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THE INDIAN HISTORY

The Revolt of 1857:

Indian Mutiny, also called Sepoy Mutiny or First War of Independence, widespread but unsuccessful rebellion against British rule in India in 1857–59.The sepoys of India who were oppressed by the British for a long time revolted. Begun in Meerut by Indian troops in the service of the British East India Company, it spread to Delhi, Agra, Kanpur, and Lucknow.The mutiny broke out in the Bengal army because it was only in the military sphere that Indians were organized. There were political and economical factors which stood as a reason for the revolt. But the one reason for which the revolt overtook suddenly was the introduction of the new Enfield Rifle. To load it, the sepoys had to bite off the ends of lubricated cartridges. A rumour spread among the sepoys that the grease used to lubricate the cartridges was a mixture of pigs’ and cows’ lard. Thus, to have oral contact with it was an insult to both Muslims and Hindus. The first initiative was taken by sepoy Mangal Pandey. He had shot a British general. The British had ordered to arrest Mangal Pandey but the Indian sepoys did not follow his instructions. Under the leadership of Mangal Pandey on 29 March 1857 the Indian sepoys marched to Delhi and made the Nawab of Delhi the emperor of India. But the British succeeded. The failure was due to lack of leadership, inferior military equipment and the modern intelligent Indians also didn't support the cause. This revolt was important because it was the first time India fought for Independence, pictured their disappointments to British and only Indian soldiers were involved!

LAW

Before knowing about these laws, amendments, acts and bills. We should know about the constitution, which comprises these laws.

So what is a constitution?

A constitution is the document which outlines the laws and principles by which a country is governed. Okay! Then, why we need a constitution?

For a living, set of principles is essential in order to maintain a fundamental nature of the society. So, a framework is required and that is the constitution.

Our Indian Constitution is the world's longest one with 444 articles in 22 parts. Can you image this vast constitution is drafted in 3 years (to be precise 2 years 11 months and 17 days). Also the constitution of 60 countries are considered.

The idea of the constitution was first put forth by M.N Roy, a pioneer of the communist movement in India in 1934. Later

C. Rajagopalachari raised voice for a constituent assembly in 1939 and it was accepted by the British in 1940. For the first time the Constituent Assembly met on 9 December 1946, reassembling on 14 August 1947 as a sovereign body. The constituent assembly was chaired by the jurist, politician, social reformer and an inspirer of Young Minds, Dr. B. R. Ambedhkar.

299 delegates drafted our constitution in eleven sessions. It was adopted on 26 Nov, 1949 and then on 24 January, 1950 the constitution was signed by 284 members of the constituent assembly at the central hall of parliament. This is the history behind our vast constitution.

Stay tuned with us to know more about important laws, amendments and bill.

READING MATTERS:

On starting Apple with Steve Wozniak,

“We worked hard, and in 10 years Apple had grown from just the two of us in garage into a 2 billion company with over 4000 employees “.

-Steve Jobs

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His tale is instructive and cautionary, filled with lessons about innovation, character, leadership and values.

Feeling bored in this quarantine, Just read this biography future entrepreneurs!

KNOW YOUR DAYS

May 22:International day for biological diversity

The international day for biodiversity is an United Nations sanctioned day for the promotion of biodiversity issues.

May 23:World turtle day

May 23 is observed as World turtle day to increase the knowledge on turtles and tortoise and to raise awareness among the humans to help them survive and thrive.

May 31:Anti tobacco day

May 31 is observed as anti tobacco day to increase the awareness on the effects of tobacco.

INTERESTING FACTS

EMOJI

In 1999, the Japanese designer Shigetaka Kurita created the first collection of cell phone emoji and he is considered as the “Father of Emoji”. Researchers have found that when an individual views an emoji, the parts of the brain that become activated are the same as when seeing human facial expressions. We might even alter our facial expressions to match the emoji.

In November 2015, Oxford Dictionaries declares the “Face with Tears of Joy” emoji to be its “Word of the Year”. In a ranking of the world’s most used emoji, the laughing with tears emoji, the heart eyes emoji, and the kissy face emoji were top three as of July 2017.The plural of emoji is emoji, not emojis.

