Test 1 Subject Flashcards
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Neo lithic sites of prehistoric india
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Mehrgarh Burzahom Mahagara Koldihwa Chirand Daojali hading Hallie Paiyampalli
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Palaeolithic sites of pre historic india
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Hunsgi
Kurnool caves
Bhimbetka
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Megalithic sites in pre historic india
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Adichamallur
Brahmagiri
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Early village sites in prehistoric india
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Inamgaon
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How did people became farmers
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Around 12,000 years ago, there were major changes in the climate of the world, with a shift to relatively warm conditions.
In many areas, this led to the development of grasslands.
This was also a time when several grain bearing grasses, including wheat, barley and rice grew naturally in different parts of the subcontinent. Men, women and children probably collected these grains as food, and learnt where they grew, and when they ripened.
This may have led them to think about growing plants on their own. In this way people became farmers.
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How did we get to know that People were familiar with the use of fire in Paleolithic age.
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Traces of ash have been found in Kurnool Caves (Paleolithic Site).
This suggests that people were familiar with the use of fire.
Fire could have been used for many things: as a source of light, to roast meat, and to scare away animals.
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Mud brick houses are built in
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Neolithic sites
Mud brick houses were built instead of grass huts.
Wheels were used to make pottery.
Pottery was used for cooking as well as storage of food grains.
Large urns were used as coffins for the burial of the dead.
There was also improvement in agriculture.
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Meghalithic sites
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The burial pits were covered with these stones.
Such graves are extensively found in South India.
Some of the important megalithic sites are Hallur and Maski in Karnataka, Nagarjunakonda in Andhra Pradesh and Adichchanallur in Tamil Nadu.
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First villages are founded by which communities
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The chalcolithic communities founded the first villages in India and cultivated far more cereals than is known in the case of the Neolithic communities.
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The first modern accounts of the ruins of the Indus civilisation are those of (which person discovered it )
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Charles Masson
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Which excavations proved that harappan civilisation got ended in late harappan stages
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Lothal
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What are the toys seen in IVC
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Clay carts, marbles, balls and dice
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The diff conclusions got by people on the native ness of harappan are
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Parpola and his Scandinavian colleagues came to the conclusion that the language of the Harappans was Dravidian.
A group of Soviet scholars accepts this view. Other scholars provide different view connecting the Harappan script with that of Brahmi.
The mystery of the Harappan script still exists.
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Kuru capital
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Mahajanapadas
Kuru —> Hastinapura
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What is the imp metal rig Vedic aryans are aware of
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Iron
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Who is the chief treasurer of the
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Sannidhata
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Who is the collector of general revenue in the Mughal emperor
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Samaharta
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Who is the officer in charge of pastoral lands in mauryan empire
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Vrajapathi
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Many jana or tribes were amalgamated to form janapadas or rashtras in which period
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Later Vedic period
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Who are the large number of new officials seen in later Vedic period
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In the later Vedic period, a large number of new officials were involved in the administration in addition to the existing purohita, senani and gramani.
They include the treasury officer, tax collector and royal messenger.
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Child marriages started in
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Later Vedic period
Child marriages had become common.
According the Aitreya Brahmana a daughter has been described as a source of misery.
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What are the sea trade facts about the later Vedic period
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The Later Vedic people were familiar with the sea and they traded with countries like Babylon.
A class of hereditary merchants (vaniya) came into existence.
Vaisyas also carried on trade and commerce.
They organized themselves into guilds known as ganas.
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What is mudra rakshasa
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Vishakhadatta wrote a drama named “Mudra Rakshasa”
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Who is the first king of the Magadha
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Bimbisara
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What are the major factors responsible for the religious reforms in India in 6th century BC
The primary cause for the rise of Jainism and Buddhism was the religious unrest in India in the 6th century B.C
The complex rituals and sacrifices advocated in the Later Vedic period were not acceptable to the common people.
The teachings of Upanishads, an alternative to the system of sacrifices, were highly philosophical in nature and therefore not easily understood by all.
The growth of trade led to the improvement in the economic conditions of the Vaisyas.
As a result, they wanted to enhance their social status but the orthodox.
Varna system did not allow this.
Therefore, they began to extend support to Buddhism and Jainism.
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Capital of Pallavas
Panamalai or Kanchi in Tamil Nadu was the capital of Pallavas.
