math & puzzles Online Quiz - 95

The Gateway of India in Mumbai was erected to commemorate the landing of King George V and Queen Mary at Apollo Bunder, the first visit of a British monarch to India, in 1911.

The Ahom Dynasty ruled the Brahmaputra valley in present-day Assam for nearly 600 years (1228–1826), successfully resisting Mughal expansion before the kingdom fell to Burmese invasions and subsequent British annexation.

The Gandhi Mandapam in Kanyakumari is built on the spot where the urn containing Mahatma Gandhi's ashes was kept for public viewing before being immersed in the confluence of the three seas.

Delhi has served as the capital for numerous dynasties (Tomars, Mamluks, Mughals, etc.), resulting in the highest concentration of protected historical monuments in India, including the Red Fort, Qutub Minar, and Humayun's Tomb.

Babur, the founder of the Mughal Empire, defeated Ibrahim Lodhi, the last Sultan of the Lodhi Dynasty, at the First Battle of Panipat in 1526, ending the Delhi Sultanate.

Narasimhavarman I (also known as Mamalla), a powerful Pallava king, is credited with founding the port city of Mahabalipuram (Mamallapuram) and commissioning the famous monolithic rathas and shore temples.

The Indian Rebellion of 1857 (also known as the Sepoy Mutiny) began on May 10, 1857, in the garrison town of Meerut when sepoys refused to use new cartridges and revolted against their British officers.

Following the Government of India Act 1858 and the subsequent formal proclamation, Queen Victoria was officially declared Empress of India (Kaisar-i-Hind) on January 1, 1877, at the Delhi Durbar.

In June 1756, Siraj-ud-Daula, the Nawab of Bengal, attacked and captured Calcutta from the British East India Company, an event associated with the 'Black Hole of Calcutta' incident.

The Mughal Empire's decline was multi-faceted: internal succession wars, the rise of regional powers like the Marathas, financial exhaustion, and devastating invasions by Nader Shah of Persia and Ahmad Shah Abdali of Afghanistan all weakened central authority.

The East India Company established early and significant 'Presidency' towns at Madras (Fort St. George) and Calcutta (Fort William). While Surat was the very first factory, Madras and Calcutta became the primary administrative and trading hubs.

The East India Company (EIC) was incorporated by royal charter from Queen Elizabeth I on December 31, 1600. It was formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies and later primarily with Mughal India.

In 1754, a young George Washington, then a lieutenant colonel in the Virginia Regiment, constructed the circular palisaded Fort Necessity in Pennsylvania following the Battle of Jumonville Glen.

The conflict between 1756 and 1763 is known globally as the Seven Years' War. In North America, this specific final phase is commonly called the French and Indian War, which resulted in the British gaining control of Canada.

Kalidasa, widely regarded as the greatest Sanskrit dramatist and poet of the Gupta era, wrote the masterpiece 'Abhijnanashakuntalam' (The Recognition of Shakuntala), often referred to simply as 'Shakuntala'.

The Ajanta Caves in Maharashtra are world-renowned for their Buddhist rock-cut cave monuments and particularly for their exquisite wall paintings (frescoes) that depict the Jataka tales and the life of Buddha.

The Gupta period saw immense progress in mathematics, including the development of the decimal system and the concept of zero. This system was later adopted by Arab mathematicians and spread to Europe, becoming known as the 'Arabic' numeral system.

After the decline of the Maurya Empire and a period of regional kingdoms, the Gupta Empire (founded c. 320 CE) was the next major power to unite large portions of the Indian subcontinent, often referred to as the Golden Age of India.