- Friday, October 10, 2008, 12:31
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Major Participants
1. Germany, Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey formed a group known as the Central powers.
2. England, France, Belgium and Serbia later joined by Russia and Italy, were known as the
Allied powers.
Causes of War
The First World War was a consequence of
1. Archduke of Austria, Francis Ferdinand was assassinated,
2. Austria initiated a war against Serbia, and
3. ...
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- Wednesday, October 8, 2008, 21:49
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Every CAT aspirant should know what is 'Subprime Crisis': the major cause for the downfall of US share market which can become the cause of another Great Depression. Though after the fall of major investment banking firms such as Lehmann Brothers, Meryll Lynch etc US govt has alloted the bailout of $700 billion dollars (65% ...
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- Tuesday, October 7, 2008, 14:59
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Sorry for delay in today's post. Was a bit busy due to a call from GMBA, SP Jain. BTW,
MEDIEVAL INDIA
It is marked by the beginning of the Sultanate of Delhi, which was established after the conquest of
Muhammad Ghori. The period of the Sultanate of Delhi ranges from AD 1206-1526. It is also considered
as the beginning of Muslim rule in India.
Important Dynasties
1. The Slave Dynasty period ...
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- Sunday, October 5, 2008, 23:12
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i) Battle of Plassey (1757)
Siraj-ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Bengal was defeated by the East India Co., under the leadership
of Lord Clive, the first governor of Bengal. It is also known as the Black Hole Episode of the
Indian history.
ii) Battle of Wandiwash (1760)
It was the decisive battle fought between the English ...
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- Sunday, October 5, 2008, 3:39
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It was founded by Chandragupta I (320-325 AD). He started the Gupta Era in 320 AD. Other
important kings of the Gupta empire were
i) Samudra Gupta (335-380 AD) He was known as the Napoleon of India. He was a great
exponent of Veena.
ii) Chandragupta II (380-412 AD) also known as Vikramaditya
• Chinese Pilgrim, Fa-hien came in his court.
• Aryabhatta ...
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