History-One Liners 1- Sher Shah has been called as the ‘Fore-runner of Akbar’. 2-The last sultan of Delhi was Ibrahim Lodi 3-Guru Arjun Dev was the fifth Sikh guru. 4- Jahangir setup a ‘chain of Justice’. 5-Zabti system was introduced by Akbar. … Read more
History-One Liners The major events and respective timelines of India- 1-1500 to 1000 BCE- Early Vedic Period 2-1200 BCE- Rigveda Period 3-1000 BCE- Iron Age of India 4-700 BCE- Age of Upanishads 5-599 BCE- Birth of Mahavira (24th Tirthankar of Jainism) 6-558–491 BCE- Bimbisara (known as … Read more
History-One Liners The major monuments of India −A List Monuments- Constructed by- Location 1-Jagannatha Temple- King Anantavarman Chodaganga Deva (Eastern Ganga Dynasty)- Puri, Odisha 2- Lingaraj Temple- Somavamsi Dynasty- Bhubaneswar, Odhisha Lingaraj Temple 3-Ajanta Caves- Satavahana Dynasty later Mauryan Dynasty- Aurangabad, Maharashtra 4-Ellora Caves- Kalachuri, Chalukya, and Rashtrakuta Dynasties- Aurangabad, Maharashtra 5-Nalanda … Read more
History-One Liners List of More wars in History 1-First Anglo-Sikh War- Between the Sikh Empire and the East India Company- 1845-1846 CE 2-Second Anglo-Sikh War- Between the Sikh Empire and the British East India Company- 1848-1849 CE 3-First Anglo-Maratha War- Between the British East India Company and Maratha Empire- 1775-1782 CE … Read more
History-One Liners The major wars fought on Indian territory-A List 1-Kalinga War- Between Ashoka and Rani Padmavati- 262 BCE 2-Conquest of the Nanda Empire- Between Chandragupta Maurya and Dhana Nanda- 321-320 BCE 3-Battle of Vatapi- Between the Pallavas and Chalukyas- 642 CE 4-Battle of Peshawar- Mahmud of Ghazni defeated Jayapala- … Read more
History-One Liners 1-Home Rule League was founded by Annie Beasant. 2-Preamble has been described as the ‘Indian Political Horoscope’. 3-K.M. Munshi called the word for Preamble as ‘Political Horoscope of India’. 4-Who set up the first school of untouchables in India? Ans- Jyothiba Phule, 1948, Pune 5-The famous … Read more
History-One Liners 1-The British Parliament passed the Indian Independence Bill on 01.07.1947. 2-The INA, organized by Subhash Chandra Bose, surrendered to the British after the collapse of Japan. Subhash Chandra Bose 3-The Indian National Army was founded by Subhash Chandra Bose. 4-Forward Bloc party was founded by Subhash Chandra Bose in the year … Read more
History- One Liners 1- Year 1921 is considered to be a memorable landmark in the history of India’s Struggle for Freedom. 2-Bal Gangadhar Tilak, national leader of India, preached through his paper ‘Kesari’, his new ideals of self-help and national revival among the masses. 3-The Cabinet Mission to India was headed by Lord … Read more
History-One Liners 1-Mahatma Gandhiji was the editor of Young India. 2-The ‘Homespun Movement’ and the Salt March promoted by Mahatma Gandhiji in India are examples of his policy of Non-violent protest. 3–Rajagriha is the name given to the Ambedkar’s house built for himself, his family and books at Dadar, in Bombay. 4-Dr. B. … Read more
History- One Liners 1-Under Government of India Act, 1858, the Crown of England took the affairs of the Government of India into its own hands. 2-Government of India Act, 1858 made the beginning of Electoral System in India. 3-The Cripps Proposal was referred as ‘Post Dated Cheque’. 4-Indian Councils Act, 1861 for the first … Read more