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Every year 1-2 GK Questions appear in various competitive exams like IAS Prelims CDS NDA CAPF AC AFCAT SSC CGL etc asking to organise events of history in chronological order and this article on modern India timeline will help you in knowing which event happened when do that you don't lose easy marks in your modern history section. Below is the list of modern history events in chronological order
TIMELINE: MODERN HISTORY OF INDIA
- 1757 - Battle of Plassey: The British defeated Siraj-ud-daulah
- 1760 - Battle of Wandiwash: The British defeat the French
- 1761 - Third battle of Panipat
- 1764 - Battle of Buxar: The British defeat Mir Kasim
- 1765 - The British get Diwani Rights in Bengal, Bihar and Orissa
- 1767 -1769 - First Mysore War
- 1772 - Warren Hastings appointed as Governor of Bengal
- 1773 - The Regulating Act passed by the British Parliament
- 1775 -1782 - The First Anglo-Maratha war
- 1780-1784 - Second Mysore War : The British defeat Hyder Ali
- 1784 - Pitt's India Act
- 1790-1792 - Third Mysore War between the British and Tipu
- 1793 - Permanent Settlement of Bengal
- 1799 - Fourth Mysore War: The British defeat Tipu
- 1802- Treaty of Bassein
- 1803-1805 - The Second Anglo-Maratha war
- 1814-1816 - The Anglo-Gurkha war
- 1817-1818 - The Pindari war
- 1824-1826 - The First Burmese war
- 1829 - Prohibition of Sati
- 1831 - Mysore administration taken over by East India Company
- 1833 - Renewal of Company's Charter
- 1833 - Abolition of Slavery throughout the British Empire
- 1838 - Tripartite treaty between Shah Shuja, Ranjit Singh and the British
- 1839-1842 - First Afghan war
- 1843 - Gwalior war
- 1845-1846 - First Anglo-Sikh war
- 1848 - Lord Dalhousie becomes the Governor-General
- 1848-1849 - Second Anglo-Sikh war
- 1852 - Second Anglo-Burmese war
- 1853 - Railway & Telegraph line introduced
- 1857 - First War of Indian Independence: The Sepoy Mutiny
- 1858 - British Crown takes over the Indian Government
- 1877 - The Queen of England proclaimed Empress of India
- 1878 - Vernacular Press Act
- 1881 - Factory Act
- 1885 - First meeting of the Indian National Congress
- 1897 - Plague in Bombay; Famine Commission
- 1899 - Lord Curzon becomes Governor-General and Viceroy
- 1905 - The First Partition of Bengal
- 1906 - Formation of Muslim League
- 1911 - Partition of Bengal modified to create the Presidency of Bengal
- 1912 - The Imperial capital shifted from Calcutta to Delhi
- 1913 - Educational Resolution of the Government of India
- 1915 - Defence of India Act
- 1916 - Home Rule League, Foundation of Women's University at Poona
- 1919 - Rowlatt Act evokes protests, Jalianwalla Bagh massacre
- 1920 - The Khilafat Movement started, Non-co-operation Movement
- 1921 - Moplah (Muslim) rebellion in Malabar; Census of India
- 1922 - Civil Disobedience Movement, Chauri-Chaura violence
- 1925 - Reforms Enquiry committee Report
- 1927 - Indian Navy Act; Simon Commission Appointed
- 1928 - Simon Commission comes to India: Boycott by all parties
- 1929 - Lord Irwin promises Dominion Status for India; Trade Union split
- 1930 - Salt Satyagraha, First Round Table Conference
- 1931 - Second Round Table Conference; Irwin-Gandhi Pact
- 1932 - Third Round Table Conference, Poona Pact
- 1934 - Civil Disobedience Movement called off; Bihar Earthquake
- 1937 - Inauguration of Provincial Autonomy
- 1939 - Political deadlock in India as Congress ministries resign
- 1942 - Cripps Mission
- 1942 - Quit India Movement
- 1942 - Indian National Army
- 1944 - Gandhi-Jinnah Talks break down on Pakistan issue
- 1946 - The Indian Navy Mutiny
- 1946 - The Cabinet Mission
- 1946 - Formation of Interim Government
- 3 June 1947 - Lord Mountbatten's plan for partition of India
- 15 Aug 1947 - Partition of India and Independence
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