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France Abolish Monarchy and Become a Republic

The situation in France continued to be tense during the following year. Although Louis XVI had signed the Constitution, he entered into secret negotiations with the king of Prussia. Rules of other neighboring countries too were worried by the development in Frence and made plans to send troops to put down the event that had been taking place there since the summer of 1789. Before this could happen, the National Assembly voted in April 1892 to declare war against Prussia and Austria. Thousands of volunteers thronged from the provinces to join the army. The saw this as a war of the people against kings and aristocrats all over Europe. Among the patriots songs they sang was the Marseillaise, composed by the poet Roget de L'lsle. It was sung for the first time by volunteers from Marseillaise as they marched into Paris and so got it's name. The Marseillaise is now the national anthem of Frence. The revolutionary wars brought losses and economic difficulties to the people. Whil...

France Become a Constitutional Monarchy

The National Assembly a Completed rhe draft of the Constitution in 1791. It's main object was to limit the power of the monarch. These powers instead of being concentrated in the hand of one person, were now separated and assigned to different institutions- the legislative. The Constitution of 1791 vested the power to make lows in the National Assembly, which was indirectly elected. That is, citizens voted for a group of electors, who in turn chose the Assembly. Not all citizens, however, had the right to vote. Only men above 25 years age who paid taxes equal to at least 3 days of a labour's wage were given the status of active citizens, that is, they were entitled to vote. The remaining men and all women were classed as passive citizens. To qualify as an elector and then as a member of the Assembly, a man had to belong to the highest bracket of taxpayers. The Constitution began with a Declaration of the Right of men and citizen. Right such as the right to life, freedom of spee...

Marco Polo Complete Story

Marco Polo was a merchant and an adventurer.  He travelled with his father and uncle from Venice (Italy) to China. Marco Polo a spent 17 years in China before returning to Venice. Let us read and learn more about this adventurous explorer. Long, long ago when there were no planes and trains, no a cars and buses, people had to travel to other countries by ship or caravan. Marco Polo was one such traveller who went to many countries because he wanted to learn about the people, their food habits and their culture. Marco Polo was bor in Venice in 1254. When he was 17, he set out on his first voyage with his father, Niccolo and his uncle, Maffeo, He wanted to visit China to find out about the country and its people. It took him three years to reach China. Along the way he visited many great cities andsaw many sites including the holy city of Jerusalem. He also saw the mountains of the Hindu Kush, Persia and the Gobi Desert. He met a lot of different people and had many adventures. The w...

First in India - General Knowledge

The first President of Indian Republic : Dr. Rajendra Prasad The first Prime Minister of free India : Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru  The first Indian to win Nobel Prize : Rabindranath Tagore The first President of Indian National Congress : W.C. Banerjee The first Muslim President of Indian National Congress : Badruddin Tayyabji The first Muslim President of India : Dr. Zakir Hussain The first British Governor General of India : Lord William Bentinck(1833-1835) The first British Governor General of Bengal : Lord Warren Hasting(1774-1885) The first British Viceroy of India : Lord Canning The first Governor General of free India : Lord Mountbatten The first and the last Indian to be Governor General of free India : C. Rajgopalachari The first man who introduced printing press in India : James Hicky The first Indian to join the I.C.S : Satyendra Nath Tagore India’s first man in Space : Rakesh Sharma The first Prime Minister of India who resigned without completing the full term : Morarji Desa...

Conjunction Rules Shortcut Trick - SSC CHSL/CGL

Find out conjunction Rules for competition specially for SSC CHSL, Railway NTPC , SSC CGL and others... You can quick review all rules before examination... Below are Shortcut rules of Conjunction to learn and get good marks in examination. Although/Though - yet/comma (,) Both + and Scarcely/Hardly - when/before Lest + should Rather/Other - than Whether - or (More coming soon) Definition: A Conjunction is a word which joins two or more words, phrases, clauses or sentences. Updated on: 24, April 2020.

Some words to learn today - Vocab at the BrokenCap

The BrokenCap Coaching Institute Vikas Nagar Gorakhpur. 1. NIMBLY (Adjective) - तीव्रता से अदल Meaning: having or showing quickness of mind Synonym: alert, brainy, bright, brilliant, clever Antonym: dim-witted, doltish, dopey (also dopy), dorky [slang], dull Usage: Her nimble fingers make knitting look so easy 2. ENFEEBLEMENT (Noun) - दुर्बलीकरण Meaning: a gradual sinking and wasting away of mind or body Synonym: decaying, declension, decline, degeneration, descent, deterioration Antonym: comeback, improvement, rally, recovery, recuperation, rehabilitation Usage: Daily exercise can help to halt some of the enfeeblement that comes with advanced years. 3. INVIGORATE (Verb) - सबल बनाना Meaning: to give life, vigor, or spirit to Synonym: amp (up), animate, brace, energize, enliven, fillip, fire Antonym: damp, dampen, deaden, dull, kill Usage: The fresh air and sunshine invigorated the children after a long winter indoors. 4. DISENFRANCHISE (Verb) - नागरिकता से वंच...