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Who was Mughal emperor during Battle of Plassey?

posted Jun 25, 2019 by Yogish

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Which English MP, Chief Secretary to the Admiralty under King Charles II and King James II, kept a detailed............

posted Jun 20, 2022 by Akriti

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Which British golfer won the US Masters in 1989, 1990 & 1996?

posted Nov 19, 2021 by Karan Joglekar

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An essay written by the father of which British Prime Minister, “Of a History of Events Which Have Not Happened"........

posted Dec 9, 2022 by Maninder Bath

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Who was the first British monarch of the House of Windsor?

posted Dec 27, 2022 by Mishthy Mukherjee

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Skin is lead singer of what British hard rock/metal band?

posted Jan 9, 2020 by Prachi Sharma

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The modern British period of history called "The Winter of Discontent" began when?

posted Aug 18, 2022 by Samardeep Acharya

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When Winston Churchill started his first term as British Prime Minister?

posted Nov 5, 2018 by Kapil Kapoor

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Who invented an early form of fragmentation shell that was first used by the British army in 1803?

posted Aug 30, 2018 by Anshika Utadi

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In 1982 the City of Edinburgh,British Airways Flight 9, was the first commercial flight to discover the effects of what? [MCQ]

posted Jan 9, 2018 by Pankaj Deshmukh

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Who defeated the British army in 1879 at the Battle of Isandlwana?

posted Oct 28, 2020 by Pankaj Deshmukh

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Which British weekly was first published in 1841 under the alternative title of "London Charivari"?

posted Jan 23, 2019 by Puneet Batra

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What kind of ship was the British ship HMS Hermes, laid down in January 1918, launched on 11 September 1919? [MCQ]

posted Jan 8, 2018 by Amarvansh

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What is the British Engineerium, in Hove?

posted Jun 25, 2022 by Nikita Sehgal

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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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Who was British prime minister at the start of World War I?

posted Aug 11, 2021 by Balwinder

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Between 1696 and 1851, the British government imposed a tax on what part of a house?

posted Aug 18, 2022 by Karan Joglekar

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When was the first written record of the name which British Honduras chose when it became independent..............

posted Dec 6, 2021 by Mishthy Mukherjee

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What was the nickname of the British army regiment called the "6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons "?

posted Jul 9, 2019 by Samardeep Acharya

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British world champion, double Olympic gold medalist and extreme sportsman James Cracknell won his medals in what sport?

posted Mar 10, 2023 by Balwinder

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For whom was the Ark Royal, one of the largest vessels in Queen Elizabeth I's fleet originally made in 1586? [MCQ]

posted Jul 11, 2018 by Anamika

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What name is given to the jewelled, gilded and illuminated mediaeval religious manuscript, held in the British Library?

posted Dec 24, 2018 by Balwinder

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Which rectangular flag centred with a white square was flown by British ships as a sign that it was due to sail?

posted Jul 2, 2019 by Balwinder

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Which claimant to the Kingdoms of England and Ireland was de facto monarch of England after the death of................

posted May 24, 2019 by Nikita Sehgal

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The Elgin Marbles, currently in the British Museum, came from which building?

posted Feb 21, 2020 by Yogeshwar Thakur

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American social worker Doria Ragland is the mother of what American actress who in 2018 adopted British citizenship.....

posted Nov 28, 2019 by Rahul Chandel

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In which war did the British army first deploy tanks?

posted Jul 16, 2019 by Varun Kumar

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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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Which British sprinter returned to competition in 2006 after a 2 year absence due to doping offences?

posted Nov 7, 2019 by Parampreet Kaur

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What is the first name of the British fashion designer Westwood?

posted Mar 14, 2019 by Divya Bharti

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Which British sculptor and artist of the 20th century, whose work was said to “exemplify Modernism”?

posted Feb 19, 2019 by Nikhil Pandey

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In "Ink and Incapability", the second episode in the third of British TV series "Blackadder", what iconic work..........

posted Jul 25, 2022 by Prachi Sharma

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Which English novelist wrote "Decline and Fall", "Brideshead Revisited" and "Officers and Gentlemen"?

posted Feb 10, 2020 by Chahat Sharma

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The head of state of the Isle of Man, which is a Crown dependency and not part of the United Kingdom, is the monarch....

posted Jun 19, 2023 by Aastha Joshi

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What land, a British colony for 155 years, and occupied by Japan briefly in WW II, was ceded to the People's............

posted Jun 1, 2021 by Akriti

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Which of these was a cavalry regiment of British Army from 1678 until 1971 when they amalgamated with 3rd Carabiniers? [MCQ]

posted Jun 29, 2018 by Swati Arora

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What was Henry VIII's warship, the Mary Rose, doing when she sank in 1545? [MCQ]

posted Jan 10, 2018 by Sandeep Otari

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At 114.5 metres (376 ft) tall, the ArcelorMittal Orbit observation tower is Britain's largest piece of public art.Where?

posted Mar 1, 2019 by Nikita Sehgal

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Under the reign of what monarch were bugle calls used in the daily routines of the British army officially published?

posted Aug 2, 2021 by Kuldeep Apte

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The Easter Rising, an insurrection staged during Easter Week 1916 with the aim of ending British rule, was where?

posted Mar 26, 2019 by Akriti

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How did Charles II, after he accepted the English crown in 1660, mark his opinion of Oliver Cromwell and other..........

posted May 31, 2022 by Sandeep Bedi

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Why did the UK send two Royal Navy ships in May 2021 to the Bailiwick of Jersey, a British Crown Dependency?

posted Feb 26, 2022 by Yogeshwar Thakur

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Which British Monarch bought Buckingham House,later substantially remodelled as Buckingham Palace,for a royal residence?

posted Jun 22, 2021 by Vishal

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Where is the British Royal Yacht "Britannia", decommissioned in 1997, permanently moored as a visitor attraction?

posted Feb 8, 2019 by Chahat Sharma

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Who assaulted Winston Churchill at the Bristol Temple Meads with a horsewhip in 1909?

posted Nov 25, 2018 by anonymous

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Which pretender to the English throne during the reign of King Henry VII claimed to be Richard of Shrewsbury? [MCQ]

posted Feb 7, 2018 by Aman

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British television journalist, producer and presenter Michael who, has made and/or fronted multiple science............

posted Aug 3, 2022 by Varuna Magar

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The 2008 British film "Slumdog Millionaire" directed by Danny Boyle is an adaptation of what 2005 novel?

posted Jul 20, 2022 by Riteshwar

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The first British monarch occupy Buckingham Palace, after its major remodelling by which architects?

posted Nov 21, 2017 by Divya Bharti

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What award is the equivalent of the Oscars for British industries involved in film, television, video games............

posted Dec 8, 2022 by Prachi Sharma