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Mahadev Gobind Ranade had been a high court judge, an economist, a social reformer, among the founders or the INC, besides being regarded by A O Hume as his political guru.

Annie Besant co-edited 'the National Reformer' with Charles Bradlaugh and wrote many political and free-thought books and pamphlets from 1874-88.

Indian National Army - Subhash Chandra Bose is correctly matched.

The Regulating Act 1773 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain intended to overhaul the management of the East India Company's rule in India.

Home Rule movement was a movement in British India on the lines of Irish Home rule movement. It started in India under the leadership of Annie besant and B.G Tilak. Firstly Home Rule established in India by B.G Tilak at Belgam (Karnataka) and later by Annie Besant at Adyar in 1916.

The Simon Commission was formed to review the working of Government of India Act, 1919 and suggest further constitutional and administrative reforms in the British colonial rule of India.

William Bentinck reformed the finances, opened up judicial posts to Indians, and suppressed such practices as sati, or widow burning, and thuggee, or ritual murder by robber gangs. The innovations effected in his years of office were milestones in creating a much more interventionist style of government than preceding ones, a style that involved the westernization of Indian society and culture. He introduced English in India.

Passed on the recommendations of the Rowlatt Committee and named after its president, British judge Sir Sidney Rowlatt, this act effectively authorized the government to imprison any person suspected of terrorism living in British India for up to two years without a trial, and gave the imperial authorities power to deal with all revolutionary activities.

Ryotwari Settlement of Madras was the land settlement system adopted by the English to provide more protection to the interests of farmers. Under the Ryotwari System, settlement of land revenue was made directly between the government and the ryots the cultivator.

Swamiji was born on 12 January 1863 in Calcutta (now Kolkata). Swami Vivekananda died on 4 July, 1902 in Kolkata.