USS · Paper I
Every date the USS paper asks for, in order.
The paper asks 'which came first' at least as often as it asks for a year, so the order matters more than the numbers. Read this top to bottom twice and the ordering questions answer themselves.
| Period | What happened |
|---|---|
| c. 2500 BCE | Indus Valley civilisation — Harappa, Mohenjo-daro |
| c. 563 BCE | Gautama Buddha born at Lumbini |
| 321 BCE | Chandragupta Maurya founds the Mauryan empire, advised by Kautilya |
| c. 261 BCE | Kalinga war; Ashoka turns to Buddhism |
| 1498 | Vasco da Gama lands at Kappad near Kozhikode |
| 1526 | First Battle of Panipat — the Mughal empire begins |
| 1556–1605 | Reign of Akbar |
| 1674 | Shivaji crowned; the Maratha kingdom |
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1757 | Battle of Plassey — Robert Clive defeats Siraj-ud-Daulah |
| 1764 | Battle of Buxar |
| 1857 | The revolt — the First War of Indian Independence |
| 1885 | Indian National Congress founded by A. O. Hume |
| 1905 | Partition of Bengal |
| 1919 | Jallianwala Bagh massacre, Amritsar |
| 1920 | Non-Cooperation Movement |
| 1930 | Civil Disobedience — the Dandi Salt March |
| 1942 | Quit India Movement |
| 1947 | Independence, 15 August |
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1498 | Vasco da Gama at Kappad; received by the Zamorin |
| 1600s | Kunjali Marakkars resist the Portuguese at sea |
| 1805 | Pazhassi Raja's resistance ends |
| 1809 | Velu Thampi Dalawa's revolt in Travancore |
| 1847 | Rajyasamacharam — the first Malayalam newspaper |
| 1891 | Malayali Memorial |
| 1924 | Vaikom Satyagraha |
| 1931 | Guruvayur Satyagraha, led by K. Kelappan |
| 1936 | Temple Entry Proclamation, Travancore |
| 1946 | Punnapra–Vayalar uprising |
| 1956 | Kerala state formed, 1 November |
| 1957 | First elected government; E. M. S. Namboodiripad Chief Minister |
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 26 Nov 1949 | Constitution adopted |
| 26 Jan 1950 | Constitution comes into force — Republic Day |
| 1976 (42nd) | 'Socialist' and 'secular' added; Fundamental Duties added |
| 1978 (44th) | Right to property removed from the Fundamental Rights |
| 1989 (61st) | Voting age lowered from 21 to 18 |
| 1992 (73rd/74th) | Panchayati Raj and urban local bodies |
| 2002 (86th) | Right to Education, Article 21A |