AURORA

The phenomenon is caused when charged particles emitted from the Sun (during Solar Storm) penetrates the Earth’s magnetic shield and collide with neutral atoms in the upper atmosphere. Each pole is considered as an Auroral Zone. At the south pole, it's called Aurora Australis, while in the north the phenomenon is termed Aurora Borealis. Red, Green, Blue, Yellow and Pink are the colors visible in aurora. The reason for different colors in aurora is that our atmosphere is made up of many different compounds like Oxygen and Nitrogen. The southern-most state in Australia, Tasmania is an excellent destination for viewing the spectacular light show of Aurora Australis.

HUMAN BRAIN

Each and every time we learn something new our brain forms new connections and neurons makes existing neural pathways stronger or weaker. So, the more you learn along the way, the more your brain will change its shape.Our brain has a negativity bias and so it will remember negative memories more than good ones.Being ignored causes the same chemical reaction in brain as like physical injury.A team of US researchers have found that yawning cools the brain.

KINDLE YOUR BRAIN:

1. A merchant buys Pulses from two different places, first variety at Rs.60/kg and second variety at Rs.50/Kg. In what ratio must he mix the two varieties so that the resulting mixture costs Rs.54/kg?

(A) 2:3

(B) 3:2

(D) 4:3

2. Two trains P and Q are travelling from station A to station B at Speeds of 100 Kmph and 120 kmph respectively. Train Q stops at station C for 10 minutes but reaches station B 5 minutes before train P. Find the distance between stations A and B.

(A) 50 km

(B) 100 km

(D) 150 km

3.At 10 a.m. two trains started travelling towards each other from stations 287 miles apart. They passed each other at 1.30 p.m. the same day. If the average speed of the faster train exceeds the average speed of the slower train by 6 miles per hour, which of the following represents the speed of the faster train in miles per hour?

(A) 38 miles/hr

(B) 40 miles/hr

(D) 48 miles/hr

4. In a family of four, the average age is 20. The difference in Parents age is 6 and the difference in siblings age is 4. If the ages of the eldest and youngest member of the family differs by 33, find the age of the youngest member of the family.

(A) 4

(B) 6

(D) 2

5. P can run a 500 m race in 3 minutes and Q can run the same in 3 minutes 20 seconds. How many metres start can P give to Q, so that the race ends in dead heat?

(A) 50m

(B) 40m

(D) 20m

The winner of the last week aptitude corner is N. JESINTHA ROOPAVATHI, 3rd YEAR, EEE

ANSWERS FOR LAST WEEK QUESTIONS:

1) ANSWER: Option:(A) 6.25/over
Solution:
Required run rate= (282-(3.2x10))/40
=(250)/40
= 6.25/over

2)ANSWER: Option: (D) Rs.18.33
Solution:
S.I. on Rs.(110-10) for a certain time = Rs.10
S.I. on Rs.100 for double the time
= Rs.20
T.D. on Rs.120 = Rs.(120-100)= Rs.20
T.D. on Rs.110 = Rs.((20/120)X100)
= Rs.18.33

3)ANSWER:Option: (B) 5120 cubic metre
Solution:
Clearly, L = (48-16)m = 32m
B = (36-16)m = 20m
H = 8m
Hence, Volume of the box = L*B*H
= (32x20x8) cubic metre
= 5120 Cubic metre

4)ANSWER: Option: (B) 4
Solution:
Let the tenth digit of the two digit number be "x" and the unit digit be "y".
Then, (10x+y)-(10y+x) = 36
9(x-y) = 36
Hence, (x-y) = 4

5)ANSWER: Option: (B) 253
Solution:
Let the middle digit be "x".
Then, 2x = 10 (or) x = 5. So, the number is either 253 or 352.
Since the number increases on reversing the digits, the hundred’s digit is smaller than the unit's digit.

Hence, the required three digit number = 253.

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