History of Ancient India (Top 62 Points)

Sr. No.	Questions	Answers
1.	Indus Valley Civilization prospered on the bank of river	Indus
2.	The main sites of India that have been discovered in the excavation of Indus Valley Civilization are:	• Manda on the Beas River near Jammu • Alamgirpur on the Hindon River, near Delhi • Kalibangan in Rajasthan • Coastal city of Lothal in western India (Gujarat state) • Banwali in Haryana and • Ropar in Punjab.
3.	The major cities associated with Indus Valley Civilization are:	Harappa, Mohenjo-Daro and Lothal.
4.	The main two features of Indus Valley Civilizations were:	Town Planning, streets and Drainage systems
5.	The main sources of livelihood for the people of Indus Valley Civilization were	Agriculture and Trade
6.	In India entry of Aryans is marked as ______ period	Vedic
7.	Aryans were originally inhabitants of	Central Asiaaround the Caspian Sea
8.	What are Vedas?	The most sacred books of Aryans
9.	What are the four Vedas?	Rig Veda, Sam Veda, Yajur Veda and Atharva Veda
10.	What are the Upanishads?	They are ancient Indian philosophical texts and are early source of Hindu religion. These are dialogues between teachers and pupils, or discussions amongst sages at king’s courts, or in the jungle.
11.	What does “Sutras” mean in Ancient Sanskrit Literature?	The Sutras are short aphorisms, compiled to serve as aids to memorize teacher’s explanations. Each of the Veda has a Sutra literature of its own.
12.	What were the two prime religions that came into existence after the Vedic period?	Jainism and Buddhism
13.	Buddha was the son of king	Shuddhodhana
14.	Siddhartha was born in ______ BC	567
15.	Where was Siddharth born?	at Lumbini inKapilavastu (present day Nepal).
16.	While in search of truth Buddha attained enlightenment under a Pipal tree at	Bodh Gaya
17.	Buddha delivered his first sermons at	Sarnath in U.P.
18.	Buddha died at	Kushinagar in U.P.
19.	The main Buddhist teaching is known as:	eight–fold path
20.	Mahavira was born at	Kundagrama in Bihar
21.	Vardhamana Mahavira died at	Pavapuri (present day Bihar)
22.	Tri-ratna, the major teachings concept of Jainism was based on	(a) Right knowledge(b) Right faith and(c) Right conduct
23.	In 684 B.C. The foundation of Haryanka Dynasty was laid by	Bimbisara and Ajata Shatru
24.	Shishunaga Dynasty, a major dynasties of Magadha Empire was founded by Shishunag in ______ B.C.	413
25.	Nanda Dynasty was founded in ______ BC by ______.	382, Mahapadma Nanda
26.	Battle of Hydaspes was fought between ______ and ______ in ______ BC	Alexander, Porus, 326
27.	Who was the founder of Maurya Empire?	Chandragupta Maurya
28.	Which book was written by Kautilya who happened to be in the court of Chandragupta Maurya?	Arthashastra
29.	Who had written the book titled ‘INDICA’ during the rule of Chandragupta Maurya?	Megasthenese, the Greek ambassador
30.	Kalinga War was fought in	261 BC
31.	The last rules of Mauryan dynasty was	Brihadratha Maurya
32.	Kalinga War was fought in the year	261 BC
33.	The Kalinga War was a fought between	Ashoka, the Mauryan Emperor and the state of Kalinga
34.	The most influenced king of Kushan Empire was	Kanishka
35.	Which emperor of Kushan empire introduced the FIRST gold coins of India?	Vima Kadaphises
36.	In 78 AD the Saka Era was started by which ruler of Kushan Empire	Kanishka
37.	The capital of Kanishka, king of Kushan Empire was	Pursushpura, now in Peshwar
38.	What were the major two contribution of King Kanishka	4th Buddhist council in Kashmir, development of Gandhar and Mathura art forms
39.	Who was the founder of Gupta Empire in India?	Chandragupta I
40.	Which ruler of Gupta Empire is also known as “Napoleon of India”	Samudra Gupta
41.	Chandragupta II of Gupta Empire was also known as	Vikramaditya
42.	Which Chinese Pilgrim came to the court of Chandragupta II	Fa-hien
43.	Aryabhatta and Kalidas were in the court of which Gupta Emperor?	Chandragupta II
44.	Nalanda University, in present day of Bihar was constructed by which Gupta Emperor?	Kumaragupta I
45.	What was the capital of Harshvardhana?	Kannauj.
46.	Which Chinese pilgrim had visited to the court of Harshvardhana?	Hiuen-Tsang
47.	The two important books written by Banabhata were	Harshcharita and Kadambari.
48.	Harshvardhana was defeated by ______ of the Chalukya dynasty.	Pulshekin II
49.	Satavahana dynasty also known as Andhra Empire was founded by	Simuka
50.	What is Tolkkapiyam?	oldest book on the grammar of the Tamil language and the earliest extant work of Tamil literature
51.	Who established the Chalukya dynasty?	Pulakesi I
52.	The temple town of the Chalukya Period was	Aihole, in modern Karnataka state
53.	The Pallava dynasty was founded by	Simhavishnu
54.	The capital of Pallavas was at	Kanchipuram
55.	The shore temple of Mahabalipuram and the Kailasanatha temple in Kanchipuram were constructed by which Pallava Ruler?	Narasimha Varman I
56.	The last ruler of Pallava dynasty was	Aparajitha Varman
57.	The Rashtrakuta Dynasty was founded by	Dantidurga
58.	Which Rashtrakuta Ruler had written the earliest Kannada book – ‘Kavirajamarga’ on rhetoric, poetics and grammar?	Amoghavarsha I
59.	Kailasanath Temple also spelt Kailash Temple or Kailasa Temple at Ellora was built by	Rashtrakuta king, Krishna I.
60.	The Chola dynasty was founded by	Vijayalaya
61.	The early capital of Chola dynasty was at	Poompuhar, Uraiyur
62.	The famous Siva temple, Brihadeeswarar Temple, also known as Rajarajeswaram  was constructed by which Chola Ruler?	Raja Raja I