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Did Buddhism opposed vedas
Buddhism and Jainism denied the authority of the Vedas and the necessity of performing sacrifices and rituals. Both of them were opposed to animal sacrifices.
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Who thought anekantavada
Mahavira taught the principles of Anekantavada (many-sided reality): syadvada and nayavada.
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Components of anekantavada
Mahavira taught the principles of Anekantavada (many-sided reality): syadvada and nayavada.
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Mahavira teaching were combined by
Mahavira's teachings were compiled by Indrabhuti Gautama (his chief disciple) as the Jain Agamas.
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Who is Indrabhuti Gautama
Mahavira's teachings were compiled by Indrabhuti Gautama (his chief disciple) as the Jain Agamas.
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Which Buddhism spread from India to various countries including China and South East Asian nations.
Mahayana Buddhism
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Who is the contemporary of both Vardhamana Mahavira and Gautama Buddha.
Bimbisara
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Did Alexander crossed the Indus River
Yup
He crossed the Indus in February 326 B.C. with the help of the bridge of boats. He was warmly received by Ambhi, the ruler of Taxila
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What is the book written by the Chinese traveller Hiuen Tsang
The Chinese traveller Hiuen Tsang visited India during the period of emperor Harsha.
When he went back to China, he wrote a detailed description of India during the reign of Harsha in his book ‘Si-yu-ki’ or ‘Record of the Western Countries’.
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Who is the ambassador of the bindusara
Deimachus was a Greek of the Seleucid Empire who lived during the third-century BCE.
He became an ambassador to the court of Bindusara
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the first coins to bear the names and images of rulers were issued by
Indo Greeks
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Where are the southern most kingdoms in ashoka period
Asoka’s inscriptions mention the southernmost kingdoms – Cholas, Pandyas, Satyaputras and Keralaputras – as border-states.
Therefore these states remained outside the Mauryan Empire.
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Who discovered the Maski inscription
Maski is a town and an archaeological site in the Raichur district of the state of Karnataka.
The site came into prominence with the discovery of a minor rock edict of Emperor Ashoka by C. Beadon in 1915.
It was the first edict of Emperor Ashoka that contained the name Ashoka in it instead of the earlier edicts that referred him as Devanampiye piyadasi.
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What are the stages ashoka gradually happend
Asoka became a Sakya Upasaka (lay dsicple) and two and a half years later, a Bikshu (monk).
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What is the language satavahanas patronized
Prakrit
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Who is the founder of satavahana dynasty
Simuka
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Who is the founder of Vikrama era
Azes I, Saka ruler, was considered to be the founder of the Vikrama era.
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Who is the founder of Saka era
Kanishka was the most important ruler of the Kushana dynasty.
He was the founder of the Saka era which starts from 78 A.D.
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What is the earliest Tamil literature
Tolkappiyam authored by Tolkappiyar is the earliest of the Tamil literature.
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How is the form of govt in sangam age
Hereditary monarchy was the form of government during the Sangam period.
The king had also taken the advice of his minister, court-poet and the imperial court.
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Principal deity of sangam age
The primary deity of the Sangam period was Seyon or Murugan, who is hailed as Tamil God.
The worship of Murugan was having an ancient origin and the festivals relating to God Murugan was mentioned in the Sangam literature
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What marriages are seen in sangam age
Love marriage was a common practice. Women were allowed to choose their life partners.
However, the life of widows was miserable.
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What are hero stones called in sangam age
The Hero Stone or Nadu Kal worship was significant in the Sangam period.
The Hero Stone was erected in memory of the bravery shown by the warrior in battle.
Many hero stones with legends inscribed on them were found in different parts of Southern India.
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Samudragupta was ardent follower of Shaivism,
He was an ardent follower of Vaishnavism but was tolerant of other creeds.
He evinced keen interest in Buddhism and was the patron of the great Buddhist scholar Vasubandu.
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Fahine visited India during which gupta rule
The famous Chinese pilgrim, Fahien visited India during the reign of Chandragupta II.
Out of his nine years stay in India, he spent six years in the Gupta empire.
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Who founded Nalanda university
Kumaragupta was the son and successor of Chandragupta II.
His reign was marked by general peace and prosperity.
He laid the foundation of the Nalanda University which emerged an institution of international reputation.
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Gupta king maintained a close contact with the provincial administration through a class of officials called
The king maintained a close contact with the provincial administration through a class of officials called Kumaramatyas and Ayuktas.
