Question { 9157 }

The word ?Fascism? was derived from which term

Answer

The word "fascism" is derived from the italian word fascio
which means a bundle of axe. During ancient roman period,
the bundle of axes was used as a signia/symbol of the might
and glory of the royal dynasty in power thereby reflecting
the ideas of unity, strength and greatness.

These three things were severly missing in the political
scenario of Italy between the two world wars and the people
desperately wanted a government that could restore unity of
Italy through a strong and stablegovernment. This is
precisely why, Mussolini chose fascist as the name of his
party and got overwhelming support from the masses.

Question { 7473 }

Where the largest number of Harappan sites discovered in
India

Answer

The maximum number of sites belonging to the Indus valley
civilization have been discovered along the Ghaggar-Hakra
river system.

Question { 5848 }

What are knows as ?Four Great Signs? which affected the
life of Siddhartha

Answer

The four great signs are :

1. An old man suffering due to infirmity and decreptitude.
2. A man lying on road, covered with boils on his entire
body and shivering due to high fever.
3. The relatives/family of a person, mourning his death.
4. A wandering monk who had renounced all worldly things and
was happy.

These four symbols created emotional turbulence within
Buddha and motivated him to give up the worldy life and take
up asceticism.

The morale of this entire incident was that, in life nothing
is permanent and that all living things are temporary. So
rather than living a life which will eventually cease to
exist, one should devote his/her time in finding ways to
attain nirvana (salvation) and ultimately arhat nirvana
(final blowing out) and ensure that one breaks away from the
recurring cycle of birth/death.

The four noble truths were propounded by Buddha on the basis
of these "four great signs" only which says that :

1.There is suffering in this world
2.This suffering has a cause
3.The cause is desire.
4.This desire can be ended and the means to end it is the
"Eight fold path".

Question { 19306 }

What are the results of Kalinga war

Answer

The magnitude of destruction in terms of life and property
filled Asoka's heart with remorse. The grief that he saw in
the eyes of the victims/survivors of Kalinga war and the
wails of mourning that filled up the entire atmosphere
struck a radical change in Asoka's outlook. He sheathed his
sword for good and eschewed the poliy of digvijaya (victory
by war) and adopted that of dharmavijaya (victory by
religion). This was the turning point in Asoka's life which
completely transformed him, Thereafter, he set out on his
journey of spreading the message of Buddha through dharma
and initiated the process of erecting the rock edicts which
mentioned all of his activities towards this end.

Question { 4797 }

Which building of Mauryan?s was appreciated by Megasthenes
as ?more magnificent than the palaces of Susa and Ecbatana?

Answer

Its the Nalanda University

Question { 5580 }

the king sri krishnadeveraya belonged to which dynasty?

Answer

Tuluva dynasty

Question { CTS, 34364 }

in the vedic period 'goghna' refers to ......

Answer

The literal meaning of the term "Goghna" is cow-killer and
in vedic age, a guest was referred to as goghna since he/she
was served with beef for meal. Hence, the origin of the word

Question { 5330 }

Which Is The Largest Contributor In Terms Of Revenue After
The Excise Duty, to the government

Answer

Excise is followed by custom duty in terms of contribution
to government revenue. Corporation tax is after custom duty.

Question { 4831 }

prsently who is the chairman of planning commission with
designation?

Answer

The Prime Minister is always the chairman of the planning
commission. Presently it is Dr. Manmohan Singh. The Deputy
Chairman is Montek Singh Ahluwalia.

Question { 4655 }

who is the chair man of public accounts committee?
who is the chair man of yojana commission?
who is the chair man of finance commission?

Answer

Chairman of PAC - V.K Malhotra of BJP

Chairman of Yojana (planning) commission - Dr. Manmohan
Singh (The PM is always the chairman of the PC)

Chairman of finance commission - Vijay Kelkar is heading the
XIII finance commission. The XII finance commission was
headed by Dr. C Rangarajan

Question { 9326 }

What does the B.K Chaturvedi Commission deal with ?

Answer

Prices in oil sector

Question { 7656 }

What is WiMAX associated with ?

Answer

Communication technology. It is the latest technology for
enabling high speed wifi internet.

Question { 6455 }

What is an Indian flying fox ?

Answer

Bat

Question { UPSC, 7280 }

Which emperor gave permission to the English to set up a
factory in Surat ?

Answer

Jehangir

Question { 6562 }

Which organization conducted an experiment of colliding
atomic particles at very high speed ?

Answer

European organization of nuclear research. It was the Large
Hadron Collider experiment which demonstrated the conditions
that existed immediately after the Big Bang.