Vallabhbhai Patel : Iron man of India

Tell Churchill to save England first before saving India.

(चर्चिल से कहो कि भारत को बचाने से पहले इंग्लैण्ड को बचाए.)

-          Vallabhbhai Patel

Vallabhbhai Patel

Iron man of India

Born: October 31, 1875
Died: December 15, 1950

He was elected Congress President in 1931; was independent India's first Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister; played a key role in political integration of India; conferred Bharat Ratna in 1991. 

 

Sardar Patel was popularly known as Iron Man of India. His full name was Vallabhbhai Patel. He played a leading role in the Indian freedom struggle and became the first Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister of India. He is credited with achieving political integration of India.

Vallabhbhai Patel was born on October 31, 1875 in Nadiad, a small village in Gujarat. His father Jhaverbhai was a farmer and mother Laad Bai was a simple lady. Sardar Vallabhai's early education took place in Karamsad. Then he joined a school in Petlad. After two years he joined a high school in a town called Nadiad. He passed his high school examination in 1896. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was a brilliant student throughout his schooling.

Vallabhbhai wanted to become a barrister. To realize this ambition he had to go to England. But he did not have the financial means to even join a college India. In those days a candidate could study in private and sit for an examination in Law. Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel borrowed books from a lawyer of his acquaintance and studied at home. Occasionally he attended courts of law and listened attentively to the arguments of lawyer. Vallabhbhai passed the Law examination with flying colours.

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel started his Law practice in Godhra. Soon his practice flourished. He got married to Jhaberaba. In 1904, he got a baby daughter Maniben, and in 1905 his son Dahyabhai was born. Vallabhbhai sent his elder brother Vitthalbhai, who himself was a lawyer, to England for higher studies in Law. Patel was only thirty-three years old when his wife died. He did not wish to marry again. After his brother's return, Vallabhbhai went to England. He studied with single-minded devotion and stood first in the Barrister-at-Law Examination.

Sardar Patel returned to India in 1913 and started his practice in Ahmedabad. Soon he became popular. At the urging of his friends, Patel contested and won elections to become the sanitation commissioner of Ahmedabad in 1917. Sardar Patel was deeply impressed by Gandhiji's success in Champaran Satyagraha. In 1918, there was a drought in the Kheda division of Gujarat. Peasants asked for relief from the high rate of taxes but the British government refused. Gandhiji took up peasants cause but could not devote his full time in Kheda. He was looking for someone who could lead the struggle in his absence. At this point Sardar Patel volunteered to come forward and lead the struggle. He gave up his lucrative legal practice and entered public life.

Vallabhbhai successfully led peasants revolt in Kheda and the revolt ended in 1919 when the British government agreed to suspend collection of revenue and roll back the rates. Kheda Satyagraha turned Vallabhbhai Patel into a national hero. Vallabhbhai supported Gandhi's Non-Cooperation Movement, and as president of the Gujarat Congress, helped in organizing bonfires of British goods in Ahmedabad. He gave up his English clothes and started wearing Khadi. Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel was elected Ahmedabad's municipal president in 1922, 1924 and 1927. During his terms, Ahmedabad was extended a major supply of electricity and underwent major education reforms. Drainage and sanitation systems were extended over all the city.

In 1928, Bardoli Taluka in Gujarat suffered from floods and famine. In this hour of distress the British government raised the revenue taxes by thirty percent. Sardar Patel took up cudgels on behalf of the farmers and appealed to the Governor to reduce the taxes. The Governor refused and the government even announced the date of the collection of the taxes. Sardar Patel organized the farmers and told them not to pay even a single pie of tax. The government tried to repress the revolt but ultimately bowed before Vallabhbhai Patel. It was during the struggle and after the victory in Bardoli that caused intense excitement across India, that Patel was increasingly addressed by his colleagues and followers as Sardar.

Disobedience Movement in 1930.

After the signing of Gandhi-Irwin pact in 1931, Sardar Patel was released and he was elected Congress president for its 1931 session in Karachi. Upon the failure of the Round Table Conference in London, Gandhiji and Sardar Patel were arrested in January 1932 and imprisoned in the Yeravada Central Jail. During this term of imprisonment, Sardar Patel and Mahatma Gandhi grew close to one another, and the two developed a close bond of affection, trust, and frankness without reserve. Sardar Patel was finally released in July 1934.

