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Who is credited with the design of the small British car known as the Mini?

posted Oct 23, 2017 by Maninder Bath

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Who was the viceroy of India when the control of India was transferred from East India Company to British Crown?

posted Oct 9, 2017 by anonymous

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The Oath of Sarum sworn in 1086 was between "landowning men of any account" in England and whom?

posted Oct 1, 2017 by Kapil Kapoor

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What did the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 signify in British history?

posted Sep 16, 2017 by Adarsh

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In which year east India Company was established?

posted Sep 15, 2017 by anonymous

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Who was the British general who was defeated at Yorktown, 1781, during the American War of Independence?

posted Sep 5, 2017 by Saif Khanam

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In which year Jahangir issued the charter to East India Company for establishing the trade establishments in India?

posted Aug 11, 2017 by Ganesh S

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Who commanded the 'Hector', the first British trading ship to land at Surat ?

posted Aug 8, 2017 by anonymous

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Which British Governor General of India passed the Vernacular Press Act in 1878?

posted Jul 24, 2017 by Avijit Maity

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Who put forward the idea that "Britain was draining and bleeding India"?

posted Jul 24, 2017 by Kavyashree

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Which British Governor General introduce the Permanent land revenue system in India?

posted Jul 20, 2017 by Debaprasad Maity

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Which British Governor-General was formulated the Subsidiary Alliance System in India?

posted Jul 20, 2017 by Biplab Roy

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What was first worn by British soldiers in India in 1845?

posted Jul 13, 2017 by Maninder Bath

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Who was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court established by East India Company?

posted Jul 11, 2017 by Avijit Maity

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Which British music chart television programme was originally broadcast weekly from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006?

posted Jun 29, 2017 by Pushpak Chauhan

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Which Mughal Emperor granted a Firman to the East India Company for duty free trading rights in Bengal and why?

posted Jun 27, 2017 by Naveen Kumar

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In which year Shimla was declared as the summer capital of British India?

posted Jun 20, 2017 by Deepa

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Which british Governor General of India founded the Postal Service in India?

posted Jun 20, 2017 by Brajagopal Das

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What object, which had been brought to Westminster Abbey in 1296 and placed under "St Edward's chair", was stolen.......

posted Jun 17, 2017 by Puneet Batra

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Who were the British fighting in the Crimean War at the time of the Charge of the Light Brigade?

posted Jun 13, 2017 by Maninder Bath

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Who was the last Governor General of India under East India Company Rule?

posted Jun 9, 2017 by Biplab Roy

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During which British Governor rule the Indian Civil Service was introduced?

posted Jun 9, 2017 by Sumana

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Who had implemented the 'Doctrine of Lapse' policy in India?

posted Jun 7, 2017 by Naveen Kumar

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Which battle give the East Indian Company right to collection of revenue in India for first time?

posted Jun 6, 2017 by Ramya

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Who was the Lieutenant Governor of Bengal at the time of partition of Bengal in 1905 ?

posted Jun 5, 2017 by Shruthi Naik

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Which was the first fort constructed by British in India?

posted May 31, 2017 by Avijit Maity

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In which british regiment Mangal Pandey was a sepoy?

posted May 31, 2017 by Rony Chakrabortty

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Who was the English ambassador who get permission from Jahangir to build factory for East India Company?

posted May 30, 2017 by Sanam

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Who was the first British Governor-General of India?

posted May 26, 2017 by Sumana

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Where did British first open their factories in Eastern part of India?

posted May 26, 2017 by Saheb Pro

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Where the headquarters of East India Company were located in Bengal?

posted May 26, 2017 by Ram Jana

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Who was the First lady, other than the queen of Britain who had addressed both houses of British Parliament?

posted May 24, 2017 by Vijay

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Who was the first British Governor-General of Bengal?

posted May 15, 2017 by Divya Nayak

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Who was the first Indian to become member of British Parliament?

posted May 12, 2017 by Raghav Choudhary

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Which British monarch granted the first royal charter to what was eventually known as The East India Company?

posted Apr 26, 2017 by Yogeshwar Thakur

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In which year the "Battle of Plassey" was fought and between whom?

posted Apr 20, 2017 by Divya Nayak

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Which british king declared cricket as illegal in 1477?

posted Apr 20, 2017 by Divya Nayak

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What British ship was sunk by Gunther Prien, captain of submarine U47, on the night of 13 and 14 October 1939?

posted Apr 19, 2017 by Akriti

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Which English artist became famous for his humorous drawings, especially of machines and other contraptions?

posted Apr 17, 2017 by Pratiksha Shetty

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Which country, which is surrounded by South Africa, gained its independence from Britain in 1966?

posted Apr 3, 2017 by Akriti

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Which countries constitute the "British Isles"?

posted Apr 1, 2017 by Harshita Dhaliwal

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Which English botanist became famous for his research during expeditions to the east coast of Canada in 1766...

posted Feb 15, 2017 by Samardeep Acharya

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What is the name of first British Traveler who visited India?

posted Feb 13, 2017 by Amrita

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British scientist Dame Jane Goodall became famous for groundbreaking long-term studies of wild what?

posted Feb 1, 2017 by Sandeep Otari

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Who received the first Nobel prize for literature to be awarded to a British writer?

posted Jan 4, 2017 by Mridul

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What was Britain called - before it was Britain?

posted Nov 15, 2016 by Nikita Sehgal

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Who is the first British recipient of the Pritzker prize, after whom another prize is named?

posted Oct 26, 2016 by Naveen Kumar

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In British Columbia which animal is illegal to kill?

posted Oct 17, 2016 by Prithvi

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Name the British trio who won the Nobel Prize in physics?

posted Oct 4, 2016 by Vijay

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In 1892, who became the first Asian to be a Member of the British Parliament?

posted May 17, 2016 by anonymous