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Gandhiji’s Salt Satyagraha among Top 10 most Influential protests

August 30, 2011 by Leave a Comment
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 Time Magazine picked Salt Satyagraha by Mahatma Gandhi (from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi) among the Top 10 most Influential protests. "Father of India" embarked on Dandi salt march in March, 1930. Gandhiji walked 165 miles in 25 days from Ahmedabad to Dandi beach town in Gujarat.  Quiz question: Who was the Viceroy of India when Mahatma Gandhi embarked on Dandi salt march in March, 1930? Answer: Baron Irwin.  Top 10 most Influential protests: 1. Boston Tea Party (December, 1773) in USA.  2. Salt Satyagraha (March, 1930) in India. 3. Civil Rights March (August 28, 1963) in Washington, USA. 4. Stonewall (1969) in New York, USA. 5. Moratorium against the Vietnam War (Nov. 15, 1969) in Washington, USA. 6. Muharram Protests (December 2, 1978) in Iran. 7. People power (1986) in Philippines. 8. Tiananmen Square (1989) in China. 9. Purple Rain Protest (1989) in Cape Town. 10. Egypt revolution (January 25, 2011).  … [Read more...]

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Ten GK questions and answers

February 9, 2011 by 4 Comments

  1. First and only American President to have a digital image as an official portrait?  Ans: Barack Obama. Previously, US presidents used to have oil painting as an official portrait.  2. Who will be the first woman finance secretary in India?  Ans: Sushma Nath  3. Shocking news: According to US intelligence sources, Pakistan now has 95-110 deployed nuclear weapons while India has just 60-80 nuclear arsenals. China has 180 while US has 1,968 nuclear arsenals.  4. Only movie watched by Mahatma Gandhi?  Ans: Ram Rajya  5. Which country has highest number of nuclear warheads?  Ans: Russia (2,600 nuclear arsenal)  6. Who is the author of book "The coming of Post-Industrial Society"?  Ans: Daniel Bell.  7. Capital city of Yemen  Ans: Sana'a  8. Third largest military in the world?  Ans: India. China and USA have the top two militaries. Pakistan has 7th largest military.  9. Who is the author of books "India After Gandhi" and "Makers of Modern India"?  Ans: Ramachandra Guha  10. Who was the first Hindustani classical vocalist to be conferred the Bharat Ratna?  Ans: Pandit Bhimsen Joshi. This Music legend was born in Gadag (Karnataka) and died in Mumbai in 2011.   … [Read more...]

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