Notes and Study material for Exams
Jammu and Kashmir is a land inhabitated by various Tribal groups. These Tribal Groups are spread in almost every corner of the Hill State making its culture and tradition more rich and colorful. Dogri is the major language used by these tribesmen for conversation among them. Dogri has a status of Official Language under 8th … Read more
Annexation of Punjab with special reference to the causes and consequences of the Anglo-Sikh Wars Sikh Wars, (1845–46; 1848–49), two campaigns fought between the Sikhs and the British. They resulted in the conquest and annexation by the British of the Punjab in northwestern India. The first war was precipitated by mutual suspicions and the turbulence … Read more
The death of Aurangzeb (March 3, 1707) was followed by a period of decline, confusion and disorder throughout northern India. And Haryana, which was included mostly in the Delhi Subah and partly in the Agra Subah, could not escape it. Politically linked with the fortunes of the imperial capital (which was also its seat of … Read more
British Rule in Haryana In 1805, the British partitioned this region into two sections because of authoritative and political reasons. A littler part called the Assigned Territories was kept specifically under the control of the Company. The bigger part was partitioned and given over to different nearby rulers who were dependable and faithful to the … Read more
Hill States and their relations with the Mughals and the Sikhs Mughals Medieval History Of Himachal Pradesh can be classified into four phases. They are Mahmud Ghaznavi invasion, Tuglaqs, invasion of Taimur-lung and Mughal reign. We shall discuss one by one as follows. (i) Mahmud Ghaznavi: Mahmud Ghaznavi had invaded India seventeen times. After … Read more
Anglo-Sikh War Maharaja Ranjit Singh died in 1839 after a reign of nearly forty years, leaving seven sons by different wives, none of whom was a worthy successor to the ‘Lion of the Panjab’. Two main factions, the Hindu Dogra brothers and the Sikh aristocracy, fought for control. Kharrak Singh was the first successor, but … Read more
Bundelas, Sikhs, Jats and Satnamis Bundelas The Bundelas are a Rajput clan of central India. The families belonging to this clan ruled several small states in the Bundelkhand region from the 16th century. Mythical origin The mythical accounts of the Bundela dynasties trace their ancestry to the Suryavansha (solar dynasty). An example of such an … Read more
MP Tourism MP’s Tourism objectives under 12th FYP.:- Promote and market tourist destination within and outside India. Develop basic infrastructures at less known tourist locations. Develop eco-friendly and sustainable tourism facilities. Develop and promote eco and adventure tourism and Convert old palaces in to heritage hotels under the public private PARTNERSHIP scheme. MP Sports, … Read more
Andhra Pradesh languages Dialects: The main languages spoken in Andhra Pradesh are Telugu, Urdu, Hindi, Banjara, and English followed by Tamil, Kannada, Marathi and Oriya. Telugu is the principal and Official Language of the State. Telugu Telugu is the most widely spoken language of the Dravidian family which consists of 24 languages spanning the entire … Read more
Making of The Constitution 1934: Idea of constituent assembly put forward by M N Roy 1935: INC officially demands constituent assembly 1938: JL Nehru’s declaration on the constitution of India 1940: Nehru’s demand accepted in the form of August Offer August Offer PM: Winston Churchill While rejecting INCs demand for independence of India after the … Read more