History * Shaka Era Seventy Eight CE, the year of ascension of emperor Kanishka became the beginning of what came to be called the Shaka Era or shakabda. Many south Indians to this day use this calendar. This era is seventy eight years behind the Common Era in normal use * Mehrauli pillar The famous … Read more
History 1-Amaravati Stupa in Guntur district is the most famous one in Andhra Pradesh. This was built during the rule of Satavahanas about 1900 years ago. 2-Another important stupa was the Nagarjunakonda stupa. It was a part of Vijayapuri, the capital city of Ikshvaku kings. It was situated on the banks of Krishna River. 3- … Read more
History 1-Who designed the Indian parliament Building ? -Herbert Bekar 2-Name the first king in the world who introduced prohibition -Ashoka 3-The custom of Johar prevailed among the women of Rajputs 4-Indus valley civilization period was 3000-1500 BC 5-Who were the architects of Indus Valley Civilization ?- Dravidans 6-The kailashnath Temple at Ellora was constructed … Read more
History 1-Mohenjodaro and Harappa are now in Pakistan 2-Aryan’s lived in South India 3-The modern name for Pataliputra – Patna 4-The modern name for Panipat is Kurukshetra 5-Vikramaditya was Chandra Gupta II 6-Which battle in India gave superior status to the Britishers ? – Battle of Buxar 7-Who was defeated by Ghori Mohammed to conquer … Read more
History 1-President of Indian National Congress at the time of independence was Acharya J B Kriplani (1946) 2-First joint session of Indian National Congress and Muslim League took place in Lucknow (1916) 3-National Song, Vande Mataram was first sung in the session of Calcutta (1896) 4-First split of Indian National Congress took place in 1907 … Read more
History 1-When did the Marathas capture Salsette and Bassein from the Portuguese ? -1739 A.D 2-The Dutch established their first settlement in Bengal at Balasore. 3- When was Bombay transferred to the East India Company by Charles II ? Ans- 1668 AD 4-What was the rate of land revenue in the administration of Shivaji ? … Read more
History -Important Points 1- Which inscription referred to “Piyadassi” as the second name for Asoka ?Ans-Maski 2-Hiuen Tsang was the Chinese traveller, who visited the kingdoms of Harshavardhana and Kumar Bhaskar Varma. 3- Jainism religions is associated with Kaivalya 4-The first evidence of the cultivation of cotton has been found at Nal site. 5-Dhanvantri was … Read more
History Facts of Modern India 1-On 26 January, 1950, the state of Hyderabad merged in the Indian Federation. 2-The Interim Government of India was organized under the leadership of Jawaharlal Nehru. The Cabinet took oath on 2nd September, 1946. 3-In July 1947, the Indian Independence Act was passed by the British Parliament 4- On 20 … Read more
History -Facts of Ancient India 1-The people of Lothal used rice in 1800 B.C 2- The prominent female sages were Lopamudra, Ghosa, Shachi and Poulomi. 3-Rig Ved has two Brahmans—(1) Aitereya, (2) Kaushitaki. 4- Sam Ved and Atharav Ved have no Aranyakas. 5- During the Rigvedic period Nishk was an ornament for the neck; Karnashobhan … Read more
History 1-Bhaskaracharya, the great astronomer and mathematician of ancient India, was the first person to calculate the time taken by the earth to orbit the sun. 2-Chess was a popular game in ancient India. 3-The Indus valley civilization was one of the most advance civilizations in terms of town planning etc 4-The great physician of … Read more