Question: What were the social reforms brought about by Raja Ram Mohan Roy? Answer: The social reforms were: He abolished the cruel practice of sati making it an illegal act. He was against early marriage and wanted girls to educated. He opened schools for girls so that they got equal …

Mother Teresa was born on 26th August, 1910 in Yugoslavia. Her childhood name was Agnes Bojaxhiu. After her schooling, she become a nun and came to India. In 1928, she joined the St. Mary’s school in Calcutta. After seeing the suffering of the poor people near the convent, Mother Teresa …

I am a student of class VI. My favorite teacher is my class teacher, Mrs. Pratima Sharma. She has been teaching in our school for more than fifteen years. She is a very experienced lady. Mrs. Sharma follows the ideal of ‘Simple living, high thinking’. She always dresses up neatly …

I have a cat in my house which is my own pet. It is white in colour and has lovely brown patches all over its body. I call it pussy. Pussy is female cat and is very loving to all the members of our family. I had found Pussy as …

Childhood is considered to be the happiest part of one’s life. I certainly feel it is so. When we are children, our whole future is open to us. We can make whatever choices we want to. Once we grow older and choose our goals in life, our paths become more …

Shri Bal Gangadhar Tilak was born at Ratnagiri on July 23,  1856. He came from a royal family, but his father was a humble school teacher. Tilak studied at the Poona High School, and then joined the Deccan College. He got his law degree in 1879. Bal Gangadhar Tilak was …

Question: How is imbalance created in nature? Answer: Due to the misuse of natural resource by humans imbalance is created in nature. Question: What is conservation? Answer: Conservation is the protection of the natural environment which includes plants, animals, habitats and natural resource. It means prevention of loss, waste, damage and …

Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime minister of India, was born in Kashmiri Pandit family. He was born on November 14, 1889 at Allahabad. His  father Motilal Nehru was a famous lawyer of his time. Their huge home at Allahabad was called ‘Anand Bhawan’ , now renamed as ‘Swaraj Bhawan’. Nehru …

Question: Why is the legislative council called a permanent body? Answer: The legislative council is called a permanent body because it cannot be dissolved. Every second year one-third of its member who complete their term retire. Question: How are representatives to the Vidhan Sabha elected? How have the territorial constituencies …

Hindi Diwas is celebrated on the 14th of September each year. This is because the Constituent Assembly of India declared that Hindi scripted in the Devanagari script is the Republic of India’s official language. The Constituent Assembly of India adopted Hindi as the official language of the Republic of India on the …