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How are provinces divide in gupta period
Provinces in the Gupta Empire were known as Bhuktis and provincial governors as Uparikas.
They were mostly chosen from among the princes.
Bhuktis were subdivided into Vishyas or districts.
They were governed by Vishyapatis. Nagara Sreshtis were the officers looking after the city administration.
The villages in the district were under the control of Gramikas
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What is the title of narasimhavarman I
Narasimhavarman I assumed the title Vatapikonda by defeating Pulakesin II.
The Pallava army under General Paranjothi pursued the retreating Chalukya army, entered Chalukya territory, captured and destroyed the capital city of Vatapi
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Who is the general Narasimhavarman I used to defeat Chalukyan pulakesin II
Narasimhavarman I assumed the title Vatapikonda by defeating Pulakesin II.
The Pallava army under General Paranjothi pursued the retreating Chalukya army, entered Chalukya territory, captured and destroyed the capital city of
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What are the language early Pallavas used
The early Pallava rulers from 250 A.D. to 350 A.D. issued their charters in Prakrit.
Important among them were Sivaskandavarman and Vijayaskandavarman.
The second line of Pallava rulers who ruled between 350 A.D. and 550 A.D. issued their charters in Sanskrit.
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What are the names of the imp charters issued by the early Pallavas
The early Pallava rulers from 250 A.D. to 350 A.D. issued their charters in Prakrit.
Important among them were Sivaskandavarman and Vijayaskandavarman.
The second line of Pallava rulers who ruled between 350 A.D. and 550 A.D. issued their charters in Sanskrit.
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What are the charters languages issued by the second line of the Pallavas
The early Pallava rulers from 250 A.D. to 350 A.D. issued their charters in Prakrit.
Important among them were Sivaskandavarman and Vijayaskandavarman.
The second line of Pallava rulers who ruled between 350 A.D. and 550 A.D. issued their charters in Sanskrit.
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Who defeated the Aparajitha and seized Kanchi
The Chola king Aditya I defeated the last Pallava ruler Aparajita and seized the Kanchi region.
With this, the rule of Pallava dynasty came to an end
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What are brahmadeya
Pallavas provided land-grants to the temples known as Devadhana and
also to the Brahmans known as Brahmadeya.
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Who is the last ruler of the chalukya
Kirtivarman II was the last of the rulers of the Chalukyas.
He was defeated by Dantidurga, the founder of the Rashtrakuta dynasty
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Who defeated the last ruler of the chalukyas
Kirtivarman II was the last of the rulers of the Chalukyas.
He was defeated by Dantidurga, the founder of the Rashtrakuta dynasty
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In the context of Pallava’s history, what was Dakshinachitra?
Mahendravarman, one of the greatest of the rulers of the Pallava dynasty, was found of painting and is said to have commissioned a scholar at his court to pen down an instruction manual for painters, which is a treatise on south Indian paintings called Dakshinachitra.
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Who occupied the delta of Kaveri region
The Cholas occupied the delta of the Kaveri River and the adjoining region.
Under the Pandyas, the capital Madurai and port city Korkai were great centers of trade and commerce
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How is the Chalukyas administration
The Chalukya administration was highly centralized unlike that of the Pallavas and the Cholas.
Village autonomy was absent under
the Chalukyas.
The Chalukyas had a great maritime power.
Pulakesin II had 100 ships in his navy.
They also had a small standing army.
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How is the Chalukyas army power
The Chalukya administration was highly centralized unlike that of the Pallavas and the Cholas.
Village autonomy was absent under
the Chalukyas.
The Chalukyas had a great maritime power.
Pulakesin II had 100 ships in his navy. They also had a small standing army.
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Who is vishnuvardhana
Vishnuvardhana was a king of the Hoysala Empire.
He ascended the Hoysala throne after the death of his elder brother Veera Ballala I in c.1108.
Originally a follower of Jainism and known as Bitti Deva, he came under the influence of the Hindu philosopher Ramanujacharya, converted to Hindu Vaishnavism and took the name "Vishnuvardhana"
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Who is the philosopher that changed Vishnuvardhan
Vishnuvardhana was a king of the Hoysala Empire. He ascended the Hoysala throne after the death of his elder brother Veera Ballala I in c.1108.
