UGC NTA NET/JRF EXAM, December 2022 HISTORY (Shift-I)

Hadi kamwar khan stated that the Days of Nur Jahan were revived for her (Cal kunwar) and coins were issued in her name. Hadi kamwar khan added a continuation to Jahangir's memoir from 1624 (where motmid khan stopped) and death in 1627. He was contemporary of Aurangzeb.

Lunkaransar site in Rajasthan provides evidence of the onset of aridity around 2000 B.C. Lunkaransar is located in Bikaner District.
Lunkaransar is a Playa lake. Migratory birds came here in winter season.

The court of Directors withheld their sanction to the annexation of Karauli princely state on the basis of doctrine of Lapse. Karauli princely state was in Rajasthan. Princely state of Karauli was established by Raja Bijai pal, a yaduvanshi Rajput around 995 A.D Last ruler of Karauli was Maharaja Ganesh pal deo.
* Satara was first princely state annexed by Doctrine of Lapse in 1848.

The second Indian factory act 1891 provided for a weekly holidays for all workers. Other provisions of second factory act
* Minimum age for the employment of children raised from seven to nine years * To secure to woman and children proper intervals for food and rest during day * To limit the employment of women to eleven hours a day.

The Immediate cause of EirstAnglo Burmese war (1824-26) was the declaration of Cachar as a British Protectorate. The war ended with Treaty of Yandabo (1820).
Important conditions of treaty
* Pay rupee one crore as war compensation.
* Abandon claims on Assam, Cachar and Jaintia
* Recognise Manipur as an Independent state.
* Accept a British resident at Ava while posting a Burmese envoy at Calcutta.

"Gandhi ji's Leadership and the congress socialist party" essay was written by Jaiprakash Narayan. Congress socialist party was founded in 1934 by Jaiprakash Narayan, Ram Manohar Lohia and Acharya Narendra Dev. It declared it would act under the aegis of INC. It's primary objective was to Outroot British imperialism and empowerment of labourers, farmers and other Vulnerable class of the society.

The celebrated diamond Koh-i-Noor was surrendered to the British crown after Second AngloSikh war. Second Anglo Sikh war was fought between Sikhs & British army in 1848-1849. At that time governor general was Lord Dalhousie. Charles Napier commander of British army defeated Sikhs in "battle of Gujarat." Punjab was annexed in British territory maharaja Daleep Singh sent to London with anuual pension of 50000 pound.

As a prominent leader of the 1928 scavengers strike Prabhabati Das Gupta was given the epithet "Dhangarma". on 5 March 1928 8000 scavengers went on strike in Calcutta. Their demands were wage increase, suitable housing and accommodation 15 days leave per year. medical benefits and free primary education for their children. Strike was settled by J.M. Sengupta Mayor of Culcutta.

Estado Da India' is popularly known as Portuguese east India company. Estado Da India was the mane the Portuguese to that part of their empire which stretched from India to east Asia. Estado Da India formed in 1505 A.D. Francisco De Almeida appointed as first viceroy of Portuguese company. Almeida's vision was to make the Portuguese the master of Indian Ocean. His policy was known as "Blue water policy".

In late 1770s and 1780s khatbandi regulations were related to Bind Indian Artisans to sell their products exclusively to the British East India company. Thus the Artisans were reduced step by step to the position of Bonded laborers by the denial of free Access to market by the use of coercion and by laws and regulations made by company's government. Khatbandi regulations were passed by Bengal Govt.