Polity-One Liners 1-The Constitutional Amendment by which the age for voting has been revised from 21 years to 18 years is 61st 2-The Election Commission accords recognition to various political parties in India as National or Regional Parties. 3-The right to vote in India is given to all people on the basis of … Read more
Polity 1-How many articles are there in Indian Constitution originally? – 395 2-Articles 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 of the Constitution of India highlight the Right to Equality in detail. This fundamental right is the major foundation of all other rights and privileges granted to Indian citizens 3-The mind … Read more
Polity Meira Kumar 1-Meira Kumar was elected unopposed as the first woman Speaker of Lok Sabha and served from 2009 to 2014. 2- She is a five time Member of Parliament. 3-Prior to being a member of the 15th Lok Sabha,Meira Kumar has been elected earlier to the 8th, 11th, 12th and 14th Lok Sabha. … Read more
Polity Speaker of the Lok Sabha -Sumitra Mahajan 1-The current speaker of Lok Sabha is Sumitra Mahajan of the Bharatiya Janata Party. 2-She is presiding over the 16th Lok Sabha. She is the second woman to hold the office, after her immediate predecessor Meira Kumar. 3-The Speaker of the Lok Sabha is the presiding officer … Read more
Sarojini Naidu 1-Sarojini Naidu was an Indian independence activist,a renowned orator and accomplished poet. 2-She is often known by the moniker ‘The Nightingale of India’. 3-Sarojini Naidu wrote the play ‘Maher Muneer’, which earned her a scholarship to study abroad. 4-She was the first woman Governor of an Indian state after independence. 5- She … Read more
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
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
Polity Rabindranath Tagore 1-Rabindranath Tagore was born in the year 1861, May 7th. He was born in the Jorasanko mansion in Calcutta to Debendranath Tagore (1817–1905) and Sarada Devi (1830–1875). 2- He was a Writer and Painter 3-Gitanjali, Gora, Ghare-Baire, Jana Gana Mana, Rabindra Sangeet, Amar Shonar Bangla (other works) are his notable works. 4-He … Read more
Polity Gulzarilal Nanda 1-Gulzarilal Nanda was the Prime Minister of India for two short periods following the deaths of Jawaharlal Nehru in 1964 and Lal Bahadur Shastri in 1966. 2-He(Gulzarilal Nanda) was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award, in 1997. 3-He was imprisoned for Satyagraha in 1932, and again from 1942 to … Read more
Bhagat Singh 1- Bhagat Singh was an Indian revolutionary socialist. 2-Bhagat Singh worked with several revolutionary organisations and became prominent in the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA), which changed its name to the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) in 1928. 3-Seeking revenge for the death of Lala Lajpat Rai, Bhagat Singh assassinated John Saunders, … Read more