Originally a follower of Jainism and known as Bitti Deva, he came under the influence of the Hindu philosopher Ramanujacharya, converted to Hindu Vaishnavism and took the name "Vishnuvardhana"
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Scholars of the rashtrakutas court
The Rashtrakutas widely patronized the Sanskrit literature.
There were many scholars in the Rashtrakuta court.
Trivikrama wrote Nalachampu and the Kavirahasya was composed by Halayudha during the reign of Krishna III.
The Jain literature flourished under the patronage of the Rashtrakutas.
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Who wrote nalachampu
The Rashtrakutas widely patronized the Sanskrit literature.
There were many scholars in the Rashtrakuta court.
Trivikrama wrote Nalachampu and the Kavirahasya was composed by Halayudha during the reign of Krishna III.
The Jain literature flourished under the patronage of the Rashtrakutas.
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Which period Trivikram belonged to
The Rashtrakutas widely patronized the Sanskrit literature.
There were many scholars in the Rashtrakuta court.
Trivikrama wrote Nalachampu and the Kavirahasya was composed by Halayudha during the reign of Krishna III.
The Jain literature flourished under the patronage of the Rashtrakutas.
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Works of Trivikram
The Rashtrakutas widely patronized the Sanskrit literature.
There were many scholars in the Rashtrakuta court.
Trivikrama wrote Nalachampu and the Kavirahasya was composed by Halayudha during the reign of Krishna III.
The Jain literature flourished under the patronage of the Rashtrakutas.
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What are the literatures patronised under the rashtrakutas
The Rashtrakutas widely patronized the Sanskrit literature.
There were many scholars in the Rashtrakuta court.
Trivikrama wrote Nalachampu and the Kavirahasya was composed by Halayudha during the reign of Krishna III.
The Jain literature flourished under the patronage of the Rashtrakutas.
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Who built the Kailasa temple
At Ellora, the most remarkable temple is the Kailasa temple.
It was excavated during the reign of Krishna I.
It is carved out of a massive block of rock 200 feet long, and 100 feet in breadth and height.
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Where is the Kailasa temple
At Ellora, the most remarkable temple is the Kailasa temple.
It was excavated during the reign of Krishna I.
It is carved out of a massive block of rock 200 feet long, and 100 feet in breadth and height.
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Kannada literature saw its beginning in
The Kannada literature saw its beginning during the period of the Rashtrakutas.
Amogavarsha’s Kavirajamarga was the first poetic work in Kannada language.
Pampa was the greatest of the Kannada poets.
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Works of amogavarsha
The Kannada literature saw its beginning during the period of the Rashtrakutas.
Amogavarsha’s Kavirajamarga was the first poetic work in Kannada language.
Pampa was the greatest of the Kannada poets.
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Who is the greatest of all poets in rashtrakutas
The Kannada literature saw its beginning during the period of the Rashtrakutas.
Amogavarsha’s Kavirajamarga was the first poetic work in Kannada language.
Pampa was the greatest of the Kannada poets.
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Who is the son of Rajaraja 1
Rajaraja I (985 – 1014 A.D.)
It was under Rajaraja I and his son Rajendra I that the Chola power reached its highest point of glory. His military conquests were:
1. The defeat of the Chera ruler Bhaskararavivarman in the naval battle of Kandalursalai and the destruction of the Chera navy.
2. The defeat of the Pandya ruler, Amarabhujanga and establishment of Chola authority in the Pandya country.
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Who was the Chera ruler got defeated by rajaraja 1
Rajaraja I (985 – 1014 A.D.)
It was under Rajaraja I and his son Rajendra I that the Chola power reached its highest point of glory. His military conquests were:
1. The defeat of the Chera ruler Bhaskararavivarman in the naval battle of Kandalursalai and the destruction of the Chera navy.
2. The defeat of the Pandya ruler, Amarabhujanga and establishment of Chola authority in the Pandya country.
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What are the conquests of the Rajaraja 1 in Mysore region
The conquest of Gangavadi, Tadigaipadi and Nolambapadi located in the Mysore region
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How did chola power extended up to river tungabadra
The Chola victory over the growing power of the Western Chalukyas of Kalyani.
Satyasraya was defeated and Rajaraja I captured the Raichur Doab, Banavasi and other places. Hence the Chola power extended up to the river Tungabadhra
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Who helped in construction of a buddhist monastery at Nagapattinam
Rajaraja I completed the construction of the famous Rajarajeswara temple or Brihadeeswara temple at Tanjore in 1010 A.D.
