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Saturday, December 24, 2016

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GK SERIES FOR SSC,IAS,PCS,HAS,HCS AND OTHER COMPETITIVE EXAMS (HISTORY-20)

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MUGHAL-3
ART, ARCHITECTURE AND CULTURE UNDER THE MUGHALS
The Mughal Age is called as the “Second Classical Age”, the first being the Gupta Age in northern India. Three most important aspects of cultural developments during the Mughal period were:
1)    The Mughal culture was largely secular and aristocratic.
2)    In the growth and enrichment of this culture, people from different parts of India and outside contributed equally, and
3)    The cultural norms which the Mughals introduced in India in the field of architecture, painting, music etc. deeply influenced the future course of Indian culture during the subsequent centuries.
Architecture:
·         The history of Mughal architecture begins with Babur, who have undertaken many building projects at Agra, Dholpur, Gwalior and other places. He built two mosques, one at Kabulibagh in Panipat and other at Sambhal in Rohilkhand.
·         In the early years of Humayun’s reign, he built a city at Delhi, called the Din-panah (World Refuge). The mausoleum of Humayun in Delhi heralded the new movement. In spirit, the structure of Humayun’s tomb stands as an example of synthesis of two great building traditions of Asia, namely the Persian and the Indian. It was built by his widow Haji Begum.
·         Thus, the contribution of both Babur and Humayun to the growth of Mughal architecture is almost negligible.

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GK SERIES FOR SSC,IAS,PCS,HAS,HCS AND OTHER COMPETITIVE EXAMS (HISTORY-19)

