History -Important Bits 1-In India the two important religions that originated in the middle Gangetic plains.Ans – Jainism and Buddhism 2-The revolutionary woman who led the revolution of 1857 in Oudh was .. ? – Begum Hazrat Mahal 3-The simon commission report submitted in 1930 formed the basis for .. ? – The Government of … Read more
History Important places 1- Amritsar Jallianwala Bagh is a public garden in Amritsar in the Punjab state of India,established in 1951 by the Government of India, to commemorate the massacre of peaceful celebrators including unarmed women and children by British occupying forces. Jallianwala Bagh , On 13 April 1919 (Baisakhi Day), a crowd of about … Read more
History -Andhra Pradesh 1-C M Trivedi was the first Governor of Andhra Pradesh. 2-Nyayapati Subba Rao was the first President of Andhra Congress Circle. 3-Gadicherla Hari Sarvothama Rao named the ceded districts as Rayalaseema. 4-Thomas Munro suppressed the the Poligars of Rayalaseema. 5-In 1879 the Rampa Rebellion took place. 6-In 1887 the Hyderabad Nizamabad College … Read more
Modern India (History) Land Revenue Systems Permanent Settlement 1- Introduced in Bengal, Bihar, Orissa, and districts of Benaras & Northern d istricts of Madras by Lord Cornwallis in 1793. 2- It declared Zamindars as the owners of the land. Hence. they could keep l/l1th of the revenue collected to themselves while the British got a … Read more
Important Foreign Travellers in India -Lists 1-It is during the reign of Harshavardhana, Hiuen-Tsang visited India. 2. A Morrish treveller Ibn Batuta, visited India during the reign of the Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq. His book “Rehla” highlights the reign of the Mohammad Tughlaq. 3. Marco Polo visited South India in 1294 A.D., he was a Venetian traveller. 4. … Read more
1. When did the Slave Dynasty founded ? Answer: AD 1206 2. Who is the founder of Slave Dynasty ? Answer: Qutub-ud-din Aibak 3. Who completed the construction of Qutab Minar ? Answer: Iltumish 4. Who started the construction of Qutab Minar ? Answer: Qutub-ud-din Aibak 5. Who is known as Lakh Baksh ? Answer: … Read more
History -Important Points 1- Rashtrakutas was founded by Dantidurga, the greatest ruler of this dynasty was Govinda-III and Amoghvarsha. 2-Jaichand was the last Rajput ruler who was also defeated and killed by Mohammad Ghori in the battle of Chandawar in 1194 A.D 3- Pratiharas:- 730 A.D- 1036 A.D, Bhoja/Mihir Bhoja was the greatest ruler of … Read more
History 1-Vaikunta Perumal Temple was built by Pallava King Nandivarman-II in the 8th century, he was a worshipper of Lord Vishnu. 2-Bharavi, a 6th century Sanskrit poet , was the author of Kiratarjuniya (“Arjuna and the Mountain Man”). 3-The Pallava King Mahendravarman I got defeated by the Chalukya King Pulakesin II. Though, Narasimhavarman I (the … Read more
History -Important Points 1. The term Neolithic was first coined by Sir John Lubbock in 1865. 2. 10,000 – 4000 B.C. in pre-historic period of India is called Mesolithic Age 3 Microliths (tools made of stone) were first discovered by Carlyle in 1867 . 4 Rock painting was a distinctive feature of which pre-historic period … Read more