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  • History of Kerala

    The history of Kerala goes back more than several millennia. Stone age carving in Edakkal Caves had pictorial writings believed to be dating to at least 5000 BC, from the Neolithic man, indicating the presence of a prehistoric civilization or settlement in this region. From as early as 3000 BC, Kerala had established itself as a major spice trade center. Kerala had direct contact across the Arabian Sea with all the major Red Sea ports and the Mediterranean ports as well as extending to ports in the Far East.The spice trade between Kerala and much of the world was one of the main drivers of the world economy. For much of history, ports in Kerala were the busiest (Muziris) among all trade and travel routes in the history of the world.

    A 3rd-century-BC rock inscription by emperor Asoka the Great attests to a Keralaputra. Around 1 BC the region was ruled by the Chera Dynasty, which traded with the Greeks, Romans and Arabs. The Tamil Chera dynasty, Ays and the Pandyan Empire were the traditional rulers of Kerala whose patriarchal dynasties ruled until the 14th century. The Cheras collapsed after repeated attacks from the neighboring Chola Empire and Rashtrakuta Empire. In the 8th century Adi Shankara was born in central Kerala, who travelled extensively across the Indian subcontinent, establishing institutions of Advaita Vedanta philosophy. Feudal Namboothiri Brahmin and Nair city-states subsequently gained control of the region.

    Contact with Europeans after the arrival of Vasco Da Gama in 1498 gave way to struggles between colonial and native interests. In 1795, the area was under British dominion. After independence, the state of Kerala was created in 1956 from the former state of Travancore-Cochin, the Malabar district of Madras State, and the Kasaragod taluk of Dakshina Kannada.

    ref: wikepedia

  • Installing and Configuring Visual Studio 2022 RDLC report designer

    For installing and configuring RDLC report designer in Visual Studio 2022 please follow below steps.

    1. Open Visual Studio 2022

    2. Either open a project or click “Continue without code”

    3. Extensions Menu -> Manage Extensions

    4. Select Online and input RDLC in the search box

    5. Once the search result shows the RDLC designer extension click download

    6. From downloads open the file to start installation

    7. Click Yes for windows UAC popup

    8. Click install to start the installation

    Note: If any visual studio instances are opened please close it to complete the installation

    9. Once the installation has completed click close

    10. Open Visual Studio and Start Using RDLC designer for visual studio

  • UGC NET General Paper I Solved June 2013 – Part 6

    1. P is the father of R and S is the son of Q and T is the brother of P. If R is the sister of S, how is Q related to T?

    (A) Wife                         (B) Sister-in-law

    (C) Brother-in-law        (D) Daughter-in-law

    Answer: B

    1. A definition put forward to resolve a dispute by influencing attitudes or stirring emotions is called

    (A) Lexical         (B) Persuasive

    (C) Stipulative  (D) Precisions

    Answer: B

    1. Which of the codes given below contains only the correct statements?

    Statements:

    (i) Venn diagram is a clear method of notation

    (ii) Venn diagram is the most direct method of testing the validity of categorical syllogisms

    (iii) In Venn diagram method the premises and the conclusion of a categorical syllogism is diagrammed.

    (iv) In Venn diagram method the three overlapping circles are drawn for testing a categorical syllogism

    Codes:

    (A) (i) (ii) & (iii)              (B) (i) (ii) & (iv)

    (C) (ii) (iii) & (iv)            (D) (i) (iii) & (iv)

    Answer: B

    1. Inductive reasoning presupposes

    (A) unity in human nature                 (B) integrity in human nature

    (C) uniformity in human nature        (D) harmony in human nature

    Answer: C

    Read the table below and based on this table answer questions from 55 to 60:

    1. Which of the following two years have recorded the highest rate of increase in area under the total horticulture?

    (A) 2005-06 & 2006-07                       (B) 2006-07 & 2008-09

    (C) 2007-08 & 2008-09                       (D) 2006-07 & 2007-08

    Answer: D

    1. Shares of the area under flowers, vegetables and fruits in the area under total horticulture are respectively:

    (A) 1, 38 and 30 percent         (B) 30, 38 and 1 percent

    (C) 38, 30 and l percent          (D) 35, 36 and 2 percent

    Answer: A

    1. Which of the following has recorded the highest rate of increase in are during 2005-06 to 2009-10?

    (A) Fruits           (B) Vegetables

    (C) Flowers       (D) Total horticulture

    Answer: C

    1. Find out the horticultural crop that has recorded an increase of area by around 10 percent from 2005-06 to 2009-10

    (A) Fruits           (B) Vegetables

    (C) Flowers       (D) Total horticulture

    Answer: B

    1. What has been the share of area under fruits, vegetables and flowers in the area under total horticulture in 2007- 08?

    (A) 53 percent              (B) 68 percent

    (C) 79 percent              (D) 100 percent

    Answer: B

    1. In which year, area under fruits has recorded the highest rate of increase?

    (A) 2006-07       (B) 2007-08

    (C) 2008-09      (D) 2009-10

    Answer: A

  • UGC NET General Paper I Solved June 2013 – Part 5

    1. Classroom communication of a teacher rests on the principle of

    (A) Infotainment           (B) Edutainment

    (C) Entertainment        (D) Enlightenment

    Answer: B

    1. …………… is important when a teacher communicates with his/her student

    (A) Sympathy   (B) Empathy

    (C) Apathy        (D) Antipathy

    Answer: B

    1. In a certain code GALIB is represented by HBMJC. TIGER will be represented by

    (A) UJHFS        (B) UHJSF

    (C) JHUSF        (D) HUJSF

    Answer: A

    1. In a certain cricket tournament 45 matches were played. Each team played once against each of the other teams. The number of teams participated in the tournament is

    (A) 8       (B) 10

    (C) 12     (D) 14

    Answer: B

    1. The missing number in the series

    40, 120, 60, 180, 90, ?, 135 is

    (A) 110               (B) 270

    (C) 105              (D) 210

    Answer: B

    1. The odd numbers from 1 to 45 which are exactly divisible by 3 are arranged in an ascending order. The number at 6th position is

    (A) 18     (B) 24

    (C) 33     (D) 36

    Answer: C

    1. The mean of four numbers a, b, c, d is 100. If c = 70, then the mean of the remaining numbers is

    (A) 30                 (B) 85/2

    (C) 170/3           (D) 110

    Answer: D

    1. If the radius of a circle is increased by 50%, the perimeter of the circle will increase by

    (A) 20%             (B) 30%

    (C) 40%             (D) 50%

    Answer: D

    1. If the statement ‘some men are honest’ is false, which among the following statements will be true

    Choose the correct code given below:

    (i) All men are honest

    (ii) No men are honest

    (iii) Some men are not honest

    (iv) All men are dishonest

    Codes:

    (A) (i), (ii) and (iii)                     (B) (ii), (iii) and (iv)

    (C) (i), (iii) and (iv)                    (D) (ii), (i) and (iv)

    Answer: B

    1. Choose the proper alternative given in the codes to replace the question mark.

    Bee-Honey, Cow-Milk, Teacher-?

    (A) Intelligence                        (B) Marks

    (C) Lessons                  (D) Wisdom

    Answer: D

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