Explanation

The East India Company (EIC) was established in 1600 and effectively dissolved in 1858 after the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

Duration: ~258 years

Key Phases:

1600–1757: Trade monopoly (spices, textiles).

1757–1858: Political control (Battle of Plassey to Crown rule).

Explanation

The mosque was built by a Saudi King named King Faisal who gifted it in recognition of friendship between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.

Faisal Mosque of Pakistan was opened to the public in 1986 OR 1987

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On 18th June 1988 the first prayer  was held in the Faisal mosque

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The Faisal Mosque is the largest mosque in Pakistan,

located in the national capital city of Islamabad.

Completed in 1986,

it was designed by Turkish architect Vedat Dalokay

Explanation

The Indus River starts in Tibet

The river Indus originates from the Mansarovar lake

The Indus River flows through India, Pakistan,

The Indus River finally falls into the Arabian Sea near Karachi.

River Indus starts making a delta near the city of Thatta

The old name of the Indus river was: Sindhu

National River of Pakistan: Indus River

6 Barrages constructed in Indus River

Indus River Length: 3,180 km

Indus River 2nd source: Gar Tsangpo

The upper Indus plain ends at Mithankot 

The upper Indus plain starts from Kalabagh

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Explanation

The Aryans are considered the founders of Vedic culture, which emerged around 1500 BCE in India.

They brought the Vedic texts and formed the foundation of Hinduism and early Indian civilization.

Explanation

The first and third Round Table conferences did not take part in the Indian National Congress.

*First round table conference: 1930 and January 1931 in London
The Indian National Congress decided not to participate
As Many of the INC leaders were imprisoned due to their involvement in the civil disobedience movement.

*3rd round table conference: 17 Nov 1932 and 24 Dec 1932
The Indian National Congress was not invited to this table conference 
Because the recommendations of this conference were published in a White Paper in 1933.

Additional informational 
The Round Table Conference was a series of Three Conference 
Conducted by the Labour Party-led British government 
To discuss constitutional reforms in British India during 1930-32
The second Round Table conference was held from 7 Sep 1931 to 1 Dec 1931

Explanation

Mahatma Gandhi supported the Khilafat Movement (1919–1924) to gain Muslim support against British rule.

It was a joint Hindu-Muslim effort to protest the dismemberment of the Ottoman Caliphate after World War I.

Explanation

Lord Birkenhead, the British Secretary of State for India, insulted Indian leaders, claiming they couldn't agree on a constitution.

His remarks prompted Indian leaders to form the Nehru Report (1928) as a counter-proposal.

Explanation

Maulana Muhammad-ul-Hassan (also known as Hasrat Mohani) was famously called the Prisoner of Malta due to his imprisonment by the British.

He was jailed for his anti-British activities and later exiled to Malta, hence the title.

Explanation

The 1945 general elections in British India were held for the Central Legislature (Central Legislative Assembly).

The General Election of 1945-46 was held in 11 provinces of British India.

It included the provinces under the British rule, excluding princely states.

Lord Wavell was the Viceroy of India at the time.

Explanation

The Cripps Mission (1942) proposed that India would be granted full independence after the Second World War.

It also offered the right to provinces to opt out, which was rejected by major Indian political parties.