SCIENCE TERMINOLOGY General Knowledge Home Page Science is knowledge, often as opposed to intuition, belief, etc. It is, in fact, systematized knowledge derived from observation, study and experimentation carried on in order to determine the nature or principles of what is being studied. There are many sciences, each concerned withContinue Reading
Ibn-Batuta: was a great scholar and traveller from South Africa who came to India in 1333 A.D. during the reign of Mohammd Tughlaq and wrote about him. He described Mohammad Tughlak as the ‘won- der of the age’. He wrote that during the transfer of capital, Mohd- bin-Tughlak dragged evenContinue Reading
Indica, The: written by Megasthenese, is the historical source of the period of Chandragupta Maurya. It gives a detailed account of the municipal administration of the Mauryas. The division of society into seven classes is mentioned in this book.Continue Reading
Home Rule League: was formed in 1915 by Mrs Annie Besant. Lok- manya Bal Gangadhar Tilak joined the movement in 1916. In the Lucknow session of the Congress in 1916, the Home Rule Lea- guers were able to demonstrate their political strength. Home Rule Society : popularly called India House,Continue Reading
Gupta Age: The Gupta Age in Indian history (reckoned from 320 A.D.) was the classical period of Sanskrit literature and the personalities who lived during this period were: Kalidasa, Bhartrihari, Dandin, and BhavabhutiContinue Reading
Harappan Culture: Harappan people worshipped Mother Goddess. The standard Harappa seal was a square, usually made of steatite. The crop which does not appear to have been known to the Harap- pan culture is Ragi. Horse was probably unknown to the people of Harappan culture. (But it was widely usedContinue Reading
Indian Mutiny (Revolution) 1857 : or the first War of Indian Independ- ence started from Meerut on May 16, 1857. Its main cause was sup- ply of greased cartriges to Indian soldiers which contained fat of cows and pigs.The Sikhs supported the British in this revolt.Continue Reading
Indian Association: was founded in 1878 by Surindra Nath Banerjea, joined by his friends Anand Mohan Bose (a barrister), Sibunath Sastri (a Brahmo leader), and Krishna Mohan Banerji. Indian Councils Act, 1861: By this Act, the ‘portfolio’ system was in- troduced whereby members were placed in charge of specific depart-Continue Reading
Indus Valley Civilization: According to carbon-dating process, the Indus Valley Civilization appears to have flourished between 2500 and 1700 B.C. This period is known as pre-historic period. It belongs to the Chalcolithic Age. The remains of the Indus Valley Civilization were first discovered at Harappa (1921) and Mohenjodaro (1922). TheContinue Reading
101. Animals of a particular region is called : Fauna 102. Which was the first book in Malayalam : Samkshepa Vedartham 103. Which is known as ‘Empire City’: New York 104. Samkshepa Vedartham was written by : Clement Piyanus Pathiri in 1772 105. …………. Is the unit of pressure :Continue Reading
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