Modern Indian History

The first non-Congress government in an Indian state was formed in Kerala in 1957. The Communist Party of India (CPI) led by E.M.S. Namboodiripad won the 1957 elections and formed the world's first democratically elected communist government. This was a historic moment in Indian politics. The other years listed (1959, 1965, 1979, 1992) are not when the first non-Congress state government was formed.

Correct answer is (3). 

The first hydroelectric power station on the Kaveri River was established at Shivanasamudra in Karnataka in 1902. It was one of the earliest such projects in Asia and supplied power to the Kolar Gold Fields.

Dadabhai Naoroji is known as the 'Grand Old Man of India' for his pioneering role in India's freedom movement and economic analysis. He was the first Indian to be elected to the British Parliament and authored 'Poverty and Un-British Rule in India' explaining the drain theory. His economic nationalism influenced later leaders.

Jallianwalla Bagh Massacre, hunter committee were appointed by the government of India for investigating and submitting a report on the Jallianwalla Bagh Massacre

The Rowlatt Act (1919) allowed detention without trial and provoked nationwide protests, culminating in the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre and directly leading Gandhi to launch the Non-Cooperation Movement as a response to these oppressive measures.

Sohan Singh Bhakna was the founding president of the Hind Association of America (also known as the Ghadar Party) established in 1913 in California, which became a major revolutionary organization fighting for Indian independence.

Lala Hardayal was the principal intellectual founder and driving force behind the Ghadar Movement. As a professor and revolutionary, he provided the ideological leadership and organizational vision that mobilized Indian immigrants against British rule.

The Lucknow Pact (1916) accomplished three things: Congress formally accepted separate electorates for Muslims, Congress and the Muslim League cooperated together, and both parties jointly demanded self-government (swaraj) from the British.

V.D Sarkar founded the Abhinav Bharat society in 1904.

Bal Gangadhar Tilak famously declared 'Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it' - this became one of the most powerful slogans of the Indian independence movement, encapsulating the demand for complete freedom from British rule.

The 'divide and rule' policy was indeed the fundamental strategy of British administration in India. By exploiting religious and regional divisions, the British effectively prevented unified opposition to their rule, making it the cornerstone of their governance approach.

Bal Gangadhar Tilak founded the Home Rule League in 1916 to advocate for self-rule within the British Empire. While Annie Besant also started a separate Home Rule League around the same time, Tilak is most commonly credited as the primary founder in Indian history questions.

The first session of the Indian National Congress was held in Bombay (now Mumbai) in December 1885. This inaugural session marked the beginning of the organized independence movement in India.

A.O. Hume, a Scottish civil servant, founded the Indian National Congress in 1885. He envisioned it as a platform for educated Indians to participate in political dialogue and eventually self-governance. While leaders like Dadabhai Naoroji, Mahatma Gandhi, and Annie Besant were influential figures in the Congress, Hume was specifically its founder. The first session was held in Bombay with 72 delegates.