GK SERIES FOR SSC,IAS,PCS,HAS,HCS
AND OTHER COMPETITIVE EXAMS
(HISTORY-19)
MUGHAL-2
Jahangir(1605 - 27):
·         He issued Twelve ‘Edicts’ or ‘Ordinances’ for the general welfare and better government of the country.
·         Established Zanjir-i-Adal (Chain of justice) at Agra fort for justice seekers.
·         Rebellion by prince Khusrau (Jahangir’s son) at Lahore (1606). Jahangir personally suppressed the rebellion. The fifth Sikh Guru Arjun Dev ji, with whom the rebel prince had stayed at Tarn Taran and also received his blessings, was at first fined by the government, but as he refused to pay the fine he was sentenced to death.
·         The first military expedition undertaken by Jahangir was against Rana Amar Singh, son of Rana Patap of Mewar. The Mughal expeditions sent against Mewar in 1606 and 1608-09 proved indecisive, but in 1613-14 the campaign led by prince Khurram proved decisive and Rana Amar Singh came to terms with the Mughals in 1615. Jahangir offered most liberal terms to Mewar and thus ended a long drawn out struggle between Mewar and the Mughals.
·         He pursued his father’s plan of territorial expansion beyond the Narmada. The first target was a half-conquered Sultanate of Ahmadnagar.
·         The greatest failure of Jahangir’s reign was the loss of Kandahar to Persia. Shah Abbas of Persia (15871629), outwardly professing friendship towards the Mughals, captured Kandahar in 1622. The loss of Kandahar greatly affected the Mughal prestige in Central Asia.
·         Jahangir married young widow Mihar-un-nisa (widow of Sher Afghan), daughter of a Persian Mirza Ghiyas Beg and conferred on her the title of Nur Mahal (Light of the Place) which was later changed to Nur Jahan. In 1613, she was promoted to the status of padshah Begum, coins were struck in her name and on all farmans her name was attached to the imperial signature.
·         Nur Jahan’s influence secured high positions for her father who got the title Itimad-ud-daulah and her brother, Asaf Khan. A year after her own marriage, Asaf Khan’s Mumtaz Mahal, was married to Khurram, the ablest of Jahangir’s sons.
·         In 1620, Nur Jahan married Ladli Begum (her daughter by Sher Afghan) to Jahangir’s youngest son Shahryar and supported the cause of her son-in-law Shahryar as heir apparent to the throne, while her brother Asaf Khan supported his son-in-law Khurram (who had already been conferred the title of Shah Jahan).
·         Jahangir also married Manmati or Jodha Bai, daughter of Raja Jagat Singh of Marwar.
·         Many of the events of the period, such as Khusrau’s murder, Mahavat Khan’s coup and Salim’s rebellion, were all results of this factional politics.
·         Jahangir’s court was visited by two representatives of King James I of England, namely, Captain Hawkins (1608-11) and Sir Thoms Roe(1615- 19) and as a result of the efforts of Thomas Roe English factories were established at Surat, Agra, Ahmedabad and Broach.
·         He was buried at Lahore.
Shah Jahan(1628-58):
·         At the time of Jahangir’s death in October 1627, Shah Jahan was in the Deccan. At Lahore, Nur Jahan proclaimed Shahryar as the emperor, while Asaf Khan put Dawar Baksh, son of Khusrau, on the throne as a temporary arrangement till the return of Shah Jahan.
·         Shah Jahan arrived at Agra in February 1628, Dawar Baksh was deposed and Asaf Khan defeated. He captures and blinded Shahryar.
·         The first three years of Shah Jahan’s reign were disturbed by the rebellions of the Bundela Chief Juhar Singh and of Khan Jhan Lodi. He ousted the Portuguese from Hugli in 1931and occupied it.
·         After the death of her beloved wife Mumtaj Mahal in 1631, he built Taj Mahal at Agra in her memory.
·         In 1632, the Nizam Shahi kingdom of Ahmadnagar was finally annexed to the Mughal Empire.
·         In 1636-37, Shah Jahan himself arrived in the Deccan and after a show of strength forced Bijapur and Golcunda to accept the Mughal suzerainty and pay annual tribute.
·         In 1636, Aurangzeb, son of Shah Jahan, was appointed the Mughal viceroy in the Deccan. The territories in his charge were divided into four subahs:
a.     Khandesh with its capital at Burhampur and stronghold at Asirgarh,
b.    Berar with its capital at Eclichpur,
c.     Telengana with its capital at Nanded, and
d.    Ahmadnagar.
·         No attempt was made to recapture Kandhar till 1638. The opportunity, however, came in 1639, when Ali Mardan Khan, the disgruntled Persian Governor of Kandahar, delivered the fort to the Mughals without fighting.
·         Similarly, taking advantage of internal rebellions in Balkh and Badakhshan and the unpopularity of the ruler of these states, Shah Jahan sent an expedition under his son Murad in 1646 and the Mughal army occupied both these states.
·         Shah Abbas II of Persia once again captured Kandahar from the Mughals in 1649. Subsequently, Shah Jahan sent three expeditions to recover Kandahar, but all proved to be miserable failures.
·         The second term of Aurangazeb’s viceroyalty in the Deccan began in 1653 and continued till 1658. He secured the service of a very comptent revenue administrator named Murshid Quli Khan whom he appointed as his diwan.
·         For purpose of revenue administration Murshid Quli Khan divided the Mughal subahs into ‘lowlands’ and ‘highland’.
·         Todarmal’s zabti system of survey and assessment was also extended to the Deccan with some changes suited to the local conditions. These measures led to improvement in agriculture and increase in the revenue in a few years.
·         In 1656, Aurangzeb planned to annex Golconda. In this task Mir Jumla (whose actual name was Muhammad Sayyid), wazir of Golconda, also colluded. In February 1656, Aurangzeb laid siege of Golconda.
·         In 1657, the Adil Shahi kingdom of Bijapur was attacked, and on the intervention of Shah Jahan and Dara Shikoh peace was made with Bijapur too.
·         Meanwhile, Shah Jahan fell ill and a war of succession seemed imminent. At the time of Shah Jahan’s sickness in September 1657, his eldest son Dara was at his bedside in Agra; Shuja was governor in Bengal; Aurangzeb was viceroy in the Deccan. The youngest Murad was governor in Gujarat.
·         In the closing weeks of 1657, when Shah Jahan was on the way to full recovery, Shuja crowned himself in Bengal. Murad did the same in Gujarat and then formed an alliance with Aurangzeb who was already marching towards Agra. In February 1658, the forces of Murad joined him near Ujjain. The imperial forces sent to contain the combined forces of Murad and Aurangzeb were defeated in the battle of Dharmat, near Ujjain. After Dharmat, Aurangzeb marched towards Agra and in the ensuing battle at Sumugarh, near Agra, the Mughal forces under Dara were decisively defeated and he fled from Agra.
·         In June 1658, the fort of Agra also surrendered and Shah Jahan was made a prisoner. The echo of the war of succession continued till 1661 and in between 1658 and 1661 all the remaining sons of Shah Jahan were killed or excuted.
·         Shah Jahan passed the remaining years of his life in captivity. He was buried in Taj Mahal.
·         Three most important factors responsible for the war of succession were:
a.     Shah Jahan’s partisan attitude towards Dara,
b.    old rivalry between Dara and Aurangzeb, and
c.     Dara and Aurangzeb led two factions of the Mughal court, Dara representing liberalism and Aurangzeb the conservative elements.
·         Mughal architecture under him reached its zenith. A large trade developed between India and Western Asia and Europe, which greatly contributed to the travelers.
·         Two Frenchmen, Bernier and Travenier and an Italian adventurer Manucci, the author of the Storio Dor Mogor, visited his court.