In August 1942, the Congress launched the Quit India Movement. The government jailed all the important leaders of the Congress, including Vallabhai Patel. All the leaders were released after three years. After achieving independence on 15th of August 1947, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru became the first Prime Minister of independent India and Sardar Patel became the Deputy Prime Minister. He was in charge of Home Affairs, Information and Broadcasting and the Ministry of States.

There were 565 princely states in India at that time. Some of the Maharajas and Nawabs who ruled over these were sensible and patriotic. But most of them were drunk with wealth and power. They were dreaming of becoming independent rulers once the British quit India. They argued that the government of free India should treat them as equals. Some of them went to the extent of planning to send their representatives to the United Nations Organization. Patel invoked the patriotism of India's monarchs, asking them to join in the freedom of their nation and act as responsible rulers who cared about the future of their people. He persuaded the princes of 565 states of the impossibility of independence from the Indian republic, especially in the presence of growing opposition from their subjects. With great wisdom and political foresight, he consolidated the small kingdoms. The public was with him. He tackled the Nizam of Hyderabad and the Nawab of Junagarh who initially did not want to join India. Sardar Patel's untiring efforts towards the unity of the country brought success. He united a scattered nation without much bloodshed. Due to the achievement of this massive task, Sardar Patel got the title of 'Iron Man'. Sardar Patel died of cardiac arrest on December 15, 1950. For his services to the nation

Sardar Patel was conferred with Bharat Ratna in 1991.

‘Mahatma’ Gandhi

"An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind." –M.k.Gandhi

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, more commonly known as ‘Mahatma’ (meaning ‘Great Soul’) was

Born on October 2, 1869, in Porbandar, India, Mahatma Gandhi studied law and came to advocate for the rights of Indians, both at home and in South Africa. Gandhi became a leader of India's independence movement, organizing boycotts against British institutions in peaceful forms of civil disobedience. He was killed by a fanatic in 1948.

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Political Leader

Indian nationalist leader Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, more commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was born on October 2, 1869, in Porbandar, Kathiawar, India. He studied law in London, England, but in 1893 went to South Africa, where he spent 20 years opposing discriminatory legislation against Indians. As a pioneer of Satyagraha, or resistance through mass non-violent civil disobedience, he became one of the major political and spiritual leaders of his time. Satyagraha remains one of the most potent philosophies in freedom struggles throughout the world today.

Indian Liberation

In 1914, Gandhi returned to India, where he supported the Home Rule movement, and became leader of the Indian National Congress, advocating a policy of non-violent non-co-operation to achieve independence. His goal was to help poor farmers and laborers protest oppressive taxation and discrimination. He struggled to alleviate poverty, liberate women and put an end to caste discrimination, with the ultimate objective being self-rule for India.

Following his civil disobedience campaign (1919-22), he was jailed for conspiracy (1922-24). In 1930, he led a landmark 320 km/200 mi march to the sea to collect salt in symbolic defiance of the government monopoly. On his release from prison (1931), he attended the London Round Table Conference on Indian constitutional reform. In 1946, he negotiated with the Cabinet Mission which recommended the new constitutional structure. After independence (1947), he tried to stop the Hindu-Muslim conflict in Bengal, a policy which led to his assassination in Delhi by Nathuram Godse, a Hindu fanatic.

Death

Even after his death, Gandhi's commitment to non-violence and his belief in simple living—making his own clothes, eating a vegetarian diet and using fasts for self-purification as well as a means of protest—have been a beacon of hope for oppressed and marginalized people throughout the world.

On 30th January 1948, whilst Gandhi was on his way to a prayer meeting at Birla House in Delhi, Nathuram Godse managed to get close enough to him in the crowd to be able to shoot him three times in the chest, at point-blank range. Gandhi’s dying words were claimed to be “Hé Rām”, which translates as “Oh God”, although some witnesses claim he spoke no words at all.
Although Gandhi was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize five times, he never received it. In the year of his death, 1948, the Prize was not awarded, the stated reason being that “there was no suitable living candidate” that year.
Gandhi's life and teachings have inspired many liberationists of the 20th Century, in the United States, and Steve Biko in South Africa, and Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar.
His birthday, 2nd October, is celebrated as a National Holiday in India every year.

