Category: Civil Services

The Vernacular Press Act

The Vernacular Press Act was introduced on 14th March 1878 by then Governor Lord Lytton. Since Press was becoming powerful weapon and medium for raising feeling of Nationalism, Britishers wanted to take measure by...

Governor of states of India

Under the Constitution of India, State Government runs in similar ways as Central Government. Like the Union Government, the State Governments are also organised on the parliamentary pattern.The Governor is the chief executive of a State...

Revolt of 1857

It refers to a rebellion against the British East India Company which ran from May 1857 to July 1859. Started on 10th May 1857, it began as mutiny of Sepoys of East India Company’s...