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Friday 10 February 2017

Vedic Period

Vedic Period : The Aryans
 
The Aryans were semi=nomadic people
Entered India probably through the Khyber Pass (Hindukush Mountains) around 1500 BC.
Early Vedic or Rigvedic Period
Political Organisation
Monarchial form. Tribe was known as Jan and its king as Rajan.
Family was the basic unit of society. The family was patriarchal in nature.
» The Samiti was the National Assembly of the people while the Sabha was Council of Elders.
Social n Social structure was patriarchal.
Women had a high place in society and were co-workers and co-partners in the life with their husbands.
» Caste system was not hereditary, but was based on one’s own profession.
Economy ” Aryans followed a mixed economy~pastoral and agriculturalin which cattle played a predominant part.
Standard unit of exchange was cow. At the same time coins were also there.

Script

» The script is pictographic, not deciphered

End/Decay 

» Invasion of the Aryans, recurrent floods, social breakup of Harappans, earthquakeS, major ecological Changes etc. are listed as possible causes. 
 Religion 
» The Aryans personified the natural forces and looked upon them as living beings. 
» The most important divinity was Indra who played the role of warlord (breaker of forts purandar). 

Indus Valley

Indus Valley
 
1. Indus Civilisation is one of the four earlieSt civilisation of the world along with the civilisation of Mesopotamia (Tigris and Eugphrates), Egypt (Nile) and China (Hwang Ho).
2 The civilisation forms part of the proto-history of india and belongs to the Bronze age.
3.The most accepted period is 2500-1700 BC (by Carbon-14 dating)
4.Dayaram Sahni first discovered Harappa in 1921.
RD Bannerjee discovered Mohenjodaro in 1922.
Geographical Extent
Covered parts of Punjab, Sindh, Baluchistan, Gujarat, Rajasthan and some parts of Western UP.
Major sites in Pakistan are Harappa (on Ravi in Western Punjab), Mohenjodaro (on Indus), Chanhu-Daro (Sindh), etc. In India, major sites are Lothal, Rangpur and Surkotda (Gujarat), Kalibangan
(Rajasthan), Banwani (Hissar), and Alamgirpur (Western UP
Town Planning


Town- Planing
Elaborate town-planning. It follows the grid system. Roads well out, dividing the town into large rectangular blocks.
Used burnt bricks of good quality. It Good drainage system.
In Mohenjodaro, a big public bath (Great Bath) measuring 12 m by 7 m and 2.4 m deep, has been found. 

Agriculture
 
» Grew wheat, barley, rai, peas, sesamum, mustard, rice
(in Lothal), cotton (first to produce cotton), dates, melon, etc.
Used wooden ploughs.
Art: and Graft;
The Harappan Culture belongs to the Bronze Age. in Potter’s wheel was in use.
Bronze image of the famous dancing girl (identified as devadasi) has been found at Mohenjodaro. Economic Life
» Barter system was there. 16 was the unit of measurement.
an seals (made of steatite, had design on one side)  and other material has been found at Mesopotamia. 

Religious Life

main object of worship was the Mother Goddess.
phallus (lingam) and yoni worship was also prevalent. 
Many trees (pipal), animals (bull), birds (dove, pigeon)  and stones were worshipped, 

Thursday 9 February 2017

Ancient India

The Stone Age : Pre History

1: The fossils of the early human being have not beet found in india, but in Africa about 2.6 million years back. So, it appears that lndia was settled later than Africa.
2. The recent reported artefacis from Bart in Maharashtra suggest the appearance of human beings in india around 1.4 million years ago. 