Commonwealth Games 2014 Quiz

Commonwealth Games 2014 Quiz Questions with Answers

1. Which was the opening date of Commonwealth Games 2014?
23 July 2014

2. Where were Commonwealth Games 2014 held?
Glasgow

3. Who declared Commonwealth Games 2014 open?
Elizabeth II

4. Who won gold medal in women’s 48 kg weightlifting in Commonwealth Games 2014?
Sanjta Chanu Khumukcham

5. Who won gold medal in women’s triathlon in Commonwealth Games 2014?
Jodie Stimpson

6. Who won five gold medals and one bronze medal in women’s rhythmic gymnastics in Commonwealth Games 2014?
Patricia Bezzoubenko

7. Who won gold medal in men’s marathon in Commonwealth Games 2014?
Michael Shelley

8. Who won gold medal in women’s marathon in Commonwealth Games 2014?
Filomena Daniel

9. Who won gold medal in men’s 200m butterfly in swimming in Commonwealth Games 2014?
Chad le Clos

10. Who won gold medal in men’s 50m pistol shooting in Commonwealth Games 2014?
Jitu Rai

11. Who won gold medal in women’s 48 kg wrestling in Commonwealth Games 2014?
Vinesh Phogat

12. Who won gold medal in men’s 100m race in Commonwealth Games 2014?
Kemar Bailey-Cole

13. Who won gold medal in women’s 100m race in Commonwealth Games 2014?
Blessing Okagbare

14. Who won gold medal in men’s discus throw in Commonwealth Games 2014?
Vikas Gowda

15. Who won gold medal in women’s vault in gymnastics in Commonwealth Games 2014?
Claudia Fragapane

16. Who got gold medal in women’s 53 kg weightlifting after Nigeria’s Chika Amalaha was disqualified for failing dope test in Commonwealth Games 2014?
Dika Toua

17. Who won gold medal in women’s doubles in squash in Commonwealth Games 2014?
Dipika Pallikal, Joshana Chinnappa

18. Who won gold medal in women’s 100m hurdles in Commonwealth Games 2014?
Sally Pearson

19. Who won gold medal in men’s singles in table tennis in Commonwealth Games 2014?
Jian Zhan

20. Who won gold medal in women’s singles in badminton in Commonwealth Games 2014?
Michelle Li

21. Who won gold medal in women’s cycle road race in Commonwealth Games 2014?
Elizabeth Mary Armitstead

22. Who won gold medal in men’s cycle road race in Commonwealth Games 2014?
Geraint Thomas

23. Who won gold medal in men’s triple jump in Commonwealth Games 2014?
 Khotso Mokoena

24. Who won gold medal in men’s singles in badminton in Commonwealth Games 2014?

 Parupalli Kashyap

25. Which was the closing date of Commonwealth Games 2014?
 3 August 2014

if you want more question ....






