Indian Independence Movement - Timeline Chart (10th standard History)

1885- Birth of Indian National congress
1905- Partition of Bengal, Swadeshi movement
1906- Birth of Muslim League
1907- Surat split
1909- Minto - Morley Reforms
1911- Cancellation of Bengal Partition
1914- Outbreak of first world war
1916- Home rule movement, Lucknow pact
1917- August Declaration
1918- End of first world war
1919- Montage - chemsford Reforms, Rowlatt Act, Jalian walabagh Massacre
1920- Non Co-operation Movement
1922- chauri Chaura Incident,Suspension of Non cooperation movement
1927- Formation of Simon commission
1928- Arrival of Simon Commission
1929- Lahore Congress
1930- Salt Satyagraha, First Round Table conference
1931- Gandhi Irwin pact, Second Round table Conference
1932- Communal Award, Poona pact, Third Round Table conference
1935- Government of India Act
1939- Beginning of Second world war
1940- Demand for Pakistan, August Offer
1942- Arrival of Cripps' Mission, Quit India Movement
1946- Arrival of Cabinet Mission
1947- Lord Mount Batten plan, India Independence Act

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Indian Geography - Roadways

• 80% of Indian passenger traffic is through roadway
• 60% Goods transport by road
• 3rd largest road length in world: 22 million KM (1991).
• 40% road transport is though highways - National highways is 38000 Km

• States with maximum surface roads in descending order:

1. Maharashtra
2. Tamilnadu
3. Madhyapradesh

• Unsurface road descending order:

1. Orissa
2. Kerala
3. Uttar Pradesh

• Road length descending order:

1. Maharashtra
2. Uttar Pradesh
3. Madhya Pradesh

• Average Road density descending order:

1. Goa
2. Punjab
3. Tamil Nadu

• Total number of national highways: 78
• Manali-Leh highway → Height 4270km→ highest road in the world

• Major National Highways:

1. NH1 - Delhi To Amristar
2. NH2 - Delhi to calcutta
3. NH3 - Agra to Mumbai
4. NH4-Thane to Chennai
5. NH5- East Coast Road
6. NH7 - Varanasi to kanyakumari
7. NH15 -Border Road
8. NH17 - West Coast Road 

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Indian Economics - Five year Plans - Part I

FIRST FIVE YEAR PLAN (1951-1956)

Problems during first five year Plan:

1. Influx or Refugees
2. Food Shortage
3. Inflation which was on the rise
4. Disequilibrium of economy due to II world war
5. Partition of the country

Target:

At least 11% increase in national income

Economic growth + Social growth

 

SECOND FIVE YEAR PLAN (1956-1961)

• * Bolder & ambitious plan
• * Major step towards Industrialization
• * Rebuilding of rural India
• * Create Socialistic Pattern of society

THIRD FIVE YEAR PLAN (1961-61 to 1965-66)

• * Continuation of second 5 year plan

 

FOURTH FIVE YEAR PLAN (1969 - 1974)

• * Growth with stability
• * To be Self reliant

Observations:

      Indo-Pak war Caused a setback and hence the desired economic boost was not achieved.

 

FIFTH FIVE YEAR PLAN (1974-1978)

• * Remove poverty
• * Attain Self reliance.

Termination of the fifth plan:

In March 1977 Janata government terminated the plan as if was a conflict to the party's Socio economic philosophy. A new plan called rolling plan was launched from april 1978 (1978-83)

 

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