CGL Mains, Pre GK, History Class 8th Notes
1. Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) was founded in 1928 at Ferozeshah Kotla in Delhi
2. Bhagat Singh and B.K. Dutt threw a bomb in the Central Legislative Assembly – 8 April, 1929
3. Sarojini Naidu was the first Indian woman to become President of the Indian National Congress (1925)
4. Ghana (Gold Coast) became the first Sub-Saharan African country to gain independence – in 1957
5. Muslim League announced “Direct Action Day” – 16 August 1946
6. Government of India Act of 1935 – provincial autonomy
7. Who led the Salt Satyagraha protest in Tamil Nadu? – C. Rajagopalachari, popularly known as Rajaji
8. Free India’s first Indian Governor-General – C. Rajagopalachari
9. President of the Congress in 1931 – Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
10. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, the Pashtun leader from – the North West Frontier Province
11. Who is also known as Badshah Khan – Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
12. Who was the founder of the Khudai Khidmatgars – a powerful non-violent movement – Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan