Chattraveer Raje Sambhaji College of Civil Service,Morwa Chandrapur

Q. The Bhima-Koregaon battle was fought between _ _ _ ?

East India company vs Peshwa Nana Saheb
East India company vs Raja Gangadharrao Newalkar of Jhansi
Peshwa Baji Rao-II vs the alliance of Holkar, Scindias and Bhonsles
East India company vs Peshwa Baji Rao-II
HINT: Koregaon village on the banks of Bhima river near Pune. On January 1, 1818 East India company including soldiers of the Mahar community fought against the army of Peshwa Bajirao II. Topic is in news because 2018 marks 200 years of this event, and Maratha and Dalit communities have clashed over celebration of this event in Maharashtra. Speaking of notable Maratha wars for competitive exams:

1761: Ahmad Shah Abdali defeated Marathas in the Third Battle of Panipat.
1775-82: Warren Hastings defeated Marathas in First Anglo-Maratha War, leading to Treaty of Salbai
1803-1805: Wellesley defeated Marathas in Second Anglo-Maratha War leading to Treaty of Deogaon.
1817-1819: Marquee of Hastings defeated Marathas in Third Anglo-Maratha War, which was the final blow to their empire.

HFS9/P1: Gandhi before India: struggle in South Africa
https://youtu.be/fFICCH4XOOs
- Recap timeline of the topics covered so far in India's struggle for independence.
- Type of MCQs associated with Gandhi, his life, form of protests and movements.
- Gandhi before India: Life and struggle in South Africa, registration act, General Smuts, imprisonment of Gandhi, imposition of poll tax, Tolstoy farm
- Which day is celebrated as "Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas" and why?
- Assessment of Gandhi's contribution in South Africa. Struggle-truce-struggle method.
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- Faculty Name: Shri Pratik Nayak
- Powerpoint available at http://Mrunal.org/download
- Exam-Utility: UPSC IAS IPS Civil service exam, Preliminary GS paper, CSAT, Mains General Studies paper 1, Staff selection (SSC) and other State services exams with History of India and Freedom struggle in its syllabus.

HFS9/P1: Gandhi before India: struggle in South Africa- Assessment - Recap timeline of the topics covered so far in India's struggle for independence. - Type of MCQs associated with Gandhi, his life, form of protests and mov...