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Friday, December 23, 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 23rd DEC 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 23rd DEC 2016
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1.  NAJEEB JUNG:  LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF DELHI RESIGNED
i. Delhi Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung has submitted his resignation to the Government of India.
ii. According to a statement released by his office, Jung, who was the 13th Vice-Chancellor of the Jamia Millia Islamia university, would be returning to academics.

2. SAHITYA AKADEMI AWARD ANNOUNCED
i. Sahitya Akademi announced the Sahitya Akademi Awards for the year 2016 in 24 languages.
ii. Mumbai-based writer Jerry Pinto, Tamil author Vannadhasan, Hindi writer Nasira Sharma are among 24 others declared the winners.
iii. Among the winners are eight book of poetry, seven books of short stories, five novels, two on criticism, one of essays and one play.
iv. The books were chosen on the basis of recommendations made by a jury of three in the languages concerned and approved by its executive board.

3. GIRIJA VAIDYANATHAN : CHIEF SECRETARY OF TAMIL NADU
i. Girija Vaidyanathan has been appointed as Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu in place of P. Rama Mohana Rao.
ii. Ms.Vaidyanathan will also hold full additional charge of Vigilance Commissioner and Commissioner for Administrative Reforms.

4. GUJARAT GOVT ANNOUNCES AEROSPACE AND DEFENCE POLICY-2016
i. Gujarat government has announced Aerospace and Defence Policy-2016 to attract investment into fields of aerospace and defence design.
ii. Under the policy, investors will be entitled to get 100 % reimbursement on stamp duty and registration charges paid for purchase, lease or mortgage of land meant for setting up the facility in the areas of Aerospace and Defence.

5. INDIA SURPASSES UNITED KINGDOM TO BECOME 5TH LARGEST ECONOMY
i. As per the report published in Forbes magazine, India has overtaken the United Kingdom in terms of the size of the economy.
ii. With this major shift in world economy, India has now become the 5th  largest country in terms of the size of the economy after the United States, China, Japan and Germany.

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Thursday, December 22, 2016

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 21 Dec. 2016

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 21 DEC. 2016
1.  As per a Union Cabinet decision, the Indian Enterprise Development Services will be created in the Ministry of
a)    Human Resources Development
b)    Commerce and Industry
c)    Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
d)    Heavy Industries
ANS -C

2. Which Queen’s last letter to India has been put up on display at an Indian Museum?
a)    Elizabeth II
b)    Victoria
c)    Diana
d)    Margrethe II
ANS -B

3. Which reigning monarch has decided to step down as the patron of some of the charity organisations by the end of 2016?
a)    Emperor Akihito
b)    Queen Elizabeth II
c)    King Philippe
d)    Queen Margrethe II
ANS -B

4. Which telecom company has paired up with SBI to launch a mobile app in Assam to facilitate cashless transactions?
a)    BSNL
b)    Vodafone India
c)   Reliance Jio
d)   Airtel
ANS -A

5. India’s first cashless bazaar recently came up in which of the following states?
a)   Haryana
b)    Punjab
c)   Assam
d)    Chhattisgarh
ANS -D
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Daily Current Affairs Quiz 20 Dec. 2016

CURRENT AFFAIRS Quiz - 20 Dec

1. What is India’s rank in the Global Wind Power Installed Capacity index?
a) First
b) Second
c) Fourth
d) Fifth
ANS : C

2. A rainbow-headed snake was recently discovered by the scientists in which of the following regions?
a) Brazil's Atlantic Forest
b) Greater Mekong
c) Madagascar
d) Western Ghats
ANS : B

3. The United Nations Security Council voted to deploy UN observers to monitor evacuations in which of the following Syrian cities?
a) Palmyra
b) Aleppo
c) Damascus
d) Homs
ANS : B

4. Identify the Tamil poet whose statue was recently inaugurated on the bank of River Ganga in Haridwar.
a) Thiruvalluvar
b) Nakkirar
c) Mamulanar
d) Agastya
ANS : A

5. Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar was recently appointed as the Chief Justice of India by the President Pranab Mukherjee. Justice Kehar is the
a) 43rd Chief Justice of India
b) 45th Chief Justice of India
c) 44th Chief Justice of India
d) 42nd Chief Justice of India
ANS : C

6. Senate of which country has passed a resolution seeking withdrawal of its biggest currency notes?
a) Yemen
b) Pakistan
c) Bangladesh
d) Afghanistan
ANS : B

7. A huge dead zone has been discovered recently in one of the major water bodies. Which among the following is the water body?
a) South China Sea
b) Bay of Bengal
c) Arabian Sea
d) Indian Ocean
ANS : B
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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 22nd DEC 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 22nd DEC 2016
(Daily News India)
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1. INDIA AND KYRGYZSTAN SIGNED 6 AGREEMENTS
i. India and Kyrgyzstan have signed 6 agreements to boost bilateral cooperation.
ii. The agreements were signed in New Delhi during the State visit of Kyrgyzstan President Almazbek Atambaye.

