It is observed in the past exams that questions based on the history are always asked in the different competitive exams like UPSC, PSC, CPF, CDS, NDA and different others. So jagran josh josh published the list of some important historical events. These events have affected the Indian history and geography in a broad way.
List of the events is as follows;
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1757 | Battle of Plassey ensured the establishment of British political rule in India. |
| 1761 | Third Battle of Panipat |
| 1764 | Battle of Buxar |
| 1765 | Clive was appointed Company's Governor in India |
| 1767-69 | First Anglo-Mysore War |
| 1780 | Birth of Maharaja Ranjit Singh |
| 1780-84 | Second Anglo-Mysore War |
| 1784 | Pitt’s India Act |
| 1790-92 | Third Anglo-Mysore War |
| 1793 | The Permanent Settlement of Bengal |
| 1799 | Fourth Anglo-Mysore War and Death of Tipu Sultan |
| 1802 | Treaty of Bassein |
| 1809 | Treaty of Amritsar |
| 1829 | Practice of Sati prohibited |
| 1830 | Raja Rammohan Roy visits England |
| 1833 | Raja Rammohan Roy Died at Bristol, England |
| 1839 | Death of Maharaja Ranjit Singh |
| 1839-42 | First Anglo-Afghan War |
| 1845-46 | First Anglo-Sikh War |
| 1852 | Second Anglo-Burmese War |
| 1853 | First Railway line opened between Bombay and Thane and a Telegraph line in Calcutta |
| 1857 | First War of Independence taken place in India |
| 1861 | Birth of Rabindranath Tagore |
| 1869 | Birth of Mahatma Gandhi |
| 1885 | Foundation of Indian National Congress |
| 1889 | Birth of Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 1897 | Birth of Subhash Chandra Bose |
| 1903 | Tibet Expedition (Young Husband delegation) |
| 1905 | Partition of Bengal by Lord Curzon |
| 1906 | Foundation of Muslim League laid down by Salimullah at Dhaka |
| 1911 | Delhi Darbar, King and Queen visited India and Delhi becomes the capital of India |
| 1914 | World War I begun |
| 1916 | Lucknow Pact signed between Congress and Muslim League |
| 1918 | World War I ended |
| 1919 | Montague-Chelmsford Reforms introduced, Jallianwala Bagh massacre at Amritsar |
| 1920 | Khilafat Movement launched |
| 1927 | Boycott of Simon Commission |
| 1928 | Death of Lala Lajpat Rai |
| 1929 | Resolution of 'Poorna Swaraj' (complete independence) was passed at Lahore Session of Indian National Congress. |
| 1930 | Dandi March by Mahatma Gandhi (April 6, 1930), Civil disobedience movement launched |
| 1931 | Gandhi-Irwin Pact |
| 1935 | Government of India Act passed |
| 1937 | Provincial Autonomy, 'Congress forms ministries |
| 1939 | World War II begins (September 3) |
| 1941 | Escape of Subhash Chandra Bose from India, Death of Rabindranath Tagore |
| 1942 | Cripps Mission arrived in India, Quit India movement launched on August 8 |
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| 1945 | Trial of Indian National Army at Red Fort; Shimla Conference; World War II ended |
| 1946 | British Cabinet Mission visited India, Interim government formed at the Centre |
| 1947 | Division of India; India & Pakistan became separate independent dominions |
The above mentioned list covers some very important events of the Indian history which still have impact o out history and geography.
In the above list of Modern History: Important Dates and Events will enhance the chances of section of the aspirants in the different competitive exams.
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