Indian History

Mihr-un-nissa Begum, better known as Ladli Begum, was the daughter of Mughal empress Nur Jahan and her first husband, Ali Quli Khan Istajlu, more famously known as Sher Afgan Khan, who was killed fighting Kutubuddin, the governor of Bengal, in 1607. Nur Jahan had become the 20th wife of Mughal emperor Jahangir in 1611.   In 1621 Ladli Begum married Shaharyar, son of Jahangir. Naturally enough, Nur Jahan pushed Shaharyar's claim to the Mughal throne after the death of Jahangir on 27th October, 1627. This was resented by Asaf Khan who wanted his son-in-law Shah Jehan (another son of Jahangir) to be the next emperor.  All the competitors to the throne including Shaharyar were executed by Asaf Khan, father of  Mumtaz Mahal  (Shah Jahan’s wife in whose memory world renowned monument  Taj Mahal  in Agra was built). Nur Jehan and her daughter Ladli Begum were imprisoned for life. Shah Jahan ascended the throne on 19 January 1628.  Nur Jahan died in 1645 and was buried in a tomb at Shahda

Ghateshwar Mahadev, Badoli / Image Credit Built in the tenth century AD by the Gurjara Pratihara rulers, Badoli Temples are nine temples located near Rawerbhata in Chittorgarh district of Rajasthan. Of these eight temples is situated within a walled enclosure. The ninth temple is about 1 kilometre from the complex of eight temples.  Four temples are dedicated to Shiva, two to Durga and one each to Shiva-Trimurti, Vishnu and Ganesha. Dedicated to Shiva, Ghateshwara Mahadeva Temple is the most prominent of the Badoli Temples. 

Q.1. The idea of a separate homeland for Muslims found mention for the first time in the writings of: A. Mohammed Iqbal B. Liaqat Ali C. M.A. Jinnah D. Rahmat Ali Q.2. The beginning of the British political sway over India can be traced to the battle of A. Tai Khamti-British War of 1839 B. Plassey C. Buxar D. Wandiwash Q.3. Who described Bal Gangadhar Tilak as the “Father of Indian unrest”? A. Disraeli B. Valentine Chirol C. Minto D. Chelmsford Q.4. Who assassinated Sir Michael O`Dwyer, the British Lt. Governor of Punjab? A. Udham Singh B. Lala Lajpat Rai C. Bhagat Singh D. Vir Savarkar Q.5.  The first Europeans to come to India were A. French  B. Dutch C. Portuguese D. British Q.6. Who among the following did Lord Mountbatten replace as the viceroy of India in 1947? A. Lord Curzon B. Lord Chelmsford C. Lord Wavell D. Lord Linlithgow  Q.7. The Communal Award was declared by Ramsay Macdonald in: A. 1928 B. 1929 C. 1931 D. 1932 Q.8. Who declared, "The only hope for India is from the

Indian revolutionary leader Shyamji Krishna Varma was born on 4th October, 1857 in Mandvi town of Kachchh district of Gujarat . He is known for founding the Indian Home Rule Society , India House and The Indian Sociologist in London. Shyamji Krishna Varma was impressed by Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Swami Dayanand Saraswati, the founder of Arya Samaj .  He was an admirer of Herbert Spencer , a Victorian sociologist who coined the phrase " survival of the fittest ".  He worked as an assistant to Monier Williams, a professor of Sanskrit in the Oxford University. In 1883 Shyamji Krishna Varma graduated from Balliol College in Oxford and was called to the Bar in 1884. In 1881, he attended the Berlin Congress of Orientalists. In 1905, Krishnavarma founded the Indian Home Rule Society and India House .  India House became a meeting-place for Indian revolutionaries in London. Krishna Varma shifted his base to Paris in 1907 to avoid arrest by the British Government due to the political

Q.1. The revolutionaries who were arrested in the Central Assembly Bombing Case were? A. Bhagat Singh & Chandrashekar Azad B. Bhagat Singh & Batukeshwar Dutt C. Bhagat Singh & Sachindranath Sanyal D. Jatindra Nath Das & Bhagat Singh Q.2. Rani Gaidinliu was the fearless freedom fighter from: A. Manipur  B. Tripura C. Mizoram D. Nagaland  Q.3. The treaty of Srirangapatnam was signed between Tipu Sultan and A. Robert Clive B. Cornwallis C. Dalhousie D. Warren Hastings Q.4. Who among the following was the first English President of the Indian National Congress? A. George Yule B. Alfred Webb C. Henry John Stedman Cotton D. William Wedderburn Q.5. Both the processes of transfer of power and the partition of India were hurried through in ____ days? A. 72 B. 94 C. 86 D. 92 Q.6. Albuquerque captured Goa from the ruler of A. Golconda B. Vijaynagar C. Ahmednagar D. Bijapur  Q.7. The two Home Rule Leagues in India were led by: A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Annie Besant. B. Annie Besan

Smṛrti is a class of literature comprising law books. Many medieval Indian jurists wrote lengthy commentaries on the Smriti literature. Of these the most important was Vijnaneshwara who wrote at the court of great Western Chalukya emperor Vikramaditya VI (r. 1076 – 1126 CE). Western Chalukyas are also known as the Chalukyas of Kalyani.   His treatise, Mitakshara played a very important part in forming the civil law of modern India. Mitakshara is a commentary on the law book of Yājñavalkya,

  Nuakhai Juhar Festival  is an agricultural festival chiefly celebrated in  Western Odisha .  Celebrated primarily by tribal people, this festival falls on the day right after  Ganesh Chaturthi . Nuakhai Juhar is a celebration of the harvest, which is being celebrated on  September 20  this year.  The word ‘Nuakhai’ is translated into  ‘Nua’  (i.e., new) and  ‘Khai ’ (i.e., eating). Nuakhai Juhar is the most prominent harvest festival celebrated in Odisha. It is a festival of worship of food grain. As per the ritual,  Nabanna  or the newly harvested rice has been offered to the presiding deity of the presiding deity of western Odisha, the Goddess Samaleswari.. Though celebrated throughout Odisha, the districts of Kalahandi, Sambalpur, Balangir, Bargarh, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Sonepur, Boudh, and Nuapada are the places where people celebrate Nuakhai on grand scale.