He also helped in the construction of a Buddhist monastery at Nagapattinam.
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What was tax collected by the cholas called
The most frequently mentioned tax is vetti, taken not in cash but in the form of forced labour.
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What are the kingdoms (tripartite) were involved in struggle
| for Kannauj
The Tripartite Struggle for control of northern India took place in the ninth century.
The struggle was between the Pratihara Empire, the Pala Empire and the Rashtrakuta Empire.
Towards the end of the successor of Nagabhata II of the Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty, successfully attacked Kanauj and established control there
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Who is the king focused in tripartite struggle
The Tripartite Struggle for control of northern India took place in the ninth century.
The struggle was between the Pratihara Empire, the Pala Empire and the Rashtrakuta Empire.
Towards the end of the successor of Nagabhata II of the Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty, successfully attacked Kanauj and established control there
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Who is the head of district in palas
Visayapati
Head of district —> district called as Visaya
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What is the separate department of agriculture placed by the Mohammad bon tughlaq
He launched a scheme by which takkavi loans (loans for cultivation) were given to the farmers to buy seed and to extend cultivation.
A separate department for agriculture, Diwan- i- Kohi was established.
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The Delhi sultanates classified lands into
The lands
were classified into three categories:
1. iqta land – lands assigned to officials as iqtas instead of payment for their services.
2. khalisa land – land under the direct control of the Sultan and the revenues collected were spent for the maintenance of royal
court and royal household.
3. inam land – land assigned or granted to religious leaders or religious institutions
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The governers of the provinces are called
In Delhi sultanate
The provinces under the Delhi Sultanate were called iqtas.
They were initially under the control of the nobles.
But the governors of the provinces were called the muqtis or walis.
They were to maintain law and order and collect the land revenue.
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Bhatinda system was introduced by
Bhatinda system or Tabharinda system is one of the administrative reform introduced by Iltutmish.
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What does Bhatinda means
Bhatinda referred to non-transferable power of sultan.
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Who are barids
It is Allauddin Khilji not Mohammad Bin Tughlaq.
Allauddin Khilji was convinced that inefficiency of the spy system is one of the reason for frequent rebellions in the empire.
So he reorganised the espionage system to keep himself in touch with all the developments of the empire.
He appointed Barids who were army news reporters and Munhiyans who were spies.
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Who separated the military from the finance in sultanates
Ghiyasuddin Balban ordered separation of military department from the finance department (Diwan-i-Wizarat) and named it Diwan-i-Ariz.
The military department was headed by Ariz-i- Mumalik.
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How did sher shan Suri associated with the Qutub minar
The minar's topmost storey was damaged by lightning in 1369 and was rebuilt by Firuz Shah Tughlaq, who added another storey.
In 1505, an earthquake damaged Qutub Minar. It was repaired by Sikander Lodi.
Sher Shah Suri also added an entrance to this tower while he was ruling and Humayun was in exile.
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Who are involved in the qutubminar
Qutb ud Din Aibak, founder of the Delhi Sultanate, started construction of the Qutb Minar's first storey around 1192.
In 1220, Aibak's successor and son-in-law Shamsuddin Iltutmish completed a further three storeys.
The minar's topmost storey was damaged by lightning in 1369 and was rebuilt by Firuz Shah Tughlaq, who added another storey.
In 1505, an earthquake damaged Qutub Minar. It was repaired by Sikander Lodi.
Sher Shah Suri also added an entrance to this tower while he was ruling and Humayun was in exile.
In 1803, a major earthquake caused serious damage. Major Robert Smith of the British Indian Army renovated the tower in 1828 and installed a pillared cupola over the fifth story, thus creating a sixth.
The cupola was taken down in 1848, under instructions from Hardinge, then Governor General of India. It was reinstalled at ground level to the east of Qutb Minar, where it remains. It is known as "Smith's Folly”.
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What is known as smith folly
In 1803, a major earthquake caused serious damage.
Major Robert Smith of the British Indian Army renovated the tower in 1828 and installed a pillared cupola over the fifth story, thus creating a sixth.
The cupola was taken down in 1848, under instructions from Hardinge, then Governor General of India. It was reinstalled at ground level to the east of Qutb Minar, where it remains. It is known as "Smith's Folly”.
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How are the lands classified by Akbar
Emperor Akbar classified the lands and fixed different revenues to be paid by each.
