General Studies 1

Characteristics Moderates Extremists Objective They aimed to achieve more inclusion of Indians within the British administration and they didn’t want to overthrow the British rulers completely. Their objective was to oust foreign rule from India and attain complete Independence. Social … Continue reading →

Surat Split Reasons Disagreement on Swadeshi Movement: Moderates opposed extending it beyond Bengal, while extremists advocated for a broader reach. Ideological Divide: Extremists, led by Bal Gangadhar Tilak, grew frustrated with the moderates’ slower approach and sought radical methods for … Continue reading →

Bengal 1902: First revolutionary group by Jnanendranath Basu Anushilan Samithi (1905) Founded by Promotha Mitter. Leaders – Jatindranath Banerjee, Barindra Kumar Ghosh. Weekly – Yugantar by Barindra Kumar Ghosh, and Bhupendranath Dutt. Revolutionary Activity Associated with the assassination of Sir … Continue reading →

Leaders Early Phase – By moderate leaders like K.K Mitra, and Surendranath Banerjee. Later Phase – By extremists Poona and Mumbai – Bal Gangadhar Tilak Punjab – Lala Lajpat Rai and Ajit Singh Madras – V.O . Chidambaram Pillai Famous … Continue reading →

Moderates Phase (1903 – 05) Major Leaders: Surendranath Banerjee,  K.K Mitra, Prithwishchandra Ray. Strategy: They adopted the strategy of petitioning the government, and public meeting propaganda through pamphlets and newspapers like Hitabadi, Sanjibani, and Bengalee to exert sufficient pressure on … Continue reading →

Origin and Leaders Origin: The trend of extremist movement emerged in the 1890s and reached its definite form in 1905. Major Leaders: Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Bipin Chandra Pal, AK Dutta, Aurobindo Ghosh. Reasons for Emergence of Extremism … Continue reading →

Formation Formation: Indian National Congress (INC) was established by A.O Hume in 1885 with the support of Indian leaders. Naming: The name Indian National Congress was given by Dadabhai Naoroji. Viceroy: INC was formed during the term of Viceroy Lord … Continue reading →

Trans Himalayas Length – 1,600 km Alignment Direction – Extending in a west-east direction parallel to the main Himalayan range. Located north of the Yarlung Tsangpo River on the southern edge of the Tibetan Plateau. Indus Tsangpo Suture Zone The … Continue reading →

Formation Himalayas are the outcome of a collision between the Indian plate and the Eurasian plate.  During the Cretaceous period, the Indian peninsula broke away from Gondwana and started its northward journey. The Tethys present between the two plates got … Continue reading →

India’s Border Countries Name of the country Length of the border Bangladesh  4096.7 China  3488 Pakistan 3323 Nepal 1751 Myanmar 1643 Bhutan 699 Afghanistan  106 Total 15106.7 Bangladesh Shares the longest border with India. Name of Border – Radcliffe line … Continue reading →