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                                                    IMPORTANT BATTLES IN INDIA                      PART-1                                                1.BATTLE OF HYDASPES :-   FOUGHT ON THE BANKS OF THE RIVER JHELUM,WHICH IS CALLED 'HYDASPES' IN GREEK.   YEAR: 326BC   BETWEEN: ALEXANDER & PORUS   WON BY : ALEXANDER 2.KALINGA WAR :-   VAST DESTRUCTION AND BLOODSHED CHANGED THE ATTITUDE OF ASHOKA AND HE EMBRACED BUDDHISM.   YEAR: 261BC   BETWEEN: ASHOKA & THE KING OF KALINGA    WON BY: ASHOKA 3.FIRST BATTLE OF TARAIN :-   YEAR: 1191AD   BETWEEN: PRITHVIRAJ CHAUHAN & MD GHORI   WON BY: PRITHVIRAJ CHAUHAN 4.SECO...

                                        MAJOR LAKES IN INDIA                   (STATE WISE) ASSAM :-  1.Haflong Lake , 2.Deepor Beel , 3.Chandubi Lake . ANDHRA PRADESH :- 1.Pulicat Lake , 2.Kolleru Lake . BIHAR :- 1.Kanwar. GUJRAT :- 1.Hamisar Lake , 2.Kankariya Lake , 3.Nalsarovar Lake. HIMACHAL PRADESH :- 1.Chandra Tall , 2.Suraj Tall , 3.Maharana Pratap Sagar , 4.Prashar Lake. HARYANA :- 1.Badkhal Lake , 2.Brahma Sarovar. JAMMU & KASHMIR :- 1.Dal Lake , 2.Mansar Lake , 3.Wular Lake. KARNATAKA :- 1.Agara , 2.Ulsoor , 3.Kukarahalli , 4.Honnamana , 5.Pampa Sarovar. KERALA :- 1.Ashtamudi Kayal , 2.Kuttanad , 3.Vembanad , 4.Sasthamkotta. LADAKH :- 1.Pangong Lake , 2.Tso Kar/ Tso Moriri. MADHYA PRADESH :- 1.Bhojtal MAHARASHTRA :- 1.Salim Ali Lake , 2.Shivsagar Lake , 3.Lonar Lake. MANIPUR :- 1.Loktak. MEGHALAYA :- 1.Uminam. MIZORAM :- 1.T...

  Oil Seed Crops :-          ____________________________________________________________________               Crops                                              Botanical Name                      Origin                                                 ____________________________________________________________________ Groundnut/peanut (Leguminosae)  →      Arachis hypogea       →      Brazil Sesame (til) (Pedaliaceae)              →      Sesamum indicum     →      South West Africa Castor (Euphorbiacea...

  Indian Polity(M.Laxmikanth) Free Notes 1-                                             Making of   the Constitution  It was in 1934 that the idea of a constituent assembly for India was put forward for the first time by M.N Roy( pioneer of communist movement in India). In 1935 ,INC(Indian National Congress), for the first time officially demanded a constituent assembly to frame the Constitution of India. The constituent assembly was constituted in November,1946 under the scheme formulated by the cabinet mission plan. Total strength of the constituent assembly was to be 389 . Of these ,296 seats were allotted to British India and 93 seats to princely states. The election to the Constitution assembly for 296 seats(allotted to British East Indian provinces) were held in july-august,1946.INC won 208 seats, Muslim League 73 seats and small groups and independen...

 Importance of 26th January in India- Republic Day is celebrated in India on 26th January every year. Republic day commemorates the spirit of independent and individual India.        The constitution of India came into force on January 26,1950. This day is referred in the Indian constitution as the "date of its commencement", and celebrate as the Republic Day.       This day is specifically chosen because of its historical importance. It was on this day in 1930 that Purna Swaraj day celebrated, following the resolution of Lahore Session of Indian National Congress.         With the commencement of the constitution, the Indian Independence Act of 1947 and the Government of India Act 1935 were repealed.     

                                      GEOGRAPHY NOTES 2(INDIA) SURROUNDINGS OF INDIA--        A total of 9 countries share borders with India. Out of these 7 countries share land borders and 2 countries share sea borders with India. Afghanistan and Pakistan to the North-West. China, Bhutan and Nepal to the North. Bangladesh to the East and Myanmar to the far East. Sri Lanka from the South-East. Maldives from the South-west.              [Sri Lanka and Maldives are two countries with land borders.] INDIA share its Land Boundaries with--->     1.Bangladesh:- (26.95%)       Length- 4096km       Bordering States- West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram. 2.China:-(25.77%)       Length- 3917km       Bordering States- Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh...

                          GEOGRAPHY NOTES 1 (INDIA) LOCATION-                       INDIA is a large country lying entirely  in the Northern Hemisphere.                ---------> Latitude:- 8°4'N and 37°6'N.  ---------> Longitude:-  68°7'E and 97°25'E. ** {LATITUDE:- Latitudes are imagery lines that are drawn on earth from W to E.   LONGITUDE :- Longitude are imagery lines that are drawn on earth from N to S.} ** Northernmost point of India is Indira Point ( Jammu and Kashmir). **   Kanyakumari  is at the Southern tip and is the southernmost point of the contiguous Indian                           Subcontinent. **  The southernmost point of Indian Union is Indira point in A...