Assam History

Tides are generated primarily by the gravitational forces of the Moon and Sun. The Moon has the stronger tidal influence because of its proximity.

The Gulf Stream is a warm North Atlantic current that transports tropical heat toward higher latitudes. It influences the climate of western Europe.

India has land borders with Pakistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar. Sri Lanka is separated from India by the Palk Strait and Gulf of Mannar.

The source identifies Africa. Tropical savannas are especially extensive in East Africa, with seasonal rainfall and grassland vegetation dotted with trees.

The Tropic of Cancer (23½° N) passes through India. It crosses eight Indian states.

The source identifies O. More precisely, O negative red blood cells are considered the universal donor type for emergency transfusion of red cells.

The source gives 1861 for government-issued paper currency. The Paper Currency Act of 1861 gave the government a monopoly over note issue.

The Buddha taught the Noble Eightfold Path as part of the Fourth Noble Truth, the path leading toward cessation of suffering.

The 42nd Amendment, 1976 expanded Article 31C to give wider precedence to certain Directive Principles. The Supreme Court later limited this expansion in Minerva Mills.

The source identifies Namdapha National Park in Arunachal Pradesh. It is known for exceptional biodiversity and varied altitudinal zones.

The slogan is associated with Bal Gangadhar Tilak, a prominent Extremist leader of the Indian national movement.

Dadabhai Naoroji developed the Drain of Wealth theory and presented India's economic exploitation in his work Poverty and Un-British Rule in India.

Nara Narayan introduced silver coinage in the Koch kingdom. Koch coins are known as Narayani coins.

The source identifies the rebellion of Hardatta and Bira Dutta as Dandua Droh. It is an important early resistance episode in Assam's colonial-period history.

The source identifies Lakshminath Bezbaruah. Asom Chatra Sanmilan played a role in student and cultural mobilisation in Assam.

The APSC came into existence on 1 April 1937 under the Government of India Act, 1935. The source names James Hezelett as its first Chairman.

The source gives 2000. Sattriya developed from the Vaishnavite monastic tradition of Assam and is associated with Srimanta Sankardeva.

The source associates the phrase 'A Native' with Anandaram Dhekial Phukan, an important 19th-century Assamese intellectual and reformer.

The source identifies Barpeta. Madhavdeva was a leading disciple of Srimanta Sankardeva and an important figure in Assam's Vaishnavite cultural tradition.

The source identifies Silchar. Narasimha worship is associated with several Vaishnavite and Hindu sacred traditions in Assam.