Explanation

• Momin Khan Momin died on 14 May 1852 in Delhi.
• He was a prominent Urdu poet of the 19th century.
• He was born in 1800 in Delhi.
• He was known especially for his ghazals.

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Explanation

• Indian National Congress (INC) was founded on 28 December 1885 at Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College, Bombay (Mumbai).
• It was founded by Allan Octavian Hume, a British civil servant.
• Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee of Calcutta was elected as its first President.
• Its headquarters is located in New Delhi, India.

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Explanation

• The All-India Muslim Conference was founded on October 31, 1928, in Delhi.
• Its first formal session was held from December 31, 1928, to January 1, 1929.
• It was organized by Maulana Shafi Daudi and various Muslim legislators in response to the Nehru Report.
• First President: Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah (Aga Khan III).
• Secretary: Fazal Rahimtoola.
• Its purpose was to unite Indian Muslims, safeguard minority rights, demand provincial autonomy, and support separate electorates.

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Explanation

• Warren Hastings was the first Governor-General of Bengal.
• He serving from 1774 to 1785.
• The office was created under the Regulating Act of 1773.

Additional information:

• First Governor of Bengal → Robert Clive
• First Governor-General of India → William Bentinck
• First Viceroy of India → Lord Canning
• Last Viceroy of India → Lord Mountbatten

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Explanation

• N. M. Rashed (Nazar Muhammad Rashed) was the first critic to write a critical essay on Faiz Ahmed Faiz.
• He wrote the critical introduction and foreword to Faiz's first poetry collection, Naqsh-e-Faryadi.
• Naqsh-e-Faryadi was published in 1941.

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