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Complete List of Viceroy of British India | Indo Pak History Notes

List of Viceroy of British India Indo Pak History

Complete List of Viceroy of British India | Indo Pak History Notes

As per the Regulating Act of 1773, the post of Governor General came into existence. Earlier, the Governor General of Bengal was appointed by East India Company. After the adoption of Government of India Act 1858, Governor General become Viceroy of India.

Lord Canning (856-1862)

He was the Governor General during Mutiny of 1857 and after the war; he was made first Viceroy of India. He withdrew Doctrine of lapse. Indian Council Act was passed in 1861 University of Bombay, Calcutta, Madras was established in 1857

Lord Lawrence (864-1869)

High Court was established at Calcutta, Bombay, Madras in 1865.He created Indian Forest Department. Opened telegraph line with Europe. He introduced various reforms and became the member of Punjab Board of Administration after second Sikh war. He was known as the Savior of Punjab.

Lord Mayo (869-1872)

Started financial decentralization in India. He established Rajkot College in Kathiawar and Mayo College in Ajmer for Indian princess. First Census of India was held during his time in 1871. He organized Statistical survey of India. He was the only Viceroy who was murdered in office by a pathan in Andaman in 1872.

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A Chronology of Key Events of US History

A Chronology of Key Events of US History

A Chronology of Key Events of US History

1565 – First permanent European settlement in North America United States profile – St Augustine, present-day Florida – founded by the Spanish. North America is already inhabited by several distinct groups of people, who go into decline following the arrival of settlers.

1607 – Jamestown, Virginia, founded by English settlers, who begin growing tobacco.

War of Independence

1775 – American Revolution: George Washington leads colonist Continental Army to fight against British rule.

1776 4 July – Thomas Jefferson’s American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress; colonies declare independence.

1781 – Rebel states form loose confederation, codified in Articles of Confederation, after defeating the British at the Battle of Yorktown.

1783 – Britain accepts loss of colonies by virtue of Treaty of Paris.

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Famous Revolutionaries | World General Knowledge Series

Famous Revolutionaries | World General Knowledge Series

Famous Revolutionaries | World General Knowledge Series

Spartacus (c. 109–71 BC)

  • One of the slave leaders who led a major revolt against the Roman Empire, in the Third Servile War. Spartacus has become symbolic of revolutionary leaders fighting oppression.

William Wallace (1270-1305)

  • Scottish rebel who led an uprising against the English during the Scottish wars of independence.

Joan of Arc (1412-1431)

  • A most unlikely revolutionary who inspired the French Dauphin to renew the French fight against occupying English forces. Seven years after death, as she had predicted, the English were defeated.

Oliver Cromwell (1599 – 1658)

  • British politician and military leader, who led Parliamentary forces during the English civil war. Cromwell’s victory saw the temporary overthrow of the English monarchy, and the supremacy of Parliament asserted.

Maximilien Robespierre (1758 – 1794)

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Current Federal Cabinet of Pakistan (Ministers, Advisers, Assistants, Secretaries)

Current Federal Cabinet of Pakistan

Current Federal Cabinet of Pakistan

Prime Minister / Leader of House:

Mr. Imran Khan

CURRENT FEDERAL MINISTERS

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Ten Things You Did not Know About The Kaaba – The House of Allah

Ten Things You Didn’t Know About The Kaaba - The House of Allah

Ten Things You Did not Know About The Kaaba – The House of Allah

There is no place on Earth as venerated, as central or as holy to as many people as Makkah. By any objective standard, this valley in the Hijaz region of Arabia is the most celebrated place on Earth.

Thousands circle the sacred Kaaba at the centre of the Haram sanctuary 24 hours a day. Millions of homes are adorned with pictures of it and over a billion face it five times a day.

The Kaaba is the epicenter of Mecca.

The cube shaped building is at the heart of the most well-known real estate in the history of mankind; it is shrouded in black and its fair share of mystery.

Here are just a few things that most people may not know about the Kaaba:

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Facts about U.S. Presidents | World General Knowledge Series

Facts about U.S. Presidents World General Knowledge Series

Facts about U.S. Presidents

The only president to be unanimously elected was George Washington (1732-1799). He also refused to accept his presidential salary, which was $25,000 a year

Andrew Johnson is the only tailor ever to be president. As president, he would typically stop by a tailor shop to say hello. He would wear only the suits that he made himself

George Washington never lived in the White House. The capital was actually located in Philadelphia and other cities when Washington was president. He is also the only president who didn’t represent a political party

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A Detailed History of Space Exploration

A Detailed History of Space Exploration

Two countries have dominated space exploration: the United States and the Soviet Union. These nations competed in the “space race,” or the race to the Moon, which the U.S. eventually won. Even after man first walked on the Moon, fascination with what is in space has continued.

German Space Program

  • In 1942 the German V2 was the first rocket to reach 100km from the Earth’s surface (the boundary of space).
  • The rocket was designed by Wernher Von Braun, who later worked with NASA as the creator of the rockets that went to the moon.
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List of Important Inventions and Discoveries by Scientists

List of Important Inventions and Discoveries by Scientists

Physics and Chemistry

Archimedes—Invention of the famous Archimedean law, discovery of the principles of lever and specific gravity.
Avogadro—An Italian scientists known for Avogadro’s hypothesis.

Bacquarrel—Radio-activity of uranium.
Baird J.L.—Television.
Benjamin Franklin—Lightning conductor.
Bhabha H.J.—Research in cosmic rays and quantum theory.
Binet—Intelligence tests.
Bose, J.C.—Crescograph.
Bose, S.N.—Discovery of nuclear particles ‘Boson’.
Bohr—Electron Theory, Atomic structure.
Bunsen—Spectroscope.
Bushwell—Submarine.

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Pakistani Inventions and Discoveries That Will Blow Your Mind!

Pakistani Inventions and Discoveries That Will Blow Your Mind!

This article lists inventions and discoveries made by scientists with Pakistani nationality within Pakistan and outside the country.

Agriculture

In 2013, a Pakistani firm invented a new formula to make fertilizers that cannot be converted into bomb-making materials. The firm, Fatima Fertilizer, had succeeded in making non-lethal alternatives to ammonium nitrate, a key ingredient in the fertilizers it makes. Fertilizers with ammonium nitrate, however, can easily be converted into bomb-making ingredients. This invention was praised by the Pentagon. “Such a long-term solution would be a true scientific breakthrough,” US Army Lieutenant General Michael Barbero, the head of the Pentagon’s Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization, said in a statement. After this invention, CNN reported that the United States and Pakistan reached an agreement to jointly make fertilizers with non-explosive materials. But diplomatic sources told Dawn that an agreement could only be reached after the new material is tested. The sources said that US experts would soon visit Pakistan for testing the new material with experts from the Fatima Group, Pakistan’s major fertilizer manufacturer.

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Important Computer MCQs for FPSC, PCS, NTS, OTS & All Competitive Exams

Important Computer MCQs for FPSC Competitive exams

Important Computer MCQs
for FPSC, PCS, NTS, OTS & All Competitive Exams

Question: What is a computer?
Answer: A computer is an electronic device. It obeys our instructions. We can store data into it and can get stored data from it when we need.

Question: What is ABACUS?
Answer: ABACUS is the name of first calculating device, which was introduced by Chinese about 3000 B.C. This device is made of wooden box with rods inside.

Question: Who is the Father of the Computer?
Answer: Charles Babbage is the father of the computer.

Question: Which was the first digital computer?
Answer: The first digital computer was MARK-I.

Question: Write the second name of the Main frame Computer?
Answer: Macro computer is the second name of the mainframe computer.

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