* Polaj is land which is annually cultivated for each crop in succession and is never allowed to lie fallow.
* Parauti is land left out of cultivation for a time, so that it may recover its strength.
* Chachar is land that has lain fallow for three or four years.
* Banjar is land uncultivated for five years and more.
Of the first two kinds of land, there are three classes: good, middling and bad.
They add together the produce of each sort, and the third of this represents the medium produce, one-third part of which is exacted as royal dues.
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Who is Hindi scholar written babaurnama
Abdul Rahim is a celebrated Hindi scholar, remembered for the compilation of ‘Rahim Satsai’.
He was also a scholar of Turki who translated Baburnama into Persian Language.
Nine jewels of akbar court
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Works of Abdul Rahim
Abdul Rahim is a celebrated Hindi scholar, remembered for the compilation of ‘Rahim Satsai’.
He was also a scholar of Turki who translated Baburnama into Persian Language.
Nine jewels of akbar court
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Who is credited with the translation of LeelaWati
Faizi is credited with translation of Leelawati (book on matheatics) to Persian.
Nine jewels of akbar court
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When is the mansabdari got efficiency
Instituted by the Mughal Emperor Akbar, Mansabdari was a system common to both the military and the civil department.
Basically, the Mansabdari system was borrowed from Persia.
It was prevalent during the reign of Babur and Humayun. Akbar made some important change to the system and made it more efficient.
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Do ministers have higher rank in mansabs
Can be, cannot be
The duties of a mansabdar were not in accordance with the mansab or position he held.
For a mansabdar, higher rank did not necessarily mean a higher post.
For instance, Raja Man Singh was not a minister and still enjoyed a higher rank than Abul Fazal who was a minister in the court of Emperor.
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Who does Mira Means in medivial times
Mira referred to the hereditary holdings of artisans in Maharashtra.
But, another variant of this was a system where artisans and individual peasant households entered into a mutually negotiated system of remuneration, most of the time goods for services.
For example, 18th-century records tell us of zamindars in Bengal who remunerated blacksmiths, carpenters and even goldsmiths for their work by paying them ‘a small daily allowance and diet money’. This later came to be described as the jajmani system.
Read the above one carefully
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Muhamud Gawan
Mahmud Gawan was Iranian by birth & was a trader.
He was introduced to sultan and soon became his favourite.
He served as prime minister for three Bahamani sultans from 1458 to 1481 AD. He contributed towards the resurgence of the Bahmani kigdom in the Deccan.
He expanded the frontiers of Bahmani kingdom by over-running western coastal areas including Goa & Dabhol that led to further expansion of Bahmani trade with Iran, Iraq etc.
He also expanded the empire with annexations in east
The existing four provinces were divided into two each that created eight ‘Tarafs’. Each taraf was governed by Tarafdar.
The salary and obligation of each Tarafdar was fixed.
Mahmud Gawan was great patrol of arts. He built a magnificient madarasa or college in capital.
The Jama masjid at Gulbarga fort was built by Mohamma shah I & Gol Gumbaz at Bijapur was contributionof Adil Shah.
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He served as prime minister for three Bahamani sultans from 1458 to 1481 AD. He contributed towards the resurgence of the Bahmani kigdom in the Deccan.
Who is he
Muhamud Gawan
Mahmud Gawan was Iranian by birth & was a trader.
He was introduced to sultan and soon became his favourite.
He served as prime minister for three Bahamani sultans from 1458 to 1481 AD. He contributed towards the resurgence of the Bahmani kigdom in the Deccan.
He expanded the frontiers of Bahmani kingdom by over-running western coastal areas including Goa & Dabhol that led to further expansion of Bahmani trade with Iran, Iraq etc.
He also expanded the empire with annexations in east
The existing four provinces were divided into two each that created eight ‘Tarafs’. Each taraf was governed by Tarafdar.
The salary and obligation of each Tarafdar was fixed.
Mahmud Gawan was great patrol of arts. He built a magnificient madarasa or college in capital.
The Jama masjid at Gulbarga fort was built by Mohamma shah I & Gol Gumbaz at Bijapur was contributionof Adil Shah.
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What is diwan I Khairat
Diwan-i-Khairat was created by firoz shah Tughlaq to take care of orphans and widows.
