The Global Sphere

GANDHIJI AND THE RAILWAY STATION DEAR ASPIRANTS, Which was the Railway Station in South Africa which changed Gandhiji forever??? Let us learn some history… One week after reaching South Africa, one day Gandhiji was travelling in the train in first class compartment. He was asked to move out, but he refused. The Railway staff called a policeman and he pushed gandhiji outside the compartment at a RAILWAY STATION. The station was PIETERMARITZBURG. Soon after he fell down, he got up. He took a decision that irrevocably committed him to his political and religious destiny as a leader. NOW THIS IS PART OF HISTORY………… HOW TO REMEMBER THE NAME OF RAILWAY STATION??? EVEN IF YOU READ IT TEN TIMES AND REMEMBER FOR A WHILE, IN THE LONG TERM YOU WILL FORGET IT. I WILL SHOW YOU HOW TO REMEMBER THE NAME OF RAILWAY STATION FOR EVER……….. REALISE THE POWER OF YOUR OWN MIND…………….READ ON IMAGINE-( YES IMAGINATION IS THE MAIN REQUIRMENT !!) – Gandhiji travelling in a train and a white man pushing him o...

MODERN INDIA: GOVERNOR GENERALS AND VICEROYS 1772-1785 …………………. Warren Hastings 1786 – 1793 ……………….. Lord Cornwallis 1793 – 1798 ……………….. Sir John Shore 1798 – 1805 ……………….. Lord Wellesley 1807- 1813 ………………… Lord Minto 1813 -1823 ………………… Lord Hastings 1823 – 1828 ……………….. Lord Amherst 1828 – 1835 ……………….. Lord William Bentinck 1835 – 1842 …………………Baron Ellenborough 1842 – 1844 ……………… ..William Wilberfore Bird 1844 – 1848 ………………… Lord Hardinge 1848 – 1856 …………. ……. Lord Dalhousie 1856 – 1858 ………………… Lord Canning Viceroys of British India 1858 – 1862 ……………….. Lord Canning 1862 – 1863 ……………….. 8th Earl Elgin I. 1863 …………………………… Sir Robert Napier 1863 – 1864 ……………….. Sir William T. Dension 1864 – 1869 ……………….. Earl of Mayo 1872 ……………………. … Sir John Strachey 1872 – 1876 …………… …. Baron North Brook 1876 – 1880 ……………….. Lord Lytton 1880-1884 …………. …….. Lord Ripon 1884 -1888 ………………….Lord Dufferin 1888-1894 ………………. Lord Lansdowne 1894 -1899 …………….. … Lord Elgin II 18...

CONSPIRACIES AND FREEDOM STRUGGLE- Alipore Case (1908)- Aurobindo Ghosh Nasik Case (1909-10)- Vinayak Savarkar Howrah case (1910)- Jatin Mukherjee Dacca Case (1910) -Pulin Das Delhi case (1915) – Amirchand, Awad Bihari and Bal Mukund Banaras case (1915 – 16)- Sachindranath Sanyal Lahore case (1929 – 30) – Bhagat Singh, Raj guru and Sukhdev Kakori case (1925) – Rama Prasad Bismil and Ashfaq

INDIA’S FIRST WAR OF INDEPENDENCE: LEADERS Delhi – General Bakht Khan Lucknow – Begum Hazrat Mahal Kanpur – Nana Saheb Bihar – Kunwar Singh Bareilly – Khan Bahadur Jhansi – Rani Laxmibai Faizabad – Maulvi Ahmadullah THE BRITISH Delhi – Lieutenant Willoughby, john Nicholson, Lieutenant Hudson Jhansi – Sir Hugh Rose Kanpur – Sir Hugh Wheeler, Sir Colin Campbell Benaras – Colonel James Neill Lucknow – Henry Lawrence, Brigadier Inglis, Henry Havelock, James Outram, Sir Colin Campbell

Indus Valley civilization existed from 2500 BC to 1750 BC. What was the GEOGRAPHICAL EXTENT of the Indus valley civilization? LET US LEARN IT USING A MEMORY TRICK……I AM SURE YOU WILL NEVER FORGET IT LATER First of all answer these questions.. 1. Which was the northern-most site of Indus valley civilization? Ans) Manda` 2. Which site was the southern-most one of Indus valley civilization? Ans) Daimabad 3. Name the site which was the eastern-most site of Indus valley civilization. Ans) Alamgirpur 4. Which was the western-most site of Indus valley civilization? Ans) Sutkagendor CSAT 2013 MEMORY TRICK : Imagination is the key. Just imagine the story given below and visualise the characters, objects given in the story after reading it. Try to recollect them by closing the eyes and associate each character or object with the Indus valley sites One day MANDAKINI (actress) went to do research on Indus valley sites and was chased by a villain in KASHMIR. She fought back and threw a ALMIR...

Q) Who introduced English education in India? William Bentick Q) Who introduced permanent settlement? Cornwallis Q) Who introduced Doctorine of Lapse? Dalhousie Q) Who introduced Railways? Dalhousie Q) Who introduced Ryotwari system? Munro Q) Who introduced Indian Civil Service?   Cornwallis Q) Who introduced Arms Act? Lytton Q) Who introduced Post and Telegraph? Dalhousie Q) Who introduced Subsidiary Alliance Wellesley Q) Who abolished Sati? William Bentick Q) Who introduced Vernacular Press Act? Lytton Q) Who introduced Local Self Govt? Rippon Q) Who was responsible for Bengal partition? Lord Curzon Q) Who introduced Rowlatt Act? Lord Chelmsford Q) Who was the viceroy at the time of transfer of capital to Delhi? Lord Hardige II Q) Who repealed Vernacular Press Act? Lord Rippon Q) Jalliayan wala Bagh tragedy occurred during time of ? Lo...

Let me give a small memory tip. First answer these questions:- Who was the viceroy when Jallianwala Bagh tragedy occured? Who was the viceroy when Hunter commision was set up? Who was the viceroy during the time of ROWLATT ACT? During which viceroys time Dyarchy was introduced? During which viceroys time Womens university was set up in Pune? ANSWER TO ALL THESE HISTORY QUESTIONS IS……JAMES BOND JAMES BOND = CHELMS FORD Next time when you come across the name “CHELMSFORD” anywhere in the   history   question paper think about “JAMES BOND” . HOW TO ASSOCIATE THINGS AND REMEMBER EASILY? 1. We all know JAMES BOND as the HERO of movies but , CHELMS FORD is VILLAIN , as he was responsible for JALLIANWALA BAGH and hence HUNTER COMMISSION FOLLOWED. 2. IMAGINE James Bond giving orders to shoot at innocents at  Jallianwalabagh. 3. IMAGINE JAMES BOND as a HUNTER in Jungle. 4. IMAGINE JAMES BOND as a ROWDY RATHORE..(ROWLATT ACT) 4. JAMES BOND is a WOMANI...