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Punnapra Vayalar Samaram: The Punnapra Valayar revolt was a communist uprising that took place in October 1946 led by the Communist Party of India against C.P Ramaswamy Iyer, the Diwan of Travancore. The revolt is named after the two places in which it took place; beginning in Punnapra and ending in Vayalar. Punnapra Vayalar Samaram … Read more
Indian Agriculture objective questions and answers In the map the given four areas are differently shaded,three of which indicate cereal crops production areas and one indicates non-cereal crop production area. As per the index given, the non-cereal crop production area is : (a) 1 (b) 2(c) 3 (d) 4 Ans: (d) Cotton grows there Coffee … Read more
Who was the INC President at the time of Indian Independence? Ans: C – J B Kripalani(1947), Meerut Session Who was the Congress President when India became free? Ans: J. B Kripalani J.B Kripalani Jivatram Bhagwandas Kripalani (11 November 1888 – 19 March 1982), popularly known as Acharya Kripalani, was an Indian politician, noted particularly … Read more
What is Padma Awards? Padma Awards is one of the highest civilian Awards in the country, is conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri. The Awards are given in various disciplines/ fields of activities, viz.- art, social work, public affairs,science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, … Read more
Natural Vegetation in India India is one of the 12 mega bio-diversity countries of the world. These are a group of countries that have the majority of the Earth’s species and, therefore, are considered extremely bio-diverse. Being a vast country, India has 47,000 plant species (out of which 15,000 are flowering plants, i.e., 6% in … Read more
Who is known as the Father of the constitution of India? Bharat Ratna Baba Saheb Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar is known as the Father of the constitution of India. He is also known as a ‘Modern Manu’. The salutation Jai Bhim used by followers honors him. He is also referred to by the honorific Babasaheb meaning … Read more