Important Dates in Indian History

The Purna Swaraj resolution was passed in 1929 CE. Remember it with the Lahore session chaired by Jawaharlal Nehru.

The Government of India Act was passed in 1935 CE. Link it with provincial autonomy and the federal scheme.

The Forward Bloc was founded in 1939 CE. Link it with Subhas Chandra Bose and a different political direction from Congress.

Mahatma Gandhi was born on 2 October 1869 in Porbandar, in present-day Gujarat. He later became a major leader of India’s freedom movement and used ideas such as non-violence and satyagraha in political struggle. The question asks only for the year of birth, so the key historical fact is 1869. The day and place are useful memory links, but they do not change the answer requested.

Option B, 1869, is correct. The other years have different associations: 1857 is linked with the major uprising against British rule, 1885 with the founding of the Indian National Congress, and 1915 with Gandhi’s return to India from South Africa. These distinctions help prevent confusion between important dates. Therefore, linking Gandhi with 2 October, Porbandar, and the year 1869 leads directly to the correct choice. The answer is a standard and well-established historical fact.

Jawaharlal Nehru was born on 14 November 1889 in Allahabad (now Prayagraj). Therefore, 1889 is the correct answer. The year 1869 is a close distractor because it is the birth year of Mahatma Gandhi. Exam tip: remember Nehru's birth date, 14 November, with Children's Day.

Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar was born in 1891. Remember him with his key role in Constitution-making.

Subhas Chandra Bose was born in 1897. Remember him with Netaji and the Indian National Army.

Bhagat Singh was born on 28 September 1907 in Banga village, Punjab, then in British India and now in Pakistan. Therefore, 1907 is the correct answer. The year 1919 is associated with the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, not with his birth. Exam tip: Remember 1907 for Bhagat Singh’s birth and 1931 for his martyrdom.

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was born in 1875. Remember him as the Iron Man of India and for integration.

Bal Gangadhar Tilak was born in 1856. Link him with the slogan of Swaraj and national awakening.

Lala Lajpat Rai was born on 28 January 1865 in Dhudike village, Punjab. Therefore, 1865 is the correct answer. He was known as ‘Punjab Kesari’ and was one of the prominent nationalist leaders of the Lal-Bal-Pal trio. Remember 1869 as the birth year of Mahatma Gandhi, not Lala Lajpat Rai. Exam tip: Learn freedom movement leaders along with their birth years and popular epithets.

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was born in 1888. Link him with education and the national movement.

Sarojini Naidu was born in 1879. Remember her as the Nightingale of India and with the freedom movement.

Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi was killed in 1858 while fighting against British forces during the wider uprising that began in 1857. The year 1857 is therefore connected with the revolt, but it is not the year of her death. She continued resistance after the uprising had started and died during the fighting near Gwalior in June 1858. This distinction is important in date-based history questions.

The years 1828 and 1856 do not match the known date of her death. Option C may appear tempting because the rebellion is commonly called the Revolt of 1857, but the question asks specifically when Lakshmibai died. The correct year is 1858, so option D follows. Remember the sequence: revolt begins in 1857, and Lakshmibai dies in 1858.

Swami Vivekananda was born in 1863. Remember him with the Chicago speech and youth inspiration.

Swami Vivekananda spoke in Chicago in 1893. Link it with the global introduction of Indian culture.

Raja Rammohan Roy was born in 1772 at Radhanagar in Bengal. He was a leading Indian social reformer and was associated with the founding of the Brahmo Sabha in 1828, which later came to be known as the Brahmo Samaj. Thus, 1828 is not his birth year. Exam tip: remember the sequence—Roy’s birth: 1772, Brahmo Sabha: 1828, death: 1833.

Raja Rammohan Roy died in 1833 at Bristol, England. He founded the Brahmo Samaj and strongly supported the abolition of Sati. The year 1829 refers to the abolition of Sati, not to his death. Exam tip: Remember the sequence—Brahmo Samaj (1828), abolition of Sati (1829), and Roy’s death (1833).

Swami Dayanand Saraswati was born in 1824. Remember him with Arya Samaj and the idea of returning to the Vedas.

Swami Dayanand Saraswati founded Arya Samaj in 1875. Link it with social and religious reform.