Topics to be covered from Hindu Paper dated on Sunday,
February 17th 2013
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Topic
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Page No.
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The Hindu Literary Trize
those to Jerry Pinto
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1
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Moving beyond defence
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10
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The global village
that is not
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10
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The Health of nations
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10
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A TOUGH BALANCING
ACT
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15
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Worries persitst as
key numbers disappoint again
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15
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Fact Finder (History)
1. Which Muslim ruler of
Tughlaq dynasty introduced coins of brass and copper?-Mohammed-Bin-Tughlaq
2.
The Vijayanagara king who employed skilled archers of the
Turkish clan and raised the fighting capacity of his bowmen was – Devaraya I
3. Akbar had abolished the
per capita tax levied on non-Muslim citizens, who meet certain criteria. Name
of the tax was – jizya or jizyah tax
4. The main sources of
livelihood for the people of Indus Valley civilization were – Agriculture and Trade
5. While in search of truth
Buddha attained enlightenment under a
Pipal tree at - Bodh Gaya in Bihar
6.
The famous Siva temple, Brihadeeswarar Temple, also known as
Rajarajeswaram was constructed by which Chola Ruler? – Raja Raja I
7.
In the “individual Satyagraha’, Vinoba Bhave was chosen as
the first Satyagrahi. Who was the second? – Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
8.
His brave deeds earned Vallabhbhai Patel the title of the
Iron Man of Indian. For his role in the Bardoli Satyagraha, Patel came to be
called the – Sardar
9.
Which Act put an end to the monopoly of the East India
Company over the inda Trade? – Charter Acts of the East India Company over the
India Trade? – Charter Acts of 1813
10.
Who was the first Mughal emperor (1526-1530) succeeded to the
throne of Ferghana in 1494 when he was only 12 years old? – Babur
11.
Who became the first woman President of Indian National
Congress in the year 1917? – Annie
Besant
12.
In Madhya Pradesh maximum number of Prehistoric Roch Shelter
are found at – Bhimbetka
13.
Gopal Krishna Gokhale was one of the moderate leaders of the
Indian National Congress and he was the political Guru of – Mahatma Gandhi
14. The Mughals were
descendants of two great lineages of rulers. From their mother’s side they were
descendnts of Genghis khan (died 1227), ruler of the – Mongol tribes, China and central Asia
15.
From their father’s side the Mugal’s were the successors of
Timur (died 1404), the ruler of – Iran,
Iraq and modern-day Turkey
16.
Mughal campaigns continued in the Deccan under – shah Jahan
17.
The mother of Jahangir was a kachhwaha princess, daughter of
the Rajput ruler of – amber (moden day
Jaipur)
18.
The term mansabdar refers to an individual who holds a
mansab,meaning a position or rank. It was a grading system used by the Mughals.
Rank and salary were determined by a numerical value called – Zat
