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In 1989, there was a peaceful transfer of power to non-Communist governments in East Germany, Poland....................

posted Oct 24, 2017 by Anuradha Tabyal

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During the first crusade, crusaders reached Jerusalem and captured it in which year?

posted Oct 21, 2017 by Aman

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Which Greek philosopher and mathematician, born on Samos around 582BC, established a school at Crotana?

posted Oct 20, 2017 by Atif

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The Babylonians invented the clepsydra. What was it?

posted Oct 17, 2017 by Akriti

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What was the first name of de Gaulle, the first President of the French Fifth Republic from 1959 to 1969?

posted Oct 17, 2017 by Anamika

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Who was the first women nominated member of Rajya Sabha of India?

posted Oct 16, 2017 by anonymous

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Which 1st century Athenian dramatist wrote over 100 tragedies, only 7 of which survive, including "Oedipus Rex".........

posted Oct 16, 2017 by Vikram Luthra

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From 1794 until 1976, when it became independent as the Republic of Seychelles, was governed by which country?

posted Oct 13, 2017 by Ujjwal Mehra

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Who was the first agriculture minister of free India?

posted Oct 11, 2017 by anonymous

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Which British officer introduced Income Tax in India first time in 1860?

posted Oct 10, 2017 by anonymous

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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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When Indian city Jaipur was founded and who founded it? Who was the chief architect of it?

posted Oct 6, 2017 by anonymous

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When Lieutenant, James Cook sailed for the Pacific Ocean in 1768 what had the voyage been commissioned to achieve?

posted Oct 6, 2017 by Divya Bharti

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Which member of Jawaharlal Nehru's cabinet resigned and founded a new party in 1951?

posted Oct 2, 2017 by Balwinder

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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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At the beginning of the 7th century CE a member of the Banu Hashim clan of the Arabian Quraysh tribe took............

posted Sep 29, 2017 by Vikram Luthra

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Which Damon was an American newspaperman and writer, best known for his short stories?

posted Sep 29, 2017 by Harshita Dhaliwal

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In England in 1778 Joseph Bramah of Yorkshire patented the first practical what?

posted Sep 28, 2017 by Sandeep Otari

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Who was exiled to Siberia three times, was active in the plot that overthrew Kerensky in 1917?

posted Sep 27, 2017 by Pankaj Deshmukh

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Between 1250 CE and 1500 CE a series of massive human-shaped carved monoliths were created and set up on what island?

posted Sep 26, 2017 by Puneet Batra

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What did Christian Huygens devise in 1657?

posted Sep 26, 2017 by Amarvansh

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what does quindlen think unified americas diverse ethnic groups before the end of the cold war?

posted Sep 26, 2017 by anonymous

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ICC i.e. International Cricket Council was known as some ICC since founded but what the meaning of "I" at that time?

posted Sep 25, 2017 by Parampreet Kaur

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Which courtier of Mughal emperor Akbar rebuilt the Kashi Vishwanath Temple in the 16th century ?

posted Sep 25, 2017 by Vijay

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Abkhazia claims independence from which country?

posted Sep 25, 2017 by Brijesh Talwar

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Which 19th century author improved the system of signalling at sea and wrote "Mr Midshipman Easy".......................

posted Sep 25, 2017 by Saif Khanam

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The Northern Society, based in St Petersburg, Russia, and the Southern Society, based in Kiev, Ukraine, were part.......

posted Sep 25, 2017 by Tapesh Kulkarni

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Which major contemporary art exhibition began in 1895 mainly for decorative arts, showed increasing interest............

posted Sep 22, 2017 by Samardeep Acharya

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Which logic puzzle, described by the Crossword Editor of The New York Times as being the creation of Canadian...........

posted Sep 21, 2017 by Anuradha Tabyal

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Who is the world's youngest grandmother in medical history?

posted Sep 20, 2017 by Azhar Keer

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What happened on 9 October 1870 in Italy following a plebiscite?

posted Sep 20, 2017 by Yogeshwar Thakur

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What term is used to describe Western European architectural style for the period from the late10th to the 12th century?

posted Sep 20, 2017 by Divya Bharti

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At the end of The War of 1812, the USA held Canadian territory near Detroit, and the British held parts of which state?

posted Sep 19, 2017 by Prachi Sharma

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Which of the following personalities is a grandson of Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, independent India's second Governor?

posted Sep 18, 2017 by anonymous

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Who published his method of heating food to kill micro-organisms and sealing the container, in 1810?

posted Sep 18, 2017 by Nimish

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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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What was the reason behind Gandhi organizing Kheda Satyagraha?

posted Sep 15, 2017 by anonymous

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Where was the ancient kingdom of Aksum?

posted Sep 15, 2017 by Anshika Utadi

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Which major institution was officially established in the USA in 1846 for the increase and diffusion of knowledge?

posted Sep 15, 2017 by Basabdatta Mukherjee

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The resting place of the Mughal emperor Babur is situated in which city ?

posted Sep 14, 2017 by Shantanu Arora

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What is Bluebird crash?

posted Sep 14, 2017 by Jordan White

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What was one of the immediate effects of the sinking of the liner, Lusitania, en route from New York, USA............

posted Sep 13, 2017 by Ritika

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Which country ceded Guam to the US in December 1898?

posted Sep 11, 2017 by Sandeep Otari

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How many US Presidents were assassinated?

posted Sep 11, 2017 by anonymous

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In which year, did the terrorists crash two planes into New York’s World Trade Center in a sequence of destruction?

posted Sep 11, 2017 by Ankur Athari

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When was the first iPhone sold?

posted Sep 11, 2017 by Pratiksha Shetty

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Who is regarded as the founder of modern Egypt?

posted Sep 8, 2017 by Sisir Jana

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Who is known as the founder of the Durrani Empire?

posted Sep 8, 2017 by Shyam Chakraborty

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In which country did Emperor Napoléon Bonaparte fight the war in which he was finally defeated?

posted Sep 8, 2017 by Pardeep Kohli

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Which kingdom was ruled by the king Frederick the Great?

posted Sep 8, 2017 by Sumana