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Which ruler of ancient India embraced Jainism and spent his last days at Shravanabelagola in Karnataka ?

posted Apr 17, 2015 by Pankaj Deshmukh

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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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Glimpses of World History' book authored by which Indian freedom fighter ?

posted Apr 6, 2015 by Saif Khanam

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Between 1192 AD to 1857 AD, who was the only Hindu ruler to ascend the throne of Delhi ?

posted Apr 2, 2015 by Yogeshwar Thakur

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Which Greek goddess of victory is depicted on the Olympic medals ?

posted Apr 2, 2015 by Rahul Vaidya

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Today i.e. 31st March 2015 is 126th Anniversary of which famous Tower?

posted Mar 31, 2015 by Tanmoy Debnath

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Which south Indian ruler was a member of Jacobin Club and planted tree of 'Liberty' outside his palace?

posted Mar 30, 2015 by Aman

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Which Indian freedom fighter was popularly called 'Mahamana' ?

posted Mar 27, 2015 by Tanmoy Debnath

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Where did the All India Muslim League adopt the Pakistan resolution?

posted Mar 27, 2015 by Kapil Kapoor

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Who authored ancient Sanskrit epic 'Ramayana', also known as 'Adi-Kavya' (first epic poem) ?

posted Mar 27, 2015 by Akriti

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Which India born physicist invented the 'Optical Fibre' ?

posted Mar 24, 2015 by Tanmoy Debnath

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Where was the first Indian Institute of Management (IIM) established and in which year ?

posted Mar 24, 2015 by Tanmoy Debnath

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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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On 1 April 1954, who became the first Indian Chief of the Indian Air Force (IAF) ?

posted Mar 21, 2015 by Pushpak Chauhan

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Why ancient India is referred as vedic India?

posted Mar 15, 2015 by Salil Agrawal

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Why is there not a single artifact in the Louvre Museum from India?

posted Mar 14, 2015 by R.senthil

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Why is Alexander known as 'The Great', while Genghis Khan 'A Barbarian'?

posted Mar 14, 2015 by anonymous

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Who had discovered the sea route between India and Europe?

posted Mar 10, 2015 by Nikhil Pandey

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What were the name of children of Emperor Shahjahan?

posted Mar 2, 2015 by anonymous

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In which battle, fought near the banks of Chenab river, .................. of the Punjab to the British Empire ?

posted Feb 27, 2015 by Ritika

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Under which act, the British Crown assumed direct administration of India in the new British Raj?

posted Feb 26, 2015 by Tanmoy Debnath

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In which year and at what place was the first train on Indian sub-continent inaugurated?

posted Feb 26, 2015 by Salil Agrawal

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What are the s Seven principal Mountain ranges?

posted Feb 25, 2015 by Shivaranjini

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What are the Seven major Physiographic regions?

posted Feb 25, 2015 by Shivaranjini

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what were the thoughts (or say controversial thoughts) of Chanakya about ladies?

posted Feb 25, 2015 by anonymous

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Who was Cleopatra and how she died?

posted Feb 25, 2015 by anonymous

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In which city would you come across 'Deeksha Bhoomi', where Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar........... on 14 October 1956 ?

posted Feb 12, 2015 by Anuradha Tabyal

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Who authored ancient Sanskrit plays 'Malti Madhava', 'Mahavircharita' and 'Uttar Ramcharita' ?

posted Feb 12, 2015 by Mishthy Mukherjee

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Two Presidents of USA were father and son, what were their names ?

posted Feb 10, 2015 by Anshika Utadi

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At the time of Quit India movement who was the viceroy of India ?

posted Feb 10, 2015 by Balwinder

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Who was the brother of Samrat Ashoka?

posted Feb 3, 2015 by Salil Agrawal

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Which Mughal emperor took the title of Alamgir?

posted Feb 3, 2015 by anonymous

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Which freedom fighter suffered fatal injuries during a demonstration against Simon Commission?

posted Feb 3, 2015 by Ankur Athari

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Who was the court poet of Harshavardhana?

posted Feb 3, 2015 by Ankur Athari

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First Republic Day of India Parade

posted Jan 26, 2015 by anonymous

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Ibn Batuta, the famous Arab scholar, visited India during the reign of which King?

posted Jan 24, 2015 by anonymous

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Which was the only session of Indian National Congress (INC) presided over by Mahatma Gandhi ?

posted Jan 23, 2015 by Nikita Sehgal

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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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Harappan Civilization - A Snapshot

posted Jan 21, 2015 by Nikhil Pandey

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Who was Christopher Columbus and why did he so famous?

posted Jan 20, 2015 by anonymous

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What was the style of government in the Harappan civilization?

posted Jan 19, 2015 by anonymous

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Which dynasty is recognized as first dynasty of china?

posted Jan 19, 2015 by Pardeep Kohli

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Which Dynasty has built great wall of China?

posted Jan 19, 2015 by Pardeep Kohli

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How many bricks are there in the Great Wall of China?

posted Jan 19, 2015 by anonymous

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In history, how do we better know Mughal empress Arjumand Banu Begum ?

posted Jan 17, 2015 by Jdk

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What percentage of people on the Indian subcontinent used or knew Sanskrit during the 2nd and 1st millennium BC?

posted Jan 8, 2015 by anonymous

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Which grassland region is also known as the "World's Breadbasket" ?

posted Jan 6, 2015 by Maninder Bath

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`Liberty, Equality and Fraternity' was the motto of which revolution ?

posted Jan 5, 2015 by Manikandan J

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What was the name of Maharana Pratap's faithful horse ?

posted Jan 5, 2015 by Manikandan J

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What is a gregorian calendar and why every country follows it?

posted Dec 30, 2014 by anonymous