Most voted questions under tag history

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Why Battle of the Hydaspes is famous and what is its role in Indian History?

posted Dec 6, 2015 by anonymous

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Which is called golden period in Indian History and Why

posted Dec 5, 2015 by anonymous

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Which period is called dark period of Europe and why?

posted Dec 5, 2015 by anonymous

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What was so unusual about the battle of Agincourt?

posted Dec 4, 2015 by anonymous

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Which wonder of the ancient world was at Ephesus?

posted Dec 3, 2015 by Prachi Sharma

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Who was the fourth king of the Kingdom of Judah who succeeded his father Asa, ruling for twenty-five years until 849 BC?

posted Nov 30, 2015 by Sidharth Malhotra

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Who was the King/Queen of UK at the time of Freedom of India?

posted Nov 30, 2015 by anonymous

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Some early cellos are found with holes drilled in the base of the neck; what purpose did the holes serve?

posted Nov 9, 2015 by Madhavi Latha

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The ancient city of Petra in Jordan, is known for its towering rose red rocks and what quality of its buildings?

posted Nov 6, 2015 by Kuldeep Apte

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What is the accepted date of the foundation of the Mauryan Empire?

posted Oct 31, 2015 by Pravin Vaity

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Who was the founder of Shanti-niketan?

posted Oct 19, 2015 by Vikalp Tiwari

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In which city did American colonists dump tea imported from England into a harbour in 1773?

posted Oct 15, 2015 by Parampreet Kaur

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Where did Macedonian King Alexander first enter in India and when?

posted Oct 14, 2015 by anonymous

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What was founded by Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia, America in 1736?

posted Oct 14, 2015 by Aarati Mahajan

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What was the fate of Vidkun Quisling, a Norwegian who helped Germany to invade and conquer Norway in 1940?

posted Oct 14, 2015 by Pushpak Chauhan

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Where was the decisive battle on 24 June 1314 where Robert Bruce defeated Edward II's army ?

posted Oct 9, 2015 by Akriti

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Was Akbar and mughals really defeated by king Hemu?

posted Oct 1, 2015 by Suman Kumar Yadav

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Files on Subhash Chandra Bose to be Declassified!!! Why now?

posted Sep 18, 2015 by Suman Kumar Yadav

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Which battleships did not return to service after being attacked at Pearl Harbour on 7 December 1941?

posted Sep 9, 2015 by Prithvi

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Historically, silicosis was recognised as a common industrial disease of which of these professions?

posted Sep 1, 2015 by Anuradha Tabyal

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According to legend, who was the sweetheart of Robin Hood?

posted Aug 27, 2015 by Rajni

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What is the name for the period of French history from 2 December 1852 to 4 September 1870 ?

posted Aug 24, 2015 by Karan Joglekar

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According to legend, where did Queen Guinevere end her days after the death of her husband, King Arthur?

posted Aug 17, 2015 by Pankaj Deshmukh

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Who had built the Jantar Mantar in Delhi?

posted Aug 12, 2015 by anonymous

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Which conflict began in England in 1455 after King Henry VI, following a troubled reign, had a long period ............

posted Aug 10, 2015 by Simranjeet Singh

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What was the religion of Mauryan Empire?

posted Aug 8, 2015 by anonymous

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Panipat second war was fought between which two ruler and what was the impact of its war in India's long term history?

posted Jul 29, 2015 by anonymous

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The Potala Palace is located in is in which city/country?

posted Jul 28, 2015 by Prachi Sharma

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Boadicea, Queen of the Iceni, is famous for leading resistance to the invasion of Britain by whom?

posted Jul 28, 2015 by Dilbagh

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What was the name of the India's first atomic reactor ?

posted Jul 24, 2015 by Harshita Dhaliwal

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In his first voyage to India, at which place did Vasco da Gama land on 20 May 1498 ?

posted Jul 21, 2015 by Aarati Mahajan

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In 1953, which film won the first National Award for the Best Feature Film ?

posted Jul 21, 2015 by Simranjeet Singh

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Who was King of England from 1307 until he was deposed by his wife Isabella in 1327 ?

posted Jul 21, 2015 by Mishthy Mukherjee

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Which poet from India is regarded as the 'Father of Qawwali' ?

posted Jul 16, 2015 by Upma

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On 15 May 1952, who became the first speaker of the Lok Sabha ?

posted Jul 16, 2015 by Varuna Magar

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Which Central American country was formerly known as 'British Honduras' ?

posted Jul 14, 2015 by Brijesh Talwar

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Who was popularly known as the 'Iron Man of India' ?

posted Jul 7, 2015 by Riteshwar

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'Nagananda', 'Ratnavali' and 'Priyadarshika' Sanskrit works were authored by which ruler ?

posted Jul 7, 2015 by Anamika

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Who was the first soldier of Indian armed forces to be awarded Param Vir Chakra,the highest military award of India?

posted Jul 3, 2015 by Prithvi

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Who was the Prime Minister of Britain when India got independence?

posted Jul 2, 2015 by Manish Tiwari

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Which country was formerly known as 'Dutch Guyana' ?

posted Jun 29, 2015 by Vishal

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Which city did Sikandar Lodi found in 1504 on the banks of Yamuna river ?

posted Jun 24, 2015 by Vrije Mani Upadhyay

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Whom did the tenth and last Sikh Guru Gobind Singh appoint his military deputy ?

posted Jun 23, 2015 by Pankaj Deshmukh

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Who was the Governor General of India during the India's First War of Independence in 1857 ?

posted Jun 22, 2015 by Brijesh Talwar

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Which foreign invader defeated the Marathas in the Third Battle of Panipat (1761) ?

posted Jun 16, 2015 by Vishal

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On 26 November 1960, between which cities was the first Subscriber Trunk Dialling (STD) service started in India ?

posted Jun 12, 2015 by Vikram Luthra

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Who was main architect of the TAJ MAHAL?

posted Jun 11, 2015 by Pravin Vaity

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In 326 BC, on the banks of which river did the Macedonian King Alexander the Great defeated the Indian King Porus?

posted Jun 8, 2015 by Swati Arora

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To prevent lower castes from the exploitation by upper castes, who founded the 'Satyashodhak Samaj' in 1874 ?

posted Jun 8, 2015 by Aman

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Between 1-4 AD, which city hosted the great Tamil literary assembly called 'Sangam' ?

posted Jun 4, 2015 by Prithvi