Historical Personalities
1. Digby, John Collector of Rangpur under whom Ram Mohan Roy worked as a sheristadar (clerk) and learnt English between 1809 and 1814.
2. Dilras Bano Begum The eldest and dearest wife of Aurangzeb who built a tomb for her after her death at Aurangabad, which is considered as a replica of the Taj Mahal.
3. Duff, Alexander A Scottish Presbyterian missionary, he did much to promote western education and social reform in Bengal between 1830 and 1863. With Rammohan Roy’s help, he started an English school in Calcutta (1830) which later on became the famous Duff College.
4. Durand, Sir Henry Mortimer An ICS officer of distinction, he was the foreign secretary to the government of India between 1884 and 1894 and was the Chairman of a commission which drew up the famous ‘Durand Line’ to mark the boundary between India and Afghanistan.
5. Dutt, Romesh Chandra One of the earliest Indians to get into the ICS, he played a prominent role in the Indianisation of the Civil Services. After retiring from service, he actively participated in the Indian national movement and presided over the Lucknow Session of the INC in 1899. His Economic History of British India (1757-1900) was the first authoritative and scholarly exposition of the economic exploitation of India under British rule.
6. Dyer, General The military general who was responsible for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre (379 deaths and 1208 wounded) on 13th April, 1919, and the subsequent imposition of material law and humiliation of the Punjabis, he was censured and removed from service by the government on the basis of the report of an enquiry committee under the chairmanship of Lord Hunter.
7. Ferishta, Muhammad Kasim A famous historian of Bijapur (late 16th and early 17th centuries), he wrote Tarikh-i-Ferishta, an authoritative account of the Muslim rule in India.
8. Ghosh, Rashbehari A leading lawyer of Calcutta, he was elected president of the Surat Session of the INC (1907) which ended with the split of the Congress. Next year (1908) he presided over the Madras Session of the moderate INC.
9. Ghulam Hussain Khan A famous historian of Bengal during the later Mughal period, he was the author of Siyar-ul-Mutakherim, an authoritative and reliable account of the decline of the Mughal empire (which also traces the progress of the English in Bengal up to 1789).
10. Gulbadan Begum A daughter of Babur, she was a talented lady and wrote Humayan Namah, an authoritative account of the reign of her brother, Humayun.
Topics to be covered from Hindu Paper dated on Thursday November 1st
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Decision to rename Lahore landmark after Bhagat Singh on hold
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The original sin of November 1984
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12
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Raise of the Libyan resistance
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12
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Unfinished tasks at HRD
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12
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Walk the talk Mr. Finance minister
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13
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Can we stop the language of domination?
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13
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Why prop up ril and let down NPTC, Kejriwal asks Manmohan
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14
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‘Betrayed’ HBT to quite haldia dock
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Stock holding corporation to merge with IDBI Bank
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18
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Martian dust akin to hawaiial bolcanic soil
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20
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How cooking helped us become Brainier
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20
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In ‘humane city’, farmers in the dark about the future
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24
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Topics to be covered from Hindu Paper dated on Friday November 2nd
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Cabinet backtracks on RTI amendments
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An attack on media Freedom
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12
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The unlearned lesson of 1962
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12
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Mental health legislation must be more therapeutic, humane
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13
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A pearl in the emerald isle
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13
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Haryana government’s response to ‘land boom’ story
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13
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UAV generated images now ‘routinely’ obtained in Maoist areas
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Sri Lankan CJ faces impeachment
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Question to be learn
1.On 31st July Union Minister of Human Resource Development Shri Kapil Sibal chaired the meeting of the Indian National Commission for cooperation with UNESCO. The Indian National Commission for UNESCO comprises of five different Sub-Commissions, in tune with the UNESCO priority areas. The sub-Commissions are:-
(a)Education, Culture, Poverty, Social Sciences and Natural Sciences
(b)Education, Culture, Communications, Social Sciences and Natural Sciences
(c)Education, Culture, Communications, Biodiversity and Natural Sciences
(d)Education, Culture, Communications, Social Sciences and Ecology
2.As part of efforts to better management of nuclear waste, the Bhaba Atomic Research Centre, is setting up a new facility for separation of spent fuel at -
(a)Kudankulam
(b)Kaiga
(c)Tarapur
(d)Rawatbhata
3.Researchers from the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary have discovered an elusive human gene that causes a devastating form of early-onset blindness. What is the name of this Human gene?
(a)NPNAT1
(b)NMCAT1
(c)NMNAT1
(d)NMNRT1
4.Consider the following statement about NERAMAC.
1.North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation (NERAMAC) Ltd, is a Government Enterprise under the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER).
2.NERAMAC is playing a significant role by intervening in the sourcing, procuring and marketing of cash crops.
The correct statement is/are
(a)Only 1
(b)Only 2
(c)1 and 2
(d)None of the above
5.A country on 30 July has won the exclusive right to exploit a deep-sea mine in the Indian Ocean that could produce more than $300 million worth of minerals a year. The name of this country is
(a)South Korea
(b)North Korea
(c)Vietnam
(d)Sri Lanka