1) Which was the venue of the opening ceremony of 20^th Commonwealth Games held at Glasgow (Scotland)? – Celtic Park (The opening ceremony was held on on 23 July 2014)
2) Which was the venue of the closing ceremony of 20^th Commonwealth Games held on 3 August 2014? – Hampden Park
3) What was the motto of these Games? – People, Place, Passion
4) What was the name of the official mascot of 20^th Commonwealth Games? – Clyde
5) Clyde, the mascot of 20^th Commonwealth Games, represented what? – The Clyde River, that flows through Glasgow
6) With the successful completion of 20^th Commonwealth Games, Scotland has now hosted these Games for how many times? – Three (Scotland hosted its first Commonwealth Games in 1970 in Edinburgh and then in 1986 also in Edinburgh)
7) Which city would host the next Commonwealth Games to be held in 2018? – Gold Coast City, Australia (The 21^st Commonwealth Games would be held at Gold Coast City during April 2018)
8) Which country topped the medals tally in the 20^th Commonwealth Games? – England
9) Which are the top 10 countries in the medals tally of 20^th Commonwealth Games? – England, Australia, Canada, Scotland, India, New Zealand, South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya and Jamaica
10) How many countries took part in the Games? – Seventy One (71)
11) How many countries won medals in the 20^th Commonwealth Games? – 37
12) Which two athletes won 6 gold medals each at the 20^th Commonwealth Games? – P. Bezzoubenko of Canada (in Rhythmic Gymnastics) and E. McKon of Australia (in Swimming)
13) Who were the fastest athletes of 20^th Commonwealth Games? – Kemar Bailey-Cole (Jamaica) was the fastest male athlete and Blessing Okagbare (Nigeria) was the fastest woman athlete of the Games
14) Who was the only Gold medal winner in these games to be caught for doping charges? – Chika Amalaha (The women weightlifter of Nigeria who won gold in women’s 53 kg weightlifting event. Her gold medal was consequentially taken back)
15) Which tiny Pacific island nation won it’s first-ever medal in Commonwealth Games in form of a Gold Medal? – Kiribati (David Katoatau won Gold medal for his country Kiribati in 105 Kg men’s weightlifting event)
16) Which country did not participated in the 20^th Commonwealth Games as it withdrew its membership of Commonwealth in 2013? – Gambia (Gambia withdrew as the member of Commonwealth countries on 7 October 2013 and hence did not send its contingent to these games)
17) What was India’s rank in 20^th Commonwealth Games? – Fifth
18) India won many medals overall in 20^th Commonwealth Games? – 64
19) India won how many gold medals in 20^th Commonwealth Games? – 15 (It won 30 silver medals and 19 bronze medals to take its overall tally to 64)
20) India won largest number of gold medals in which sports at the 20^th Commonwealth Games? – Wrestling (It won 5 gold medals in wrestling through Sushil Kumar, Yogeshwar Dutt, Babita Kumari, Amit Kumar and Vinesh Phogat)
21) India won how many gold medals in Shooting at the 20^th Commonwealth Games? – Four (Four gold medal winners for India in Shooting are – Abhinav Bindra, Apurvi Chandela, Jitu Rai and Rahi Sarnobat)
22) India won how many gold medals in Weightlifting at the 20^th Commonwealth Games? – Three (India’s three gold winners in weightlifting are – Satish Sivalingam, K Sanjita Chanu and Sukhen Dey)
23) Who is India’s only gold medal winner in athletics events at the 20^th Commonwealth Games? – Vikas Shive Gowda (He won gold medal in men’s discus throw event with a throw of 63.64 metres)
24) Who won the gold medal in women’s squash doubles event at the 20^th Commonwealth Games? – Dipika Pallikal and Joshana Chinappa (It was India’s first gold medal win in squash event at any Commonwealth Games)
25) Who won India’s lone gold medal in Badminton event in the 20^th Commonwealth Games? – P. Kashyap (He defeated Singapore’s Derek Wong by 21-14, 11-21, 21-19 to become the first Indian man to win badminton gold at the Games for 32 years)

SBI Associated Bank PO Vacancy Sep-2014

 SBI Associated Bank PO Vacancy Sep-2014

STATE BANK Of INDIA (SBI)


Recruitment of 2986 Probationary Officer (PO) in Associate Banks State Bank of India (SBI)

Central Recruitment & Promotion Department, State Bank of India (SBI), Corporate Centre, Mumbai invites Online applications from Indian citizens for appointment of 2986 Probationary Officers posts in State Bank of India Associate Banks (State Bank of Travancore  SBT, State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur SBBJ, State Bank of Hyderabad SBH, State Bank of Mysore SBM, State Bank of Patiala SBP etc.) upto  18/09/2014  :

    Probationary Officer (PO) : 2986 posts in various states in India (SBBJ-350, SBH-900, SBM-500, SBP-100, SBT-1136) (see detailed advt. for detailed Bank-wise, State-wise and Category-wise vacancies) , Pay Scale : Rs.14500-25700/-, Qualification : Graduation in any discipline, Age : 21-30 years as on 01/09/2014. Age relaxation as per Govt. rules.

Selection Procedure : Final selection will be made on the basis of performance in the written test on 07/08/2011 and Group Discussion & Interview for selected candidates.

Application Fee : Rs.500/- (for SC/ST/PWD Rs.100/- only) to be deposited in any branch of SBI by a prescribed deposit slip and get receipt up to 23/06/2011. Details of the payment should be entered in online application form.

How to Apply : Apply Online at SBI website from 01/09/2014 to 18/09/2014.

