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Who was the first Secretary of State for India?

posted Jun 9, 2017 by Santosh Nandi

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In 1487, Portuguese navigator Bartholomew Diaz was the first European to sail past which landmark?

posted Jun 8, 2017 by Kapil Kapoor

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Who was the author of the book ‘Silappadikarma’?

posted May 11, 2017 by Pankaj Singh

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What was the name of Gautama Buddha’s only son?

posted May 9, 2017 by Neeraj Kumar

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What is the name of the religion created by King Akbar?

posted Mar 7, 2017 by Ranjith Havaldar

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What is the name of autobiography of Adolf Hitler ?

posted Feb 15, 2017 by Sunita

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Who is known as the "Man of Blood and Iron"?

posted Feb 14, 2017 by Abhishek Maheshwari

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Thursday 4 May 1780 saw the first running of which annual horse race for three-year old colts?

posted Feb 1, 2017 by Ankur Athari

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Who was the first speaker of Lok Sabha (lower house of Indian Parliament)?

posted Jan 25, 2017 by Kuldeep Apte

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Who was hanged on 11 November 1880 at the Melbourne Gaol, Australia?

posted Jan 6, 2017 by Anuradha Tabyal

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Which king started the construction of Qutub Minar in Delhi and who is credited for its completion?

posted Jan 3, 2017 by anonymous

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Who is the seventh king of Mysore Dynasty?

posted Dec 28, 2016 by Ramya

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In 1844 China signed the Treaty of Wangxia with what country?

posted Dec 13, 2016 by Aman

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What were the names of the Titanic's two sister ships which ended with the letters 'ic'?

posted Nov 4, 2016 by Abhishek Maheshwari

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When was the first rocket launched into space?

posted Oct 11, 2016 by anonymous

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What was the name of the temporary harbours that were towed to the French coast to facilitate D Day landings?

posted Aug 26, 2016 by Harshita Dhaliwal

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In 1799, who discovered nitrous oxide, that made patients insensible to pain, the first true anaesthetic?

posted Aug 24, 2016 by Sandeep Otari

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Which chief laid siege to Fort Detroit in 1763, an action that led to widespread rebellion against colonists............

posted Aug 8, 2016 by Parampreet Kaur

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Which Country is named in Sanskrit and means "Lion City" ?

posted Aug 5, 2016 by Indranil Datta

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Who was the first Indo-Greek king, who became Buddhist?

posted Jun 6, 2016 by Abhay Dubey

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Who became King of England after defeating Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field?

posted Jun 2, 2016 by Basabdatta Mukherjee

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Geography is called BhuGol in Hindi, does it means that Indians knows that earth is sphere in olden days itself?

posted May 13, 2016 by Salil Agrawal

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Who was the 17th century English architect who designed St Paul's cathedral, London?

posted May 13, 2016 by Mridul

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Which was the first fighter aircraft designed and built by India?

posted May 12, 2016 by anonymous

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Which country held the Rugby League World Cup from 1975 to 2000 (for 6 contests)?

posted May 9, 2016 by Anamika

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In what country did the Boxer War, or Boxer Rebellion, happen?

posted May 6, 2016 by Varun Kumar

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What car was in production in Britain for the longest time, until 1971?

posted Apr 27, 2016 by Samardeep Acharya

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Who is the current owner of Kohinoor Diamond and how many countries has a claim over it?

posted Apr 6, 2016 by anonymous

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Which flag was the first choice of flag committee of India and why it was changed to Tricolor?

posted Mar 18, 2016 by anonymous

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In 1937, what name was given to the part of Ireland that was not under British rule?

posted Mar 15, 2016 by Prachi Sharma

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When and to whom, first Nobel prize was given? What discovery had been made by that scientist?

posted Feb 19, 2016 by Aavishkar Kumar

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Which Mughal king faced the rebellion of Bundela Chief Jujhar Singh and why?

posted Feb 18, 2016 by A.k

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Swiss legendary hero William Tell was instrumental in rescuing his land from the tyranny of which country in 1307?

posted Feb 12, 2016 by Upma

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Which country launched an attack against the US naval base at Pearl Harbour in 1941?

posted Feb 11, 2016 by Pankaj Deshmukh

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Why was Gurdaspur district allocated to India at the time of partition, though it had 51+% Muslims population?

posted Feb 9, 2016 by anonymous

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When was the armistice for World War I signed?

posted Feb 8, 2016 by Aastha Joshi

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What was the role of Dada Saheb Phalke in Indian Film Industry?

posted Jan 27, 2016 by anonymous

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Who are Aryans, from where they originated and How their migration occurred in India?

posted Jan 23, 2016 by anonymous

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Socrates was the wisest man of the ancient world belongs to which country?

posted Jan 9, 2016 by Udita

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Oscar Awards were instituted in which year ?

posted Jan 8, 2016 by Riteshwar

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Which can be considered as the biggest terror attack on Human History and Why?

posted Jan 5, 2016 by anonymous

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During which race, Belarusian air force shot down a gas balloon, killing two Americans on 12 September 1995?

posted Jan 4, 2016 by Tapesh Kulkarni

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The first club in England was incorporated in 1872 for which sport that originated in India?

posted Dec 29, 2015 by Maninder Bath

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Nobel Prize winner Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin won the prize for,among others, determining the chemical structure of what ?

posted Dec 24, 2015 by Akriti

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Who is reputed to have survived over 55 assassination attempts, the most notable of which was in 1931?

posted Dec 21, 2015 by Sidharth Malhotra

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The 1812 Fire of Moscow, on 14 September 14 1812, broke out after most residents and Russian troops had.................

posted Dec 19, 2015 by Parampreet Kaur

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In England, the "dissolution of the monasteries" occurred under the reign of which king?

posted Dec 10, 2015 by Rahul Chandel

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The first General Elections in India took place in which year ?

posted Dec 10, 2015 by Sandeep Otari

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The full-fledged Commonwealth Games were first organized in which year and at which city and country ?

posted Dec 9, 2015 by Sandeep Bedi

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Queen Elizabeth I of England was from which Royal House?

posted Dec 7, 2015 by Anuradha Tabyal