MCQ EDITORIAL (13 NOVEMBER 2018) There Are Stull Some Facts in History the Reason of Which Are Hitherto Unknown
MCQ EDITORIAL (13 NOVEMBER 2018) There are stull some facts in history the reason of which are hitherto unknown. Consolidate (v+) मजबूत करना, strengthen Its time you consolidated your strength and spirit for your final exam. Deprivation (n-) वंचित, devoid The farmers are still deprived of their fundamental benefits.
Peasant (n+) चकसान, farmers. India ia a country which is primarily based on peasants. Waging (v+) िालू करना, start Barrackpore was the first place in which the revolt of 1857 was waged. Repression (n-) दमन, control, suppress The English repressed all the revolts and mutinies that came into their way. Disband (v-) बरख़ात करना, demobilize, scatter, break The colonel disbanded the unit and sent the soldiers to different places. Insurgency (n-) चवद्रोह, revolts. Rebels are waging an armed insurgency to topple the monarchy. Dangerous tactics: on recent Maoist attacks… Recent attacks suggest that Maoists are focussing on greater militarisation…
Recent attacks suggest that Maoists are focussing on greater militarisation… There has been an uptick in attacks by Maoists, indicating that their ability to strike remains strong. Last week, in 2 attacks in Chhattisgarh, 5 persons were killed in a blast in Dantewada district, and one BSF sub-inspector was killed in Kanker district. Recent attacks suggest that Maoists are focussing on greater militarisation… Inspector-General of Police (Raipur Range) Dipanshu Kabra said a BSF team was out on an area-domination exercise in view of the polling on Monday, when Maoists detonated at least six IEDs in a forest in the district, around 200 km from the capital Raipur.
IMPORTANT VOCAB Of “Dangerous tactics”
Uptick (n+) इजाफा, increase. There is an uptick in the number of applicants in IBPS this year. Earmarking (v+) चिचित करना, marking The incident took place between Udanpur and Gattakal village, officials said. It was our habit during school days to earmark important question for exams. Sub-Inspector Mahendra Singh was killed in the blasts, said Mr. Kabra, the nodal officer Hitherto (adverb+) अब तक, till now for election-related security in the State.
Drones deployed… Special Director-General (Anti-Naxal Operations) D.M. Awasthi said around one lakh security personnel, including those of Central paramilitary forces, have been deployed to ensure peaceful polling. Drones are being used in sensitive areas to track the movement of Maoists as they might target polling personnel on way to the booths, he said.
In the run-up to the first phase of polling, half-a-dozen incidents of violence have killed at least 13 persons, including security and media persons. All the incidents took place in the Bastar division of south Chhattisgarh, partly dominated by the left-wing insurgents.
Many civilians and even a local leader of the Communist Party of India (CPI), Kalmu Dhurwa, were among those killed. Locals told The Hindu that the situation in the interior area had “deteriorated” following a boycott call by the Maoists.
IMPORTANT VOCAB Of “A history we must confront”
Imperial (adj+) शाही, relate to an empire. Actor Saif Ali Khan belongs to an imperial dynasty. Cartographic (adj+) मानचित्रण, related to drawing maps My father was an expert in cartography. Grapple (v+) पक蔼ना, hold Grapple the opportunities with both hands whenever they pass by. Commemorate (v+) मरण करना, remember We must commemorate the sacrifice of Bhagat Singh for our motherland. Armistice (n+) युद्धचिराम, peace, truce Pakistan signed an armistice with India in the war of 1971. Frenzy (n-) पागलपन, madness Our independence is a result of the frenzy of the freedom fighters. Conflagration (n-) अचननका赍ड, fire, blaze The conflagration spread rapidly through the wooden buildings. Rectify (v+) सुधारना, correct Its time you rectified your mistakes before your final exams. Assiduously (adv+) पररश्रम, से with had work. Success can be achieved assiduously. So work hard to achieve it. Poppy (n+) a plant with showy flowers. The pond looked beautiful with many poppies around it.
A history we must confront… The brutality of Partition… From the World Wars to Partition, there is a need to fill in the big gaps in Indian history As one character, a Hindu farmer living on land divided by the Radcliffe Line, says: textbooks… “We’ve lived together for decades, Hindu, Muslim and Sikh. And now we’re being told our differences are more important than what unites us.” For too long, India’s contributions in the two World Wars have been ignored. After all, India sent more than a million troops to fight for freedom in the Great War: at least 74,187, by one count, made the ultimate sacrifice. Indians fought with great bravery and distinction in north Africa, continental Europe, south and southeast Asia.
From the World Wars to Partition, there is a need to fill in the big gaps in Indian history Though this was not a war of India’s choosing, we sometimes forget that the war came into textbooks… our country through the northeast. Two days ago, I watched my children being introduced to a parcel Some of the deaths of the Second World War were of Indian solders defending Indian soil. of their history — a tightly bundled up piece of the past that is To ignore their deaths because this was not ‘our’ war would be a grave dishonour. difficult to confront. They were watching a Doctor Who episode on We are finally rectifying what has been a gap in our observance of the contributions in blood and treasure that India has made in the two World Wars. Partition called ‘Demons of the Punjab’. Priyanjali Malik History in school… The brutality of Partition… I never studied these wars in school. I watched my nine- and almost-11-year-olds grapple with the senseless violence that was We studied ancient Indian history, ancient Rome, ancient Greece, Mesopotamia, etc. hinted at, but mercifully not shown. Back on the subcontinent, we worked our way up to the 20th century, and then to the As the protagonists of this television series travel back to August 1947, the lead character, freedom movement, eliding the Great War. the Doctor, says to Yas, whose history they are exploring, “It’s not just the country that We spent more time on the Khilafat movement without actually studying the breakup of gets divided. the Ottoman Empire. Tens of millions of people about to be displaced. Yes, the Quit India Movement was vital, but we cannot continue to allow the sacrifices of More than a million about to die.” India’s soldiers to be merely supporting structures in our history. Surely, we can honour both. That is the conversation I will have to have with my children tomorrow. That is my history that we must confront. Priyanjali Malik is a London-based independent researcher focussing on politics and nuclear security in South Asia
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