Important Dates :

    Date of starting of Online submission of application : 01/09/2014
    Last date of Online submission of Application : 18/09/2014
    Date of Written Examination : November 2014 tentatively

For more information, please visit the Recruitment page at SBI website at https://www.sbi.co.in/portal/web/home/careers-with-us 

SSC Higher Secondary Secondary 10+2 Examination 2014

SSC Higher Secondary Secondary 10+2 Examination 2014

Staff Selection Commission will conduct an All India Open Examination 02/11/2014 and 09/11/2014 for recruitment to the following posts for Data Entry Operator (DEO) and Lower Division Clerk (LDC):
    Data Entry Operator (DEO) / Lower Division Clerk (LDC) :  No. of posts will be determined in due course, Pay Scale : Rs.5200-20200 Grade Pay Rs.2400/- for DEO and Rs.1900/- for LDC, Age : 18-27 years as on 01/08/2014,  Qualification : 12th Standard Pass or equivalent.

Fee: Rs. 100/- (No fee for SC/ST/PH/Women and Ex-Serviceman) to be deposited in SBI cash by challan or by Online in SBI.

How to Apply : Apply Online or Offline on or before 19/08/2014 (26/08/2014 for candidates from far-flung areas).  Send your Applications to any Regional Director of SSC where you want to have your examination centre.  OR

You can also Apply in  Online from at SSC website at http://www.ssconline.nic.in/    and http://ssconline2.nic.in up to 19/08/2014.
For further details, please view http://ssc.nic.in/notice/examnotice/CHSLE-2014%20%20Notice%20E.pdf and application format for Offline application is available at http://ssc.nic.in/notice/examnotice/CHSLE%202014%20APP%20FORM.pdf

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UPSC CDS-II Examination 2014

Combined Defence Services Examination (CDS) (II), 2014 

 

including SSC (Women Non-Technical) Course

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will hold the Combined Defence Services Examination (CDS) (II), 2014 on 26th October, 2014 for admission to Indian Military Academy, Naval Academy amd Air force Academy and Officers Training Academy, Chennai for the courses (Men and Women). :

    Indian Military Academy, Dehradun : 200 posts
    Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala : 45 posts
    Air Force Academy, Hyderabad : 32 posts
    Officers Training Academy , Chennai (Men) : 175 posts
    Officers Training Academy, Chennai (Women) : 12 posts

Conditions of Eligibility

(A) Age Limits, Sex and Marital Status:

    For Indian Military Academy : Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd July, 1991 and not later than 1st July 1996 only are eligible.
    For Naval Academy : Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd July, 1991 and not later than 1st July 1997 only are eligible.
    For Air Force Academy : Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd July, 1993 and not later than 1st July 1996 only are eligible.
    For Officers' Training Academy - (SSC Course for Men) : Male candidates (Unmarried or Married) born not earlier than 2nd July, 1990 and not later than 1st July 1996 only are eligible.
    For Officers Training Academy - SSC (Women Non- Technical) Course :  (a) Unmarried Women, issue less widows who have not remarried, and issue less divorcees (in possession of divorcee documents) who have not remarried are eligible. They should have been not earlier than 2nd July, 1990 and not later than 1st July, 1996.

(B) Educational Qualifications:

    For Indian Military Academy and Officers' Training Academy : Degree of a recognised university or equivalent.
    For Naval Academy : B.Sc. (with Physics & Mathematics ) or Bachelor of Engineering.
    For Air Force Academy: Degree of a recognised university (with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level) or Bachelor of Engineering
    Candidates who are studying in final year Degree Course and yet to pass final year degree examination or equivalent examination can also apply for the Examination, but they will be required to submit proof of passing the Degree Examination or equivalent examination by the specified dates.

(C) Physical Standards: candidates must be physically fit according to the physical standards for admission to combined Defence Services Examination (CDS) (II), 2014 as prescribed in the detailed advertisement.

Fee : Pay Rs.200/- either in any branch of SBI by cash or by using net banking of SBI or by using Credit/ Debit card. Female/SC/ST candidates are exempted.

How to Apply : Online - Candidate must apply online at http://upsconline.nic.in/mainmenu2.php from 19/07/2014 to 18/08/2014 11.59 pm.

Complete details and other information are available at the commission website at http://upsc.gov.in/exams/notifications/2014/cds2/CDS-II%20ENGLISH.pdf OR  at Guidelines to Candidate->Examination Notice->CDSII-English at http://upsconline.nic.in/mainmenu2.php