3. The early man in india used tools of stone roughly dressed by crude clipping. This period is therefore. known as the StoncAge, which has been divided into “the Palaeolithic or Old Stone Age (5 lakh 9000 BC) The Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age (9000-4000 BC) ' The Neolithic or New Stone Age (4000-1000 BC)
4. it seems that Palaeolithic men belonged to the Negnto race. Homo sapiens first appeared in the last of this phase.
5.Palaeolithic men were hunters and food gatherers. They had no knowledge of agriculture. lire or pottery. they used tools of unpolished, undressed rough stones and lrved in cave rock shelters They are also called Quartzite men
6. The mesolithic people lived on hunting. fishing and food-gathering. At a later stage they also domesticated animals.
7. The characteristics tools of the Mesolithic Age are microliths, pointed cresconic blades. scrapers, etc, made up of stones.
8. Mamgari: in Madhya Pradesh and Bagor in Rajasthan pmvrde the earliest evrdence for the domestication of animals.
8.The people of Palaeolithic and Mesolithic ages practictsed painting, Bhimbctkn in Madhya Pradesh is a striking site of Pre-historic painting.
9.The people of Neolithic age used tools and implements of polished stone. They particularly used stone axes.
10.it is interesting that in Bumhom domestic dogs were buried With their masters in their graves.
The neoliihic settleis were the earliest farming communities. They produced ragi and horse-gram (kulaihi). Neolithic Sites in Allahabad district are noted for the cultivation of rice in the SlKll’i millenium BC. They domesticated cattle. sheeps and goats. They wove cotton and wool to make cloths.
11.Hand made pottery and use ot‘ potter wheel first appears during the neolithic age.

Tuesday 7 February 2017

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ-3

                 

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1. Squadron leader Rakesh Sharma was India's      first man to go into space. He was ____              cosmonaut to be in space in the world
  • 139th
  • 12th
  • 151st
2. Philology is the?
  • study of bones
  • science of languages
  •  study of muscles
3. The 2006 World Cup Football Tournament          held in
  • France
  • China
  • Germany
4. Satellite launching station is located at ?
  • Sriharikotta (Andhra Pradesh)
  • Salem (Tamilnadu)
  • Warangal (Andhra Pradesh)
5. The 'Black flag' signifies
  • revolution/danger
  • peace
  • protest
6. Republican party is
  • All of the them
  • political parties which has no definite                  principles
  • the political party which changes with the           change in the times and circumstances in           the country
7. Study of life in outer space is known as
  • endbiology
  • exobiology
  • neobiology
8. School of Aviation Medicine (Air Force) is located        at
  • Allahabad
  • Jalahalli
  • Bangalore
9. Recession is?
  • All of the them
  • period during which unemployment may        rise and demand and output may fall,            leading to slump in trade
  • slowing down of economic activity over          a limited period
10. What does CGI stand for?
  • a club or a local sport association for              remarkable achievements
  • amateur athlete, not necessarily an                  Olympian
  • National Olympic Committee for                     outstanding work

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Sunday 5 February 2017

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ -2

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Question 1:

How many languages and dialects are spoken by people all over the world?

 6,000
  9,000
 4,000
 1000



Question 2:

Approximately, how many people speak Chinese language?

  1 billion
  1 million
1 lakh
1 thousand



Question 3:

The language with the richest vocabulary is:

 Hindi
French
English
 German



Question 4:

English Language have more than ?? words:

4,50,000
45,000
 4,500
 450



Question 5:

The oldest Indian language is:

 Telugu
 Hindi 
 Tamil 
Punjabi



Question 6:

Which book has been printed in the maximum number of languages and these scripts?

 The Bible
Hiraka Sutra
Nico Rosberg
 None of these



Question 7:

The only religious book ever printed in a shorthand scripts is:

 The Ramayana
The Mahabharata
The bible
Guru Granth Sahib



Question 8:

The oldest printed work in the world, which dates back to AD 868 is:

 The Bible
 The Hirake Sutra
 The Ramayana
The Mahabharata



Question 9:

The largest book, the super book, is ?? and weight is ??

270 cm, 300 cm, 252 kg.
 100 cm, 110 cm, 100 kg.
 200 cm, 100 cm, 60 kg.
None of these



Question 10:

 Les Hommes de bonne volonté is the:

Longest novel ever published
Shortest novel every published
The oldest novel
 Non of this



Question 11:

The author of the play/book ?Ratnawali? is:

 Tulsidas
 Kalidas
 Harsha Vardhan
 Prem Chand



Question 12:

Which of the following in the book/play written by Maithili Sharan Gupt?

 Saket
Satyartha Prakash
 Shakuntala Lal
 Savitri



Question 13:

The book ?Satyartha Prakash? was written by:

Swami Dayanand
Swami Vivekanand
Sarojini Naidu
Kalidas



Question 14:

The play/book ?Shakuntala? was written by.?

