table Conferences.
• These conferences were held in London (1930–1932) to discuss constitutional reforms in British India.
• She was a leader of the All India Muslim League.

Last Updated on 13-01-2026

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Ahmad Khan Kharal was a leading freedom fighter of the War of Independence (1857).

He led resistance against British rule in Punjab.

He belonged to Jhamra.

Jhamra is a village of the Faisalabad District in Punjab, Pakistan.

Additional Details / Facts

He played a key role in uprisings around Gogera region.

Martyred while fighting the British in 1857.

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The ‘Naxalite’ movement is a pro-communist armed rebellion

Began in 1967 in the Naxalbari village of West Bengal, India.

History 

- In 1967, a faction of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) broke away, known as the "Siliguri Group".  

- The group was led by Charu Majumdar, Kanu Sanyal, and Jangal Santhal.  

- They launched a movement for a protracted people's war in India, inspired by the Chinese Communist Revolution.  

- Charu Majumdar wrote the Historic Eight Documents, which became the ideological foundation of the Naxalite Movement.  

- The movement began in Naxalbari, West Bengal — hence the name “Naxalite”.

Explanation

• The All India Muslim League was founded on 30 December 1906 in Dacca, British India (now Dhaka, Bangladesh).
• It's founder was Nawab Khwaja Salimullah.
  
• It's first President was Sir Agha Khan.
• The headquarters of the All India Muslim League was in 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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Explanation

The Jallianwala Bagh massacre, also known as the Amritsar massacre

Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place on 13 April 1919

In Jallianwala Bagh massacre killing at least 379 people and injured over 1,200 other people.

Jallianwala Bagh is in Amritsar  Punjab, India

By General Reginald Dyer's order did the massacre take place in Jallianwala Bagh

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Jallianwala Bagh is managed by the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial Trust and was renovated between 2019 and 2021

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