Social and Religious Reform movements in the 19th and 20th century.

Raja Rammohan Roy: RRM Roy was a social reformer and intellectual in the early nineteenth century Bengal. He is most widely known for founding the Brahmo Samaj and his relentless campaign against the practice of Sati and child marriage. Debendranath Tagore: Brahmo Samaj: BS was founded in 1828 by Raja Ram Mohan Roy with the … Read more Social and Religious Reform movements in the 19th and 20th century.

Revolt of 1857: first war of indian independence

During the Governor-General Lord Canning May 11, 1857. The Meerut incident. Capture of Delhi. Proclaiming B S Jazar as the emperor. Almost half the Company’s sepoy strength of 232224 opted out of their loyalty to their regimental colours. Kanpur: Nana Saheb; Lucknow: Begum Hazrat Mahal; Bareilly: Khan Bahadur; Jagdishpur (Ara): Kunwar Singh; Jhansi: Rani Lakshmi … Read more Revolt of 1857: first war of indian independence

TRIBAL UPRISINGS

The colonial administrators ended their relative isolation and brought them fully within the ambit of colonialism. Introduced new system of land revenue and taxation of tribal products Influx of Christian missionaries into the tribal areas They could no longer practice shifting agriculture Oppression and extortion by police officials The complete disruption of the old agrarian … Read more TRIBAL UPRISINGS

Peasant Uprisings

Many dispossessed peasants took to robbery and dacoity. Indigo Revolt of 1859-60 By the end of 1860 indigo cultivation was virtually wiped out from the districts of Bengal A major reason for the success of the Indigo revolt was the tremendous initiative, cooperation, organization and discipline of the ryots. Another was the complete unity among … Read more Peasant Uprisings

Art, Culture, Literature and Architecture

Harappan art 2500 1800 BC

Also known as the bronze age
Architecture refers to designing of and construction of buildings where are the sculpture is a three-dimensional work of art
In architecture ,various types of materials are used that is a stone , wood, glass, metal etc .where as sculpture is made of single piece of material.
Architecture involves study of engineering And Engineering Mathematics and depends upon measurements, where as sculpture involves creativity and imagination , may not depend on measurements.

Rajasthan : Physical regions of rajasthan

Rajasthan is devided into four main physical regions which are as follows:- 1:- Western Desert Plains 2:- Aravalli Region (part of Gondwana land) Gurushikar 1722 m 3:- Eastern Plains 4:- Hadoti Region (Black Soil) Western Desert Plains it has following sub regions: ghagar plains shekhawati region nagori highlands luni basin It covers … Read more Rajasthan : Physical regions of rajasthan

Rajasthan : Geological Structure

Geologically Rajasthan comprises rocks from oldest Archean rocks to recent alluvium formations . The oldest formations are known as Banded Gneissic Complex exposed in central and southern Rajasthan. The Aravalli hill range dividing the State diagonally is made up of precambrian rocks of Aravalli and Delhi Super group comprising the metamorphosed gneisses, schists, marble, quartzite, … Read more Rajasthan : Geological Structure

RAS(RTS) Exam Prelims Notes for Current Affairs

Current AffairsFor Notes Click Here – Major Current Events and Issues of State(Rajsathan), National and International Importance – Persons and Places in reccent news – Games and Sports related Activities

RAS(RTS) Exam Prelims Notes for Reasoning & Mental Ability

Reasoning & Mental AbilityFor Notes Click Here Logical Reasoning (Deductive, Inductive, Abductive): · Statement and Assumptions, Statement and Argument, Statements and Conclusion, Courses of Action. · Analytical Reasoning. Mental Ability : Number series, Letter series, Odd man out, Coding-Decoding, Problems relating to Relations, Shapes and their sub sections. Basic Numeracy : – Elementary knowledge of … Read more RAS(RTS) Exam Prelims Notes for Reasoning & Mental Ability

RAS(RTS) Exam Prelims Notes for Science & Technology

Science & TechnologyFor Notes Click on the topics – Basics of Everyday Science. – Electronics, Computers, Information and Communication Technology. – Space Technology including Satellites. – Defence Technology. – Nanotechnology. – Human body, Food and Nutrition, Health care. – Environmental and Ecological Changes and its Impacts. – Biodiversity, Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering. – Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry … Read more RAS(RTS) Exam Prelims Notes for Science & Technology