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THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA

There are 22 parts and 395 articles in total:-

Part 1
Article 1-4
The Union and its territory

Part 2
Article 5-11
Citizenship

Part 3
Article 12 - 35
Fundamental Rights

Part 4
Article 36 - 51
Directive principles of state policy

Part 4 A
Article 51A
Fundamental Duties

Part 5
Article 52 - 151
The Union

Part 6
Article 152 - 237
The States

Part 7
Article 238
It has been repealed

Part 8
Article 239 - 242
The Union Territories

Part 9
Article 243
The Panchayats

Part 9A
Article 243
The Municipalities

Part 10
Article 244
The scheduled and Tribal Areas

Part 11
Article 245 - 263
The relation between the union and the states

Part 12
Article 264 - 300
Finance , property , contracts and suits

Part 13
Article 301 - 307
Trade , commerce and intercourse  within

Part 14
Article 308 - 323
Service under the union and the states

Part 14 A
Article 323
Tribunals

Part 15
Article 324 - 329
Elections

Part 16
Article 330 - 342
Special provisions related to certain classes

Part 17
Article 343 - 351
Official language

Part 18
Article 352 - 360
Emergency

Part 19
Article 361 - 367
Miscelleneous

Part 20
Article 368
Amendment of the constitution

Part 21
Article 369  - 392
Temporary, transitional and special provisions

Part 22
Article 393 - 395
Short titles, commencement , authoritative text in hindi and repeals

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Banking Related Acts

1. Negotiable Instrument Act–1881
2. The Bankers’Books Evidence Act–1891
3. The ReserveBank of India Act–1934
4. The Industrial Finance Corporation of India Act–1948
5. The Banking Companies (Legal Practitioner Clients’ Accounts) Act–1949
6. The Industrial Disputes (Banking and Insurance Companies) Act–1949
7. The Banking Regulation(Companies) Rules–1949
8. The Banking Regulation Act–1949
9. The State Financial Corporations Act–1951
10. The Reserve Bank of India (Amendment and Misc. Provisions) Act–1953
11. The Industrial Disputes (Banking Companies) Decision Act–1955
12. The State Bank of India Act–1955
13. The State Bank of India (Subsidiary Banks) Act-1959
14. The Subsidiary Banks General Regulation–1959
15. The Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation Act–1961(DICGC)
16. The Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act–1970
17. The Regional Rural Banks Act–1976
18. The Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act–1980
19. The Export-Import Bank of India Act–1981
20. The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development Act–1981
21. Chit Fund Act–1982
22. Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions)Act–1985
23. The National Housing Bank Act–1987
24. SIDBI Act–1989
25. The Special Court (trial of Offences relating to Transactions in Securities) Act–1992

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UDAY Schemes Related Some Important MCQs

Hello Aspirants, It will be helpful for Not only for LIC Exam but also for Other exams too.

Ques: 1. The recently announced Power Tariff policy 2006 aims achieving the objectives of Ujwal DISCOM assurance Yojana (UDAY) with the focus on 4 Es. Which of the following in NOT one these 4 Es?

