Modern Indian History
Lord Hastings faced the Pindaris in the year 1817-18. The Pindaris were associated with which of the following professions during the time of Bajirao I?
The Pindaris (Also known as Scavengers of the Maratha) were the irregular horsemen during the time of Bajirao I. They settled in Malwa after the third battle of Panipat (1761).
The Purna Swaraj resolution was passed by the Indian National Congress during the Lahore session on 26th December 1929. Jawaharlal Nehru was the president of that session. It was decided that 26th January 1930 would be celebrated as ‘Independence Day’.
The Hindu Widows’ Remarriage Act, 1856, also Act XV, 1856, enacted on 25 July 1856, legalized the remarriage of Hindu widows in all jurisdictions of India under East India Company rule was drafted by Lord Dalhousie.
The Age of Consent Act was signed in 1891 during the viceroyship of Lord Lansdowne. By this act, the age limit of girls was raised from 10 to 12 within which protection was given to them. Marriage of girls under the age of twelve was prohibited.