Bal Gangadhar Tilak 1-Date and Place of Birth: 23 July 1856, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra 2-Parents: GangadharTilak (father) and Parvatibai (mother). Father was a noted Sanskrit scholar and school teacher at Ratnagiri. 3-Spouse: Tapibai renamed Satyabhamabai 4-He was associated with Indian National Congress, Indian Home Rule League, Deccan Educational Society,Indian Independence Movement 5-Bal Gangadhar Tilak was … Read more
Geography 1-Kangchenjunga is the third highest mountain in the world (after Mount Everest and K2) and the tallest peak in India. The height of Kangchenjunga is 8,586 metres. There are total 5 peaks out of which three lies on border of India and Nepal, while the other two are completely in Nepal 2-Ganga river … Read more
Polity Pratibha Patil 1-Pratibha Devisingh Patil served as the 12th President of India from 2007 to 2012. 2- The member of Indian National Congress,Pratibha Devisingh Patil is the only woman to hold the office. 3- Previously she served as the Governor of Rajasthan from 2004 to 2007. 4-She was born on 19 December 1934 … Read more
History – Satavahana dynasty -Continued 1-The various Puranas state that the first king of the Satavahana dynasty ruled for 23 years, and mention his name variously as Sishuka, Sindhuka, Chhismaka, Shipraka etc. 2-Based on theories, the beginning of the Satavahana rule is dated variously from 271 BCE to 30 BCE. 3-The Matsya Purana mentions … Read more
History – Satavahana dynasty 1-The Satavahanas were an ancient Indian dynasty based in the Deccan region. 2-The Satavahana kingdom mainly comprised the present-day Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. 3- The dynasty had different capital cities at different times, including Pratishthana (Paithan) and Amaravati (Dharanikota). 4-The dynasty reached its zenith under the rule of Gautamiputra … Read more
NASA 1-Full form of NASA is The National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 2- It is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government. 3-NASA is responsible for the civilian space program as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. 4-President Dwight D. Eisenhower established NASA in 1958. 5-The National Aeronautics … Read more
General Awareness NITI Aayog 1-NITI Aayog – National Institution for Transforming India is a Government of India policy think-tank established by the Narendra Modi government to replace the Planning Commission. 2-The aim for NITI Aayog’s creation is to foster involvement in the economic policy-making process by the State Governments of India. 3-The Union Government … Read more
General Awareness Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed 1-Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (13 May 1905 – 11 February 1977) was the fifth President of India from 1974 to 1977. 2-He was also the 2nd President of India to die in office. 3-Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed was born on 13 May 1905, at the Hauz Qazi area of Old … Read more
V. V. Giri 1-Varahagiri Venkata Giri commonly known as V. V. Giri, was the fourth President of the Republic of India from 24 August 1969 to 24 August 1974. 2-Giri was succeeded by Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed as President in 1974. 3-Giri was born in Berhampur in the Ganjam district of Odisha, into a Telugu Brahmin … Read more
Chandra Shekhar Singh 1- He was an Indian politician who served as the 8th Prime Minister of India from 10 November 1990 to 21 June 1991. 2-Chandra Shekhar Singh was born on 17 April 1927 in Ibrahimpatti, a village in the Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh. 3-He was known as a firebrand in student … Read more