1) Ease of doing business
2) Environment for a sustainable future
3) Efficiency to ensure affordable tariffs 4) Electricity for all
5) Economical electricity for industry

Answer: 5

Ques: 2. Which state has joined the UDAY scheme after inking an MoU with the Central Government?

1). Rajasthan
2). Bihar
3). Gujarat
4). Chattisgarh
5). None of these

Answer: 4

Ques: 3. GoI has signed an MoU with which state government/body under the UDAY scheme on 5th January 2016?

1) Jharkhand State
2) Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam
3) Both of the above
4) Neither of the above

Answer:- 3

Ques: 4 How many states have agreed to join the UDAY scheme so far?

1) 12
2) 13
3) 14
4) 15

Answer:- 15

Ques: 5 Which state has joined the UDAY scheme most recently on 19th December 2015?

1) MP
2) WB
3) Karnataka
4) UP

Answer: 4

Ques: 6 Which India state has become the 10th to join UDAY?

1) Gujarat
2) HP
3) MP
4) J&K

Answer:- 1

Ques: 7 UDAY scheme has been joined by which states on 9th December 2015?

1) HP
2) J&K
3) MP
4) Both a and b

Answer: 4

Ques: 8 Jharkhand Government has conveyed in principal approval of joining which scheme on 6th December 2015?

1) UDAY
2) MGNREGA
3) Kiran
4) None of the above

Answer: 1

Ques: 9 Which State government has conveyed in principal approval for joining the UDAY Scheme on 5th December 2015?

1) Andhra Pradesh
2) Arunachal Pradesh
3) Kerala
4) Karnataka

Answer: 1

Ques: 10 Which of the following statements is/are correct about UDAY scheme?

1. UDAY scheme shifts 50 per cent of power DISCOMs debt burden to states’ balance sheets.
2.States can convert the debt into state bonds.

1) Only 1
2) Only 2
3) Both
4) None

Answer: 2

Ques: 11 UDAY scheme is implemented by -

1) Ministry of Skill Development And Entrepreneurship
2) Ministry of Human Resouce Development
3) Ministry of Minority Affairs
4) Ministry of Power

Answer: 4

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AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTIONS

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1. BLACK REVOLUTION - PETROLEUM PRODUCTION
2. BLUE REVOLUTION - FISH PRODUCTION
3. BROWN REVOLUTION - LEATHER/NON CONVENTIONAL(INDIA) / COCOA PRODUCTION
4. GOLDEN FIBRE REVOLUTION - JUTE PRODUCTION
5. GREEN REVOLUTION - FOODGRAIN/CEREALS, WHEAT ETC
6. GREY REVOLUTION - FERTILISER REVOLUTION
7. PINK REVOLUTION - ONION PRODUCTION/PHARMACEUTICAL/ PRAWN PRODUCTION
8. RAINBOW REVOLUTION - HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE SECTOR
9. RED REVOLUTION - MEAT AND TOMATO PRODUCTION
10. ROUND REVOLUTION - POTATO REVOLUTION
11. SILVER FIBER REVOLUTION - COTTON REVOLUTION
12. SILVER REVOLUTION - EGG/POULTRY PRODUCTION
13. WHITE REVOLUTION - MILK/DAIRY PRODUCTION
14. YELLOW REVOLUTION - OIL SEEDS PRODUCTION
15. EVERGREEN REVOLUTION - INCREASE IN PRODUCTIVITY AND PROSPERITY WITHOUT ECOLOGICAL HARM

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1st to 3rd February current Affairs 2016 (Important Points)

1. Indian Government has decided to set up IARI in Assam:- 

Important Points:-

The Indian Government has decided to set up an Indian Agricultural Research Institute in Kamrup district of Assam.

Union Agriculture ministry has found 500 acre of suitable land at Bormula village for it.

2. WHO declares Zika Virus as a global emergency

3. Archana Ramasundram appointed as Director General of Sashastra Seema Bal

4. Himachal Pradesh plans to spend 15 crore rupees on Swachh Bharat Mission in Kinnaur

5. Operation Smile-2 campaign achieves significant success in Odisha (rescuing 515 children)

6. Saroj Kumar Jha appointed as Senior Director in World Bank

7. Rishabh Pant records fastest fifty against Nepal in ICC U -19 World Cup

8. Dr. Shyam Agarwal takes over as new Secretary Tribal Affairs

9. Atulesh Jindal to take over as new CBDT chairman

10. Novak Djokovic wins Australian Open Men's Singles Title

11. Virat Kohli has become no 1 batsman in T20 rankings

12. Assam government proposes 50 percent reservation for women in Government jobs

13. Dr APJ Abdul Kalam's book 'Transcendence' launched in Johannesburg, South Africa

14. India along with three other BRIC nations has joined the Bretton Woods-based International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) top-10 elite club.

