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Kakatiya Dynasty

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✦ What were “Bhusi Bhandalu” in the Kakatiya period?
➤ Bhusi Bhandalu referred to grains.

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✦ What were included in “Kola Bhandalu”?
➤ Kola Bhandalu included mustard, pepper, and til (sesame seeds).

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✦ What items came under “Mani Bhandalu”?
➤ Mani Bhandalu included pearls, corals, and glass.

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✦ Who mentioned the development of the textile industry during the Kakatiya period?
➤ Palkuriki Somanatha mentioned it in his book Panditharadhya Charita.

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✦ How many varieties of clothes were mentioned by Palkuriki Somanatha?
➤ About 20 varieties of clothes were mentioned.

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✦ Which traveler praised the quality of muslin cloth during the Kakatiya period?
➤ Marco Polo mentioned it in his book Travels of Marco Polo.

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✦ What did Marco Polo say about the muslin cloth of the Kakatiya period?
➤ He said it was of the highest quality.

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✦ What did a Venice traveler say about the yarns woven during the Kakatiya period?
➤ He said they were finer than the threads of a spider’s web, and that there was no king or queen in the world who didn’t wish to wear them.

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✦ Which places were appreciated by Marco Polo for making fine clothes?
➤ Mysolia and Machilipatnam.

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✦ According to Marco Polo, which region was famous for diamonds?
➤ The Golconda region.

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✦ Where were iron swords manufactured during the Kakatiya period, and where were they exported?
➤ Nirmal, and they were exported to Damascus (Syria).

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✦ Which places were famous for iron industries during the Kakatiya period?
➤ Kuna Samudra in Karimnagar and Nirmal.

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✦ What else was Nirmal famous for apart from iron industries?
➤ Toys.

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✦ What types of clothes were made in Warangal?
➤ Blankets of coarse wool (Kambal) and velvet clothes (Makhmal).

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✦ What small-scale industries existed in every village during the Kakatiya period?
➤ Sugar, jaggery, and oil industries.

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✦ Who had a monopoly over the manufacture and sale of salt during the Kakatiya rule?
➤ The government.

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✦ Which regions were known for iron industries apart from Nirmal and Karimnagar?
➤ Guthikonda and Palnadu Seema.

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✦ What did the carpenters make during the Kakatiya period?
➤ Colorful Ratnas (water pulleys) and Ivory boxes.

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✦ Which inscription gives information about businesses in the market yard during the Kakatiya period?
➤ The Warangal Fort Inscription of Ganapatideva.

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Tayfun Block-4 – Turkey’s First Hypersonic Ballistic Missile

📍 Overview

Tayfun Block-4 is Turkey's first hypersonic ballistic missile, recently unveiled in Istanbul, marking a major advancement in Turkish defense capabilities.

📌 Key Details:

• 🚀 Developer: Turkish defense company Roketsan

• ⚙️ Type: Hypersonic version of the Tayfun missile (Turkey’s longest-range domestically made ballistic missile)

• 🌐 Speed: Hypersonic (≥ Mach 5, or 5 times the speed of sound)

• 📏 Length: 6.5 meters

• ⚖️ Weight: 2,300 kg

📌 Features:

• 🎯 Operational Range: Up to 800 km, planned extension to 1000 km

• 🎛️ Guidance System: Combination of

  • GPS (Global Positioning System)

  • GLONASS (Russian satellite system)

  • INS (Inertial Navigation System)
    ➤ Delivers high accuracy with a maximum error of just 5 meters

• 💣 Warhead: Fragmentation warhead

• 🧪 Fuel: Uses solid composite fuel – allows rapid response and reliable deployment

• 🎯 Target Capability: Designed for strategic targets such as

  • Air defense systems

  • Command centers

  • Critical infrastructure

📌 Significance:
Tayfun Block-4 reflects Turkey’s push into advanced missile technology, joining a select group of countries with hypersonic strike capability.

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🗳️ Election of the Vice-President of India

(Updated context: Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned — EC must conduct elections immediately)

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⭐ Who Elects the Vice-President?

• Elected by an Electoral College consisting of members of both Houses of Parliament (Lok Sabha + Rajya Sabha)

• The system used:
  🔸 Proportional representation
  🔸 Single transferable vote
  🔸 Secret ballot

• ★ Unlike the President, state assemblies are not involved in this election.

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📌 Eligibility Criteria for Vice-President

A person must:

• ★ Be a citizen of India

• ★ Be at least 35 years old

• ★ Be qualified to be elected to the Rajya Sabha

• ❌ Must not hold any office of profit under the Government of India or state/local bodies.

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🧾 Important Rules

• If an MP/MLA is elected as Vice-President, their seat becomes automatically vacant.

