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Historical Personalities
1. Tagore, Dwarakanath Founder of the famous Tagore family of Jorasanko in Calcutta, he earned a lot of money in business and started the Union Bank which was the first Bengali venture in the banking line. He was one of the earliest supporters of the Brahmo Samaj.
2. Tagore, Satyendranath The first Indian to pass the ICS examination (1864), he was the second son of Devendranath Tagore and elder brother of Rabindranath Tagore.
3. Tansen A famous musician, he was partronised by Akbar. Earlier he was patronised by Man Singh of Gwalior (Tomar dynasty)
4. Uday Singh, Rana The ruler of Mewar, he was the son and successor of Rana Sanga and the father of Rana Pratap. When his capital, Chittor, fell to Akbar, he built a new capital at Udaipur.
5. Upagupta A famous Buddhist monk, he is believed to have converted Asoka to Buddhism. He is also referred to as Moggaliputta. Tissa in the contemporary Buddhist texts.
6. Ustad Isa He was probably the architect who designed the Taj Mahal at Agra and supervised its construction.
7. Vijnesvara (Vijnanesvara) A celebrated Hindu jurist, he belonged to the reign of Vikramanka (AD 1076-1126) of the Kalyani Chaluykas. His work, the Mitaksara, is considered as one of the most authoritative expositions of the Hindu law of succession.
8. Wedderburn, Sir William An English ICS officer of distinction, he took a leading part in the Congress politics after his retirement. He presided over two Congress sessions in 1889 and 1910.
9. Yajnavalkya A famous Upanishadic thinker, he was associated by tradition with the renowned philosopher-king, Janaka of Mithila.
10. Yule, George One of those rare non–official English merchants who sympathised with the political aspirations of the Indians, he supported the INC and presided over its fourth session held at Allahabad in 1888.
11. Zain-ul-Abidin The eighth Sultan of Kashmir (1420-60), he is famous for his religious toleration and patronage of literature. He had the Mahabharata and Rajatarangini translated into Persian.
Topics to be covered from Hindu Paper dated on Thursday November 8th
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Page No.
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The American ‘fiscal cliff’ and India
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11
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GM crops should go back to the lab
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11
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Sonia opens rail coach factory at Rae Bareli
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12
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Time up for militants and military : Imran
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12
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Tribals seek to appease ‘evil spirits’ as encephalitis claims childrens lives
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13
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Questions to be learn
1. Consider the following statement(s):-
1. The Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL), based at Chennai, a unit of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed an affordable cochlear implant (also known as a bionic ear).
2. It will cost around 1 lakh rupees which is similar to imported device which costs about 8 lakh rupees.
3. India is now the fifth country besides US, Austria, Australia and France in the world to produce such a complex device.
Which of the above statement is/are incorrect:-
(a) 1 only(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 3 only
2. Consider the following statement(s):-
1. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the National Institute for Entrepreneurship & Small Business Development (NIESBUD),and IFC International Finance Corporat-ion, a member of the World Bank Group, for jointly undertaking different Projects relating to entrepreneurship development in India.
2. NIESBUD is an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises
3. The ultimate objective is to create a cadre of Master Trainers who would, in turn, replicate the model to impart training for MSME Sector in a much bigger way.
Which of the above statement is/are incorrect:-
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) None of these
3. Consider the following statement(s):-
1. The rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah have agreed to hold the Presidential and Legislative elections quickly.
2. The meeting was held between Palestinian Authority President and Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas Chief Khaled Meshal in Doha.
3. Fatah controls West Bank while Hamas rules Gaza. The two rival factions signed an agreement in April 2011 which called for holding polls simultaneously in West Bank and Gaza stripes by May 2012.
Which of the above statement is/are correct:-
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 3 only
4. Consider the following statement(s):-
1. The Forest Survey of India (FSI) has published its 12th India State of Forest Report 2011 of the forest cover in the country since 1987.
2. The India State of Forest Report is recognized as the authoritative assessment of the country's forest resources.
3. It is based on interpretation of satellite data from the indigenous IRS-P6-LISS III sensor.
4. Mizoram tops with 90.68% followed by Lakshadweep with 84.56.
Which of the above statement is/are correct:-
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2, 3 and 4(d) 3 only
5. Consider the following statement(s):-
1. The Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has released the advance estimates of national income at constant (2004-05) and current prices, for the financial year 2011-12.
2. The economic growth is likely to be around 6.9 per cent in 2011-12. It was 8.5 per cent in the last fiscal.
3. Government data says this is mainly due to sharp slowdown in the manufacturing, agriculture and mining sectors.
Which of the above statement is/are correct:-
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 3 only
1. The Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL), based at Chennai, a unit of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed an affordable cochlear implant (also known as a bionic ear).
2. It will cost around 1 lakh rupees which is similar to imported device which costs about 8 lakh rupees.
3. India is now the fifth country besides US, Austria, Australia and France in the world to produce such a complex device.
Which of the above statement is/are incorrect:-
(a) 1 only(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 3 only
2. Consider the following statement(s):-
1. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the National Institute for Entrepreneurship & Small Business Development (NIESBUD),and IFC International Finance Corporat-ion, a member of the World Bank Group, for jointly undertaking different Projects relating to entrepreneurship development in India.
2. NIESBUD is an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises
3. The ultimate objective is to create a cadre of Master Trainers who would, in turn, replicate the model to impart training for MSME Sector in a much bigger way.
Which of the above statement is/are incorrect:-
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) None of these
3. Consider the following statement(s):-
1. The rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah have agreed to hold the Presidential and Legislative elections quickly.
2. The meeting was held between Palestinian Authority President and Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas Chief Khaled Meshal in Doha.
3. Fatah controls West Bank while Hamas rules Gaza. The two rival factions signed an agreement in April 2011 which called for holding polls simultaneously in West Bank and Gaza stripes by May 2012.
Which of the above statement is/are correct:-
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 3 only
4. Consider the following statement(s):-
1. The Forest Survey of India (FSI) has published its 12th India State of Forest Report 2011 of the forest cover in the country since 1987.
2. The India State of Forest Report is recognized as the authoritative assessment of the country's forest resources.
3. It is based on interpretation of satellite data from the indigenous IRS-P6-LISS III sensor.
4. Mizoram tops with 90.68% followed by Lakshadweep with 84.56.
Which of the above statement is/are correct:-
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2, 3 and 4(d) 3 only
5. Consider the following statement(s):-
1. The Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has released the advance estimates of national income at constant (2004-05) and current prices, for the financial year 2011-12.
2. The economic growth is likely to be around 6.9 per cent in 2011-12. It was 8.5 per cent in the last fiscal.
3. Government data says this is mainly due to sharp slowdown in the manufacturing, agriculture and mining sectors.
Which of the above statement is/are correct:-
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 3 only
