Upon learning of esteemed theosophist Annie Besant’s
arrest in 1917, Nehru was moved to join the All India Home Rule League, an
organization devoted to obtaining self-government within the British Empire. In
April 1919, British troops opened fire on thousands of unarmed civilians who
had been protesting recently passed legislation that permitted the detainment
of suspected political foes without trial. The Massacre of Amritsar, in which
379 Indians were killed and more than a thousand others were wounded, outraged
Nehru and further solidified his resolve to win India’s independence.
On August 15, 1947, India finally gained its
independence and Nehru became the nation’s first prime minister. Amid the
celebration of newly acquired freedom, there was also considerable turmoil. The
mass displacement that followed partition into the separate nations of Pakistan
and India, along with disputes over control of Kashmir, resulted in the loss of
property and lives for several hundred thousand Muslims and Hindus.
Throughout his 17-year leadership, Nehru advocated
democratic socialism and secularism and encouraged India’s industrialization
beginning with the implementation of the first of his five-year plans in 1951,
which emphasized the importance of increasing agricultural production. He also
promoted scientific and technological advancements through the establishment of
higher learning, and instituted various social reforms such as free public
education and meals for Indian children, legal rights for women—including the
ability to inherit property and divorce their husbands—and laws to prohibit
discrimination based on caste.
During the Cold War, Nehru adopted a policy of
non-alignment in which he professed neutrality, but was criticized when he
refused to condemn the Soviet invasion of Hungary in 1956 and later requested
foreign aid after China invaded India’s northern border in 1962. The conflict,
known as the Sino-Indian War, had a deleterious effect on Nehru’s health,
resulting in a severe stroke in January of 1964 and his death a few months
later on May 27, 1964.
Interesting Facts
Why does a bird not get
electrocuted on sitting on a live wire?
A bird sitting on a live wire will
get electrocuted only if electric current passes through its body. We can
compare flow of electricity through a body to flow of water through a pipe. Water
will always flow from a higher level to a lower level. Similarly, electric
current will always flow from a higher potential or voltage level to a lower
potential level. We can see two wires running on poles through a street. One
wire which we call live will be at a potential of 230 volts which is called the
phase wire and the other one which we call the neutral wire will be at a
potential of zero volts. Immediately on sitting on the live wire, the bird's
potential will also be raised to 230 volts and if by an accident it comes in
contact with the neutral wire or touches it, current will pass through its body
from the live wire which is at a higher potential to the neutral wire which is
at zero potential.
In the present case the flow of
current through the bird's body will be enormous and the bird will be
electrocuted.
If two crows, one sitting on the
live wire and the other sitting on the neutral wire, happen to touch each
other, both will be electrocuted and get burnt to death. But if both the birds sit
on the live wire side by side and touch each other nothing will happen as both
the crows will be at the same voltage level of 230 volts and there will be no
flow of current through their bodies.
Why is the earthing pin in 3 pin
electrical plugs bigger than the other two pins?
Secondly, the earthing pin is made
longer than the other pins, so it gets connected to the earth terminal first
before the other pins (live and neutral) make the contact in their respective
sockets. This ensures safety of the user. In case there is a short circuit, due
to loose contact, weak insulation or electric leak, as soon as the appliance is
plugged in, the current from the electrical appliance flows to earth without
harming the user. Hence it is always safe to install thick high-tension wires
for earthing.
6
August – Hiroshima Day
Hiroshima
Day is observed on 6 August every year. This is the day when the atomic bomb
was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.
8
August – Quit India Movement Day
All
India Congress Committee session in Bombay on 8 August1942, Mohandas Karamchand
Gandhi launched the 'Quit India Movement'. It is also known as August Movement
or August Kranti.
9
August - Nagasaki Day
The
United States on 9 August, 1945 dropped a second bomb on Japan at Nagasaki and
the bomb is also known as ‘Fat Man’. It was dropped three days after the atomic
bombing of Hiroshima.
12
August – International Youth Day
International
Youth Day is celebrated on 12 August around the globe to focus on the
development and protection of youth in the society.
Reading
Matters
Questions always brings a curiosity."Who
killed the murderer?"…..Interesting question, right? It's not a question.
It's the title of a book!
The
title itself is captivating right. It's a clutching psychological thriller by
Moitrayee Bhaduri. This story revolves around the murder of a serial actress.
The story is full of twists and turns.The curiosity to find the murderer of the murderer will
make us hook with the book.
Totally
a page turner one!
Interested
in mysteries and thrillers.
Just
catch up this book! Unravel your predicting capabilities!
1)An
adhesive compound in liquid form is prepared in a container of hemispherical
shape having a radius of 180 cm. This compound is to be packed in cylindrical
bottles of radius 1 cm and height of 4 cm. How many bottles are needed if the
liquid prepared exactly fills the container? [Take π = 3]
A)19400
B)387200
C)972000
D)16200
2)Karan
and Arjun runs a 100 metre race, where Karan beats Arjun by 10 metres. To do a
favour to Arjun, Karan starts 10 metre behind the starting line in a second 100
metre race. They both run at their earlier speeds. Which of the following is
true in connection with the second race?
A)Karan
and Arjun reach the finish line simultaneously
B)Arjun
beats Karan by 1 metre
C)Karan
beats Arjun by 1 metre
D)
Arjun beats Karan by 11 metres
3)A
hollow iron pipe is 21 cm long and its external diameter is 8 cm. If the
thickness of the pipe is 1 cm and iron weighs 8 g/cm³, then the weight of the
pipe is:
A)3.6
kg
B)3.696
kg
C)36
kg
D)36.9
kg
4)One
type of liquid contains 25% of benzene, the other contains 30% of benzene. A
cam is filled with six parts of the first liquid and four parts of the second
liquid. Find the percentage of benzene in the new mixture.
A)28%
B)25%
C)30%
D)27%
5)A
zookeeper counted the heads of animals in the zoo and founds it to be 80. When
he counted the legs of the animals, he founds it to be 260. If the zoo had
either pigeons or horses, how many horses where there in the zoo?
A)40
B)30
C)50
D)60
ANSWER
FOR LAST WEEK QUESTIONS
1)Answer:
Option(A) 16
Solution:
Volume
of hemisphere = 2/3(πr³)
So,
2/3(πr³) = n*4*2/3(πr³)
2/3{π(8)³}
= n*4*2/3{π(2)³}
Therefore,
n = 16
2)Answer:
Option(A) 35m East
Solution:
Rohit's
distance from the starting point A would be
AE
= AD + DE = 20 + 15 = 35m East
3)
Answer: Option(A) 18 years
Solution:
Let
the present age of the person be X years.
Then,
3(X + 3) - 3(X - 3) = X
3X+9-3X+9
= X
So,
X = 18
4)Answer:
Option(B) Ounce
Solution:
Yard
is larger than inch (1 yard = 36 inches). In the same way, 1 quart = 32 ounces.
i.e. quart is larger than ounce.
5)Answer:
Option(D) Ruby
Solution:
As
Diamond is the most valuable variety of the Carbon mineral, Ruby is the most
valuable variety of the Corundum mineral.
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