Maithili Sharan gupt
Swami Dayanand
 Kalidas
 Tulsidas



Question 15:

Which of the following is the author of  Song of India,?:

Firdausi
Sarojini Naidu
Lala Lajpat Rai
Sri Aurobindo Ghosh



Question 16:

The author of the book ?Time machine? is:

 Lewis Carroll
Robert Louis Stevenson
Charles Lamb
 H.G. Wells



Question 17:

Which of the following book was written by Tulsidas:

Ramcharitmanas
Vinay Patrika
 Both (a) and (b)
Yashodhara



Question 18:

The book ?Vish Vriksha? was written by:

Bankimchandra Chatterjee
 Annie Basant
 Tulsidas
Kalidas



Question 19:

The book ?We Indians? was written by:

H.G. Wells
 Khushwant Singh
James Jeans
 Thomas Moore
 


Question 20:

Which of he following is he author of play/book ?Yashodhara?:

Maithili Sharan Gupt
Khushwant Singh
 Bankimchandra Chatterjee
 Sarojini Naidu
 


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Thursday 26 January 2017

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ--1

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Question 1:

Name the Indian who has won silver medal in 2015 Korea Open Badminton Tournament?

 Ajay Jayaram
  Chetan Anand
 Aditya Joshi
 Sanave Thomas


Question 2:

Ladakh Festival is celebrated at which of the following state?

  Uttar Pradesh
  Bihar
Rajasthan
Jammu and Kashmir


Question 3:

How much fund has been allotted for the National Integrated Power Development Scheme?

 Rs. 45,000 Crore
Rs. 50,000 Crore
Rs. 35,000 Crore
Rs. 40,000 Crore


Question 4:

Name the Indian Cricketer who has received the honorary life membership by the Cricket Club of India?

M S Dhoni
Virat Kohli
Ajinkya Rahane
 Sachin Tendulkar


Question 5:

Which of the following country has recently adopted new constitution to make the country’s transition to a secular and democratic republic?

 Maldives
Sri Lanka
Bangaldesh
Nepal


Question 6:

Who is the winner of 2015 Singapore Grand Prix of Formula One?

 Sebastian Vettel
Nico Hulkenberg
Nico Rosberg
 Danieal Ricciardo


Question 7:

 Who is the current President of Nepal?

 Abdulla Yameen
Ram Baran Yadav
Abdul Hamid
Thein Sein


Question 8:

Who is the winner of Jnangarima Manad Alankaran Award of Bharatiya Jnanpith?

 Satyapal Anand
 Syed Waheed Ashraf
Syed Amin Ashraf
Shamim Hanf


Question 9:

 Who is the author of “Hollywood Wives”?

Viola Davis
 Michael Cristofer
 Jackie Collins
 Kylie Travis


Question 10:

International Day of Peace was observed on 21st September 2015. What is its theme for the year 2015?

Learn to Love-Love Makes Peace
Make Peace from your Home
World Needs Peace and Prosperity
Partnerships for PeaceDignity for all


Question 11:

What will be the India’s GDP growth forecast for the current financial year as per recent Asian Development Bank forecast?

6.1%
6.9%
7.1%
7.4%


Question 12:

Who has been appointed as the New Managing Director of Harley Davidson India?

 Vikram Pawah
A M Naik
Siddhartha Lal
 Anoop Prakash


Question 13:

Which country has declared, Cow as their National Animal?

Nepal
Maldives
Bangladesh
Sri Lanka


Question 14:

What is the name of the India’s Fast Patrol Vessel which has been commissioned in the naval dockyard in Mumbai?

ICGS Akshay
ICGS Kamorta
 ICGS Airvat
 ICGS Apoorva


Question 15:

Who is the winner of the 24th Vyaas Samman?

Kamal Kishore Goenka
David Prasad
Shekar Roy Pandey
Vignesh Kumar Yadav


Question 16:

Google has joined hands with which of the following organization to launch Android Developer Nanodegree programme?

 Microsoft
Idea
Reliance
 Tata Trusts


Question 17:

Which of the following state assembly has passed the Vexation Litigation Prevention Bill, 2015 to prevent the filing of baseless cases and misuse of laws for personal benefits?

Punjab
assam
 Bihar
Rajasthan


Question 18:

5th International Pars Wushu Cup was held at _______.

Tehran
 Kabul
 Tashkent
Astana


Question 19:

Korea Caravan 2015 is related to which of the following state?

Andhra Pradesh
 Assam
Madhya Pradesh
 Maharashtra 


Question 20:

First Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre (ISLRTC) will be inaugurated at _______.

Punjab
pune
 New Delhi
 Mumbai 


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