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• Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee was the first President of the Indian National Congress.
• He was a Bengali lawyer and politician who played a significant role in the Indian independence movement.

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• Mangal Pandey was a sepoy in the British East India Company's army
• He is considered one of the first martyrs of the Indian Rebellion of 1857
• The rebellion was a major uprising against British rule in India

The correct answer is Annihilation of Caste.

Key Points

• Annihilation of Caste (1936) was written by Dr. BR Ambedkar, also called Babasaheb Ambedkar.
• He was the chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly and played a crucial role in framing the Indian Constitution.
• The motive behind writing this book is to draw mass attention towards the depressed class and measures to remove untouchability.

Additional Information

• Few important books of Dr. Ambedkar:
  • Mook Nayak (weekly) 1920
  • Janta (weekly) 1930
  • The Untouchables 1948
  • Buddha Or Karl Marx 1956
• The New Economic Menace of India - Written by Bipin Chandra Pal, published in 1920.
• Satyarth Prakash - Written in Hindi by Dayananda Saraswati, published in 1875.
• Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol - Written by Sri Aurobindo, published in 1940.

Important Points

• Article 17 - Abolition of Untouchability.
• Article 32 - Right to constitutional remedies, termed as 'Heart and Soul' of Indian Constitution by Dr. BR Ambedkar.

The correct answer is 23^rd June 1757.

• Battle of Plassey:
  • On 23 June 1757, the Battle of Plassey was taken place, it was fought between the forces of Siraj Ud Daulah, and his French troops and the British East India Company, led by Robert Clive.

Additional Information

• • British marched out to the grove of Plassey, to the north of Calcutta.
  • This event was also a part of the Seven Years War.
  • In this battle, the forces of Nawab were defeated.
  • Nawab first went to Murshidabad and then to Patna, but was eventually pursued by Mir Jafar’s soldiers.
  •  Siraj-Ud-Daulah was executed on 2 July 1757, under orders from Mir Miran, son of Mir Jafar.

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• A.O. Hume was a British civil servant who played a key role in the formation of the Indian National Congress
• He was the founder of the Indian National Congress
• The Indian National Congress was formed in 1885