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What name was given to the original owner of the skull found in Sussex in 1911 ?

posted Nov 6, 2015 by Aastha Joshi

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In 1947, which Indian scientist founded the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad ?

posted Apr 29, 2015 by Deepak Chitragar

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What post was held by Winston Churchill during the 1926 General Strike in the UK?

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Which seventh century Indian mathematician was the first in the world to treat 'zero' .......... operations ?

posted Jan 22, 2015 by Prachi Sharma

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To which of the republic of Buddha belong?

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Who authored Sanskrit play the 'Mudrarakshasa' ?

posted May 1, 2015 by Swati Arora

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What is the name of the Temple built to Pallas Athene around 480 BC, from which marble friezes and statues..............

posted Aug 14, 2019 by Harshita Dhaliwal

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Name the earliest calculator known to human beings?

posted Oct 12, 2016 by Akriti

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The initial slogan for the American War of Independence was "No taxation without …" what?

posted Jun 26, 2020 by Karan Joglekar

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Which Indian Emperor has allowed British (East India Company) to set up a trading post in India?

posted Sep 25, 2015 by anonymous

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Which was the first Indian company to list on the Nasdaq in 1999 ?

posted Apr 6, 2015 by Chahat Sharma

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Which region of South America lying to the south of latitude 40 degrees S was discovered by Magellan in 1520?

posted Aug 13, 2019 by Sandeep Otari

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Which ruler of Gupta dynasty is also called the ‘Napoleon of India’?

posted Aug 4, 2017 by Deepak Jangid

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Why did Alexander the Great stop his conquest in India?

posted Jul 18, 2018 by anonymous

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In which year the Poona Pact agreement was signed and between whom?

posted Jul 3, 2017 by Ananna Dey

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In which language was the ' Shrimad Bhagavad Gita ' originally written?

posted Jul 16, 2019 by Deepak Jangid

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Petroglyphic complexes in Mongolian Altai mountains include three rock art sites which have been dated to about when?

posted Aug 26, 2020 by Riteshwar

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Where was the first Post Office opened in India ?

posted Mar 25, 2019 by Purabi Sarkar

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Who was the king or queen of England at the time of USA independence?

posted Nov 1, 2016 by anonymous

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In which year the 'Battle of Waterloo' was fought and between whom?

posted Jul 31, 2017 by Ram Jana

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From which European country did Belgium gain independence in 1830?

posted Aug 30, 2017 by Debaprasad Maity

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Who was the first Muslim chief minister of any state in free India?

posted May 14, 2017 by anonymous

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What is the name of the first electronic computer ?

posted Aug 26, 2015 by Rahul Chandel

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Who is the seventh king of Mysore Dynasty?

posted Dec 28, 2016 by Ramya

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Who was the Governor-General of India when train journey in India started between Mumbai and Thane on 16 April 1953?

posted Apr 30, 2015 by Nimish

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About which city did Mark Twain write, "older than tradition, older even than legend and looks twice as old as all ....? [MCQ]

posted Oct 2, 2018 by Alok Dev

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What was the last major land battle between England and France?

posted Sep 4, 2020 by Samardeep Acharya

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Famous poet Banabhatta was a member in the court of which king?

posted Jun 19, 2017 by Biplab Roy

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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 Indian freedom fighter wrote pamphlet 'Why I am an Atheist' in Jail?

posted Jun 21, 2017 by Rony Chakrabortty

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In which year the Indian National Congress was established and who was the first president of it?

posted Jun 9, 2017 by Sisir Jana

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Who was the Viceroy of India when Coinage and Paper Currency act was passed (1899)?

posted Feb 6, 2018 by Pooja Rao

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Which publisher(s) founded an imprint in 1908, now owned by Harlequin UK, which by the 1930s began to cater...........

posted Feb 9, 2023 by Pardeep Kohli

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Why Indian Army, Indian Airforce and Indian Navy salutes are different, what is the reasoning and history behind it?

posted Nov 2, 2016 by anonymous

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Who was the author of the book ‘Silappadikarma’?

posted May 11, 2017 by Pankaj Singh

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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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Who was the first Peshwa and who were the last of Indian Maratha Empire of India?

posted Nov 20, 2016 by anonymous

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Between whom the second battle of Panipat was fought in 1556?

posted May 31, 2017 by Kavyashree

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How many committees were there in the Municipal Administration of Pataliputra during the Mauryan period?

posted Jul 25, 2017 by Surajit Pal

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What influential and enduring company did the 22 year old Paul Allen co-found in April 1975 in Albuquerque, New Mexico?

posted Nov 21, 2019 by Aarati Mahajan

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A founding member of The United Nations, which island country lost its UN membership in 1971?

posted Feb 16, 2017 by Shamita

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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 was the Viceroy of British India at the time of first session of the Congress? [MCQ]

posted Jun 25, 2019 by Ranjit Kumar

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Which lady freedom fighter authored 'The Golden Threshold', 'The Bird of Time' and 'The Broken Wing'?

posted Mar 23, 2015 by Kuldeep Apte

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Which of these countries was known as the Pepper, or Grain, Coast by European traders until the 19th century?

posted Jun 26, 2020 by Aastha Joshi

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What effect did the death of King George VI, on 6 February 1952, have on the 5th and final Test match?

posted Mar 10, 2020 by Swati Arora

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Which Mughal Emperor was introduced the 'Mansabdari System'?

posted Jul 24, 2017 by Ankana Guchait

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Where the tomb of Mughal Emperor Akbar is located?

posted Jun 28, 2017 by Sisir Jana

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Who was the first person to translate the Mahabharata into Telugu language ?

posted May 20, 2017 by Ranjith Havaldar

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What was the first story book title published by Puffin Books after it was set up by Penguin Books in 1940?

posted Mar 20, 2020 by Varun Kumar