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Colonial perspective and its contribution Educated Indians may have preserved their traditional history in the form of handwritten epics, Puranas and autobiographical literature, but modern research into the history of ancient India began only in the latter half of the eighteenth century to meet the needs of the British colonial administration. When Bihar and Bengal […]
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Rivers The core of historical India emerged from its vital rivers, which flourished under the tropical monsoon rains. These include the plains of the Indus system, the Indo-Gangetic divide, the Ganges basin and the Brahmaputra basin. From west to east we find that the annual rainfall increases by 25 to 250 cm. The vegetation of
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Emergence of India The Indian subcontinent emerged as a separate geographical entity four million years ago. Originally peninsular India, along with Antarctica, Africa, Arabia and South America, was considered a part of the southern supercontinent called Gondwanaland. First, Gondwanaland, North America, Greenland, Europe and northern Asia in the Himalayas, together with Laurasia, the vast northern
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WATER TRANSPORT Previous Next Central Inland Waterways Authority was established in 1987 AD. Its headquarters is in Kolkata. The waterways of the country are divided into two parts- 1. Internal Waterways: This transportation takes place through rivers, canals and lakes. The waterway from Haldia to Allahabad was declared National Waterway No. 1 on 22 October
Air Transportation Previous Next Air transport in India started in 1911 AD, when the world’s first air mail service was operated between Allahabad and Naini. In 1933 AD, National Airways Co. was established in India. Was established. In 1953 AD, all the aeronautical companies were nationalized and placed under two newly created corporations -1. Aircraft
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RAIL TRANSPORT Previous Next A Indian Railways is the largest railway system in Asia and the third largest in the world. The first railway system in India was started in April 1853 between Mumbai and Thane (34 km).The world’s first train ran between Stockton and Darlington in 1825 AD. After this, in 1830, Liverpool and Manchester
History of GATE: Origin: GATE was first conducted in 1984 as a means to assess the knowledge and understanding of engineering and science graduates seeking admission to higher education programs such as Master’s and Doctoral degrees in India. The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an examination conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of
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Road Transport Previous Next India’s road network of approximately 54.83 lakh kilometers is the second largest road network in the world which includes national highways, state highways and other roads. 1. National Highway: The responsibility of its construction, management and maintenance is taken up by the Government of India. These are controlled by the Central
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Previous Next The science of study of soil is called Pedology. The Indian Council of Agricultural Research has divided India’s crops into eight classes, which are as follows- 1. Alluvial soil: This is soil brought by rivers. This soil is rich in potash, but deficient in nitrogen, phosphorus and humus. This is the most fertile
RBI policy It is widely anticipated that the RBI MPC will maintain the repo rate at the current level of 6.5 percent. This would mark the sixth consecutive time when the rate remains unchanged. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) held a three-day meeting after the interim budget for the first
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