Indian History

1946 - Rajendra Prasad   was elected as the President of Constituent Assembly on  11 December 1946 .  Constituent Assembly had drafted the Indian constitution . 

The Battles of Tarain (1191, 1192) were two military engagements between Ghurid ruler Muhammad Ghori and Chauhan King Prithviraj Chauhan at Tarain in the  present-day Haryana state of India.  Battles of Tarain (1191-92) were fought between Prithviraj Chauhan and Shihabuddin, popularly known as Muhammad Ghori.  Prithviraj, known as Rai Pithaura to the Muslim historians, was the greatest ruler of the Chauhan dynasty, whose kings also came to be known as Chahamanas of Sakambhari. Also known as Muizuddin Muhammad bin Sam, Muhammad Ghori was a Turkish invader who made his first Indian expedition in 1175 AD. After subjugating some of the Indian rulers, this governor of Ghazni met Prithviraj, the powerful Rajput ruler of Delhi and Ajmer, at Tarain near Thanesar in present-day Haryana in 1191 AD. According to the Persian historian Ferishta, Prithviraj, with an army of 200,00 horses and 3, 000 elephants, inflicted a terrible defeat on Muhammad Ghori whose army was completely overp...

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO ) has added Deepavali, India’s spectacular festival of lights, to its 'Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.'  Deepavali, also known as Diwali, is the most widely celebrated Hindu festival in India.  The decision was taken during the twentieth session of the of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, chaired by Vishal V Sharma, Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of India to UNESCO. The session of the panel is underway from December 8 to 13 at the Red Fort in Delhi. This is the first time that India is hosting a session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH). India currently has 15 elements inscribed on the UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, and these include the Kumbh Mela (2017), Durga Puja of Kolkata, Garba dance of Gujarat ...

Q.1. Which Indian President participated in the Irish Freedom  Struggle? (A) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (B) V. V. Giri  (C) S. Radhakrishnan (D) Gulzarilal Nanda Q.2. Which of these battles involved the British? (A) Wandiwash (B) Plaseey  (C) Battle of Chinsurah (D) All the Above  Q.3. Which book was written by Bhavabhuti? (A) Malati Madhava (B) Mṛcchakatika  (C) Mahabhasya (D) Janakiharana  Answer:  1. B. V.V. Giri, India’s president from 1969 to 1974, studied in Dublin, Ireland, where he became involved in the movement to free Ireland from British rule. 2. D 3. A Malati and Madhava; The Deeds of the Great Hero (Mahavircharita); and “The Later Deeds of Rama” (Uttararamcharita) and Mahaviracharita were written by Bhavabhuti

1799 -  Death of Hyder Ali, the  de facto ruler of Mysore. He died on December 7, 1782 during the course of Second Anglo-Mysore War (1780-84).

Q.1. Which of these places was once called Madras? (A) Chennai (B) Mumbai (C) Kolkata (D) Bengaluru Q.2. Which ancient city of Uttar Pradesh was called "Saketa" in early Buddhist and Jain texts? (A) Ayodhya (B) Shravasti (C) Sarnath (D) Sankassiya  Q.3. Which of these places was once called Wandiwash? (A) Warangal (B) Virudhunagar (C) Vandavasi  (D) Bhongir Q.4. Which of these places was once called Prayagjyotishpura? (A) Sravasti (B) Ayodhya (C) Guwahati (D) Ujjain Q.5. Which of these places was once called Gulbarga? (A) Vijayapura (B) Kulbargi (C) Hubballi (D) Hospet Q.6. Which of these places was once called Quilon? (A) Kollam (B) Jaysimhanadu  (C) Desinganadu (D) All of the above Q.7. Which of these places was once called Trichinopoly? (A) Tinnevelly (B) Tiruchirapalli (C) Tuticorin (D) None of the above  Q.8. Which of these places was once called Bombay? (A) Kolkata (B)  Bengaluru (C) Mumbai (D) Delhi Q. 9. Which of these places was once called Avantika? (A...