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Questions Related to history

The three storied stone building of fine gray granite with deep pink marble domes was designed by:
general knowledge history

  1. Nawabs

  2. British architect

  3. Mugal dynasty

  4. None

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Correct Option: B

What is Thomas Edison's middle name?
general knowledge history

  1. Robert

  2. Alva

  3. Adam

  4. Allen

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Correct Option: B

Which one of these inventions did Edison not discover or help improve?
general knowledge history

  1. Light bulb

  2. Telephone

  3. Phonogragh

  4. Radio

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Correct Option: D

Who was the first person in India to win a Nobel Prize?
general knowledge history

  1. Nowroji

  2. CV Raman

  3. Rabindranath Tagore

  4. Chandrashekar

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Correct Option: C

Name this Indian Tennis player who has turned Hollywood filmmaker?
general knowledge history

  1. Leander Paes

  2. Mahesh Bhupathi

  3. Vijay Amritraj

  4. Ashok Amritraj

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Correct Option: D

What is the full form of the "APJ" in Dr. Kalam's name?
general knowledge history

  1. Ahmed Panthwawala Jain

  2. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen

  3. Ali Ponnuswamy Jampiru

  4. Akbar Panneer Jalant

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Correct Option: B

With what honour has Dr. Kalam been decorated, the highest honour that an Indian citizen can receive?
general knowledge history

  1. Arjuna Award

  2. Padma Bhushan

  3. The Bharat Ratna

  4. Padma Vibhushan

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Correct Option: C

Hitler had a great liking for animals (and was even a vegetarian). When he married Eva Braun and they committed suicide, they took his German Shepherd with them to death. What was the dog's name?
general knowledge history

  1. Strength

  2. Blondie

  3. Sweetheart

  4. Divinity

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Correct Option: B

In what year was Charlie Chaplin born?
general knowledge history

  1. 1889

  2. 1890

  3. 1888

  4. 1887

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Correct Option: A

Rabindra Nath Tagore composed the National Anthem of…
general knowledge history

  1. India

  2. Bangla Desh

  3. India and Bangla Desh

  4. India and Nepal

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Correct Option: C