Topics from July 2020
- Which is oldest pyramid in the world?
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- Borrowed from a similar movement in Ireland, name the British social reformer who set up the Home Rule League in Madras in 1916?
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- In 1905, the Bengal Presidency was partitioned into East and West Bengal, and reunited six years later, only to be severed again in 1947. While West Bengal is today a state, what is East Bengal now?
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- In 1942, Gandhi launched the Quit India Movement with which famous call in Bombay?
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- By defeating the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies in which battle in 1757 did The East India Company begin its domination in the region?
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- On March 29, 1857, in Meerut, who is believed to have fired the first shot in the Sepoy Mutiny, also known as India’s first war of independence?
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- In 1947, Jawaharlal Nehru addressed the Constituent Assembly in New Delhi with a historic speech. What is it called?
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- In 1919, under whose orders was the brutal and unprovoked massacre at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, Punjab, carried out?
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- Who brought apples to Himachal Pradesh?
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- Which queen of Ahmadnagar fought the Mughals, personally leading at times?
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- There are many legends around the romance of this dancer with a young Jahangir. Who is she?
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- Which niece of Nurjahan was married to Nurjahan’s stepson Shahjahan?
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- Jahangir’s mother belonged to the royal family of which kingdom?
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- What was Nurjahan known as before she married Jahangir?
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- How did the Mughals treat women?
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- Which are the places to visit in the Levuka?
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- What is the history of Levuka?
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- What is the origin of Pie?
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- Who were the inklings?
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- What are pet rocks?
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- Which style of Buddhist sculpture originated in North West India?
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- Which Indian script was more popular than Brahmi in Northwest India?
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- In which play Sunga ruler is the hero?
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- Which dynasty succeeded the Mauryas as ruler of Pataliputra?
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- Which Mauryan king fought Seleucus and defeated him?
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- What is the history of Menander, the Indo-Greek king?
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- What is Sara Teasdale most famous for?
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- What is Junko Tabei most famous for?
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- What is Savitribai Phule most famous for?
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- What is Maryam Mirzakhani most famous for?
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- What is Anandi Gopal Joshi most famous for?
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- What is Valentina Tereshkova most famous for?
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- What is Marie Curie most famous for?
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- What is Ada Lovelace most famous for?
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- Which college in Kolkata, which produced two Nobel laureates in economics, was founded during the British Raj?
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- Which British historian wrote a famous minute on education, preferring western, style education?
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- Which ancient Indo-European language was spoken by the Romans?
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- Which famous Orientalist translated the Arabian Nights?
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- Which great Mauryan emperor's edicts were deciphered by James Prinseps?
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- Which was the first Indian writer who could write in English and French?
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- Which river was pivotal to Egyptian civilization?
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- Which are the other monuments in Humayun Tomb?
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- How is the layout and architecture of Humayun Tomb?
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- Who was Humayun?
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- Which is the first garden tomb built in the Indian subcontinent?
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- In which former country do people drink tea mixed with salt, yak butter and roasted barley powder?
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- In which country is tea served from samovars?
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- Which region of Bengal grows some of the finest tea in the world?
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- Which drink, originally from Ethiopia, is a contender for the favourite beverage of India, especially in the south?
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- Which is the national drink of India?
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