Explanation

• First Viceroy of India: Lord Canning in 1858

Additional information:

• Last Viceroy of India: Lord Mountbatten in 1947
• 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 08-10-2026

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• 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.

Last verified on 08-10-2026

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• 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.

Last verified on 07-10-2026

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• 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.

Last verified on 07-10-2026

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

Last verified on 07-10-2026

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• 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.

Last verified on 07-10-2026

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• Bahadur Shah Zafar is the last Mughal emperor of India (reigned 1837–57).
• He was a poet, musician, and calligrapher, more an aesthete than a political leader.
• He was born October 24, 1775, in Delhi, India.
• He died November 7, 1862, in Rangoon [now Yangon], Myanmar.

Additional information:

• The first Mughal emperor was Babur, who founded the empire in 1526.

Last verified on 01-06-2026

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• Qutb ud-Din Aibak was the first independent Muslim ruler of Delhi 
• Founder of the Mamluk (Slave) Dynasty
• He was the general of Muhammad Ghori.
  

Additional information

• Al-khafif was the first ruler of the Soomra dynasty (1011-1026)
• Mughal emperor Akbar was the first Muslim 
• Razia Sultana, the first woman ruler of India

Explanation

• Common Border: Pakistan–Afghanistan
• Also known as: Durand Line
• Entities: Afghanistan, Pakistan
• Length: 2,640 km (1,640 mi)
• Agreement Date: 12 November 1893
• Signed by: Sir Mortimer Durand and Amir Abdur Rahman Khan
• Current shape established: 8 August 1919

Explanation

• The Mamluk (Slave) Dynasty was the first dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate.
• It was founded by Qutb-ud-din Aibak in 1206 AD.

Additional information:

1. Mamluk Dynasty: 1206–1290
2. Khilji Dynasty: 1290–1320
3. Tughlaq Dynasty: 1320–1414
4. Sayyid Dynasty: 1414–1451
5. Lodi Dynasty: 1451–1526

Last verified on 05-10-2026