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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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The Roman Empire was at its widest extent, including Dacia, Mesopotamia, Armenia and Assyria, under which Emperor?

posted Nov 4, 2015 by Rahul Vaidya

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Who was the first woman to make a solo flight from England to Australia in 1930?

posted Nov 4, 2015 by Prachi Sharma

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What did Chuck Yeager accomplish in a Bell XI in October 1947?

posted Nov 2, 2015 by Balwinder

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Which archaeologist is famed for excavating the palace of Minos, Crete between 1900 and 1908?

posted Nov 2, 2015 by Akriti

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In mediaeval years what would the regular occupants of a charterhouse be?

posted Nov 2, 2015 by Anamika

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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 first Indian to be selected for ICS (Indian Civil Services in British India)?

posted Oct 31, 2015 by anonymous

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The main technical advance in diving bell, following its development and use in about the 4th century BCE, was by whom?

posted Oct 30, 2015 by Rahul Chandel

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An early type of futures market, and a huge speculative bubble, related to what?

posted Oct 29, 2015 by Puneet Batra

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Frederick III of Swabia, then elected king of Germany in 1152 CE was popularly known as what?

posted Oct 28, 2015 by Parampreet Kaur

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In 1497 one of the world's best known explorers rounded Cape Agulhas. Who was he, and what was he looking for?

posted Oct 28, 2015 by Tapesh Kulkarni

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Which country became 162th member of World Trade Organization?

posted Oct 27, 2015 by Anuj Yadav

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

posted Oct 27, 2015 by Anuradha Tabyal

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What is the earliest definitely known use of the axled wheel?

posted Oct 27, 2015 by Mishthy Mukherjee

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In England, Dick Turpin (1706-39), Claude Duval (1643-70) and John Nevison (1639-84) were well known as what?

posted Oct 26, 2015 by Aman

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When and where was the Batavian Republic?

posted Oct 23, 2015 by Basabdatta Mukherjee

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What were the stretch of Achaemenid Empire founded in 6th century BCE?

posted Oct 23, 2015 by Balwinder

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Why is the Eiffel Tower built and who built it, please provide the facts also about eiffel tower?

posted Oct 23, 2015 by Vikas Upadhyay

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At which university on 4 May 1970 were 4 student killed and 9 wounded when an Army National Guard unit fired at student?

posted Oct 20, 2015 by Upma

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The film at start of the sound film era, "All Quiet on the Western Front" (1930),was banned in Germany but also where?

posted Oct 20, 2015 by Varuna Magar

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Who was Aryabhatta?

posted Oct 19, 2015 by Mona Sharma

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Who was the founder of Shanti-niketan?

posted Oct 19, 2015 by Vikalp Tiwari

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Who was the first India cosmonaut (astronaut )?

posted Oct 19, 2015 by Anuj Yadav

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In 1953, what was announced about the discovery in 1911 to 1915 of the bones of Piltdown Man ?

posted Oct 19, 2015 by Nikhil Pandey

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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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What has been the motto of the Prince of Wales since the 14th century?

posted Oct 15, 2015 by Brijesh Talwar

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Which port city was the first Portuguese colony in India?

posted Oct 14, 2015 by anonymous

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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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Who was the founder of the Slave dynasty in India? List of rulers name would be helpful?

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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Which city was the capital of Italy from 1865 to 1871?

posted Oct 8, 2015 by Varun Kumar

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In his 1947 voyage by balsa raft Thor Heyerdahl set out from Peru in South America and landed where?

posted Oct 7, 2015 by Varuna Magar

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Which book is considered as the oldest written book?

posted Oct 6, 2015 by anonymous

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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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An eruption in Iceland, known as the Laki eruption, When was this eruption occurred ?

posted Sep 26, 2015 by Balwinder

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Which King/Queen of England ruled for longest period of time?

posted Sep 25, 2015 by Pushpak Chauhan

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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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Please provide the details about 5 bloodiest war of History?

posted Sep 24, 2015 by anonymous

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In 1906 which country became the second in the world since the18th century to grant full suffrage to all adult citizens?

posted Sep 24, 2015 by Harshita Dhaliwal

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The Council of Trent in the 16th century was held between believers of what religious faith?

posted Sep 23, 2015 by Ujjwal Mehra

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What was a negative term US Southerners gave to Northerner speculators in the South soon after the Civil War?

posted Sep 22, 2015 by Parampreet Kaur

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Which comic character first appeared in Action Comics #1 in June 1938?

posted Sep 22, 2015 by Tapesh Kulkarni

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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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What system was added in 1858 to boost communication via the transatlantic telegraph cable between the USA and the UK?

posted Sep 14, 2015 by Aman

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Oscar Wilde, Adolf Hitler and Jeffrey Archer have all written about their experiences in what?

posted Sep 14, 2015 by Atif

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In England, what name was given to 11 May 1866, when the banking firm of Overend, Gurney and Co failed ?

posted Sep 11, 2015 by Anshika Utadi

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The Manchu dynasty ceased to rule China in what year?

posted Sep 11, 2015 by Kapil Kapoor