2. 9TH WORLD CONFLUENCE OF HUMANITY, POWER AND SPIRITUALITY: NEW DELHI
i. The ninth edition of World Confluence of Humanity, Power and Spirituality, organised by ASSOCHAM in association with SREI Foundation and Times Foundation, introduced a fresh culture of ‘Spirituality @ Work’ through its brand Sach Bharat, inspiring distinguished industrialists, business leaders, industry captains and noted politicians to imbibe spirituality at their respective work places and lives.
ii.The Confluence was inaugurated in the presence of ASSOCHAM President Mr. Sunil Kanoria,  Hon’ble President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee, and SREI Foundation Chairman Dr. Hari Prasad Kanoria.

3. GOVT ANNOUNCES RS 207 CRORE PROJECT FOR PROTECTION OF MAJULI ISLAND
i. Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region Dr Jitendra Singh has announced to provide 207 crore rupees for protection and development of the world heritage island Majuli located in Assam.

4. CHHATTISGARH CM LAUNCHES COUNTRY’S FIRST CASHLESS BAZAAR IN RAIPUR
i. Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh has launched India’s first cashless bazaar in Raipur.
ii. This ‘Smart’ bazaar be composed of nearly Over 900 shops which are providing the facilities of cashless payments using POS, UPI.

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Wednesday, December 21, 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 21ST DEC 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 21ST DEC 2016
(Daily News India)
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1. EPFO LOWERS INTEREST RATE ON EPF TO 8.65%
i. Employee's Provident Fund Organization decided to lower the interest on EPF deposits for the current fiscal to 8.65%, from 8.8%.
ii.The Employees Provident Fund Organisation's apex decision-making body, the Central Board of Trustees  has taken a decision to lower the interest rate.

2. INDIA-NEPAL FOLK CRAFTS FESTIVAL STARTED IN KATHMANDU
i. The five-day India-Nepal Folk Crafts Festival 2016 begins in Kathmandu, Nepal  to promote cultural exchanges between the two countries.
ii. The Main aim of the festival to promote crafts based bilateral relations and enhance cultural exchanges between the artisans of two countries.

3. ANDY MURRAY WINS 3RD BBC SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
i. After claiming his second Wimbledon title and maiden ATP World Tour Finals crown, Britain's world number one Andy Murray won third BBC Sports Personality of the Year award.
ii. Murray previously won the award in 2013 and 2015.

4. PRIYANKA CHOPRA: ASSAM TOURISM BRAND AMBASSADOR
i. Bollywood actress, Priyanka Chopra became the brand ambassador of Assam state tourism.
ii. Priyanka Chopra will promote brand entity of "Awesome Assam".

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 20TH DEC 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 20TH DEC 2016
(Daily News India)
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1. PM NARENDRA MODI UNVEILED FIRST EVER INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SKILLS
i. PM Narendra Modi  unveiled first ever Indian Institute of Skills at Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh.
ii.  Modi also launched Kaushal Pradarshini to portray major skill development initiatives of the Union Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
iii.  The primary objective of the institute is to empower India’s youth to be more employable and self-sustainable.
iv.  The plan is to set up six such institutes across the country in coming years.
About Kaushal Pradarshini
i.  The objective is to provide quality education, better skills and employment opportunities.
ii.  National Mission for Skill Development was launched in July 2015 to train a minimum of 300 million skilled people by 2022.

 2. JUSTICE J S KHEHAR APPOINTED AS 44TH CJI
i. Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar  was appointed as the 44th Chief Justice of India.
ii. Justice Khehar will be the first Chief Justice of India from the Sikh community.

3. UNION GOVERNMENT FORMS HIGH-LEVEL TASK FORCE ON INDUS WATER TREATY
i. The Union government  formed a high-level inter-ministerial task force to look into all the strategic aspects of Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan.
ii. This task force will be headed by PM Narendra Modi's Principal Secretary  Nripendra  Mishra.

4.  KARUN NAIR BECAME SECOND INDIAN TO SCORE TRIPLE CENTURY IN TESTS
i.  Indian cricketer Karun Nair scored triple century in first innings of the fifth and final test-match against England.
ii. Nair became the second Indian batsmen to score triple century in tests after Virendra Sehwag.

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