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Indus Valley Civilization Indus valley civilization or Harappan civilization, the earliest known urban culture of the Indian subcontinent. The nuclear dates of the civilization appear to be about 2500–1700 BCE, though the southern sites may have lasted later into the 2nd millennium BCE. The civilization was first identified in 1921 at Harappa in the Punjab … Read more
Question:Which of the following site is considered to be the earliest lower palaeolithic sites in India >>>Bori >>>lingsugur >>>Bhimbedka >>>Belan Valley Question:Which of the following is known as old stone age(500,000 B.C to 8000 B.C.) >>>Paleolothic >>>Mesolithic >>>Neolithic >>>Chalcolithic Question:Which of the following is known as Middle stone age(8000 B.C to 6000 B.C.) >>>Mesolithic >>>Paleolothic … Read more
Question:Which of the following site is considered to be the earliest lower palaeolithic sites in India >>>Bori >>>lingsugur >>>Bhimbedka >>>Belan Valley Question:Which of the following is known as old stone age(500,000 B.C to 8000 B.C.) >>>Paleolothic >>>Mesolithic >>>Neolithic >>>Chalcolithic Question:Which of the following is known as Middle stone age(8000 B.C to 6000 B.C.) >>>Mesolithic >>>Paleolothic … Read more
Indian Pre History practice question developed by pscnotes team [WATU 6], The Stone Age is the earliest period of human history, lasting from the first use of stone tools by hominins to the beginning of the Bronze Age. The Stone Age is traditionally divided into three periods: the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic. The Paleolithic Age … Read more
–2/”>a >DOCTYPE html PUBLIC “-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN” “http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd”> Harsha or Harshvardhana (590-647) ruled Northern India for over forty years. He was the son of Prabhakar Vardhan and younger brother of Rajyavardhan, king of Thaneshwar. At the height of his power his kingdom spanned the Punjab, Bengal, Orissa and the entire Indo Gangetic plain. As … Read more
Remote Sensing Remote sensing is the acquisition of information about an object or phenomenon without making physical contact with the object and thus in contrast to on-site observation. In current usage, the term “remote sensing” generally refers to the use of satellite- or aircraft-based sensor technologies to detect and classify objects on Earth, … Read more
The Aryans came to India in several waves. The earliest wave is represented by the Rig Vedic people who appeared in the subcontinent in about 1500 BC. They came into conflict with the indigenous inhabitants called the Dravidians mentioned as Dasa or Dasyus in Rig Veda. The Rig Veda mentions the defeat of Sambara … Read more
1. Udaygiri Caves During Chandragupta’s reign at Vidisha, M.P. 2. Angorwatt Temples Suryavarman Ii 3. Vikramashila University Pala King Dharampala 4. Kailash Temple (Ellora) Rashtrakuta king Krishna I 5. Dilwara Temple Tejapala 6. Rathas of Mamallapuram Mahendravarman I (Pallava King) 7. Khajuraho temples Chandelas 8. Martanda temple (Kashmir) Lalitaditya Muktapida 9. Gommateswara (Son of Rishabnath) … Read more
Inscription King Aspect Junagarh Rock Rudradaman (Saka) Sanskrit. Says that a dam on the sudarshana lake was constructed by Pushyagupta a governor of Chandragupta Maurya Allahabad Pillar Samudragupta Sanskrit. Composed by Harisena Aihole Inscription Pulakeshin II Mentions Harsha defeat by Pulakeshin II. Composed by Ravikriti Vishnuvardan son of King. Gwalior Inscription Bhoja Most famous … Read more
[su_heading]Art Forms of India[/su_heading] Mughal Pahari Rajasthani/Rajput Madhubani/Mithila Manjusha/Angika Tanjore Origin Earlier Persian blend. Became Indian under Akbar. Originated in the sub-Himalayan kingdoms of 19th century. Early 16th century. Various sub-schools existed Done traditionally by the Women in the villages near the town of Madhubani. It originated as floor and wall paintings. … Read more