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- During the tenure of which Governor General was the 'Ancient Monuments Preservation Act' passed?
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The Ancient Monuments Preservation Act was passed during the tenure of Lord Curzon on 18, March 1904. It is expedient to provide for the preservation of ancient monuments, for the exercise of control over traffic in antiquities and over excavation in certain places, and for the protection and acquisition in certain cases of ancient monuments and of objects of archaeological, historical or artistic interest. Act preserves and restores ancient Indian monuments by Archaeological Survey of India.
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The Ancient Monuments Preservation Act was passed during the tenure of Lord Curzon on 18, March 1904. It is expedient to provide for the preservation of ancient monuments, for the exercise of control over traffic in antiquities and over excavation in certain places, and for the protection and acquisition in certain cases of ancient monuments and of objects of archaeological, historical or artistic interest. Act preserves and restores ancient Indian monuments by Archaeological Survey of India.
- Who was the first President of Indian National Congress?
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W. C. Banerjee in his presidential address outlined the following objectives : promotion of friendship among all those working for the cause of the country; development and consolidation of the felling of national unity irrespective of race or creed; formulation and presentation of the people's grievances before the government and the mobilisation of public opinion.
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W. C. Banerjee in his presidential address outlined the following objectives : promotion of friendship among all those working for the cause of the country; development and consolidation of the felling of national unity irrespective of race or creed; formulation and presentation of the people's grievances before the government and the mobilisation of public opinion.
- Who was the first Muslim President of Indian National Congress?
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Badruddin Tyabji was the first Muslim president of Indian National Congress. He was an Indian lawyer who served as the third president of the Indian National Congress. He was considered among the moderate Muslims during the freedom movement of India. He along with Pherozshah Mehta, K.T. Telang and others formed the Bombay Presidency Association in 1885.
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Badruddin Tyabji was the first Muslim president of Indian National Congress. He was an Indian lawyer who served as the third president of the Indian National Congress. He was considered among the moderate Muslims during the freedom movement of India. He along with Pherozshah Mehta, K.T. Telang and others formed the Bombay Presidency Association in 1885.
- The first Secretary of Indian National Congress was
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The first secretary of Indian National Congress was Allan Octavian Hume. The Congress was founded by Indian and British members of the Theosophical Society movement, most notably A.O. Hume. It has been suggested that the idea was originally conceived in a private meeting of seventeen men after a Theosophical Convention held at Madras in December 1884. Hume took the initiative, and it was in March 1885 that the first notice was issued convening the first Indian National Union to meet at Poona the following December.
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The first secretary of Indian National Congress was Allan Octavian Hume. The Congress was founded by Indian and British members of the Theosophical Society movement, most notably A.O. Hume. It has been suggested that the idea was originally conceived in a private meeting of seventeen men after a Theosophical Convention held at Madras in December 1884. Hume took the initiative, and it was in March 1885 that the first notice was issued convening the first Indian National Union to meet at Poona the following December.
- In which of the following session of Indian National Congress, the resolution of Swadeshi was adopted?
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The resolution of Swadeshi was adopted in the Calcutta Session, 1906 of Indian National Congress. The Swadeshi Movement involved programmes like the boycott of government service, courts, schools and colleges and of foreign goods, promotion of Swadeshi goods, promotion of national education through the establishment of national schools and colleges. It was both a political and economic movement.
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The resolution of Swadeshi was adopted in the Calcutta Session, 1906 of Indian National Congress. The Swadeshi Movement involved programmes like the boycott of government service, courts, schools and colleges and of foreign goods, promotion of Swadeshi goods, promotion of national education through the establishment of national schools and colleges. It was both a political and economic movement.