THE RAJPUTS OF INDIA "Rajput" identifies numerous ksatriya or warrior castes in northern and western India. The term "Rajput" comes from rajaputra‚ which means "son of kings." Rajputs are famed for their fighting abilities and once ruled numerous Indian princely states. The British grouped many of these states into the Rajputana Province. Today‚ it is the Indian state of Rajasthan. Most believe Rajputs come from tribes in central Asia such as the Parthians‚ Kushans‚ Shakas‚ and Huns. These groups
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Language for IBPS PO Exam 2012:Set- 2 Directions-(Q. 1-15) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words / phrases have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions. India is rushing headlong towards economic success and modernisation‚ counting on high tech industries such as information technology and biotechnology to propel the nation to prosperity. India’s recent announcement that it would no longer produce unlicensed
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Chapter 3 __________________________________________________________ Balance of Payments from a Comparative Perspective: China‚ India‚ and Russia under Globalization Akira Uegaki Introduction The three regional powers of China‚ India‚ and Russia have been actively participating in international trade and international financing recently‚ although they have large populations‚ huge territories‚ and abundant natural resources‚1 which would enable them to be independent and autarkic. The globalization
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ACCOUNT OF INDUSTRIALIZATION IN INDIA AND IN KERALA 20 . Introduction By way of substantiating the thesis that the large scale industries and their promotion have proved detrimental to environment‚ a close look at the history and evolution of industrialization is a must. But such a historical account of industrialization is too vast a field for the researcher to look into. It is therefore necessary to limit this enquiry to the area of industrialization in India in general and to industrialization
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PHILOSOPHY Politics of India take place in a framework of a federal parliamentary multi-party representative democratic republic modeled after the British Westminster System. The Prime Minister of India is the head of government‚ while the President of India is the formal head of state and holds substantial reserve powers‚ placing him or her in approximately the same position as the British monarch. Executive power is exercised by the government. Federal legislative power is vested in both the government
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India in 21st centuries Our country has made tremendous progress after independence and we have very optimistic picture of it. If we compare the progress of these four decades with the country that India was at the close of the 19th century‚ we would wonder at the difference.The present country has achieved great success in economics‚ trade‚ industry‚ education and science. And now we can presume that India will surely occupy an important position in the world in 21st century. The day is not far
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Will India Become a Superpower? More than sixty years ago‚ in the summer of 1948‚ the Indian nation‚ then newly-born‚ was struggling for its very survival. It was pierced from the left by the Communists‚ and pinched from the right by Hindu extremists. And there were other problems aplenty. Eight million refugees had to be resettled; provided with land‚ homes‚ employment and a sense of citizenship. Five hundred princely states had to be integrated‚ one by one‚ a process that involved much massaging
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NATIONALISM IN INDIA Introduction: Allegories‚ songs and past had played a great role in the rise of nationalism in Europe. Similarly‚ in India the struggle against oppressive colonial rule brought the people close from where they visualised themselves as a part of great nation‚ i.e.‚ India. World War I‚ Khilafat and Non-Cooperation: World War I came to an end in 1919. There was a new political and economic situation in India. Defence budget was increased and forced recruitment of peasants in army
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President of India From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia President of India Presidential Standard Incumbent Pranab Mukherjee since 25 July 2012 Style Hon’ble President (Within India) His Excellency (Outside India) Residence Rashtrapati Bhavan Appointer Electoral College Term length Five years (renewable) Inaugural holder Rajendra Prasad 26 January 1950 Formation Indian Constitution 26 January 1950 Salary 1.5 lakh (US$2‚400) (monthly)[1] Website President of India The President
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Poverty in India is widespread with the nation estimated to have a third of the world’s poor. According to a 2005 World Bank estimate‚ 42% of India falls below the international poverty line of US$ 1.25 a day (PPP‚ in nominal terms 21.6 a day in urban areas and 14.3 in rural areas); having reduced from 60% in 1981.[1] According to the criterion used by the Planning Commission of India 27.5% of the population was living below the poverty line in 2004–2005‚ down from 51.3% in 1977–1978‚ and 36% in
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