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  Gautama Buddha was the founder of Buddhism , a religion based on the unbounded love for humanity and personal salvation from suffering. His life is exemplary, to be imitated as the ideal one and that is why it is the cornerstone of the Buddhist religion. In personal control of one’s life, in the story of entitlement, in his renunciation, in his achievement of spiritual growth and in redeeming knowledge he had been portrayed as a super Hero.   In the face of death also he maintained his characteristic calm and meditative state and left those assembled around him impressed with his composure. Buddha was probably born about the year 560 B.C into the aristocratic Sakya clan, in kapilavasthu in the wooden garden of Lumbini.   His father was Suddhodana while his mother   was   Queen Maya, who died 7 days after giving his birth, So his father married his mother sister prajapati. His Family name was Gautam and the prince was named Siddhartha on the 5 th day ...

  EXAM CORNER 2– General Knowledge – History Ø   Where was Vasco Da Gama buried?       Vasco Da Gama was buried in the church of St. Francis at cochin. His remains were later taken to Portugal. Ø   When the rupee was first minted in India?      The Rupee was minted in India during the reign of Sher Shah. It was then called Rupiah and was a silver coin weighing 179 gms. Ø    Where did the 1 st printed book come out in India?       In India the 1 st printed book was printed in Roman script in a Romanian missionary in Goa. Ø   What was Original name of the city of Amritsar? The original name of the city of Amritsar was ramsadpur as it was founded by Guru Ram Das. He had a tank dug at the site granted to his wife by Emperor Akbar. The 5 th Guru Arjun Dev. gave it the name Amritsar. Ø   Who took the Initiative the durga pooja on a large scale and why?      Durga ...

  EXAM CORNER – General Knowledge – Indian History 1. Who was the first person to preach Christianity in India? The first person to preach Christianity in India was St. Thomas . He established a small church in Mylapore in Madras. His subsequent carriers in madras are recounted as “ Acts of Thomas”. 2. Where is Amarnath Shrine? The Amarnath Shrine as discovered in Kashmir . It is a height of 5200 meters. 3.  Who founded the city of dhillika and when? Dhillika is the first city in Delhi was founded in 736A.D. by Anangpal Tuar, A Tomara prince.   4.  Which is the first recorded marriage of a Muslim prince with a Hindu Princess?   The 1 st marriage was recorded between a muslim prince and hindu princess is between Allaudin Khilji and Kamala devi, the wife of Raja Karna-II of Gujarat, when his kingdom was annexed by the sultanate in 1299A.D. 5. Who was the 1 st European to visit India?   Before Vasco Da Gama, Nicolo Conti an Italian traveller visited th...

      How did Nicobar Island get its name? The earliest extant references to the name "Nicobar" is in the  Sri Lankan   Pali   Buddhist  chronicles, the  Dipavamsa  (c. 3rd or 4th century CE) and the  Mahavamsa  (c. 4th or 5th century), which state that the children of the followers of the legendary founder of the Sri Lankan Kingdom, Vijaya, landed on  Naggadipa  (the island of the children, from the Pali nagga meaning 'naked').  The modern name is likely derived from the  Chola dynasty  name for the islands,  Nakkavaram or 'Puup Pii'  (literally, "naked man" in  Tamil ) which is inscribed on the  Thanjavur  (Tanjore) inscription of 1050 CE.   Marco Polo  (12th-13th century) also referred to this island as ' Necuverann'. In the 15th century, Great Nicobar Island was recorded as " Cui Lan island" (翠蘭嶼) during the  voyages of Zheng He  in the...