15. Germany's Angelique Kerber wins women's singles in Australian Open

16. Maharashtra Government announces Babasaheb Ambedkar Special Group Incentives Scheme for Dalit entrepreneurs

17. Major General Jai Shanker Menon of India has been appointed as the Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

18. Sanjeev Rajput (Shooter) has secured India's 12th Olympic quota berth from shooting for the upcoming Rio Games. 

19. Kerala has won the 61st National School Athletics championship which concluded in Kozhikode.

20. The Indian Government has set up two new committees namely:- 1) Tax Policy Research Unit (TPRU) and 2) Tax Policy Council to streamline the taxation policy and administration.

21. S N Prasad has taken over as Director (Marketing), Coal India Ltd (CIL) from 1st February 2016.

22. HL Samariya has been given additional charge as Central Provident Fund Commissioner (CPFC).

23. Ashish Kumar Goel has taken charge as the General Manager of Eastern Railway. He assumed charge on 1st February 2016.

24. Urban Ladder, an online furniture retailer has appointed Sanjay Gupta as its new Chief Marketing Officer.

25. Former Lok Sabha Speaker Balram Jakhar passes away

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Insurance Notes for LIC AAO 2015-16: LIC (Brief Description & History)

Overview:

IRDA (Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India) is the key regulator of Insurance Industry in India. One of the major players in the Indian Insurance Industry is the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC). LIC is the country’s largest investor and the largest state-owned life insurance Company within the country till date. It is fully owned by the Government of India. It funds almost 24.5% of total expenses made by the Indian Government. LIC is having almost an asset backup of approximately 9.3 trillion INR (206.6 billion US$)

History:

The stepping stone of Insurance Industry in India was held with the formation of The Oriental Life Insurance Company, the first corporate entity in India offering life insurance coverage. It was established in Calcutta by Bipin Bernard Dasgupta and others in1818. Initially, the primary target of this company was the Europeans settled in India and it charged heavy premiums from Indians. Other major member includes The Bombay Mutual Life Assurance Society, formed in 1870. It was the first native insurance provider. Other establishments within the insurance industry in the pre-independence era included:

• Bharat Insurance Company (1896)
• United India (1906)
• National Indian (1906)
• National Insurance (1906)
• Co-operative Assurance (1906)
• Hindustan Co-operatives (1907)
• Indian Mercantile
• General Assurance
• Swadeshi Life (renamed as Bombay Life)

India’s first 150 years were marked remarkably due to various reasons as India witnessed First War of Independence, effects of the World War I followed by World War II and in between them the period of worldwide economic crises put in a great depression. 

These events cumulatively resulted in the high rate of bankruptcies and liquidation of life insurance companies in India. This liquidated the people’s faith in the utility of obtaining life cover. 

In order to rebuild the people’s faith,Life Insurance Act and the Provident Fund Act were passed in 1912, as the first regulatory mechanisms in the Life Insurance industry. 

The Indian Insurance Companies Act of 1928 authorized the government to obtain statistical information from companies operating in both life and non-life insurance areas. 

A similar Insurance Act of 1938 brought larger control over an industry that had seen several financially unsound ventures fail. In 1944, a bill was introduced in the Legislative Assembly to nationalize the Insurance Industry.

The LIC was set up as a result in 1956 as a result of an amalgamation of more than 200 insurance companies and provident societies.

LIC is Headquartered in Mumbai-

The financial and commercial capital of India, the Life Insurance Corporation of India currently has 8 zonal Offices and 101 divisional offices located in different parts of India, at least 2048 branches located in different cities and towns of India along with satellite Offices attached to about some 50 Branches, and has a network of around 1.2 million agents for soliciting life insurance business from the public.

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Important 75 Science Fact For Railway | UPSC | SSC | IAS Exam

1-  Helium has the lowest boiling point of any element.

2-  Osmium is the densest element.

3-  Tungsten has the highest boiling point of all the elements. Hence, it is used for filaments in electric

4-  Cesium is used in atomic clocks.

5-  Pure silicon is a semi-conductor and is used in electronic devices as the base for minute integrated  circuits (ICs).

6-  Mercury is the only metal which is liquid at room temperature. It is very poisonous and affects mental

7-  1 meter distance is equal to the length of 1,650,763.73 wavelength of pure orange lights emitted from Kr-86.

