Rajasthan Art and Handicraft

  THEWA  ART The art of setting gold on glass is known as Thewa Art. Thewa is a rare and distinct skill of Rajasthani Rajsonia of Pratapgarh. Necklace sets,pillboxes,photoframes,pendent,earings are main products.   SANDAL WOOD CARVING Based on ivory crafts shifted to sandalwood items. Beautiful carved work and wonderful finishing makesd this craft worldwide popular. … Read more

RAJASTHAN ; HISTORY OF CHAUHAN

Chauhan Rulers of Sambhar/Sakambhari There are several theories about the origin of chauhans which are as follows:- Prithviraj Raso – Agnikund at Abu Prithiviraj Vijay- Suryavanshi Col. Tod- Foriegner Dr. Dashrat Sharma- Bhramins Chandravati Lekh- Bhramins Chronology of Chauhan Rulers of Sambhar:- Ajairaj II: Prithviraj I was succeeded by his son Ajairaj II who was … Read more

BOAT AND STREAM

  Boat and stream problems is a sub-set of time, speed and distance type questions where in relative speed takes the foremost role. We always find several questions related to the above concept in SSC common graduate level exam as well as in bank PO exam. Upon listing the brief theory of the issue below … Read more

Miscellaneous Facts:

  1.The Marathas were Scindia (Gwalior), Holkar (Indore), Gaekwar (Baroda), Bhonsle (Nagpur).   2.Sawai Jai Singh of Amer (Jaipur) had Euclid’s ‘Elements of Geometry) & several works on Trigonometry were translated into Sanskrit. Banda Bairagi was baptised as Banda Singh Bahadur by Guru Gobind Singh.   3.Alfonso d’ Albuquerque came to India as the Portuguese … Read more

INTERNAL CONTROL

  An internal control is a procedure or policy put in place by management to safeguard assets, promote accountability, increase efficiency, and stop fraudulent behaviour. In other words, an internal control is a process put in place to prevent employees from stealing assets or committing fraud. An internal control is a business practice, policy or … Read more

Rajasthan : An introduction

Rajasthan : An introduction According to 2011 Census final Report population of Rajasthan is 6,85,48,437 (ie 6.85 Crore) and is 8th in the country based on population. North to south- 23.03 N TO 30.12N West to east- 69.30 E To 78.17 E Tropic of cancer passes through Southern part through the Banswarda and dungpur districts … Read more

Land Revenue System under British Rule

  Since the grant of diwani for Bengal, Bihar and Orissa in 1765, the major concern of the East India Company’s administration in India was to collect as much revenue as possible. Agriculture was the main basis of economy and the main source of income and hence, although the nawabi administration was retained with Muhammad … Read more

Daily current affair 10 October 2015

Sunset clause on tax exemption It will  provide open and corporate tax exemption . While trimming the list of sector that are entitled to such benefits on research and development and capital expenditure it will help in phasing out corporate exemption and thus it will lower the corporate tax rate and on the other hand … Read more