Super Revision Note (General Awareness)
ANCIENT HISTORY
- The earliest evidence of agriculture in Indian Subcontinent is found from
Mehrgarh
- The first Palaeolithic tools were discovered in India by
Robert Bruce Foote
- The most common motif of the Indus Seals
Unicorn
- Harappan town which was divided into three parts
Dholavira
- The rows of distinctive fire altars with provision of ritual bathing have been found from
Kalibangan
- The Shatapatha Brahmana is related to
Yajur Veda
- Veda which is partly in prose and partly in verses is
Yajur Veda
- In which sacrifice, the sacrificial materials used was sura in Vedic Era
Sautramani
- In Dasrajan Yudha (Battle of Ten Kings) the Bharatas emerged winner at the bank of
Parushni River
- The Boghazkoi inscription was discovered in
Turkey
- King. Ashvapati of the Upanishadic Age was the ruler of
Kekaya
- In Pali texts, Nigantha Nataputta is referred to as
Mahavira
- The Mahasamghika School arose at
Vaisali
- The author of Abhidhamma treatise Kathavatthu –
Moggaliputta Tissa
- “Sandrokottus” of the Greco-Roman literature was identified with Chandragupta Maurya by
William Jones
- The cotton cloth worn by Indians had a brighter white colour than any cotton found elsewhere. This view was recorded by
Megasthenes
- The inscriptions of Ashoka and the Brahmi script were deciphered by
James Princep
- Ashoka made his famous declaration, “All men are my children” in the inscription of –
Separate Kalinga Rock Edict I
- The beneficiaries of Asoka’s donations in the region of Barabar Hill were
Ajivikas
- As per Asoka’s inscriptions, the place declared tax free and proclaimed only 1/8th part as taxable was
Lumbini
- The last Mauryan ruler, who was killed by his Commander-in-Chief was
Brihadratha
- The Kushans issues the coins made of
Gold, Silver and Copper
- The first Satavahana King to introduce the Ruler’s head on the coins
Satkarni 1
- One of the writers of the Dharmashashtra disapproved the practice of Sati declaring it as an act of suicide
Medhatithi
- Vallabhi era is identical with The Gupta era Gupta emperors who called himself “Lichchhavidauhitra” was
Samudragupta
- The terms used for coins of the Gupta period
Dinara and Rupaka
- Parnadatta was appointed the Provincial Governor of Saurashtra by
Skandagupta
- According to the beliefs of the Pasupata sect, Siva is the lord of Pasu. Pasu refers to
Jiva
- The title “Paramasaugata” was adopted by –
Rajya Vardhana
- The plays written by Harshavardhan in Sanskrit
Nagananda, Priyadarshika and Ratnavali
- Garuda was adopted as dynastic emblem after the imperial Guptas by
Rashtrakutas
- Among the five monolithic rathas of Pallavas at Mahabalipuram, the largest is
Dharmaraja
MEDIEVAL HISTORY
- Ibn Battuta, the famous Muslim explorer who came to India during regime of
Mohammad Bin Tughlaq
- Rajatarangini was written by Kalhan As per the Prithviraja-Raso, the four Rajput Clans which emerged from Agni-Kunda of Mount Abu are
Pratiharas, Chauhans, Chalukyas, Parmaras
- The Medieval rulers who had stamped the figure of Goddess Lakshmi on his coins and had his name inscribed in Nagari Characters was –
Muhammad Ghori
- The highest officer under the Turkish / Khilji Rulers of the Delhi Sultanate was – Naib-i-Mulk During the Delhi Sultanate, Barids were
The spy / news reporters
- The Gujarat ruler who defeated Muhammad Ghor near Mount Abu was
Bhimdev Solanki II
- At the time of invasion of Alauddin, Warangal was ruled by
Kakatiya Dynasty
- ‘Hazar Dinari’ during the regime of Alauddin Khilji was
Malik Kafur
- The single biggest item of import to the Vijayanagar empire was
Horses
- During Mughal Period who was named as “Zinda Pir” or ” Living Saint”
Aurangzeb
- Kabuliyat and Patta as instruments of settlement were introduced during the reign of
Sher Shah Suri
- The ambassadors of Qucen Elizabeth visited Akbar’s court to obtain a Firman for trade in Gujarat was
John Mildenhall
- Mahabharata translated into Persian and named -Akbar it as ‘Razmnamah’ by
Akbar
- Mahzarnama was issued to take all the religious matters into his own hands by
Akbar
- The portion of the actual produce fixed as state’s share under the Zabti System of Mughals was
One-third
- The most important source of information about the agrarian conditions during Mughals is
Ain-i-Akbari
- French explorer who visited court of Emperor Shah Jahan and left a detailed account of Takht-1-Taus (Peacock throne) was
Jean-Baptiste Tavernier
- The author of Tabqat-i-Akbari was
Khwaja Nizamuddin Ahmad
- Famous sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya settled in Delhi during the reign of
Akbar
- Shivaji had formed a council of eight ministers that a administered the Maratha empire. The council was named as
Ashta Pradhan
- The unit of measurement of land in Maratha dominions was