8-  If a body is dropped vertically down, and another is projected horizon­tally then both will reach the ground simultaneously but with different velocity.

9-  The ratio to distance traveled in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd seconds of freely falling body is 1:3:5.

10- The ratio of maximum height reached by different bodies projected up­wards with different velocity  is equal to

11- If a body is dropped from top of a tower of height h and another body is thrown up simultaneously with velocity u from the foot of the tower, then both of them would meet after      time     h/u.

12- Choke coil works on principle of electro-magnetic induction.

13- If a person projected a ball outside from a moving car, then the path of the ball is a straight line for the person sitting in the car, but It should be a parabola for an observer on the ground.

14- Retro-rocket is used for deceleration of rocket in space.

15- The shape of rain drop is spherical due to surface tension.

16- Goniometer is used in determining angle of

17- Lactometer is used to determining purity of milk.

18- The height of mercury column in barometer is independent of the di­ameter of glass-tube containing

19- The frequency of second pendulum is 2s.

20- Clouds are flying due to their least density and viscosity of air.

21- Viscosity of gases increases with increase in temperature.

22- The force of attraction between atoms of the same material is called cohesive force.

23- The force of attraction between atoms of different material is called adhesive force

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24- Candalescent of tube-light is always greater than that of electric bulb of the same power

25- 1 KW = 1.34 HP

26 -Tritium is radioactive isotopes of Hydrogen.

27-Tuning of radio is an example of resonance.

28-Cobalt-60 is used in Leukemia treatment

29-Cybernetics is study of communication between human and machine.

30-The filament of Halogen lamp is made of tungsten-iodine mixture.

31-Ceramic is used in Super-conductivity.

32-A transformer which increases the applied e.m.f. of an alternating cur­rent is called Step-up transformer.

33-Transformer, which decreases applied e.m.f. of alternating current is called step-down transformer.

34-A device which convert mechanical energy into electric energy is called dynamo. However, if it produces a fairly large amount of power, it is called Generator.

35-Generator is based on the principle of electromagnetic induction.
in generator, armature consists of laminated soft iron core, from the centre of which passes a steel axle.

36-Slip sings of generator are made of gun metal.

37-Brushes of generator are made out of carbon or gun metal.

38-Coulumb is the unit of electric charge (coulumb = ampere/second).

39-1 coulumb = 6.25

40-Magnetic effect of electric current was discovered by Weston.

41-Ammeter is used in DC as well as in AC.

42-Resistance of Ammeter is very low.

43-Resistance of Voltmeter is very high.

44-Volmeter measures potential difference between two points.

45-A parallel combination of a galvanometer and a small resistance is equivalent to an ammeter.

46-A series combination of a galvanometer and a high resistance is equivalent to a voltmeter.

47-Ammeter is always connected in series while voltmeter is always con­nected in parallel.

48-Electron volt is the unit of energy.

49-Watt is the unit of electric power, watt = volt x ampere =Kilowatt hour (KWH) is also the unit of electric power 1 KWH = 3.6 x J

50-The resistance of low power (watt) bulb is high

51. Speed of light is maximum in vacuum.

52. Longitudinal waves can’t be polarized.

 53. Rainbow are always formed in direction opposite to the sun.

54. The frequency of visible light varies between 400 nm to 700 nm.

55. Colour blindness was first discovered by Homer (1976).

56. Focal distance of tens is maximum for red light and minimum for violet fight

57. 3-D Image is known as hologram.

58. If a transparent material is invisible in any liquid, then both of them have the same refractive index.

59. Magnifying glass is convex lens of small focal length­s’- If two mirrors are at an angle of 75° then the number of images is 5.

60.Human eyes have convex lens.

61.Raman Effect is related to scattering.

62.Optical fibers works on the principle of total internal reflection.

63.Hypo or radium thiosulphate is used for fusing in photography.

64.Power of sunglass is zero.

65.Heat energy are transmitted as infra-red rays.

66.The first use of telescope for research was by Galeleo Galilie of Italy in 1609.

67.Power measures the degree of divergence or convergence and is mea­sured in diopetres.

68.Negative sign denotes divergence or a concave lens. v Positive sign is for convergence or a convex lens.

69.Air bubble in water behaves as concave lens.

70.As temperature of medium increases, its refractive index increase.

71.Refractive index of a material is independent of angle of incidence.

72.Ammonia is used as a coolant in refrigerator.

73.100°C = 212,°F = 373, K=80R

74.Bolometer is used for detection of infra-red rays.

75.Specific heat of water is 1.0 calorie/gm-°C.

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