From ancient cities to the modern republic. Choose a topic and see what you remember, or read the sourced article first.
8 quizzes in Colonial & Freedom
Colonial & Freedom · 11 questions
Explore the grievances, boycotts and public participation behind Non-Cooperation. These questions trace Gandhi's programme, its alliance with Khilafat and the events and disagreements surrounding the movement's withdrawal.
Colonial & Freedom · 11 questions
Trace Subhas Chandra Bose's political choices, international alliances and leadership of the Indian National Army. These questions also cover the competing conclusions reached by inquiries into his death.
Colonial & Freedom · 11 questions
Follow the East India Company's transformation from a trading enterprise into a territorial power. These questions cover Bengal, revenue collection, famine and the eventual transfer of rule to the British Crown.
Colonial & Freedom · 12 questions
Explore the Khilafat Movement's Ottoman concerns, Indian leadership and alliance with Non-Cooperation. These questions trace mobilization, tensions and the political changes in Turkey that transformed the movement's prospects.
Colonial & Freedom · 11 questions
Explore Quit India's wartime context, its call for British withdrawal and the arrests that followed. These questions cover local resistance, repression and historians' assessments of the movement's contribution to independence.
Colonial & Freedom · 11 questions
Explore the causes, leaders and consequences of the revolt of 1857. These questions also examine why descriptions ranging from a military mutiny to a war of independence remain contested.
Colonial & Freedom · 11 questions
Explore the early Indian National Congress, from its founding to debates over political strategy. These questions cover leading figures, economic criticism of colonial rule and the divisions within the growing organization.
Colonial & Freedom · 11 questions
Follow the Salt March from its political aims to the wider civil disobedience campaign. These questions cover the choice of salt, public participation, repression and the negotiations that followed.