Kathi
- The Royal cavalry of the Maratha Army System was called
The Bargirs
MODERN INDIA
- The founder of French East India Company for trade in India was
Colbert
- The British East India Company secured the Diwani right of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa through the treaty of
Allahabad
- Mahalwari System of Revenue Settlement was introduced in
North West Provinces, the Punjab, Delhi, Parts of Central India and Uttar Pradesh
- Triple alliance was formed against Haider immediately before the first Anglo-Mysore war of 176769 includes
The British, the Marathas, and the Nizam of Hyderabad
- Treaty of Bassein in 1802 was signed between
British East India Company and Baji Rao II
- The first ‘victim of the British policy of Subsidiary Alliance was
Hyderabad
- The famous book “Ghulamgiri” was written by
Jyotiba Phule
- Basumati, the oldest Bengali Daily paper was edited by
Barinder Kumar Ghosh
- Charter Acts that ended the commercial monopoly of East India Company in India was
Charter Acts of 1813
- The magna carta of western education system in India is
Wood’s Despatch, 1854
- State annexed into the East India territories via the Doctrine of Lapse was
Satara (1848), Jaitpur and Sambalpur (1849), Nagpur and Jhansi (1854), Tanjore and Arcot (1855) and Awadh (1856)
- The leader of revolt of 1857 in Lucknow was
Begum Hazrat Mahal
- Indian Mirror edited and published in 1861 by
Manmohan Ghosh and Devendranath Tagore
- Hindu Mela was started in 1867 by Nabagopal Mitra at
Calcutta
- Vernacular Press Act was passed by
Lord Lytton
- In 1879 “The Bengalee” Newspaper was started by
Surendranath Banerjee
- First census was conducted in India in
1872
- During the independence movement, newspaper Kesari’ was published by
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- The first meeting of Indian National Congress was held in Bombay in 1885 AD under the leadership of
Womesh Chandra Banerjee
- The first Englishmen to preside over a Congress session was
George Yule
- Father of Indian Unrest was
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- The drain theory of Dadabhai Naoroji was formally accepted by the Indian National Congress in
Calcutta Session, 1896
- All India Muslim League was established in 1906 at
Dhaka
- The resolution of Swadeshi was adopted during the Congress session of
Calcutta in 1906
- Moderates and the Extremists in the Indian National Congress split in 1907 at
Surat
- The national anthem of India ‘Jana Gana Mana’ was first sung at
Calcutta, 1911
- The annulment of Partition of Bengal was done by
Lord Hardinge
- Aurbindo Ghosh in the Alipore conspiracy case was defended by
Chittaranjan Das
- Ghadar Journal was first published in Urdu Bal Gangadhar Tilak was given the epithet of ‘Lokmanya’ during
Home Rule Movement
- Lucknow session of Indian National Congress that took place in 1916 was presided by
Ambika Charan Majumdar
- The first civil disobedience movement of Mahatma Gandhi in India was
Champaran Satyagrah
- The leader who joined Gandhiji in the Champaran Satyagraha held on April 10, 1917 was
Rajendra Prasad
- Resigned from the membership of the Viceroy’s Executive Council as a protest against Jallianwala Bagh Massacre was
Shankaran Nair
- Events that took place immediately before the massacre at Jallianwala Bagh was
Passage of the Rowlatt Act
- The Special Calcutta Session, 1920, in which Mahatma Gandhi moved the Non-cooperation resolution was presided by
Lala Lajpat Rai
- Bhil Seva Mandal was established in 1922 by
Amritlal Vitthaldas Thakkar
- The first woman president to chair the Indian National Congress at Kanpur session of 1925
Sarojini Naidu
- The historic Lahore session of 1929 of Indian National Congress was presided by
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
- First registered Trade Union of India was
Madras Labour Union
- Salt march in the Eastern Coast in Tiruchirappalli to the coastal village of Vedaranyam was led by
C. Rajagopalachari
- The city known for the “Jhanda Satyagraha” and observance of the All India Flag Day on June 18, 1923 is
Nagpur
- The Second Round Table Conference was held
September 7, 1931
- Execution of Bhagat Singh took place on
March 23, 1931
- Martyrdom of Chandrashekhar Azad took place on
February 17, 1931
- The only Indian prince who actively participated in the Revolutionary Movement within and outside India was
Raja Mahendra Pratap
- Curzon Wyllie, who was murdered by Madan Lal Dhingra in London, was
Adviser to the Secretary of State of India
- First Satyagrahi nominated by Mahatma Gandhi for the Individual Satyagraha of 1940 was
Vinoba Bhave
- Direct Action Day on August 16, 1946 was observed by
Muslim League
- President of Indian National Congress at the time of independence was
JB Kripalani