• Vice-President is not a member of any legislature while in office.

• ★ Term: 5 years from the day they take charge.

• ★ Elections must be held before term expiry or immediately if resigned/removed/deceased.

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🏛️ Conducting the Election

• Authority: ★ Election Commission of India (Article 324)

• Returning Officer: Usually the Secretary-General of Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha (rotational basis)

• Nomination:
  🔸 Requires support of at least 20 MPs as proposers
  🔸 And 20 MPs as seconders
  🔸 Security deposit: ★ ₹15,000

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⚖️ Disputes in Election

• ★ All disputes related to the Vice-President election are handled by the Supreme Court of India

• A 5-judge bench hears such cases

• The Supreme Court’s decision is final

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📌 Quick Revision Facts

• Electoral College: Both Houses of Parliament

• Voting system: Proportional representation + Single transferable vote

• Term: 5 years

• Conducting Authority: ★ Election Commission

• Legal disputes: ★ Supreme Court

• Age: ★ Minimum 35 years

• Deposit: ★ ₹15,000

• Proposers/Seconders: ★ 20 + 20 MPs

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Flag Day

Flag Day & Hyderabad State

✅ Flag Day:

HSC announced to conduct Flag Day on 2nd September 1947 and hoist the National Flag throughout Hyderabad State.

✅ Hanumakonda Fort Incident:

Razakars and Police shot dead Bathini Mogilaiah Goud and Rama Swamy Goud at Hanumakonda Fort for participating in Flag Day.

✅ Protest Day:

Students Union announced Protest Day on 8th September 1947 opposing the incident.

✅ HSC Leaders Visit Delhi:

Konda Venkat Ranga Reddy and Burgula Ramakrishna Rao went to Delhi and explained the Hyderabad situation to Jawaharlal Nehru.

✅ Merger into Indian Union:

On 17th September 1948, Hyderabad State was merged into the Indian Union.

✅ Book by Swamy Ramananda Tirtha:

Hyderabad Swatantra Poratam - Na Anubhavalu Gnapakalu

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📌 MCQs

1️⃣ When did the HSC announce Flag Day in Hyderabad State?

A) 15th August 1947

B) 2nd September 1947 ✅

C) 8th September 1947

D) 17th September 1948

2️⃣ Who were shot dead by Razakars and Police for participating in Flag Day?

A) Konda Venkat Ranga Reddy and Burgula Ramakrishna Rao

B) Swamy Ramananda Tirtha and Jawaharlal Nehru

C) Bathini Mogilaiah Goud and Rama Swamy Goud ✅

D) None of the above

3️⃣ When did the Students Union announce Protest Day?

A) 2nd September 1947

B) 8th September 1947 ✅

C) 17th September 1948

D) 15th August 1947

4️⃣ Who went to Delhi to explain Hyderabad’s situation to Nehru?

A) Bathini Mogilaiah Goud and Rama Swamy Goud

B) Konda Venkat Ranga Reddy and Burgula Ramakrishna Rao ✅

C) Razakars and Police

D) Swamy Ramananda Tirtha

5️⃣ When was Hyderabad State merged into the Indian Union?

A) 2nd September 1947

B) 8th September 1947

C) 17th September 1948 ✅

D) 15th August 1947

6️⃣ Who wrote the book Hyderabad Swatantra Poratam - Na Anubhavalu Gnapakalu?

A) Jawaharlal Nehru

B) Konda Venkat Ranga Reddy

C) Burgula Ramakrishna Rao

D) Swamy Ramananda Tirtha ✅

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UPSC - Prelims - Exam date - to be uploaded on 05.06.2020

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has said that the Revised Programme of Examinations/RTs-2020 [including the date of the Civil Services (Prel.) Examination-2020] will be uploaded on 05.06.2020 after assessing the COVID-19 situation.

CSE Prelims Fresh date: 05.06.2020

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NCERT - History - Series - Episode - 1

Revive what you learned from this video. Click this link for a quiz test on this episode. 

https://www.braintailors.tech/2020/05/nh6-e1-history-series-quiz-test.html

**Timestamps**

0:12 - Intro (Summary) 

1:28 - About cities 

2:50 - Manuscripts and Inscriptions (Important)

4:54 - Timeline of past dates (Important)

5:51 - Trails of the earliest people

7:38 -  Paleolithic Site examples 

8:50 - Timeline of Stone Age (Important)

12:54 - Evidence of first farmers

14:18 - Settled life in the Neolithic Period

15:10 - A closer look into Mehrgarh Site (Important)

16:23 - A Quick look on Daojali Hading

16:55 - Famous Neolithic site 

17:18 - Harappan civilization or Indus Valley Civilization. (Important)

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