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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE                                                                               2019



            Dance
                  Unbroken tradition over 2000 years.
                  Themes are derived from mythology, legends and classical literature.
                  Two forms of dances – Folk and Classical dance.
                  Based on Rasa, Bhava and Abhinaya.
                  Five main Classical dances – Bharatanatyam, Kathakali, Manipuri, Kathak and Odissi.
             IMPORTANT FACTS
                  Pre-historic period is called as Stone Age.
                  Period of Paleolithic age – 5, 00,000 BC – 8000 BC.
                  Period of Mesolithic age – 8000 BC – 6000 BC.
                  Period of Neolithic age – 6000 BC – 1000 BC.
                  Indus Valley Civilization belongs to Bronze Age during 2500 – 1750 BC.
                  Mohenjo-Daro is the largest building in this civilization.
                  Period of Aryan and Vedic Age is 1500 BC – 1000 BC.
                  Four Vedas: Rig Veda, Sama Veda, Yajur Veda and Sama Veda.
                  Haryanka dynasty was founded by Bimbisara in Magadha.
                  Bhanananda was the last ruler of Nanda Dynasty.
                  Rishabadeva was the founder of Jainism.
                  There were 24 Tirthankaras.
                  Mahavira was the last Tirthankara.
                  Guatama Buddha was the founder of Buddhism.
                  Three types of Buddhism – Mahayana, Hinayana and Vajrayana.
                  Chandragupta Maurya founded Mauryan Empire during 322 – 185 BC.
                  Chanakya was the author of Arthashastra.
                  Sri Gupta was the founder of Gupta period.
                  The last emperor of North India was Harshavardhana.
                  Sangam Age is called as ‗Golden Age‘.
                  Three Kingdoms – Chera, Chola and Pandiya.
                  Vijayanagar Kingdom founded in 1336. Chatrapathi Shivaji was the greatest leader of Marathas.
                  Vasco da Gama discovered the sea route to India in 1948 AD.
                  Battle of Plassey - 13th June 1757.
                  Lord Dalhousie - introduced Doctrine of Lapse policy.
                  Lord Wellesley – introduced Subsidiary Alliance Policy.
                  Sati was abolished by Lord William Bentick in 1829.
                  Raja Ram Mohan Roy was the founder of Brahmo Samaj in 1828.
                  Arya Samaj founded by Swami Dyayanand Saraswathi.
                  Dr. Annie Besant came to India in 1893.
                  Home Rule League started in 1916.
                  Indian National Congress founded in 1885.
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                  Under the leadership of Gandhiji, Non-cooperation movement launched by INC on 1
                    August 1920.
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                  Quit India Movement launched on 8  August 1942.
                  In Jallian Walla Bagh tragedy 379 people were killed and 1137 were injured.
                  Simon Commission – 1927 by Sir John Simon.
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                  India Got Independence – 15  August 1947.
                  Ramayana and Mahabharata are the two great ancient epics.
                  Arya Bhatta was the first astronomer in Independent India.



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