10 facts you must know about Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel

June 8, 2016

10 facts you must know about Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel

1. Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel was one of the important social and political leaders of India. 2. He was born on 31 October 1875 at Nadiad, Gujarat. 3. Inspired by the work and philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi,...

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June 7, 2016

10 things to know about Maharana Pratap in 30 seconds

Maharana Pratap is revered as one of the strongest warriors India has ever seen. He was born on 9th May 1540 in Kumbhalgarh, Rajasthan. 2. His father Maharana Udai Singh II ruled the kingdom of...

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June 7, 2016

[Short Notes E&B] NCERT Class VII – Environment – Human Environment Interactions The Tropical And SubTropical Regions – Chapter 8 – Part 2

Life in the Ganga – Brahmaputra Basin \/ The tributaries of rivers Ganga and Brahmaputra together form the Ganga-Brahmaputra basin in the Indian subcontinent. The basin lies in the sub-tropical region that is situated between 10°N to 30°N latitudes....

[Short Notes E&B] NCERT Class VII – Environment – Human Environment Interactions The Tropical And SubTropical Regions – Chapter 8 – Part 1

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June 6, 2016

[Short Notes E&B] NCERT Class VII – Environment – Human Environment Interactions The Tropical And SubTropical Regions – Chapter 8 – Part 1

Life in the Amazon Basin (The Amazon Basin is the largest river basin in the world.) \/ Tropical region lies very close to the Equator; between 10 N & 10 S. It is referred to as...

Points to Remember : NCERT class VII : Our Environment – Chapter 7

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June 6, 2016

Points to Remember : NCERT class VII : Our Environment – Chapter 7

Points to remember Settlements are places where people build their homes. Settlements can be permanent or temporary, Rural or Urban. Transport is the means by which people and goods move. Invention of the wheel...

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June 6, 2016

10 things to know about Jhansi Ki Rani in 30 seconds

Lakshmibai, the Rani of Jhansi was the queen of the Maratha-ruled Jhansi State. 2. She was one of the leading figures of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and became for Indian nationalists a symbol of...

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June 5, 2016

NCERT class VII : Our Environment – Natural Vegetation and Wild Life – Chapter 6

Points to remember With the change in height, the climate changes and that changes natural vegetation. The growth of vegetation depends on temperature and moisture. It also depends on factors like slope and thickness...

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June 5, 2016

NCERT class VII : Our Environment – Water – Chapter 5

Points to Remember The process by which water continually changes its form and circulates between oceans, atmosphere and land is known as the water cycle. The major sources of fresh water are the rivers,...

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June 4, 2016

Points to Remember : NCERT class VII : Our Environment – Air – Chapter 4

Air we take in while breathing is actually a mixture of many gases. Plants need nitrogen for their survival. Humans and animals take oxygen from the air as they breathe. Green plants use carbon...

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June 4, 2016

Points to Remember : NCERT class VII : Our Environment – Our Changing Earth – Chapter 3

The lithosphere is broken into a number of plates known as the Lithospheric plates.The movement of these plates causes changes on the surface of the earth. The forces which act in the interior of...