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What do the first second and third volumes of the akbar nama say
Abul Fazl wrote three volume history known as Akbar nama
1st volume —> The first volume of Akbar Nama dealt with Akbar’s ancestors
2nd volume —> recorded events of Akbars reign
3rd volume —> ain-i-akbari —> it deals with Akbar’s administration, household, army, teh revenues and the geography of the empire
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Who was the later Mughals followed sulh-i-kul
Akbar initiated the idea of sulh-i kul or “universal peace”.
Abul Fazl helped Akbar in framing a vision of governance around this idea of sulh-i kul. This principle of governance was followed by Jahangir and Shah Jahan as well.
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With whose permission did the English set up their first factory in Surat?
Jahangir
Not aurangzeb
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Who are the famous foreign visitors of the vijayanagara empire
1. Ibn Battuta
2. Nicolo de Conti
3. Abdur Razzak
4. Domingo Paes
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Harihara and bukka belonged to which dynasty
Sangama dynasty
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What did virashivism preached
The Virashaivas argued strongly for the equality of all human beings and against Brahmanical ideas about caste and the treatment of women. They were also against all forms of ritual and idol worship.
Not appeased image and idol worship
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S400 facts
The S-400 Triumf — NATO calls it SA-21 Growler — is a modern long-range surface-to-air missile (MLR SAM) system developed by Russia.
First used in 2007, the S-400 is an upgrade of the S-300 series of missile systems put in place for the defence of Moscow.
The missile system integrates a multifunction radar, autonomous detection and targeting systems, anti-aircraft missile systems, launchers, and command and control centre.
Important Points
1. It is based on a multifunctional system that can drop missiles at different speeds.
2. It can target aircrafts (up to 5th generations), cruise and ballistic missiles by supersonic and hypersonic missiles of the system.
3. It can address the incoming targets at a range of 400 kms and a height of 30-40 kms.
4. It can neutralise 36 targets at one time in the range of 400 kms.
5. Its radar detection system has a range of 600kms and can target 100-300 targets.
6. It has 12 launchers equipped with missiles which can be launched within 5 minutes.
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NGT has power to hear all civil cases relating to
are linked to the implementation of laws listed in Schedule I of the NGT Act. These include the following:
The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974;
The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Act, 1977;
The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980;
The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981;
The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986;
The Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991;
The Biological Diversity Act, 2002.
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The Kartarpur Corridor was first proposed in early
The Kartarpur Corridor was first proposed in early 1999 by the prime ministers of India and Pakistan, Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Nawaz Sharif, respectively, as part of the Delhi–Lahore Bus diplomacy.
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Kartarpur corridor is located in
Pakistan narowal district across the “RAVI River”
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The intellectual property appellate board is constituted in
The Intellectual Property Appellate Board, a quasi-judicial body, was constituted in September 1958.
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Bangkok declaration
ASEAN and BIMSTEC
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What are the deliberations excluded from SAARC
Decisions at all levels are to be taken on the basis of unanimity;
and bilateral and contentious (argument) issues are excluded from the deliberations of the Association.
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NBFC facts
A Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) is a company registered under the Companies Act, 1956
engaged in the business of loans and advances, acquisition of shares/stocks/bonds/debentures/securities issued by Government or local authority or other marketable securities of a like nature, leasing, hire-purchase, insurance business, chit business but does not include any institution whose principal business is that of agriculture activity, industrial activity, purchase or sale of any goods (other than securities) or providing any services and sale/purchase/construction of immovable property.
NBFCs are doing functions similar to banks. What is difference between banks & NBFCs?
NBFCs lend and make investments and hence their activities are akin to that of banks; however there are a few differences as given below:
i. NBFC cannot accept demand deposits;
ii. NBFCs do not form part of the payment and settlement system and cannot issue cheques drawn on itself;
iii. deposit insurance facility of Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation is not available to depositors of NBFCs, unlike in case of banks.
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Raqqa city is in
Syria
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Kunar province is located in
Afghanistan
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MSP price is fixed by
Cabinet committee on Economic Affairs
on the basis of the
recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP).
On 24 commodities
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One planet one city challenge
It’s a friendly competition to mobilize cities to deliver on the Paris Agreement.
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James Webb telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope will not be in orbit around the Earth, like the Hubble Space Telescope is - it will actually orbit the Sun, 1.5 million kilometers (1 million miles) away from the Earth at what is called the second Lagrange point or L2.
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It is an international collaboration between NASA, European Space Agency (ESA) and the Canadian
Space Agency (CSA).
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Lake chad is in
Africa
